Paul Konrad, MBA ** Cloudcrest, Aliso Viejo, CA **656

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Summary

Hands-on experienced and accomplished Financial Controller with Cost Accounting, Forensic Accounting and Business Management experience is seeking responsibilities involving ERP Systems, along with the integration of related Software, while able to address Financial Reporting, Management Reporting, Accounting Compliance, M&A Transactions, Business Strategy and Organizational Development.

On the client side, responsible for the leadership and coordination of the following ERP implementations:

Legacy System to Sage/Best MAS 500 – Manufacturing Industry

QuickBooks and MISys to Intuitive ERP - Manufacturing Industry

QuickBooks to QuickBooks Enterprise with Advanced Inventory – Manufacturing Industry

Fx5 by JGx Solutions – Manufacturing Industry

Professional Experience

NOW CFO, LLC—Newport Beach, CA Aug 2018 – Present

Consultant

Responsible for assisting clients with their Accounting and ERP Systems needs, on a variety of levels:

•Cost Accountant – Responsible for working with Manufacturing, Wholesale and Distribution clients to implement or improve their Cost Accounting and ERP Systems.

•Forensic Accounting – Assist clients with piecing together a history of known transactions and providing estimates of omissions.

•CFO (Strategy) o Funding – Capitalization o Exit Strategy o Pricing Models o Acquisition – Diligence o Governance & Compliance o Accounting Software Selection

•Controller (Analysis) o IFRS 15 and ASC 606 – Revenue Recognition Compliance o Cash Flow Forecasting o Budgets and Forecasting o Vendor Analysis and Selection o Internal Controls and Financial Visibility o SOX documentation and testing o Accounting Software Implementations

•Staff Accountant (Execution) o Accounts Payable o Accounts Receivable o Reconcile Bank Accounts o Journal Entries / GL o Billing and Invoicing

SecureAuth Corporation—Irvine, CA Feb 2016 – Jul 2018

Controller

Responsible for the Accounting System, Accounting Function, and Financial Systems upgrades. Achievements include Automation of Financial Processes, HR Administration, Global Expansion compliance, reporting directly to the CFO.

•Lead and Coordinated the ERP conversion from NetSuite to NetSuite OneWorld

•Review and adjust Cost Accounting policies and procedures

•IFRS 15 and ASC 606 – Revenue Recognition Compliance

•NetSuite Accounting System Administrator, training and educating new users

•Maintain NetSuite GL, Chart of Accounts, Inventory Items, AP, AR and Cash Management

•Setup and Maintain NetSuite Financial Reports, Saved Searches, and data upload Import Templates

•Coordinate the development of New Pricing tables and SKUs, and upload into NetSuite

•Responsible for the monthly financial close, financial statement preparation and budgets

•Review all Balance Sheet accounts and approve account reconciliations

•Process all Revenue Recognition journal entries, and reconcile to Recognized and Deferred Revenue accounts

•Run all Depreciation schedules and Amortization schedules

•Responsible for all Banking Systems, including implementing a banking conversion, debt facility, and complying with all banking reporting and covenants.

•Approve all ACH and Wire Transfer transactions.

•Maintain Cap Table, record stock transactions, and record Stock Options expense monthly

•Communicate financial results along with budget variance analysis for senior executives and the BOD

•Serve as liaison between the company and the independent CPA firm

•Coordinate all PBC items and prepare all audit schedules

•In charge of GSA reporting and compliance

•Review business licenses, business property tax returns, Sales and Use tax returns

•Review AP for accuracy and proper approvals

•Review AR aging and address delinquencies

•HR Executive, manage compensation, approvals, and a variety of HR questions and issues on an unscheduled basis

•HR Administrator, maintain all personnel files, enter all payroll and employment data into all of the payroll systems, including international

•Research, recommend and implement new payroll and HR solutions for the UK and Australia markets

Self-Employed—Aliso Viejo, CA Apr 2014 – Jan 2016

Independent Consultant

Serving various Accounting and business needs, including:

•Acting part-time Controller for a local software company, ePreventions LLC

•Prepare Financial Models for raising capital for software company

•Financial Modeling for real estate investment opportunities

•Prepare portfolio analysis to determine best course of disposition on assets

•Prepare financial narratives to support financial models

•Participate in meetings and conference calls with investors and potential investors

Pacific Rim Capital, Inc.—Aliso Viejo, CA May 2012 – Mar 2014

Controller

Responsible for a staff of seven in the Accounting Department, while closely involved with Accounting, Strategy, Global Expansion, and Compliance, reporting directly to the CFO

•Project Manager heavily involved in the successful ERP implementation from Lease Plus to Lease Wave Lease Accounting system

•Reviewing expenses and establishing Cost Accounting rates and burdens.

•Significant and active involvement in needs analysis and rolling out new customer portal

•Provided IT support and communication of IT information to the company

•Successfully supported the company's position in a precedence setting S&U tax case, dismissing $53,000

•Negotiated a $47,000 S&U tax P&I amount down to $4,700

•Able to successfully dismiss a $27,000 property tax judgment

•Prepared quarterly financial statements in accordance with GAAP and SOX

•Work with the CFO to prepare the Financial Reporting Package, Budgets and Forecasts

•Communicated financial results along with budget variance analysis for senior executives and the BOD

•Liaison between the company and the independent CPA firm

•Prepared and distributed daily cash and credit line report

•Worked with other departments to communicate needs and share information in a central repository

•Recruited and replaced critical staff positions as growth or turnover occurred

•Reviewed, updated and documented accounting policies and procedures for the staff

•Reviewed and signed all sales and use tax returns, property tax returns, and business licenses

•Reviewed balance sheet analysis, depreciation schedules, and bank reconciliations

•Successfully implemented a property tax technology solution

Focus Industries, Inc.—Lake Forest, CA Dec 2010 – Jan 2012

Controller

Responsible for the Cost Accounting and Finance Department, while closely involved with Strategy, Administration, Human Resources and Payroll. Very “hands on” position involving all aspects of the business, reporting directly to the President.

•Reviewed and improved Accounting policies and procedures.

•Lead and Coordinated the ERP conversion from QuickBooks to Intuitive ERP

•Reduced annual expenses by at least $40,000 by moving to a new ERP system

•Saved the company $20,000 per year by obtaining a new commercial insurance broker and policies

•Negotiated a conversion to the ADP WorkForce Now platform, saving the company over $12,000 per year

•Reduced phone expenses by $9,000 per year by reevaluating communication needs and adjusting accordingly

•Reduced annual expenses by over $5,000 by negotiating and recommending a lease buyout on a color copier

•Reduced annual expenses by $5,000 by taking discounts on AP

•Researched, communicated and documented accounting policies and procedures

•Worked with other departments to evaluate processes and streamline wherever possible

•Implemented BAML CashPro online business banking solution, while lowering bank analysis fees

•Reviewed employee benefits, and worked with the broker to negotiate and select insurance policies that provide the best balance between benefits and premiums

•Prepared financial statements and communicated financial results to the president and outside CPA firm

•Prepared tax schedules and affidavits, sales and use tax return, business licenses

•Prepared balance sheet analysis, maintained depreciation schedules, and reviewed bank reconciliations

Self-Employed—Aliso Viejo, CA Sep 2009 – Dec 2010

Independent Consultant

Serving various accounting and business needs, including:

•Interim Controller, Audit support

•Key role on Due Diligence response team for target in acquisition

•Transitioned accounting, payroll, human resources and administration to new parent company

•Response support for SEC inquiries regarding IPO filing

•Assist manufacturing company to more accurately report inventory, establish ideal inventory levels, and reduce obsolete inventory by 50%

•Involvement in ERP selection process

•Assisted European engineering company with US expansion

Mavent Inc.—Irvine, CA Oct 2006 – Sep 2009

Controller

Responsible for the Accounting Department, while overseeing Human Resources and Payroll. Very “hands on” position involving all aspects of the business, reporting to the CFO and CEO (AMEX: ELLI).

•Identified deficiencies in the Accounting and Billing System, addressed them in a practical manner, increasing revenue by $10,000 per month.

•Reduced month end close from 15 days to 3 days on MAS 500 ERP system

•Simplified A/R and billing systems to improve AR collections

•Created custom financial reports and management reports

•Reviewed and improved accounting policies and procedures

•Researched, selected and recommended a new payroll provider, benefits solution, and banking solution, with heavy involvement in all of these implementations

•Calculated and communicated sales commissions and royalty payments

•Prepared annual budget, monthly forecasts, audit schedules, and tax schedules

•Completed tax affidavits, business licenses, and other filing requirements

•Reported on actual/budget variances while providing insight and recommendations

Responded to inquiries, communicated financial results, reviewed balance sheet account analysis and bank reconciliations

Self-Employed—Aliso Viejo, CA Dec 2005 – Oct 2006

Independent Consultant

Serving various accounting and business needs:

•Interim Controller and Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

•Trained new controller and a new Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

•Helped construction company get improve their Cost Accounting, get caught up on accounting and reporting, and shorten the financial closing process

•Helped manufacturing company with multiple ERP issues

Carrillo Industries, Inc.—San Clemente, CA Aug 2002 – Dec 2005

Controller

Responsible for the Cost Accounting and Finance Department, while overseeing Human Resources and Payroll. Very “hands on” position involving all aspects of the business, reporting to the General Manager and to the parent company, Dover Corp. (NYSE: DOV).

•New ERP Systems Selection and lead conversion to MAS 500

•Increased revenue by $400,000 annually by recommending and establishing custom part pricing

•Reduced annual expenses by $75,000 by taking discounts on AP

•Responsible for SOX 404 Documentation and Internal Control Evaluation

•Established policies, procedures and testing

•Implemented banking solution

•Implemented time clock solution

•Implemented benefits solution

•Prepared annual budget and monthly forecasts

•Prepare monthly financial statements and communicated financial results to management

•Prepared annual audit schedules, tax schedules and affidavits, sales and use tax, business licenses

•Prepared balance sheet analysis

•Maintained depreciation schedules in FAS

•Reviewed bank reconciliations

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.—La Palma, CA Jun 1995 – Aug 2002

Divisional Staff Accountant

Responsible for all aspects of General Ledger accounting on the Oracle mainframe accounting system (Nasdaq: ADP).

•Significant involvement in ERP conversion to Oracle ERP

•Super User of Oracle ERP

•Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements

•Prepared month-end journal entries and accruals

•Maintained depreciation and amortization schedules

•Prepared adjustments, reclassifications

Uploaded, verified and posted payroll to the GL

•Prepared audit schedules, tax schedules and affidavits

•Completed sales and use tax returns

•Filed business licenses for all required jurisdictions

•Respond to inquiries and resolve various issues

•Prepared budget/variance analysis

•Communicated financial results to management

•Reconciled balance sheet accounts and bank statements

Education

•Webster University—MBA

•California State University Long Beach—BS, Accounting

Software Experience

• NetSuite, One World, Microsoft Dynamics/Great Plains, LeaseWave, LeasePlus, Oracle ERP, MAS 90/ 200/ 500, Intuitive ERP, Infor SyteLine, Infor Visual, SYSPRO, QuickBooks Enterprise, QuickBooks Online, Amazon Seller Central, Stripe, BillQuick, Qkly/BizVue, and more.

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