STEVEN LA CARRUBBA

** ********* ***** ***** ******, CA 94925

C 415-***-****

acz2y2@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Encinal Yacht Club Alameda, CA 14 – 16

Controller

Encinal Yacht Club is a private nonprofit social club. Established in 1890, it is one of the oldest yacht clubs on San Francisco bay. The club includes a full service restaurant, bar, and a swimming pool.

Manages and oversees the daily operations of the accounting department

Process month and year end process, support the outside CPA for audit and tax preparation

Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports and statements

Reviews general ledger and adjusting journal entries, inventory and cost of sales

Managing all parts of A/R and A/P function

Analyze accrued expenses

Member Deposits

Prepare monthly bank reconciliation.

Classic Wines of Sonoma, LLC Larkspur, CA 12 - 14

Senior Accountant

A private investment company that invests in wineries and vineyards. The main investments include Three Sticks Winery, Kistler Winery, Lutum Winery & Gaps Crown Vineyard, Responsibilities include the following:

Cash Management

Budgets and financial forecasts

Payables & Receivables

Bank Loan Reporting

Month end, year-end closing

QuickBooks

Cosmic Debris Etc., Inc. Berkeley, CA 07- 12

Controller

An apparel design company that licenses art to distributors around the world. The main line of clothes/art is “Emily the Strange”. Responsibilities include all Financial, Administrative and Human Resource areas of the company.

Cash Flow

Budgets and financial forecasts

Collections and reporting from International Licensing Agents

Managed transition from manufacturing to design licensing

Established credit lines to maintain cash flow

Payroll, benefits and 401K

Month end, year end closing

Reduced accounting department staff creating a $30,000 savings for the company.

U. S. Advisor Napa, CA 04 - 05

Controller

Real estate investment company ($750M) specializing in 1031 exchange investments. I managed investor portfolios. Created and administered financials for two new companies (Select Securities and U. S. Commercial) from their inception.

Tracked real estate investments by property

Processed monthly distributions to investors

Established and tracked financials for 35 companies

Managed cash flow for each company

Managed bridge investment groups

Collected monthly cash distributions to investors from property management companies

Controlled and reconciled general ledger and subsidiary accounts

Lawrence Research Group Brisbane, CA 99 – 03

Controller

Two E-commerce retail companies and one advertising company ($20M). Oversaw day-to-day accounting responsibilities, prepared the month end and year end close for all three companies.

Created annual financial forecasts

Managed company line of credit ($1,000,000)

Reconciled monthly inventory (2,500 product lines)

Controlled and reconciled monthly general ledger

Managed fixed assets including filing of property taxes and depreciation schedules

Processed Month End and Year End

Prepared year end audit of Balance Sheet accounts to CPA reducing year end tax preparation time saving the company 25% of expense for tax preparation.

Prepared and filed monthly sales tax

Managed audits from CPA, Worker’s Comp, and Sales Tax auditors

Instituted and managed 401K retirement plan

Processed company payroll using Paychex.

Prepared monthly actual to budget variance reports

Academy Studios Novato, CA 96 – 99

Controller

Design and Fabrication Company specializing in natural history museum exhibits ($8M). Managed all accounting, financial and payroll functions including month- and year-end closing.

Prepared quarterly financial reports for Executive Staff and Board of Directors.

Implemented time and materials cost accounting management system

Developed cash flow report and banking relationships

Prepared monthly budget to actual variance reports

Supervised customer credit approvals and collections

Controlled and reconciled general ledger and subsidiary account

Prepared and filed monthly sales tax

Managed fixed assets including filing of property tax and depreciation

Prepared and analyzed financial statements

Managed company line of credit ($1,000,000)

Prepared and administered payroll (ADP)

EDUCATION

University of Nevada at Las Vegas BS in Business Administration 1984

Golden Gate University Master Business Administration 1989

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