Profile Financial and numerical analyst with more than 25 years of work
experience in entertainment, insurance, sales, manufacturing
and customer service industries. Consistent record of
exceeding expectations and efficiency. Effective
communication skills with every level of the corporate
hierarchy, co-workers, and clients. Strong organizational
skills essential in meeting company financial and
performance targets.
CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Cash management and application. Invoicing and
collections. Accounts payable and receivable. Payroll and
payroll taxes. Pricing analysis, forecasting and
calculations. Database management. Implementation and
testing of new proprietary software. Vendor and customer
service relations. Management and leadership skills.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Advanced MS Excel, Access, Word, Power Point, Outlook,
QuickBooks. Oracle, Adobe Muse, Web applications and
searching
WORK HISTORY:
General Manager, THE HEALTHY BAKING COMPANY - 04/2011-12/2014
. Responsible for all day-to-day operations
. Supervision of sales division, office staff,
shipping/receiving, and bakers
. Accounts Payable/Receivable, Payroll & Taxes
. Collections and cash applications
. Bank deposits and reconciliation
. Proprietary MS Access database maintenance
. Manage vendor and customer relationships
. Development of new company website
. FDA / OSHA compliance
Manager National Box Office & Cash, SONY PICTURES - 2008-2011
. Management of department (1 Coordinator and 5 Analysts)
. Supervision of Domestic Cash Application and Box Office
Entry
. Analytical reporting projects for Senior Management
. Managed all cash/wire deposits, transfers,
reconciliations, returns, errors, and reports
. Damaged Print payment notifications
. Maintained bank user certifications
. Application of Non-Theatrical film rental payments
. Liaison to IT, OCR, SPR, & SPE departments
. Manual data entry of exhibitor box office report
. Audit processes including per capita violations,
excessive free passes, under-reporting
. Special projects relating to box office reporting
. Maintenance & input including theater cross reference
numbers, release IDs, admission taxes, per capita ticket
type data
. Researched inquiries regarding admission taxes on box
office reports
. Liaison to IT department to add additional circuits for
submitting electronic box office reports
. Liaison to OCR team to add additional circuits to the
OCR database
. Weekly review and write-up of co-cashiers to ensure
proper handling of theatrical accounts
. Collection, allocation and system entry of film rental
payments for designated circuits
. Prepared and tracked accounts receivable aging reports
ensuring all invoicing and cash application were up to
date
. Initiated billings and audited/reconciled trial balance
. Theatrical print releases to theatres
Realtor, INDEPENDENT REAL ESTATE & SALES - 2004-2008
. Excellent customer service in helping client's achieve
their goals
. Demonstrated to prospective homebuyers and agents the
benefits and features of the subdivision, model and
inventory home
. Followed up with homebuyers, realtors, brokers, and
lenders to achieve sales goals
. Prepared, explained, and finalized transactions and
sales contracts
. Monitored construction and mortgage status throughout
home buying process
Corporate Financial Analyst, DREAMWORKS - 1997-2004
. Managed financial reporting compliance for DreamWorks
Film Trust in accordance with deal contracts
. Daily analysis of all domestic and international revenue
from theatrical distribution, home video, and daily cash
movements of revenue averaging $75-$100 million monthly
. Provided analytical reporting for theatrical
distribution, home video, and television for domestic
and international markets for quarterly audits
. Maintained detailed activity reporting of actual results
against ultimates for theatrical, home video, and
television
. Generated cash flow analysis to senior management for
all major consumer markets
. Worked with corporate treasury to handle banking
responsibilities for transferring money between company
bank accounts for the funding of film projects, payroll,
third party billings, and other intra-company
initiatives
. Journal entries and reconciliation of revenue accounts
to the oracle general ledger system.
EDUCATION:
University of Illinois; Champaign, IL - BS Actuarial Science
University of Illinois; Champaign, IL - BS Mathematics & Computer
Science
Columbia College; Hollywood, CA - Bachelor of Arts