Project Manager Accounting

Summary

Results-oriented, hands-on professional with 20+ years of combined,

progressive, multidisciplinary experience in a variety of industries.

Is detail-oriented, analytical, and affable. Has strong C-level

references, possesses excellent written and verbal communication

skills, and is committed to the core principles of Integrity and

Teamwork. Conversational fluency in Spanish.

Functional Experience

Controllership

. 16 years of professional management, accounting & finance

experience:

. Cash management, treasury control & banking relations

. Debt & equity financing

. Investor relations & presentations.

. Budgeting, forecasting, & variance analysis

. Financial modeling including integrated income statements, balance

sheets, and cashflows.

. Insurance, risk management, & benefits administration

. Audits, audit preparation, & due-diligence.

. Month-end & year-end closing procedures, including account analyses &

reconciliations.

. Financial statement preparation, including consolidations & foreign

consolidations.

. GAAP research and implementation of new FAS pronouncements.

. SEC Reporting, including annual 10K, quarterly 10Q, and initial S1

filings.

. Assessment & implementation of internal controls.

. Cost Accounting for inventory including variance analyses and physical

inventories.

. Revenue recognition

. Accounting for equity & stock options.

. Familiar with federal & state tax issues.

Audit

. 5 years of combined audit experience:

. 3 years auditing in large public accounting firm.

. 2 years internal audit (for a multinational SEC/publicly-traded Fortune

200 firm.)

ERP Systems & Other Software Applications

. Accounting & ERP systems experience:

.MAS 90 / MAS 200 .Elite

.Great Plains .Macola

.Quickbooks .Oracle

. Coordinated numerous system conversions,

including software selection and

implementation.

. Advanced proficiency in Excel and Word,

. Working knowledge of Access and PowerPoint.

. ADP and Ceridian payroll software.

Managerial & Interpersonal

. Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate

projects.

. Committed to professional growth and staff

development through on-the-job training

whenever possible

. Extensive supervisory experience including

multi-site departments of up to 9 people.

. Project Manager for 33,000sf/$2.65 million lab

and office build-out.

Employment History

3/09 to Wells Fargo - Commercial Real Estate Group, San Francisco, CA,

Present Accounting Manager

Preparation and review of quarterly SEC & Regulatory Reporting

submittals. Performs technical accounting research and writes process

& procedure memos, to ensure compliance with GAAP (including:

Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDR's), Cross-Collateralizations,

Regulation W, etc.) Responsible for monthly reporting for Troubled

Asset Relief Program (TARP) and reporting for Other-Than-Temporary

Impairments (OTTI). Reviews Syndication Income (FAS 91) calculations,

Special Purpose Entity (SPE) accounting (FAS 167), and sales of Real

Estate Owned (FAS 66).

7/08 to Jones Day, San Francisco & Palo Alto, CA, (3rd Largest Law Firm in

2/09 USA) Northern California Regional Finance Manager (Position

eliminated effective 2/28/09) Managed 6 staff in 2 offices

responsible for client billings, & vendor payments. Prepared monthly

bank reconciliations, quarterly account analyses, and annual budget

package

5/05 to Impact Resources, Sacramento, VP Finance /Controller/Independent

7/08 Contractor Provides hands-on accounting and finance consulting

services to clients in various industries, including (but not limited

to):

California Mortgage Realty, Inc San Francisco, CA (Consortium of

Commercial Mortgage REIT's)

Assisted with the completion of year end audits for multiple

investment funds. Prepared financial statements. Assisted with

initial SEC filing and subsequent annual and quarterly reports 10K &

10Q. Implemented process/methodology for accounting for foreclosed

properties in compliance with corporate policies and Generally

Accepted Accounting Principles.

Visionary Integration Professionals, Inc (Multinational Software

Consulting Firm), Folsom CA Multi-year audit preparation project,

requiring account analyses, adjusting journal entries, financial

statement preparation including foreign consolidations. Liaised with

external auditors to project completion.

AnyCOMM Corporation, El Dorado Hills, CA (Digital Home Control

Systems) Performed extensive cleanup of accounting records on behalf

of founders, (including accounting for stock options). Prepared and

delivered financial update presentation Annual Stockholder Meeting.

Utilizing research data, developed detailed financial models

including market potential used by CEO in investor presentations.

Indoor Sun Systems dba TanAmerica (Manufacturer & Reseller of Tanning

Beds & Related Goods)

Reduced month-end close cycle from 15 working days to 7. Improved

product-line profitability and reporting by implementing full

absorption cost accounting. . Prepared month-end and year-end

financial statements, selected new independent CPA firm, and

completed year-end reviews. Liaised with owners and potential buyers

regarding efforts to sell the company, including negotiations, and

due diligence. Assisted with bank relations and negotiations.

Developed performance-based financial model and forecast. Managed

client staff of 3.

10/02 to RHMR & MRICC, Sacramento, CA ((Consulting services firm specializing

04/05 in senior/executive level accounting and finance consultants and

projects ) Account Executive

7/01 to Camitro Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (Drug Discovery/Biotechnology

10/02 firm) Site Controller (Position was eliminated/relocated to Woburn,

MA)

12/99 to 2Bridge, San Francisco, CA, (Portal Software Services with 2000

7/01 Revenues approx $12.1 million) Controller (Company dissolved due to

bankruptcy)

2/98 to TIBCO Finance Technology Inc, Palo Alto, CA (Software Co, Annual

11/99 Revenue $125 million) Assistant Controller

6/96 to Capella Worldwide Networking Inc and Subsidiaries, San Francisco, CA

12/97 (Annual revenues approximately $42 million), Controller (Company

dissolved due to bankruptcy)

12/91 to Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Glenview, Illinois:

5/96

11/94 to Controller, OXO Welding Equipment Co., New Lenox, IL (Newly Acquired

5/96 subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works with annual revenues of $5

million)

9/93 to Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting Department (Promoted to

10/94 Subsidiary Controller)

12/91 to Internal Auditor, Internal Audit Department (Promoted to Financial

9/93 Analyst)

8/88 to Laventhol & Horwath and Crowe Chizek, CPA's, Chicago, IL, Senior

5/91 Accountant

Education & Certification

B.S. Commerce in Accounting, Conferred by DePaul University, Chicago,

IL, June 1988

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Illinois, November 1991 exam.

"Client Focused Selling" Advanced Sales Training Seminar of Robert

Half International, Completed April 2004

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