Audrey N. Choi-Perez, C.P.A.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Audrey Perez, C.P.A. Pasadena, CA July, 2015 to Present Consultant
Analyze books and create closing entries to client’s books.
Review individual, corporate, partnership tax returns.
Prepare complicated tax returns partnership, corporate, trust and individuals. Hughes PR Industries, Inc. Malibu, CA April, 2014 to June, 2015 VP of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer
Family office for a high net worth family with 40 entities including; Real Estate, Entertainment, Investments, Land Holding, Management, Ranching, Farming, Non Profit and others. Real Estate
Manage rental and personal property of single residences and land investments. Approximately
$55M in assets in total.
Ranching/Farming
Selling of crops and cattle. Correctly class cattle from inventory vs. assets. Entertainment entities for Production & Distribution
Investment of $10 million for the production of two movies, a TV series and print & advertising funds. Overseeing the tracking of intercompany transactions, as well as proper classification of debt vs equity based on contracts.
Preparing reports for producers for the distribution of their films, showing income received from foreign countries and expenses paid on their behalf.
Track expenses to budget for the production companies. Management and other business
Oversee the creation of management fees charges to related entities.
Track inventory and sales for an emerging interior design company. Non-Profit Organization
Oversee the production of financial reports for monthly meetings with the organizations. Tracking fundraising efforts and expenses to budgets of $3M High net worth individual
Track investments to related entities and statements.
Create cash flow worksheets with related entities and roll up to individual level to recognize where the cash was being utilized.
General Accounting Functions
Closings, budget preparation, cash flow management, credit management, bank reconciliations, proper coding of invoices, weekly check runs, and accounting adjustments,
Support for tax preparation – have supporting schedules to the balance sheet and profit and loss statement for tax purpose. Support for tax audits – oversee the collection of invoices/support needed for the tax audit to prove the business validity. Local tax filings for 571L statements, sales tax reports filings.
Managed a staff of 4 individuals. Go over their daily activities. Supervise/teach accounting principles.
Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP (“RSJ”), Encino, CA December, 1995 to April, 2014 Accounting Manager - Accounting Services Department
Serve as primary point of contact on client engagements
Supervise, train and mentor subordinate experienced and entry-level team members
Prepare billings to clients
Act as outsourced controller for business clients of various sizes; from small sole proprietorships to multi-million dollar manufacturing companies
Create process & procedures for business management
Manage cash flow
Provide onsite assistance with monthly, quarterly, and yearly close
Review compiled financial statements
Review corporate, partnership, trust, and individual tax returns
Review city and personal property tax returns
Supervise RSJ’s internal accounting procedures and preparation of firm’s financial statements
Prepare RSJ’s annual LLP tax return
Regularly interfaced with clients and engaged in relationship-building
Detail reviewed corporate, partnership, trust, and individual tax returns
Conducted monthly close at clients’ locations, acting as outsourced controller
Trained, supervised and mentored entry-level team members
Prepared corporate, partnership, trust, and individual income tax returns
Prepared city business, business property, and sales & use tax returns
Conducted financial statement audits for private and publicly traded companies, including assisting with: account analyses, inventory observation, search for unrecorded liabilities, sample testing, statistical extrapolations, preparation of financial statements and related footnotes, etc.
Prepared reviewed financial statements
Prepared compiled financial statements.
CERTIFICATION:
Certified Public Accountant – California
SOFTWARE
Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
QuickBooks, MAS 200, Dynamic, Aadvantage, ABS Software
Prosystemfx, Turbo Tax, CFS Software, Fixed Asset, Engagement
Adobe Acrobat, TValue
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the California Society of CPAs
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants EDUCATION
California State University, Northridge
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with Emphasis in Accounting.