Controller

EXPERIENCE

Anvil Steel Inc/ Junior Steel Co October 2017- June 2018

CFO- Construction business

Responsible for daily operations to include all accounting functions - A/R, A/P, P/R and month-end closing (journal entries/account reconciliation); prepared month-end profit & loss statement

Developed new payroll procedures and processes

Managed staff of 5

Responsible for all banking relationships

California Maintenance Services Inc October 2016-Current

CFO-New Startup plumbing and restaurant maintenance business; Responsible for developing of office/business infrastructure.

Developed & implemented new HR policy and procedures.

Implemented new accounting processes

Startup of Fixed Assets process

Trained and managed staff of 2 clerks

Responsible for all banking relationships

Developed expansion budgets for increasing revenue

Can Lines Engineering; Downey, California August 2006 October 2016

Controller ($24 million in sales)

Responsible for daily operations to include all accounting functions - A/R, A/P, P/R and month-end closing (journal entries/account reconciliation); prepared month-end profit & loss statement

Developed & implemented new HR policy and procedures.

Developed AR & Billing procedures for a more timely billing system (a streamlined progress billing system)

Streamline month end close by instituting new percentage of complete revenue recognition

Analyze and recommend payment terms on all contracts

Responsible for all reconciliation of Liability accounts

Manage IT dept; Developed procedures standardizing of computer system purchases

Projects as required; manage staff of 8.

BakeMark USA, LLC Pico Rivera, California March 2005 May 2006

Branch Controller ($158 million in sales)

Responsible for daily operations to include all accounting functions - A/R, A/P, P/R and month-end closing (journal

entries/account reconciliation); prepared month-end profit & Loss statement.

Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts.

Instituted and maintain other planning and control procedures in AP, AR and Inventory.

Directly manage AR Dept (Branch AR 16million mthly); was able to bring above 90 days of over 1.5million to under 800K.

Developed AR procedures for international export

Responsible for all reconciliation of Liability accounts.

Responsible for inventory activities for a monthly inventory of approx. 11million; performed quarterly inventory counts;

developed weekly cycle counts.

Projects as required; manage staff of 10.

Calavo Growers, Inc Santa Ana, California

(NYSE: CVGW) September 2003 March 2005

U.S. Product Controller ($190 million Sales)

Manage all accounting functions for the procurement and distribution of U.S. Avocados.

Prepare analysis for pool pricing; (payment to growers) on a monthly basis; also report on BOM for packinghouse

management to include analysis of labor hours.

Assemble, analyze and prepare formal summaries of activity in specific financial accounts. Provide explanations for

changes and variances as necessary. Review account analysis prepared by international accounting departments for

propriety and accuracy

Responsible for all month end procedures and JE.

Developed and streamlined month end process.

Performed quarterly and year-end audits at all packinghouses.

Projects as required.

American Residential Services/RescueRooter a ServiceMaster Company

Orange, California (NYSE: SVM) Regional Controller May 2000- August 2002

Responsible for the integrity of the financial reporting of a 90 million revenue region; to include 12 service centers from

Santa Barbara to San Diego

From January 2002 to August 2002 was hands-on with new construction service center, Proheating & Air along with all other regional duties; Analyzed job cost reports to identify job status for percentage of completion billing; also used

Information for mid-month & month-end projections, month-end material accrual; inventory audit trail.

Report service center monthly financial numbers and final month-end numbers to corporate.

Prepare annual budgets for 12 service centers; prepare monthly breakeven analysis

Involved in acquisition process; to include: Audits prior to purchase/ Due Diligence; implementation of corporate systems

both for financial and operational tracking

Perform annual audits at all service centers.

Direct report to Western Division Vice President; indirectly report to CFO.

Directly involved in hiring accounting personnel at the local level.

WorldSite, Inc.(ISP) - Beverly Hills, California July 1999 - May 2000

Accounting Manager

Responsible for daily operations to include all accounting functions and banking relations, month-end closing (journal

entries/account reconciliation); prepared month-end consolidated profit & loss statement and balance sheet.

Prepare monthly commission spreadsheet & monthly planning budgets.

Provide financial data to COO for on-going financial structuring of company; Prepare breakeven analysis on a monthly basis. Responsible for the planning and implementation of all accounting procedures on an on-going basis.

IKON Office Solutions- Los Angeles, California (NYSE:IKN) June 1997 - July 1999

Assistant Regional Controller

Responsible for daily operations to include all accounting functions - A/R, A/P, P/R, H/R and month-end closing (journal

entries/account reconciliation); prepared month-end profit & loss statement for 12 cost centers.

Prepare integrated bonus spreadsheets to cover all employees compensation, including all managing partners.

Responsible for Abra payroll roll-out in the Bay Area (transition from a Macintosh base payroll to Abra for Windows payroll system).

Provide monthly forecast and budget information to corporate office and all managing partners in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas market.

Provide financial data to managing partners in the Los Angeles area (12 profit centers).

Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.

Reported to Controller; managed all accounting staff.

Consulting Positions (Contract basis) August 1996 - July 1997

Hooven Direct Marketing - Gardena, California; Assistant Controller

Responsible for daily operations to include all accounting functions - A/R, A/P, P/R, bank reconciliations and all banking relations.

Prepared daily activity report for the bank in order to borrow from A/R credit line to fund daily operations.

Prepared all general ledger activities (j/e to closing), monthly financial statements, financial analysis for budgeting & debt restructuring, and wire transfers.

Developed A/R procedures regarding credit and collections; made collection calls when accounts fell into the 60 days past due.

Reported to CEO and CFO; supervised Accounting staff of three.

Epic Productions - North Hollywood, California Project Accountant

In charge of assimilating new Film libraries that are being acquired by Credit Lyonnais Bank of Nederlands.

Responsible for residual and participation reporting, A/R reconciliation and tracking, collections & bank reconciliation per film libraries.

Research & analyzed libraries as needed to bring up to speed.

Eppink of California - South Gate, California January 1995 - May 1996

Accounting Manager

Responsible for daily business operations along with all accounting functions and contract accounting.

Weekly meetings with company president to discuss on-going jobs and financial activities.

Responsible for all general ledger activities (j/e to month end closing), a/p, A/R, monthly financial statements, bank reconciliation and account analysis.

Performed job cost analysis to bill on percentage of completion and to show project performance.

Supervised all payroll functions; implemented new payroll service and procedures; prepared all payroll tax and sales tax reports.

Contract basis, analyzed and reported on BOM to analyze profitability of each contract.

Contract Administration - Reviewed all contracts for accuracy of gross numbers to meet insurance requirements for general contractors; performed analysis of contracts to determine profit/loss.

Developed and implemented new accounting and purchasing procedures; developed new office computer network to include off-site workstations.

Ralphs Grocery Company - Compton, California April 1993 - January 1995

Staff Accountant

Responsible for the preparation of the financial variance analysis report package for senior

Management, and approved final reporting of gross weekly sales to general accounting.

Supervised staff.

Interfaced with upper management including the controller, CFO, CEO, and VP of operations.

Approved journals for various accounts; approved billing invoices for coupon redemption (approx. 4 million monthly); managed all California State Lottery transactions for entire chain (300 stores).

Developed spreadsheets to track coupon redemption per department per store; also developed other worksheets to track lottery redemption and store payouts.

Accountable for implementing all procedures for Ralphs Family Store.

Supervised project team to implement Western Union Wire Transfer in all stores.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California-Los Angeles, California May 1993

B.S. Business Administration

Emphasis: International finance

Other courses: Various upper division accounting courses.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Windows 10; Microsoft Office suite rel. 2010

Accounting Software- Microsoft Dynamics, CompuSource, Peachtree, Mas90/200, JD Edwards, Real World, AccPac BPI, Simply Accounting, Quicken and Turbo Tax; IBM System 36, Dataease

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