Kevin Zabat, CPA

Education & Certifications

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, CA

Major: B.S. Accounting

CPA Certificate Number 127455 Issued August 2015

Work Experience

South Orange County Wastewater Authority Dana Point, CA Orange, CA

Senior Accountant February 17-September 17

Reconcile and maintain all bank accounts

Supervise Accounts Payable department

Process bi-weekly Payroll and prepare Payroll journal entry

Process retro pays, sick and vacation buybacks, and prepare accompanying journal entries

Prepare and record journal and accrual entries, including preparation of supporting documentation

Participate in month-end GL Close

Assist in establishing, maintaining and enforcing internal controls

Prepare quarterly Member Agency invoices and apply collections

Prepare capital budget which includes fiscal year forecast with capital projects by listing, and ten year forecast

Assist with Administration, Operations, Environmental Compliance, Engineering, and IT budgets

Prepare supporting budget schedules

Assist with preparation of budget presentation

Perform other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as needed

Volt Information Sciences Orange, CA

Accounting Analyst July 15-January 17

Reconcile main operating and foreign bank (Canadian, Great Britain, Australian, Malaysian, Indian) accounts for month-end, quarter-end and year-end closes

Reconcile other asset and liability accounts including Accounts Payable, Employee Receivables, Federal and State Tax liabilities, Accrued Payroll, and Deferred Compensation and Investment accounts

Prepare rent and CAM journal entries

Reconcile rent and CAM accounts

Prepare foreign currency translation entries and supporting documentation

Review and analyze assigned balance sheet accounts and other financial reports

Research and resolve balance sheet issues; reviewing aged entries and assess risk

Review trends, costs, revenues and financial commitments for correct accounting treatments

Prepare and record journal entries, including preparation of supporting documentation

Participate in month-end GL Close

Assist in establishing, maintaining and enforcing internal controls

Assist in preparation of management reports to provide accurate financial information to support management review/decision making

Improve controls and create efficiencies through best practices and reconciliation enhancements

Audit and Sox related items

Perform other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as needed

Vantage Oncology Manhattan Beach, CA

Staff Accountant April 14-June 15

Prepare and analyze financial statements for certain medical clinics, joint ventures and corporate and operating departments, investigating and reporting on significant items and anomalies.

Analyze assigned general ledger accounts tracking detail as needed and making corrections, and investigating and reporting on significant items.

Prepare summary, supporting and reporting schedules for general ledger accounts and financial transactions.

Account for, consistent with U.S. GAAP, and prepare necessary documentation as needed, for various business transactions (contractual, intercompany, and other business).

Prepare reconciliations between general ledger accounts and various internal and external sources.

Help prepare department documenting including documenting job function and preparing internal training guides.

Help operational and corporate managers manage corporate functions:

a.Accounting for transactions per contract or established business rules

b.Monitoring critical accounts for trends or unusual activity

c.Preparing related schedules and reports

Prepare work papers to support audit and otherwise support audit as needed.

Medical inventory reconciliation

Assist in the preparation of budgets.

Create and maintain organizational structure and processes, including related documentation, files, work papers and support.

Assist with other general ledger related functions and special projects as needed or requested.

Achievements:

Helped cleanup accrued liabilities account resulting in $1M increase in revenue

Assisted in cleanup of accounts receivable and collection of over $1M in outstanding receivables

Spearheaded Derm Vantage invoicing and collection maintaining receivables under 60 days old

Cingular Staffing, Inc. Fullerton, CA

Staff Accountant March 13-March 14

Monitor and record daily company bank account activity

Monitor cash flow and perform intercompany bank transfers when necessary

Perform direct deposit payroll processing for 200+ employees

Reconcile general ledger cash accounts daily

Prepare journal entries for all bank expenses and cash transfers

Perform all bank account and credit card reconciliations

Monitor journal entries for A/P and A/R

Assist with A/P and A/R journal entries

Assure compliance with GAAP (matching, and revenue recognition principles)

Verify Sales % Markup Accuracy

Audit A/R and Sales Revenue Accounts

Analyze financial statements for possible errors in journal entries

Perform check submissions, stop payments, and verify checks lost by employees

Perform month-end and year-end closing for financial statements

Perform other tasks as assigned

Achievements:

Established and setup procedure for verifying sales markup

Helped cleanup accounting records in previous years and identify $200,000 of unaccounted revenue

Ebisu Corp. Los Angeles, CA

Staff Accountant March 11-March 13

Daily analysis and posting of General Ledger entries

Monitor and record daily cash activity

Verify and post customer payments received to the General Ledger

Verify pricing and quantities for vendor invoices and prepare checks for payment

Code vendor invoices and enter into QuickBooks, enter checks and apply to proper invoices

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements

1099 form preparation

Perform bank and credit card reconciliations for all accounts

Assure compliance with GAAP (matching, and revenue recognition principles)

Process payroll through ADP

Perform bank deposits

Create new hire employee files

Assist with unemployment correspondence

Assist with timekeeping for timecards

Computer Skills

PeopleSoft

QuickBooks Pro

Microsoft Great Plains

Microsoft Forecaster

Sage Peachtree

Lacerte

Financial Edge

ADP

FRX Financial Reporting

ACH Works

PowerCheck

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel (V-Look up, “IF” statement, Pivot Table)

Microsoft Powerpoint

Microsoft Access

Adobe Reader

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