MICHAEL MAHABALI
Cell: 510-***-****
E-mail: *******.********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
A challenging Finance position, where I may have a positive impact on the firm’s operational efficiency and cash flow with my
current knowledge, while advancing my relevant knowledge.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
• Over twenty years of all elements of Finance and Accounting:
cost accounting; cash flow management; Federal, State and Use taxes; financing; general ledger; budgets, financial reports
[both presenting and making recommendations]; project accounting; accounts receivable; accounts payable; payroll
EXPERIENCE:
HPM Networks, Fremont, CA June 2003-
Present
Finance and Accounting Manager
IT Solution Provider, National sales of $ 230 million
• Establishing procedures for accounting, sales, purchasing and shipping/ receiving
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing and shipping/receiving
• Maintain financial reporting for two locations
• Responsible for the monthly and yearly close cycle.
• Weekly and monthly cash flow
• Setup and maintain new accounting software
• Review monthly expenses
• Process complete payroll cycle
• Responsible for benefits and human resources
• Creating custom reporting with crystal reports
Chrisp Company, Fremont, CA January 2002-2003
Job Cost Analyst
Subcontractor for striping and signing, National sales of $ 25 million
• Setting up procedures for inventory and purchasing
• Supervise and maintain inventory
• Designing detail cost reports
• Maintain that the accounts for billing make it to the right accounts
• Reviewing that material standards are the same for every job
• Setting up new equipment in the system for revenue and cost charges
• Overlook that the repair and maintance department charges the right equipment for repairs
Nancy’s Specialty Food, Newark, CA November 2000-2001
Job Cost Analyst
Manufacturer of appetizers, world wide sales of $ 60 million
1. Responsible for maintaining that standard cost are the same in every location
2. Maintain that all labor routings are being reported correctly and related journal entries
3. Research any variance during the month and report to the operations VP and related journal entries
4. Maintain hours and wages analysis, labor efficiency and production variances spreadsheets
5. Reconcile inventory accounts to the general ledger
6. Month – end closing cycle for inventory and variance accounts
7. Manage the distressed inventory
8. Manage the annual standards revaluation and related journal entries
9. Develop new overhead rates
10. Analysis of new standards vs. old standards
11. Overlook of year end physical inventory
12. Review monthly GL detail and reclass/add project expenses for R&D and Marketing
13. Provide summary reports to management
14. Develop cost estimates for new formulations according to R&D specifications
15. Coordinate in obtaining new labor estimates for production
16. Costing for “what if” scenarios
17. Profit and costing of potential new product
• Assist in year-end audit.
Socket Communications Newark, CA December 1997-2000
General Accounting Supervisor
Manufacturer of PC card and accessories, with world wide sales of $6 million
• Responsible for weekly cycle counts
• Implement procedures for transferring of inventory between storerooms.
• Maintain standard cost for all part numbers and related journal entries for standard changes.
• Reconciling offsite inventory and related journal entries.
• Overlook inventory count at the end of each month.
• Responsible for cost journal entries and maintaining gross margin report.
• Maintain weekly / monthly cash disbursements.
• Forecasting for weekly / monthly cash receipts.
• Supervise accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
• Month - end closing cycle for accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Responsible for tracking, maintaining, auditing and related journal entries for fixed assets.
• Calculating domestic and international bank draw lines.
• Payroll for 60 employees and related journal entries.
• Assist in year-end audit.
• Monthly audit of distributors credits.
Swan Instruments Santa Clara, CA April 1995-1997
Accounting Supervisor
Manufacturer of disk drive test equipment, with worldwide sales of $4 million.
• Maintain inventory for both side of the company.
• Manage the overseas shipments.
• Responsible for the monthly and yearly close cycle.
• Manage daily accounting functions.
• Supervise two junior accountants.
• Assist the accounting manager in the weekly cash flow forecast.
• Maintain the account payable and accounts receivable sub-ledgers.
• Set up the fixed assets.
• Setup new accounting software.
• Assist with managing MIS department.
O.C. Jones & Sons Berkeley, CA January 1990-1995
Accountant
A paving and grading contractor with $50 million in contracts
• Prepared budgets for jobs that included projected labors costs.
• CPM schedules for large jobs
• Maintained and reported the actual job cost vs. budget.
• Manage the accounts payable and receivable sub-ledgers.
• Entered and maintain accounts payable,
• Presented weekly manager reports.
• Dispatched trucks, laborers and operators to site locations.
ALLEZ Hayward, CA July 1988-1989
Sales Auditor
A retail chain that sells aerobic and active wear.
• Prepared payroll, cash transfer and cash deposit.
• Created journal entries for payroll and inventory.
• Audit the sales for chain of 30 stores.
• Responsible for accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
EDUCATION:
Heald Business College Hayward California
Associate of Applied Science Degree: Accounting/Data Processing
COMPUTER SKILLS:
MS Windows, Windows NT, MS Word, Excel, Lotus, Macola, Peachtree, MFGPro, All elements of SAP Business One, Tm1
Reporting, QuickBooks, Timberline, Everest, VBA w/ Excel and Crystal Report.