DEAN ALAN TAYLOR
**** * *** ********* #****, Palm Springs, CA 92262
213-***-**** ********@***.***
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE MANAGER
Trusted financial professional. Highly skilled and adaptable. Experienced / comfortable in small-to-large or complex firms.
TOP KNOWLEDGE AREAS Accounting & Financial Controls Investment Management Operations Cash Management
Processes & Procedures Financial Reporting Audits Staff Training and Development Project Management
NOTABLE STRENGTHS
Long tenure in past roles with increasing responsibilities
Diverse financial operations background at national financial service organizations and high net, private businesses
Complete function management : Analyze accounting and unit leadership requirements, assess and adjust systems
capabilities, intersect with IT requirements and capabilities, streamline operating procedures
Establish appropriate controls against risk, oversee financial requirements to completion, troubleshoot complex
problems for resolution alongside company leadership
Thorough and detail-oriented; high confidentiality and ethics reputation and approach
Respected team leader who communicates effectively with internal constituents, and outside customers and contact
points at all levels
SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE INCLUDES Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Advent, CYMA, AFS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007– Present
SENIOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING CONTRACTOR, Los Angeles, CA
Streamline financial operations and provide accounting/project management for mid-size companies and organizations.
SAMPLE OF PROJECTS INCLUDE:
RECONCILIATION & CONTROLS, Los Angeles Master Chorale
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND RECONCILIATION IMPLEMENTATION, Outstand Ventures
REAL ESTATE TAX REASSESSMENT, Various private institutions and high net individuals
1997 – 2007
M ANAGER OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Omninet Capital LLC, Beverly Hills, CA
1991 – 1997
FINANCE MANAGER
RECOLL Management, Boston, MA
Directed all accounting and tracking demands for 24,000+ loans acquired by the FDIC valued at $1.5 billion.
1981 – 1991
M ANUFACTURERS HANOVER CORPORATION, New York, NY
Managed syndicated loans, corporate banking operations and credit analysis for a top money center bank.
Assistant Vice President, MH Agent Bank Services 1988 - 1991
Group Manager, Special Purpose Corporation (SPC) Administration. Commercial paper secured lending operations.
Assistant Secretary, MH Agent Bank Services 1985 - 1987
Director of Agency Service. Syndicated loan operations (one borrower, multiple lenders).
Senior Credit Analyst, MH Leasing Corporation 1981 - 1984
EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, Orlando, Florida. Bachelor of Science, Finance
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
REFERENCES
Verifiable professional, character references, background check approval, all available upon request