Accounting Manager

KATHERINE RIVETTE • MBA, CIA, CPA candidate waiting for release of license

**** *** ******* ******, ** 92126 • 858-***-**** • *********.*******@*****.***

CORPORATE CONTROLLER • DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Committed to visionary financial oversight, decisive leadership, continuous improvement and performance excellence.

FINANCIAL & OPERATIONAL STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTING & AUDIT

• Timely and accurate financial reporting • Foster relationships all departments • Non-Profit Accounting

in budgeting, performance and

• Budget development, variance analysis • GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley

policy compliance

• Accounts reconciliation • Full cycle accounting

• Operational & working capital

• Financial database migration • Auditing and compliance

• Feasibility studies

• Process & control re-engineering • OMB circular A-133

• Long term cash forecasting • Internal Control

• Staff training & development

Work achievement and performance history speak for itself.

• Knowledgeable, experienced, self-motivated, hands-on leader with open management style, able to effectively motivate

employees to reach for their potential. Broad international/global online environment, multi-sales channels experience

• Strong track record in non-profit accounting, implementing initiatives to streamline, improve and strengthen financial

operations, monitoring, cash receipts and control/forecasting, reporting that resulted to efficiency, driving down cost

and increasing the bottom line. Expertise includes budgeting (including zero-based budgeting), financial analysis and

reporting, provides recommendations for improvement. Financial reporting transparency and stewardship, tax schedules

and supporting calculations for IRS 990, IRS 5500, California 199, OMB Circular A-133, Indirect Cost Reporting

• Able to build relationships with vendors, external auditors, property managers, bankers, insurance companies, CPAs

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Shoe Metro, San Diego, CA, 2010 – Present, Controller, E-Commerce Retailer – shoes & accessories, $75M, 225 employees

• Achievements include (1) identified opportunities that increased gross margins and realized net income to grow 250%; (2)

played an integral role in recognizing exponential growth possibilities; (3) significant savings on sales taxes as a result of

detailed audit work; (4) in collaboration with other department managers, implemented processes that identified the reasons

behind inventory variances; (5) trained employees to carry out processes that continue to save the Company hundreds of

thousands Dollars annually on freight expenses; (6) successfully migrated payroll data to Paylocity from Time Force; (7)

prepared business expansion feasibility study with financial substantive and robust projections to secure triple the approved

lines of credit; (8) built confidence level in financial reporting accuracy and integrity.

• Leadership in accounting, financial reporting, business planning, turn-around management, zero-based budgeting, cash-flow

management, inventory and cost of goods analysis, budget development and monitoring including variance analysis, cycle

and annual physical count activities, train accounting personnel, continuous improvement, advise management on strategic

financial decisions, liaison with third parties such as banks, major vendors, insurance companies, CPAs.

Manpower Options, San Diego, CA, 2007 – 2010, Controller, Professional Services – accounting & secretarial, $5M, 30 employees

• Evaluate clients’ business and internal control systems and formulate efficiency improvement recommendations including

database and financial system conversions and migrations. Establish accounting and business processes;

• Controllership, general accounting including accruals and monthly close activities; controllership functions, accounting and

financial reports preparation; accounts reconciliation; payroll; fixed asset lapsing including depreciation; prepare schedules

and work with client CPAs in the preparation of year-end audited financial reports;

• Revenue recognition including deferred revenues; project billing and invoicing including contract negotiation;

• Train employees and contractors on assignment and project-specific tasks.

Second Chance Program, San Diego, CA, Nov. 2005 – Feb. 2007, Operations & Finance Manager, Non-Profit – workforce training,

youth program, housing, $20M, 75 employees

• Single handedly wrote the “Indirect Cost Rate Proposal” that was approved by the US Department of Labor with the rate of

33.9% whereas non-profits are usually approved at only 15% rate; established procedures that allowed monthly reconciliation

between Raiser’s Edge Fundraising Software and the financial Software – a first for this organization;

• Controllership functions; prepared weekly and monthly senior management financial reporting package; monthly and period

contract and grant liquidation reports to funding agencies (Federal, State, County and Private Agencies) including funding

draw downs; payroll and cost allocation, accruals, fixed asset and depreciation, budget development and variance reporting;

property tax filings; prepared schedules for external auditors;

• Operations management of the head office, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Shoppe and five half-way homes; oversight of HR

including payroll; training; liaison with IT consultants ; writing policies and procedures; establish performance evaluation

goals; database migration and conversion from Quick Books to SAGE MIP.

Deaf Community Services, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2004 to Nov. 2005, Accountant, Non-Profit, Services for the deaf community,

$10M, 45 employees

• Reconstructed the financial database after the server crashed. Developed account and item coding that allowed automated

reporting of admin, program and fundraising activities;

• Full charge, full cycle accounting; monthly accruals, allocations and closing entries; financial statement preparation and

analysis; grant, contract, fund accounting and billing;

• Change a Life Foundation, County Mental Health, U.S. Dept. of Social Services, EDD, Ryan White, University of California

San Diego, The California Endowment contracts and/or grants;

• Budget preparation and variance analysis; payroll preparation with cost allocation; sales tax reporting;

• Prepared monthly financial reports for the board;

• Worked with external and government auditors; OMB Circular A-133 audits.

Habitat for Humanity International, Americus, GA, Feb. 2004 – Apr. 2004, Consultant, Non-Profit – housing, $330M, 2,000

employees (estimate)

• Edited the International Finance Manual to ensure that it was in accordance with GAAP; created accompanying reporting

templates and spreadsheets relevant to the Manual. The Manual was distributed to 193 country-affiliates.

Children’s Hospital (through RHMR), San Diego, CA, Jul. 2003 – Dec. 2003, Investment & Foundation Analyst, Non-Profit –

health and hospital services, $500M, unknown employee count due to per diem staff

• Journalized, monitored and reported investments, restricted funds (total of 199 accounts)

• Assisted in the preparation of the monthly financial package for the board of directors; prepared schedules for auditors

Habitat for Humanity Philippines, Philippines, Jun. 1999 – Mar. 2003, Director for Finance & MIS, Non-Profit – housing, $20M,

250 employees

• Developed internal control systems and review procedures that were used as a model by other affiliate countries. Reconstructed

the financial database that allowed revenue-expense reporting per work project, location, benefactor and/or initiative

• Database migration to Sun Systems

• Formulated policies, systems and procedures affecting the generation and use of income, track expenses and performance

ratios, improve collection efficiency

• Implemented a 3-year, 3-tier training of HfHP bookkeepers that coached them to shift from manual to computerized accounting

• Initiated and created manuals to implement financial and performance reviews

• Supervised national office accountants and internal auditors, 30-40 affiliate bookkeepers; HR and IT personnel

• Prepared monthly and quarterly reports with financial analysis for the board

• Project accounting, billing, liquidation

Home Express/True Value, Philippines, Sept. 1993 – Jun. 1999, Controller & EDP Manager, Retailer – home improvement, $50M, 400

employees

• Controllership functions; prepared budgets, month-end close including accruals, financial statements and variance reports for

senior management, cash management ; database migration to Balmori accounting system and Fujitsu Point of Sale

• Supervised inventory count and reconciliation procedures

• Training and mentorship to accounting and warehouse personnel

EDUCATION • TECHNICAL • PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Awaiting CPA certificate from the State of California (Passed all exams and requirements); MBA, National University, San Diego, 2010

CIA, USA • International, 2008; Bachelors in Accounting, (cum laude)

MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power Point, MS Outlook, Quick Books, Sun Systems, SAGE MIP, Financial Edge, Vision XL, Intuit’s PC Entry, PayCycle, ADP Payroll,

Paylocity, ROP – Retail Operating Systems, IDEA, Fujitsu Inventory and Point-of-Sale System, Navision ERP, Meditech, Great Plains, Raiser’s Edge, NetSuite

CRM, Google Apps

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