Manager Management
Resume:
GEORGE D. REYES, CMA
Simi Valley, CA 93063
******.*.*****@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
. Experience in Financial Reporting, General Ledger, Budgeting, and
Financial Planning & Analysis.
. Advanced user skills in MS Excel with Visual Basic, MS Word, MS
Access, PowerPoint, and Lotus
. Worked with ERP systems such as JD Edwards / One World and Oracle.
Other accounting systems used are Great Plains, MAS 90, SunSystems,
and Crystal Reports.
. Proven track record of continuous progression in the field of Finance
/ Accounting.
Professional Experience
Brendan Vacations Inc.
Accounting Manager October 2006 - Present
. Responsible for the preparation and review of the monthly financial
reports. Prepares the consolidated and department P&L, Balance Sheet,
Cash Flow Statement, and Gross Margins report.
. Established, implemented, and documented Accounting policies such as
procurement procedure and approval, capital expenditure requests,
expense reimbursement policies, corporate card usage, and chargeback
policies.
. Closely interacts with department managers to provide timely and
accurate reports for long term planning and business decisions.
Examples are analysis of cost drivers, forecast of P&L and cash flow,
and explanations of variances against budget. Enabled managers to
negotiate lower tour costs.
. Prepares management reports such as gross margins analysis,
departmental overheads detail, budget vs. actuals variance analysis,
and industry trend analysis.
. Created value added for the financial information provided to
management by developing financial models to forecast sales, income
statement, and cash flow. Conducted cost volume profit analysis for
the new products launched by the company in 2008 and 2009. Attained
better clarity of the company's financial position and long term
financial projections.
. Manages the overall day to day function of the Accounting department
which includes cash flow monitoring, daily reconciliation of cash
receipts, review of payables, commission payments, and credit card
processing.
. Worked with the Executives on the annual budget. Compiles all budget
input submitted by department managers and attends to questions
regarding long tern financial goals.
. Prepares the multi-currency cash flow forecast for twelve months.
Ensures proper cash level on US Dollars, Sterling, Euro, and
Australian Dollars. Analyzes and initiates currency forward contracts
for optimal liquidity level and resulted to an FX gain for the company
amounting to $1.2M in 2008.
. Streamlined the month end process of the Accounting department which
resulted to the decrease of the month end close time from 9 days to 4
days.
. Reviews monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts such as
bank reconciliation, receivables, fixed assets, prepaids, intercompany
balances, and accruals.
. Responsible for the preparation of all yearend audit schedules from
external auditors.
. Timely submission of various sales and use tax, census reporting,
annual business license renewal, and property tax.
. Oversees the month end process by preparing and reviewing all journal
entries such as revenue recognition, accruals, payroll, depreciation,
prepaid amortization, intercompany, and other adjusting entries.
. Spearheaded the accounting system conversion from Great Plains to
Oracle. Managed the transition including the development of the Chart
of Accounts, financial reporting tools, and subledgers such as A/R,
A/P, and fixed assets. Ensured that the Accounting staff was properly
trained for their respective responsibilities.
. Improved the efficiency of the commission checks to the Sales agents.
Restructured the processing of commission checks which resulted to
timely payment and building stronger relationships with the agents.
. Supervises, evaluates, and provides mentoring to one A/P clerk and one
A/R clerk. Ensures that procedures are followed and reviews staff
work output for timeliness and accuracy. Attends to all receivables
and payables issues on a daily basis.
GEORGE D. REYES, CMA
1816 Belhaven Avenue
Simi Valley, CA 93063
******.*.*****@*****.***
Gruber Systems Inc.
Accounting Manager January 2006 - October 2006
. Directed and supervised the preparation, processing, and monitoring of
all general ledger activities.
. Timely preparation of monthly financial management package which
includes Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flow, slow
moving inventory, A/R trend, debtor days, and cash forecasting.
. Provided explanations on material budget variances and spending trends
on 24 monthly department P&L's.
. Developed financial models to forecast Income Statement, Balance Sheet
and Cash Flow.
. Prepared and presented the Quarterly Financial Report to the Board of
Directors.
. Managed the daily cash balance of the company worth $5M by closely
monitoring collection days, creditor days, timing of payroll, inter-
company fund transfers, wire payments, and money market balance.
. Daily supervision of the staff accountant and accounts payable
specialist.
Meggitt Safety Systems Inc.
Sr. Cost Accountant February 2004 - January 2006
. Performed daily standard cost roll ups for every product line of the
company.
. Analyzes the backlog and Work In Process status in order to evaluate
cost validity and monitors the gross margin level projected by top
management.
. Monitored and investigated material price variances on Raw Materials
and labor cost variances on WIP as well as costing from the Bill of
Materials.
. Assisted the CFO in the monthly Balanced Score Card (BSC) and
identifying Key Performance Indicators.
. Oversees the annual physical inventory and resolve any issues that
arise.
. Prepared the monthly forecast of the company consisting of the Income
Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, and Inventory Detail
Forecast for review of the CFO and the President.
. Worked closely with the CFO in preparing the annual budget for a $110M
company. Creates the P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, and
Inventory budget. Responsible for analyzing the budget schedules and
detail that support the budget submitted to Corporate.
. Assisted the CFO with financial reporting for presentation to the
Group CEO, Group CFO, and President.
Applied Minds Inc.
Operations/Project Control Analyst September 2003 -
February 2004
. Responsible for generating the weekly forecast of the 17 major
projects of the company for submission to the President and closely
monitors the profitability of each project.
. Analyzed cost drivers and presents cost analysis reports to the VP-
Operations which prevented overspending on the R&D projects.
. Generated and presented the weekly cost analysis reports to top level
management.
. Collaborated with the VP-Operations in preparing management reports.
SunGard Treasury Systems
Financial Analyst January 2001 - September 2003
Staff Accountant April 1999 - December 2000
. Handled the consolidation of 11 business units with multi currencies
. Provided support to the Controller in preparing the weekly financial
forecast of the company.
. Generated the budget for the major expenditures of the company which
comprises 60%-70% of total expenses namely salaries and wages,
depreciation, and operating expense.
. Recurring duties include reviewing financial statements, preparing
variance analysis, and cash reports.
. Responsible for generating monthly and quarterly fixed assets reports
for corporate submission.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Major in Finance - La Salle University
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Economics - La Salle University
Affiliation
Institute of Management Accountants, Member
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