Deborah E. Halbohn

*** **** ******, ***** *-***, Fishkill, New York 12524

Mobile: 845-***-**** • Email: act6rd@r.postjobfree.com

Accounting and Music Industry Professional with Extensive Experience

Background and specialties include: financial reporting, account reconciliation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, auditing, royalties and office management. Industry experience includes music/entertainment, print, publishing, cable television, computer software, leasing, not-for-profit, hospitality and retail.

Advanced system skills include: system design and conversions, many accounting software packages and database applications.

Financial Systems Expertise

Senior level accountant with experience through financial statements: month and year-end closings, general ledger account reconciliation and analysis, sales and use tax, consolidations, financial statements, bank reconciliations, royalties, auditing, payroll and payroll taxes, cash management, accounts payable and receivable and 1099s.

Worked as part of CitiGroup’s reconciliation team to insure Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.

Reduced 15-year backlog by 95% within 2.5 years.

Standardized accounting procedures and instituted controls.

Royalties Expertise

Experienced with all phases of royalty accounting for books, magazines, records, music publishing and print, video, film and computer software. Including: contract and statement analysis, data briefs/contract summaries, audits, statement preparation, tracking of third party payments, cash flow projections, journal entries, copyright administration, licensing and clearances.

Clients/Employers: Vivendi Universal, PolyGram, A&E TV, Cherry Lane Music and Green Linnet Records.

Copyrights, licensing and ASCAP/BMI registrations.

Designed new system, which enabled company to track profitability of each contract.

Auditing and analysis of contracts to insure compliance.

Experience

Cantilena Business Services (6/92 – present)

Royalty and Accounting Consultant - All phases of accounting up to and including financial statement preparation, copyrights, licensing, auditing, royalties. Sample clients: The Stepping Stones Foundation (a museum and National Historic Landmark, home of Bill & Lois Wilson), Green Linnet Records, A&E TV, Universal Music.

Watson Services, Inc. (5/14 – present)

Corporate Accountant – Reconciliations, account analysis, payroll reconciliation and analysis, month-end closings, and accounts receivable and payable.

Choice Building Supplies (5/12 – 2/14)

Controller – Financial statement preparation, reconciliations, month and year-end closings, 1099s, sales and use tax, cash management, payroll, financial analysis for funding and prospective investors.

Experience (Continued)

Hudson River Partners 1LP (The Thayer Hotel at West Point) (9/10 – 2/12)

Senior Accountant - General ledger postings and reconciliations, sales and use tax, bank reconciliations, cash management, accounts payable, 1099’s and P&L review.

August 2011 recipient of Star Award recognizing excellence and service.

Trudy Corporation (dba Soundprints/Studio Mouse) (9/04 – 6/09)

Senior Accountant - All phases of accounting up to and including financial statement preparation: GL postings and reconciliations, consolidations, royalties, commissions, fixed asset schedules, accounts receivable and payable.

R.H. Management Resources (4/97-9/04)

Senior Accountant– Financial statement preparation, general ledger account reconciliations, deferred maintenance and fixed asset schedules, A/P, A/R, payroll analysis, consolidations and commission statements. Clients have included Citicorp (recipient of bonus award for excellence), Cognet Software, Chevron Texaco, United States Tennis Association and LEIX/Best Candle.

Polygram Holdings, Inc. (Currently owned by Vivendi Universal) (1/94-4/97)

Royalty Accounting Manager – Oversaw all third party, club and foreign royalties. Contract analysis and interpretation.

Cherry Lane Music Company, Inc./Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc./Cherry Lane Books

Accounting/Copyright Consultant (1992-12/1993)

Royalty Accounting Manager/Copyright Administrator (1989-1992)

Royalty Accountant (1986-1989)

Payroll/Personnel Manager (1986-1988)

A/P Accountant (1985-1986)

Education

McIntosh College, Dover, NH, Post-Baccalaureate Degree in Accounting, CPA Program

College of William and Mary, BS in Music

System Skills

IBM System 34 and 36 Mainframes

AS 400

Programs: Auto Recon, Access, AccPac, Computron, Excel, Fin Rpt, FourGen, Great Plains,

Hyperion, Infolease, Jaguar, LAN Ammo, Lotus 123, M&D (McCormick & Dodge),

MAS 90, MAS200, ERP50, ERP100, Opera, Oracle, Peachtree/Sage, PeopleSoft, Platinum, Powerpoint, PPL, QuickBooks, SAP, Solomon, Word.

Payroll: ADP, Paychex and manual

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