Brian S Ekstrom
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone: 760-***-****
Fax: 760-***-****
Cell: 760-***-****
Email: ********@***.***
RESUME
Current
Location Palm Springs, California
Current
Profession Financial Controller, Senior Accountant, Management
Education Bachelor of Commerce degree – University of Alberta, Canada – Accounting & Finance major, 1st Class Honors, Gold Medal recipient for top of class GPA.
Various continuing education courses in Accounting, Accounting Management, Financial Disclosure re Securities Commissions, Accounting & Financial Reporting for Non-profit Entities, USA & Canadian Taxation Accounting, Miscellaneous courses in USA re California Business Law, California Real Estate, and advanced Calculus.
Career Experience - USA & Canada
Various contract accounting & management roles for individual & corporate clients primarily to oil & gas companies and related service industry companies; eight years as Chief Executive Officer/President for public oil/gas exploration/production company with staff of 220 employees and $50 million asset base, oversaw ultimate merger deal.
Accounting, consulting & management services to diverse range of clients, including -
Concrete construction firm – all accounting services, establish internal control & reporting systems, management as General Manager for seven years until owner retirement;
Interior design firm - all accounting and office management services for small private firm – including IRS situation resolve for numerous years of non-filing, for three years.
Business ownerships – for various service and manufacturing firms – purchase of distress status firms – re-organize and manage, maintain office & accounting functions, for time to provide growth and operational stability, and then sale of going concern entities.
Multi year service to six corporation group of retirement,travel & residential facilitiy businesses – sole accounting responsibility for total accounting function from cash receipts processing through monthly financial statements, sales tax filings, year end accounting function for CPA tax return filings. Contractual relationship terminated due to generational regime change and policy decision to establish multi staff accounting dep’t.
Objective To offer my extensive accounting, financial and general management experience in a
challenging work environment to make a meaningful contribution toward the organization’s goals and objectives, concurrent with personal job satisfaction experience.
Availability Immediate