Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
Resume:
Jonathan B. Weinman
********.*******@*****.***
Summary:
Have over 19 years’ accounting experience in month-end close, account reconciliations, consolidations, foreign currency, internal and external financials, budgets and variance analysis
Thorough understanding of GAAP, XBRL and Financial Reporting (external, internal and consolidations)
Possess excellent interpersonal skills with expertise of working cross-functionally in all levels of an organization
Possess advanced skills in MS Excel as well as MS Word, Workiva/WebFilings, Blackline, Oracle, Oracle Essbase, Hyperion, Lawson, Great Plains, PeopleSoft, PowerPoint, Access, QuickBooks and SharePoint
Work Experience:
Senior Accountant/Reimbursement Analyst
Providence Health & Services 2/15-Present
Medicare Cost Report Preparation
Unclaimed Property in multiple
DSH Surveys
Successful monthly close for Montana Acute facilities and Third Party Reimbursements
Preparations of monthly financials and variance analysis
Successful completion of 990 filings in conjunction with tax
Preparation of monthly account reconciliations according to policy
Working with ministry personnel on variance analysis and financial information
Joint Venture accounting
Reporting Manager
First Financial Northwest (Holding company of local bank) 6/13 – 6/14
Preparation of annual budget for parent company and two subsidiaries reducing approval time by 2 months
Analyzed monthly variance reports and reconciliation increasing frequency from quarterly to monthly
Preparation of consolidations and management reporting by reducing preparation time by the three days through automation
Responsible for external reporting including Preparation of SEC Filings (10-Q/10-K/8-K/11-K/Proxy)
Worked with Senior Management to maintain consistency in reporting and messaging in filings
Corrected calculation of stock compensation accounting saving $25,000 in monthly expense
Preparation of XBRL tagging reducing errors by 30%
Supervised Accountant and Financial Analyst
Senior Accountant
Quantum Corporation (Technology company manufacturing large backup equipment) 1/08-5/13
Month-end close including journal entries and varied account reconciliations
Budget preparation and monthly variance analysis
Consolidations including foreign exchange and intercompany entries and eliminations using Hyperion
Management and board reporting
Participated in system implementation of software upgrade and software conversion
Preparation of SEC Quarterly and Annual Filings (10-Q/10-K/8-K) reducing time frame by 2 days
Worked with Senior Management to maintain consistency in reporting and messaging in filings
Reviewed lease accounting discovering $400,000 in excess expenses
Implemented change of account for stock compensation accounting reducing expense by $750,000 a year
Participated in cross-functional team to develop pricing for new product and ensure proper revenue recognition
Point individual with Big 4 firm for audit questions, PBCs and resolving questions
Developed process improvements
Fixed asset accounting
Non-GAAP financial information and necessary required reconciliations
Cost and inventory accounting
Sarbanes Oxley testing
Accounting research to determine proper accounting and financial reporting including software revenue recognition
Implement XBRL in-house instead of using third party providers saving $250,000
Joint Venture Accounting
Supervised 5 Staff Accountants
Finance Director
Fox Sports Northwest/Nucor (Diversified Broadcasting/Entertainment company) 9/05 – 8/07
Month-end close including journal entries and varied account reconciliations
Prepared budget and monthly variance analysis reducing time preparation by one week
Developed automated reports for financial statements, consolidations and management reporting
Lease accounting discovering $1 million of erroneous expenses on leases and broadcast rights for Fox Cable, Fox Broadcasting and Fox Entertainment
Revenue recognition analysis on contracts allowing an additional $100,000 a month in revenue
Implemented automated billings reducing billing errors by 40%
Insuring compliance with NewsCorp Sarbanes Oxley compliance and performed remediation to avoid Audit including development of internal controls and processes
Sarbanes Oxley testing for business unit and other NewsCorp entities.
Prepared timely financial reporting to and for various corporate levels of Fox and NewsCorp policies including SEC Quarterly and Annual Filings (10-Q/10-K/8-K) including footnotes.
Instituted credit policy reducing write-offs by 25%
Joint Venture Accounting
Supervised and train 12 individuals
Senior Accountant
Fisher Communications (Broadcasting company) 6/03-9/05
Month-end close including journal entries and varied account reconciliations
Financial statements and consolidations including eliminating entries
Monthly variance analysis
Timely preparation of SEC reports and accompanying footnotes
Developed standardization on capital expenditures and corporate wide count of fixed assets leading to write off of $1 million of fixed assets that company no longer possessed
Verified accurate reporting of revenue and expenses related to long term lease schedule and broadcast rights discovering $600,000 in erroneous expenses
Joint Venture Accounting
Sarbanes Oxley implementation and testing
Senior Accountant
Service Communications (Telecommunications with $40 million in annual revenue) 7/00-5/03
Preparation of financial statements reducing time frame by two days through automation
Prepared recurring journal entries and account reconciliations
Managed cash flow and projections reducing us of credit line by 50%
Negotiated discount with suppliers of 2% saving close to $100,000
Supervised, trained and evaluated accounting staff of six individuals
Prepared budget and projections and financial and variance analysis,
Reduced outstanding past due amount from main customer from $5 million to $100K in six months
Developed billing automation process reducing write-offs by 75%
Accounting lead on Great Plains system implementation
Education:
B.A., Accounting, Seattle University, Albers School of Business
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