Accounting Manager - Full service acct cycle, financial reviews...
Resume:
BRYAN JOHNSTON
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Cell 310-***-****
**************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
*/**-******* ***** ******** Solutions, Torrance, CA
Accounting Manager (Outside Contractor)
Perform month end closing review and journal entries.
Preparation and review of financial statements and balance sheets.
Perform bank reconciliations.
Preparation of daily cash flow / forecast.
Distribution of invoices to our clients and related collection follow-up.
Paid invoices and maintained accounts payable.
Maintained payroll and benefits.
Maintained corporate business licenses and filings.
Established new company and DBA filings.
Filed sales tax returns.
Assisted outside tax accountants in tax return preparation, planning, and audits.
Various financial / analytical reviews.
11/08-3/10 The House of Blues, San Diego, CA
Business Manager
Perform month end closing journal entries.
Preparation and review of the G/L, balance sheet, and financial statements.
Preparation of monthly financial forecast.
Preparation of annual budget.
Oversee all financial and accounting transactions throughout the venue.
Review and maintain the financial internal controls.
Review and approve all accounts payable, wire payments, petty cash.
Insure compliance and payment for licenses, permits, sales taxes, and property taxes.
Supervise income auditor and two cash auditors.
Perform financial variance analysis with forecast, budget, and prior year.
Perform numerous weekly and monthly and monthly reports for corporate and venue management.
Participate in weekly operations and executive meetings.
Participate in monthly financial statement, forecasting, and balance sheet meetings.
Assist in outside financial and sox audits.
Help design and oversee implementation of new systems and procedures.
Review and code intercompany and shared transactions and expenditures.
Insure compliance and payments for lease agreements.
4/07-8/08 The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ
Senior Accountant
Perform daily bank reconciliations on 5 bank accounts.
Perform month end closing journal entries.
Prepare and review the G/L, balance sheet, and financial statements.
Assist with sox requirements in addition to internal/external audits.
Calculate payroll gratuities, commissions, and assist with benefit reconciliations.
Prepare weekly health insurance, hotel commissions, payroll wire payments, and fund transfers.
Review and approve selected accounts payable invoices.
Review and reconcile billing transactions on selected accounts.
Audit and reconcile cashier banks and ATM transactions.
Financial variance analysis, actual to budget and to prior year.
Cash flow forecast and cash expenditure evaluation.
Evaluation and review of internal controls with outside auditors.
Prepaid and insurance schedules and reconciliations.
Legal liability claim payments and reconciliation.
Various ad-hoc reports for management.
10/93-3/07 The Sports Club/LA, West Los Angeles, CA (Now Equinox)
Assistant Controller
Perform month end closing journal entries.
Preparation and review of the G/L, balance sheet, and financial statements.
Oversee all financial and accounting transactions throughout the club.
Perform bank reconciliations, review refunds, monthly write-offs, and petty cash expenditures.
Review and maintain the financial internal accounting controls and insure timely cash flow for the club.
Review accounts payable invoice coding and processing.
Post and reconcile intercompany transactions and account balances.
Assist in the semi-monthly payroll and benefits for 320 employees.
Help design and oversee implementation of new systems and policies.
Budget preparation and analysis as well as many other financial reports needed by management.
Assist in the monthly financial meetings with corporate management as well as the monthly meetings with club management.
Insure compliance and payments for licenses, permits, and property taxes.
Supervise two accounting department employees.
Manager on duty weekly and bi-monthly shifts.
Financial variance analysis, actual to budget and to prior year.
Assist with the outside financial audit and review.
11/92-9/93 The Zenith Insurance, Woodland Hills, CA
Internal Auditor
Performed operational audits and reviews.
Performed financial audits in conjunction with the interim and year end financial audits.
Evaluated internal accounting and operating controls.
Recommended improvements in controls in controls and efficiencies to management.
Prepared written audit report.
9/89-6/92 Circuit City Stores Inc, Walnut, CA
Internal Auditor
Independently performed operational audits and reviews.
Evaluated internal operating controls and inventory results.
Prepared written audit reports.
Presented audit findings to and recommendations to management.
Directed semiannual physical inventory and reconciliation for the west coast operations.
11/88-7/89 Beverly Enterprises, Pasadena, CA
Internal Auditor
Independently performed surprise operational audits and reviews.
Documented and evaluated internal accounting and operating controls.
Recommended improvements in controls and efficiencies to management via written audit report.
Company moved to Virginia.
9/87-9/88 Deloitte Touche, Houston, TX
Staff Auditor
Performed audit of client financial statements.
Performed pre-audit planning and the design of appropriate field test work.
Evaluated systems if internal control.
Performed compliance and substantive testing.
Client base included manufacturing, oil and gas, retail, governmental, and communications industries.
EDUCATION
Ohio State University, BSBA Accounting 1987
GPA: 3.5/4.0 (Accounting); 3.4/4.0 (Overall) Dean’s List
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Vista, Solomon, FRX, Accpac, SAP, Oracle, MAS 200,
Quickbooks, Ovation, Ceridian, Kronos, Micros, RIO, Crystal, Squirrel, Discoverer, Compeat,
McCormack & Dodge, Jonas Erickson, Citrix, Hyperion, ADP
REFERENCES
Furnished upon request.
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