Accounting Manager
Resume:
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Noah J Rabinowitz **** East Spruce Street - Seattle, WA 98122 - Home206.696.1022 -
***********@*****.***
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Summary Accounting professional with ten years experience in financial
services, legal, construction and entertainment
industries. Experience in full cycle AP, AR, GL
reconciliation, and financial statement production, with
a strong background in data management, financial
modeling, and management of accounting/database systems.
Expertise in process improvement, procedural development,
report development, management of staff and client
relations. A strong problem solver with a proven track
record and career progression.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
* Experienced in managing groups of up to eight
employees.
* Ability to work in fast paced and changing environments
* Possess a high proficiency level in working with ERP
systems, with knowledge of SQL based software. Able to
serve as business analyst to communicate need of the
business to IT Development.
* Proven track record in developing technological
solutions to improve accounting processes
* Proven track record of hiring the right employees to
meet the right company's needs.
* A creative background that aids in my ability to create
new ideas to solve old problems.
* Adept in developing and maintaining strong
relationships with clients
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Work History
2007 - 2009 Accounting Manager
Ophrys Inc / Weinstein & Riley, PS - Seattle, WA
Managed accounting group responsible for all facets of client
trust account reporting, financial modeling, and data
analytics for large Seattle based bankruptcy law/debt
buying firm, specializing in large scale collections and
processing high volume accounts receivable:
. Direct report to CFO.
. Managed groups ranging from 3 to 8 employees, varying
from sizes from startup entity to fully functional
departments.
. Served as Controller for new companies developed by
the organization, creating all financial statements,
chart of accounts and monthly reporting. Supervised
full cycle AP and AR processes, as well as month-end
and year-end closes.
. Managed and worked AR database of over 1,000,000
account balances. Processed AR from clients and
debtors, while performing analysis to report to
executive management on strategic planning regarding
course of action.
. Responsible for reconciliation of all GL accounts
within the new companies, preparing for successful
year-end external audit.
. Creation of subledgers, separated by functional
reporting classifications. Reconciled all subledgers
to GL accounts on regular basis.
. Developed client relationships and reporting
procedures for client trust accounts and large debt
portfolio funds owned internally.
. Hired and trained support staff of varying technical
backgrounds. Trained employees on MS Dynamics Great
Plains, FRx Reporting, Excel, as well as proprietary
software on company developed ERP system.
. Worked on multiple audits, both internal and external,
including SAS70 phases one and two.
. Created advanced models for enterprise-wide forecasts,
including management of internal and external funds
for presentation to investors.
2006 - 2007 Project Accounting Supervisor
Hazco Environmental Services - Vancouver, BC
Supervised cost accounting on a satellite project for a
Vancouver, BC based environmental remediation company:
. Managed three employees for newly created Seattle
office consisting of all accounting and administrative
functions.
. Managed local accounts receivable accounts on terms of
contract.
. Negotiated billing terms directly with clients,
addressing specific needs of contract and
relationship.
. Created and implemented cost tracking procedures and
accounting systems to be followed for duration of
project.
. Interviewed, trained and supervised project
accountants and administrators.
. Responsible for monitoring of budget and review of
ongoing project costs. Prepared budget forecasting via
cost estimate at completion reports to client.
. At project end, achieved profit margin estimate
projection at 18 percent, compared to a previously
projected 10 percent.
2005 - 2006 Financial/Operations Analyst
Highland Capital Brokerage - Seattle, WA
Direct report to VP of Operations for large life insurance
brokerage firm:
. Managed local accounting functions following corporate
downsizing and relocation of Seattle-based accounting
functions.
. Monitored status of AR and AP as applicable to NW
operations.
. Analysis of monthly and quarterly balance sheet,
budget-to-actual income statement, EBITDA statement,
and balance sheet.
. Maintained commission compensation system for all
sales VPs.
. Created expense tracking and budgeting system of
spreadsheets and graphs to automatically total and
graphically illustrate expense to budgets amounts.
2001 - 2005 Assistant Commissions Manager
Highland Capital Brokerage - Seattle, WA
. Managed staff of two coordinators.
. Oversaw complex commission process for institutional
clients and individual high net worth brokers.
. Supervised staff of two in preparing weekly and
monthly reporting.
1999 - 2000 Billing Coordinator
Elgin DDB- Seattle, WA
. Prepared client billings for international advertising
company, specializing in print, television, radio, and
direct marketing.
1998 - 1999 Client Billing Coordinator
Cole + Weber - Seattle, WA
. Prepared billings for copywriters and media purchases
for local and national companies, specializing in
print and Internet advertising.
1997 - 1997 A&R Intern
Atlantic Records - New York, NY
. Interned for major label record company, performing
market research and review of talent. Scouted for
local and national artist to recruit to label.
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Software Experience
. MS Office products, including Word, Access,
PowerPoint, and advanced Excel.
. Accounting Systems, including Great Plains, Solomon,
MAS 90, Oracle, and QuickBooks
. Reporting Systems, including FRX, Crystal Reports, and
SQL based reporting services.
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Education
M.B.A., Accounting - In Progress
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
University of Phoenix
Music Business and Management Major
Berklee College of Music
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