Project Manager Accounts Receivable

JERRY MURPHY

310-***-**** *******************@*****.***

Los Angeles, CA www.linkedin.com/pub/jerry-murphy/2/677/554/

SUMMARY

Project Manager with proven Marketing experience in Production and Post-Production. Results-driven

manager with emphasis on film finance, budgeting, and ROI. Expertise in financial systems

development, integration, and management, as well as Accounts Receivable, for live-action content and

theatrical marketing. Contributed to thousands of film campaigns for all the major studios, major

television and cable networks, and several production companies, which have collectively grossed

millions in global revenues.

• Project Management • A/R Management

• Post-Production Marketing • Budgeting, Reporting, Forecasting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Herzog & Company, North Hollywood, CA July 2007–November 2013

Project Manager / A/R Manager / Accounting Department Supervisor

• Implemented multiple financial reporting systems for time/attendance, job cost, payroll, and core

accounting, increasing efficiency of job cost analysis and reporting by 150%

• Restructured the accounting department around new systems, including the development of policies and

procedures and training of all staff

• Managed Receivables, sustaining positive relationships with clients while maintaining an average of less

than 45 days in collections

• Built and customized all financial reporting for all departments, including balance sheet, cash flow

analysis, and supporting schedules for variance analysis

• Overhauled communications between departments, increasing productivity and efficiency as well as

improving morale in the office

• Executed all production and post-production accounting and financial reporting

• Instituted weekly billing meetings with an emphasis on cash flow

• Budgeted production and post-production projects

Drissi Multimedia, Hollywood, CA December 2006–June 2007

Project Manager / Accounts Receivable Manager

• Developed job costing system and implemented new accounting system

• Budgeted Blu-ray, high-definition, and standard-definition menus for all the major studios (including HD

DVD formats prior to Blu-ray winning the war)

• Budgeted high-concept content for BD and HD DVD titles, including BD-Live Features, BDJ, and PSP

• Managed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable departments for Drissi Multimedia and Drissi Advertising

• Assisted in the corporate buyout of Drissi Multimedia to Deluxe

The Ant Farm, Hollywood, CA December 1999–September 2006

Accounts Receivable Manager

• Managed Accounts Receivable department

• Implemented new job cost/payroll/accounting system

• Executed monthly analysis and month-end close of all direct costs, capitalized overhead, write-offs, and

reserves to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements

• Responsible for job costing, reporting, forecasting, collections, and billing

Hubba Hubba Productions, Santa Monica, CA November 1998–June 1999

Office Manager / Line Producer

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Film Finance, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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