Accountant

Benjamin Siounit

**** ***** ******** ***** *** #*05

Los Angeles, CA 90035

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

OBJECTIVE

Versatile financial professional offering broad financial and business

expertise. Seeking a challenging analytical position in finance or

accounting with a strong opportunity for growth.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006-2014

Senior Accountant

Consultant

Highly skilled in determining depreciation, timely settlement, and

organization of fixed assets and assets under construction.

. Castle & Cooke, Inc. - Assisted in the monthly general ledger close and

preparation of the financial package presented to the executive

committee. Performed quarterly variance analysis with explanations of

large variance between actual and budgeted expenses. Reviewed and

analyzed balance sheet account in preparation of annual external audit.

. Activision Blizzard, Inc. - Coordinated turnover of fixed assets

accounting. Led the development of 'best practices' for timely

capitalization of completed construction projects and investments.

Prepared financial accounting methodologies and established process

disciplines to more accurately identify fixed assets for financial and

tax reporting. Managed system upgrade for the fixed assets module in

Oracle. Developed policies and procedures for fixed assets accounting

that were distributed company-wide.

. Toyota Motor Sales - Served dual roles as Senior Accountant and Fixed

Assets Accountant. Responsible for preparing and posting month end

journal entries, variance analysis, bank account and inter-company

reconciliations. Assisted internal and outside auditors. Oversaw annual

physical inventories and handled company-wide fixed assets records

management. Maintained master-data of fixed assets and oversaw accounts

payable. Improved the processes for identifying all phases of internally

developed software costs in accordance with SOP 98-1.

. Rentech (NYSE:RTK) - Served as Senior Accountant during implementation of

Oracle general ledger system. Directly responsible for financial

activities including: fixed assets, accounts payable and assisting with

month end close.

. Watt Genton & Associates - Core duties included preparation of

complicated multi-partner loan draws, equity draws, and disbursements,

accounts payable, monthly bank reconciliations and various supporting

schedules. Acted as liaison for development mangers by meeting special

reporting requests, assisted with development budgets; responded to all

inquiries, and served as an analyst for development projects.

2004-2006

Macerich Company, Santa Monica, CA

Fixed Asset / Construction Accountant

. Oversaw all development projects and fixed asset accounting for a

portfolio of properties. Trained new personnel and assisted in the

supervision of departmental staff. Reconciled all fixed asset accounts

including fixed assets, accumulated depreciation, and gain/loss.

2001-2004

Century Resources Consulting, Santa Monica, CA

Accountant / Financial Consultant

. Performed various accounting and financial special projects including

bank and fixed asset reconciliation, receivables aging research, and

accounting software implementation. Responsibilities included monthly

financial statements including variance analysis reports, accounts

payable, tenant billings, and collections.

Benjamin Siounit

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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1999-2001

Jakks Pacific, Inc., Malibu, CA

Financial Analyst (Promoted from Collections Supervisor)

. Managed the entire accounts payable function including a professional

staff of two. Supervised the preparation and distribution of all 2000

form 1099's for the Company's vendors. Coordinated and prepared the

quarterly payment and financial reporting of sales rep commissions.

Maintained all fixed asset accounts by recording asset acquisitions and

retirements. Prepared reconciliations for all the Company's primary

checking accounts including the main disbursements account where over

2,500 checks cleared monthly. Managed the entire accounts receivable and

collections function including a professional staff of two. Checked

credit standing, bank account history and credit reference of each

customer. Reduced days sales outstanding by 50 percent.

1998-1999

Epson America, Inc., Torrance, CA

Staff Accountant

. Maintained all fixed asset accounts by recording asset acquisitions and

retirements. Prepared monthly journal entries to record depreciation

expense using Oracle fixed assets software. Prepared and coordinated

required quarterly and annual census reports. Participated and

coordinated information required for the year-end financial audit.

1997-1998

Qantas Airways Limited, El Segundo, CA

Accounts Payable Supervisor

. Ensured that all invoices were processed timely, accurately, and in

compliance with company policy. Performed the daily check run function

including logging check usage. Participated in the monthly-closing

process by preparing and transferring revenue and expenditure accruals

into the general ledger system. Prepared monthly bank reconciliations

and various supporting schedules. Managed a staff of three and assisted

in their training and development.

1996-1997

Davis Companies, Los Angeles, CA

Junior Accountant

. Prepared monthly bank reconciliations for forty-five Davis company

subsidiaries. Responsible for inter-company billings and various

monthly reconciliations. Reviewed account coding on all invoices, check

requests, and expense reports.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Georgia State University

Major: Business Administration and Accounting

Certified Public Accountant Candidate

COMPUTER SKILLS

Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Essbase, Ariba / Procuri, Quick Books,

Yardi, MRI, Prolog, ACCPAC, OLAS, Encore, MS Word, MS Excel, Lotus, DOS,

Windows

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