Sales Project Manager

Professional Experience

Carlson & Co. - San Fernando, CA 11/04 to 4/10

Assistant Controller

Carlson & Co. are fabricators of original high-end artwork for contemporary

modern artist (Jeff Koons, Ellsworth Kelly, Charles Ray, Doug Aitken, Claes

Oldenberg and Cooje Van Bruugen, etc.). Annual sales: $30M.

. Oversaw A/P process with production staff, suppliers and accounting

staff. Manage A/R with production staff and clients. Responsible for

managing day-to-day financial operations, which includes daily and

weekly meetings with upper management and production staff, constant

communication to all levels.

. Responsible to update a weekly cash flow report given to upper

management. Oversee Month-end Job costing (works in progress) P&L by

project, client, and Project Manager. Extensive budgeting for new and

ongoing projects and forecasting by project and client.

. Assist with monthly, and yearly accounting closing process.

. H/R duties include 401(k) plan administration, Medical and Dental plan

administration.

. Supervised support staff of 2 people.

. Reduced payables aging from average of 45 days to 30 days.

. Increase receivable aging from average of 60 days to 35 days.

. Initiated favorable settlements with seriously past due clients

. Oversaw an increase in job-related billing through decreasing fixed-

price contracts on prototype work and increasing T&M contracts

. Develop more effective reporting procedures from production staff to

management and clients, saving the company $2M per annum.

. Transition entire operation from 2 outdated software platforms

(FileMaker Database/Mac P&L) to one Job Costing/Accounting package

(JobOrder)

. Introduced owners to new technology in order to acquire new business

. Introduced ERP systems and how to implement and track decisions

RFMG, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA 2/04 to 11/04

Accountant

Outsourced accountant for single and multi-unit bars and restaurants in

Southern California (Coral Tree Caf , El Cholo Pasadena, Dona Rosa

Taqueria, Ambiente Night Club, Monroe's Bar, Porta Via, LA Farm, Windows

Steak House, Real Food Daily). Annual Sales: $10-12M.

. Responsibilities included full A/P, A/R, Daily Cash Flow reporting,

Payroll (Paychex and ADP)

. Flash Reports and General Ledger management.

. Monthly reconciliation's (i.e. house account charges, bank) and

journal entries (i.e. inventory, payroll).

. Prepare Sales and Use Tax payments and EDD payments. Special projects

as requested (cost analysis, budget vs. actual comparisons).

. Increased profitability through P&L analysis (results net 3%-7%)

. Successfully trained two full-time accountants

Am-Pac Tire Dist., Inc. - Simi Valley, CA 07/03

to 02/04

Accountant

National retail tire chain (17 company-owned stores and 260 franchisees.)

Annual Sales: $100M+

. Responsibilities included A/P (about 200 invoices per

week), A/R, billing to franchisees, upkeep of

franchisee database, and various month-end closing

(i.e. bank reconciliations, journal entries).

. Monitoring marketing budget versus actual spending

and co-op dollars to be received.

. Identify current liability reconcile to current

period and forecast future liability.

. Keeping business licenses, property taxes, and tire

taxes up-to-date. Vendor and customer relations.

. Reduced payables aging from average of 60 days to 30 days.

. Initiated streamlined process to invoice franchisees for monthly costs

Savitsky & Company - Los Angeles, CA 09/00

to 07/03

Assistant Bookkeeper

Business Management Firm

. Audit invoices for proper cost and coding for in-house check writing.

. Quarterly and yearly closings

. Receive deposits and send to bank.

. Personal and corporate fixed asset management.

. Prepare payroll for clients and their employees via Paychex.

. Secure investments for short and long-term growth.

. Special projects (i.e. guild reports, earnings reports, charitable

contributions).

Main Street and Main, Inc - Phoenix, AZ 05/98

to 09/00

Senior Restaurant Accountant

Franchisee of TGIFriday's on West Coast. Annual Sales: $100M+

. Audit invoices and sales records for proper costs, coding and

batching.

. Prepare and record Journal Entries.

. Variance analysis: Prepare monthly P&L, for each location through

research of each line item using General Ledger and Income Statements.

. Monthly account reconciliation's.

. Analyze and report daily, weekly, and franchisee comparison sales to

the CEO, Executive Vice-President, VP of Finance, and Controller.

. Developed accounting procedures for new store openings

. Increased profitability of lower sales markets by tightening in-

house accounting practices

Education

Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ

Bachelor of Arts in Business

Additional Information

Proficient in JD Edwards, Zenith, JobOrder, and Quickbooks, as well as

Microsoft Excel,

Word, Powerpoint

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