Sara Jahangiri, MSA

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Newport Beach, CA 92660

Mobile: 909-***-****

E-Mail: ad36uo@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

Experienced accounting and finance professional skilled in both private and public business management, with strong background in diversified industries:

Career Highlights:

• Set up companies in data base

• Set up and purposed accounting procedures

• Business merger and acquisition accounting

• Financial statement analysis

• GAAP Knowledge

• Taught Financial and Managerial accounting

• Government agencies reporting

Education:

Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois MS, Accounting BS, Accounting Computer Skills:

JD Edwards 2016, Dynamic AX 2012 R2, Great Plain 2018; Black Line ;SAP (System Application Products) ;LEAP (Luxury Excellence in Account Profit), Concur, SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) Macula; QuickBooks; Acumatica; ADP & Paycheck payroll system; Made 2 Manage; Yardi v.1, v.2, v.3;

Microsoft word; Microsoft Excel

Senior Accountant Consultant Oct 2023-Jan 2023

Irvine Company.

• Month end accounting; accrual, adjustments and true up.

• Prepare M/E Journal Entries

• Journal ledger review and validation.

• Cash allocation, weekly cash report

• Balance Sheet Bal. Reconciliation report

• Bad Debt Adjustment and report

• Review Bank fee charges

• Review Portfolio Allocation

• Retail Amenity re-class

• Telecom review

• Special projects.

IHI Power Services Corp., Aliso Viejo, CA July 2022-Aug 2023 Senior Corporate Accountant

• Responsible for accounting of Two entities

• M/E close Process

• Financial Statements and commentary

• Prepare monthly G/L reconciliations

• Prepare M/E Journal Entries

• Elimination Journal Entries

• Affiliate transactions (Intercompany)

• Roll Forward, Accruals & Amortization schedules and transactions

• Fixed Assets subledger

• Employee benefit calculations and upload processes

• Complied Year end audit schedule

• TR supports and reports

• Interact with AR, AP, and Payroll to ensure accuracy of transactions

• Accounting procedure

• Research and problem solving

• Sales and sales return budget and forecasting

• Month end, Year end close

• General ledger

• Taxation (Domestics and international)

• Payroll and employee benefits

• Quarterly and yearly audit schedule and

compliance reports

Quantum Fuel System, Lake Forest, CA May 2021- July 2022 Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst

• Prepare and report daily gross sales in detail for CFO.

• Update G/L transactions (Flash) on daily basis

• Calculate, prepare and control weekly detail cash forecast for BOD.

• Calculate and book monthly sales commission.

• Prepare month end financial statements.

• Financial statement actual vs. budget variance analysis.

• Financial statement reporting commentary (flux).

• Assist in preparation, modification and updating budget.

• Assist and prepare year end audit schedules.

• Assist controller with special projects.

Senior Accountant Consultant Jan 2018-Apr 2021

Malinger Inc.

• Month end accounting; accrual, adjustments and interest calculations.

• Journal ledger validation.

• Trail balances

• Quarter end audit schedule

• Letter of confirmations

• Concur administration

• Special projects.

NextGen Healthcare Inc.

• Month end Payroll accounting; adjustments, Vacation,401K and tax accrual.

• Prepared amortization analysis and allocation.

• Reconciliations, accruals and adjustment

• Affiliate invoice coding and allocations.

• Special projects.

IHI Power Services Corp.

• Prepared and analyzed monthly and quarterly financial statements and month end close and reporting.

• Prepared financial statements commentary report

• Maintain and update forecast and budget.

• Examined, resolved and reconciled account discrepancies.

• Interacted with other departments to review and validate financial information.

• Compiled and provide reports for year end and quarter end audit.

• Maintain and reconciled fixed assets.

• Property taxes.

• Royalty calculation and reconciliation.

• Loss recognition and insurance recovery accounting.

• Assisted controller and CFO with special projects and reports. Confie Saguaros Co.

• Researched, analyzed and updated A/P and G/L transactions for four retail entities.

• Prepared monthly journal entries and reports.

• Reconciled and prepared M/E flux analysis reports.

• Completed special projects and reports.

MYnd Analytics, Inc.

• Controlled and supervised general accounting, A/P, AR, billing and collection.

• Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements and month end close and reporting.

• Assisted in preparation of 10-Q, warrants, common & preferred stock calculation and allocations.

• Prepared bank reconciliation and controlled funding cash accounts.

• Assisted controller and CFO with special projects and reports.

• Supervised staff of two.

Urban Decay Cosmetics, Newport Beach, CA

DBA L’Oreal USA Corp. 2004-2017

Finance Assistant Manager (2014-2017)

• Prepared monthly customer physical returns and forecasting.

• Controlled and approved customer markdowns, Co-ops, tester returns, physical returns and allowances.

• Managed and prepared monthly detail retailer markdowns and returns reports for senior management.

• Prepared and reported daily gross to net sales for senior management.

• Assisted sales director with monthly forecasting and budgeting.

• Calculated and reported royalty fees.

• Maintained capital lease and capital expenditure schedule.

• Monitored lease and sub-lease contracts.

• Assisted Treasurer with special request.

• Reviewed and approved employee travel expenses.

• Examined and resolved account discrepancies.

• Prepared month end accrual journal entries and coordinate with accounting Dept.

• Control and ensure accuracy of sales returns and customer deductions in financial statements.

• Complied sales and customer credits report and schedule for quarterly and annual audit.

• Interacted with other departments to review and validate financial information.

• Accounting and finance contact for government agencies.

• Ad Hoc reports and projects.

Sr. Accountant /Assistant Manager (2004-2014)

• Compiled, reviewed and analyzed monthly journal entries.

• Managed month end close and flux analysis.

• Managed and reconciled intercompany activities and reporting: Journal entries, accrual schedule, bank reconciliation, trail balance. Financial statements, flux analysis and reporting.

• Investigated and resolved account discrepancies under tight deadline.

• Assisted and prepared in general ledger and monthly financial statements.

• Aligned all financial activities with the regulation in GAAP.

• Reviewed and assisted in daily cash activities:

Funding, disbursement and cash flow reporting for domestic and International segments.

• Prepared domestic and international bank reconciliations.

• Managed and ensured accuracy of revenue, receivable and expense accrual.

• Collaborated extensively with auditors during preliminary and year end audit processes.

• Participated and processed accounting for company acquisition and merging with Castanea Partner.

• Participated and processed accounting for transition of company acquisition by L’Oreal USA Corp.

• Trained and supervised junior accountant and temp staff to comply with procedures.

• Led two accountants (AP/AR), including sub ledger activities.

• Interacted with other departments to review and validate financial information.

• Set up companies in data base.

• Managed Payroll accounting:

Employee salary.

Employee vacation accrual.

Workers compensation.

Employee health benefits.

Employer 401K Plan.

• Managed fixed asset schedules and depreciation.

• Managed annual 1099 and 1096 processes and reporting.

• Managed, prepared and filed sales, use tax and business property taxes.

• Accounting and finance contact for government agencies. University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 2001 to 2006

Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2002 to 2003 Riverside Community College, Morona Valley, CA 2002 to 2003 Accounting Instructor

• Taught intermediate Financial Accounting at school of business

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