Financial and Accounting Executive

VAN SCOTT JONES

**** ********* ******, *** *******, CA 90027

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

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Focused and hands-on Financial and Operational Executive with 20+ years of

experience as a leader and strategic thinker, working for both large and

small businesses, specializing in problem solving and analysis, financial

planning and forecasting, budgeting and cash management in the real estate,

technology and media industries, possessing a strong knowledge of GAAP.

. EXPERIENCE

BURNT MILL GROUP, LLC (April 02 to 2014)

A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION COMPAN

Chief Financial Officer ($15MM annually)

. Developed and built five residential real estate projects totaling 250

units with budgets ranging from $9MM to $32MM.

. Responsible for day-to-day operations, including project management,

negotiating and securing bank financing and hard-money loans, contract

compliance, casualty and liability insurance, developing and managing

project budgets, financial reporting, business contracts and deal

negotiations, and the hiring and supervising of company personnel and

subcontractors.

. Managed all aspects of general contracting, including project and home

design and project management and scheduling.

. Analyzed project feasibility, basing green light decisions on the

strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of the projects market

fundamentals.

. Excellent Excel and QuickBooks skills.

FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (April 99 to April 02)

FOX INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT CHANNELS

Senior Vice President Finance ($125MM annually)

. Promoted from VP Finance to SVP Finance and Operations to help lead

transformation of Latin American operation into a worldwide channels

organization.

. Supervised financial operations for various international cable

television channels, including channels in over 20 countries in Central

and South America (e.g. Mexico, Brazil, Argentina), Spain and The

Netherlands.

. Developed and implemented a tax savings strategy for repatriating monies

from Brazil resulting in millions of dollars in savings in first year of

implementation.

. Tapped to be General Manager during time of organizational transition.

. Managed three international satellite offices in Argentina, Mexico and

Brazil, overseeing finance departments and implementing internal control

policies and procedures for improved management oversight.

. Spearheaded the annual strategic planning and budgetary process, setting

goals and key performance indicators.

8 THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY-DREAMQUEST (April 98 to April 99)

Vice President Finance-Controller (costs center $30MM)

. Managed and supervised all aspects of Finance and Accounting operations

for division, including all aspects of budgeting, production accounting,

project proposals, billing, collections, payroll, Human Resources and

Facilities.

. Established new policies to ensure the integrity of parent company

communication and reporting while improving project and divisional

profitability.

. Developed and implemented shot-cost tracking system used to better

control production costs and budget management, leading to better project

profitability and analysis.

11 AMERICAN CYBERCAST CORPORATION (February 96 to June 97)

Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations

. Launched startup as key member of original Management Team growing the

Company from 8 employees to 80 in just over 12 months.

. Developed and implemented all operational, financial and managerial

systems of the Company.

. Developed all aspects of corporate strategy, including product

development, ad sales, and investor relations.

. Managed the daily Treasury operations of the Company, including the

development and implementation of financial budgeting, forecasting and

accounting procedures and controls, and personnel policies.

. Established key corporate partner relationships with Hollywood talent

agencies, investment bankers and investors.

. Responsible for all human resource functions developing personnel hiring

and termination procedures, compensation standards and benefit packages.

. Managed monthly burn rate and cash flow operations.

THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK (November 91 to February 96)

Director Finance/Controller, In-house Production Group ($100MM)

. Supervised financial and budgeting activities of all in-house production

entities, including the preparation of budgets and forecasts for ABC

Productions, Greengrass Productions, Dreamworks, Brillstein/Grey and

Henson Productions.

. Ensured compliance with all production agreements and financial

covenants.

. Created and implemented first divisional budgeting, reporting and control

system, consolidating all production operations into one entity.

Manager, Corporate Internal Audit Department, New York City

. Responsible for daily management of several concurrent audit engagements

in all divisions of the company while supervising staff of eight

professionals.

. Performed due diligence reviews on prospective acquisitions and provided

valuation assessments.

Manager, West Coast Corporate Internal Audit Department

. Managed the West Coast division of Corporate Internal Audit while

supervising a staff of three.

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY (September 89 to November 91)

Senior Internal Auditor

ERNST & YOUNG (June 1984 to September 89)

Audit Manager (Big 4 Accounting Firm)

Chicago, Illinois

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

B.B.A. Finance and Accounting

PASSED ILLINOIS CPA EXAM

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