DANNA AZEVEDO-BONNER
acxqhk@r.postjobfree.com
Staff Accountant December 2014 – October 2016
Tarlson & Associates, San Francisco, CA
Customize and run client financial reports. Update monthly financial data in Quickbooks, Quicken, and Excel.
Enter client banking information and reconcile bank accounts on a monthly basis. Make bank deposits
Prepare 1099, 1098, 1096 tax forms for clients
Primary preparation of individual and non-profit corporate tax returns
Ad hoc duties as necessary
Production & Finance Coordinator March 2013 – December 2014
Freelance
Worked with private/professional clients assisting with A/P, AR, job costing, and budgeting. Also provided assistance with financial and timesheet reporting, project cost management and overall production finance assistance
Bookkeeper
Aldea Home + Baby, San Francisco, CA December 2010 – February 2013
Managed all accounts for the flagship and children’s boutiques of a high end retail design company
Solely responsible for management of payments to all company vendors using QuickBooks. Reviewed, input and coded invoices after obtaining proper approval
Improved existing A/P processes by communicating extensively with staff and vendors regarding invoice accuracy and timely submission
Reviewed corporate credit card expenditures and approved employee expenses. Reconciled company credit cards and bank accounts
Approved and processed staff and freelance payroll on a bi-weekly basis
Responsible for generating and customizing weekly financial reports for upper management review
Created and implemented budget tracking and cash expense reports in Excel
Preparation of quarterly/yearly tax filings for business and employees
Maintained all hard and e-copies of sensitive vendor, contractor and employee information including tax forms, contracts, invoices, and insurance policies
Met monthly with offsite CPA to review financial information of company and resolve any issues
Production & Finance Coordinator
Budd Studio, New York, NY June 2008 – October 2010
Managed both finance and production functions at an independent production company specializing in commercials, videos and industrials
Created proposals and administered budgets with Producer for each project upon green light
Managed costs from inception through completion, and reviewed requests for additional spending based on detailed scrutiny of available funds and parameters of projects. Issued and monitored POs
Prepared and analyzed actuals to estimate variation reports at end of projects to show profitability and effectiveness of crew
Approved and processed check requests throughout projects as well as crew and final client invoices upon project completion. Reconciled petty cash accounts. Maintained all project, vendor and crew files
Acted as liaison between Budd Studio and clients to dispense time critical financial and production information to all parties
Production & Business Manager
JQ Loves U, New York, NY March 2008 – March 2010
Bookkeeper and coordinator of daily business operations. Communicated with vendors, customers, and coworkers regarding payments, product, and comprehensive daily work flow
Commercial Real Estate Agent
New Millennium RE Corp, Brooklyn, NY August 2005 - May 2008
Client Project Accountant
digital@JWT, New York, NY October 1999 – June 2005
Implemented new successful processes for billing, account reconciliation/maintenance and project workflow. Introduced a new production finance system that fundamentally improved time tracking, estimate creation, job openings and client billing
Tracked time, approved all vendor invoices, and ran daily financial/production status reports. Also aided in budgeting, forecasting, and revenue recognition
Created and approved all production estimates based on project parameters. Supervised 6-8 Project Managers in adhering to their estimates and reviewing costs, effectively reducing overages for the division. Opened, maintained, and closed all production jobs. Monitored and approved timesheet submittals and all expenses to projects, internal and external
Actualized and billed all projects after running weekly detailed actuals to estimates reports and meeting with Project Managers
Closely monitored A/R and followed up with Account Managers and clients on aged balances Assisted in month/year end close with agency finance team
Met weekly with Director to assess financial status of all open projects
Provided exclusive confidential communication between production and finance departments
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts, Boston