Earl Solens

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Email: ad3okv@r.postjobfree.com (Cell) 818-***-****

Professional Summary:

Accomplished accounting and finance professional with depth and breadth of experience and achievements. Versatile leader who aligns others to a company's vision through mentoring, support, and delivery of results.

Senior Fixed Asset Accountant and Implementation Consultant with over 20 years of experience troubleshooting, testing and remediation experience across both corporate and tax subledgers.

Key Skills:

GAAP S.O.X Compliance Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Inventory Variance Analysis Financial Statement Preparation Financial Reporting Financial Analysis Reconciliations Cross functional leadership Team Management Customer Contracts

Soft Skills:

Attention to Detail Analytical Thinking Problem Solving Time Management Adaptability Organization Leadership Collaboration Interpersonal Skills Written & Spoken Communication

Technical Skills:

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint SAP ECC06 SAP H4 Hena Oracle (ERP) Microsoft Teams MS Dynamics GP Blackline Partner Certified Microsoft CRM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Fisker Automotive. Manhattan Beach, CA 2022 – 2023

Senior Fixed Asset Accountant (Consultant)

Recorded movements of property and equipment from CIP into Fixed Assets Asset Categories

Ensured appropriate inputs for useful life, date of service, bool depreciation and tax depreciation methods in SAP

Analyzed accruals for milestone payments not yet achieved

Coordinated, analyzed, and monitored asset tagging at suppliers

Development of processes, and internal controls over transactions

Capitalization of qualifying expenditures

Prepared fixed asset analysis

Prepared journal entries for equipment that was not to be capitalized but should have been expensed

Ran depreciation each month

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE. Canoga Park, CA 2018 – 2022

Senior Fixed Asset Project Accountant

Senior Analyst working in the fixed asset group/project management and creation division.

Directed project managers in updating their individual projects, analyze information and revise the CIP worksheet to reflect changes and note any changes in completion dates.

Created new projects in Oracle Cloud making sure all information is correct i.e., dates, location, project value, asset category and book.

Responsible for the Los Angeles and West Palm regions. Worked with several project managers, both local and regional, in contact with them on a monthly basis to get updates and statuses on each of their projects and to keep the CIP worksheet updated with any changes that may occur.

Creatied assets when they are placed into service is vitally important and needs to be correct every month as we are regulated by governmental oversight.

Performed asset and cost additions for projects that have assets ready to be placed into service, update the CIP worksheet and the information in Oracle Cloud i.e., asset information, serial number, location, manufacture, asset tag number.

Prepared various complex journal entries, reviewed, and approved all journal entries prepared by staff during the month-end close

Ran Fixed asset depreciation each month.

Prepared reconciliations for both fixed assets and project accounting.

Completed variance analysis after month end close

Assisted in developing and maintaining (Best Practice) internal controls, as well as, monitoring and assuring all departments were in compliance with company policy. Worked collaboratively with operational department managers (i.e., distribution, marketing, customer service, procurement, human resources) in maintaining proper controls.

Led the financial year-end audit and acted as liaison to external auditors (PWC), ensured they were provided with all necessary financial information.

Collaborated on month end close duties to deliver complex reconciliation deliverables

Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. Westlake Village, CA 2016 - 2018

Senior Accountant/SAP

Finance lead responsible for the end-to-end ERP implementation in a multi-country work environment, i.e. Mexico. Lead team of 5 through build test scripts, testing functionality, and driving business processes.

Consolidated multiple systems to a single platform resulting in optimum performance and standardization across multiple countries and across North America.

Built test scripts, worked with SAP consultants to deliver 28 weeks of functional testing, managed 4 system integration test phases, created all UAT scripts for finance, all created using Jira.

Delivered successful implementation reducing errors, mitigating risk, as well as preparation for SAP Go Live.

Conducted team and individual training for finance team including GL, AR, AP, Fixed Asset, BI, HR modules embedding system know-how into the user experience.

Delivered testing for all security user roles resulting in each team member having the necessary security access to complete their job responsibilities.

BlackLine Systems, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA 2015

Partner Implementation (Consultant)

Responsible for partner implementations.

Served as the primary customer contact for questions regarding S/W application usage and functionality providing consistent and relevant knowledge and information.

Offered recommendations for improving performance gaps and system options to increase efficiencies and achieve best practices.

American Homes 4 Rent, Agoura, CA 2012 - 2014

Fixed Asset Accounting Manager

Responsible for implementation of Great Plains for fixed assets, managing full-time staff accountants.

Led fixed assets depreciation each month for multiple entities using a complex Excel macro model processing millions of lines of data.

Worked with a team of 10 complex cleanup of assets, including determining the proper entity structure for each asset.

Uploaded 225K assets into the system successfully, delivering user compliance testing of system to determine errors and corrective measures, transforming the business from utilizing a manual system to the ease of an on-line system.

Implemented Great Plain’s Fixed Asset Module driving automation for the business, i.e. work included: preparing test scripts, testing both test and production environments, and working with consultants to design the fixed asset module including multiple complex customizations.

Collaborated with KPMG auditors ensuring various audits and Great Plains system was compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley upon American Homes going from a private company to a public company.

Assisted with documenting processes and procedures for the initiation of providing standard operating procedures for future users.

Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, CA 2010 - 2012

Senior Accountant (Consultant)

Completed month end journal entries using Mainframe and SAP. Reconciliation of Revenue and Print Cost Deferrals. Ran feeds and error reports as needed between FIS and SAP. Ran new GL SAP system for SAP errors.

Accomplished month end close reconciliations (15-20) for revenue deferrals verifying monetary balances for DVD and motion picture divisions.

Analyzed various marketing costs to determine viability and accuracy for the head of division providing relevant data to verify marketing allocations.

Delivered ERP upgrade from SAP ECC6 to new GL to complete break fixes and provide viable solutions which were passed on to the SAP team for successful implementation.

Ticketmaster, West Hollywood, CA 2004 - 2009

Fixed Asset Manager (with Accounting responsibilities)

Led fixed asset implementation for Ticketmaster one region of the U.S. at a time. Team leader to implement the design blue prints for end-to-end conversion to SAP, i.e. configuration and customization to meet the business process design requirements, developing system test documentation, and interacted with purchasing super users to develop a work flow process from asset purchase to fixed asset module.

Analyzed accounts in preparation of audit, ensured accounting journal entries were accurate, and completed monthly reconciliations.

Managed the entire implementation process with $500M in assets resulting in a proposed major write-off to management for obsolete equipment, successfully uploaded all fixed assets into SAP over an 18-month period.

Led and directly managed a team of (Three) staff accountants, by providing strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring while enhancing employee engagement

Designed processes for improvements and efficiencies, delivered ad hoc reporting and analysis to auditors, managed budget for Ticketmaster's subsidiaries ensuring compliance with SOX requirements.

Implemented depreciation for multiple companies and foreign entities testing to ensure the assets were depreciating accurately ensuring a successful month end close.

Qiagen, Inc. Valencia, CA 1993 - 2004

Senior Accountant

First account that Qiagen, Inc. hired. Initial responsibilities were to bring in MPG/Pro as the company system. As the company grew, my role became more segmented to be in charge of cash, fixed assets and was asked to be the tax manager, i.e. working with auditors, state sales, use, and property taxes.

Managed all tax functions for an $800 million publicly traded international biotechnology company, including yearly physical inventory of all assets, conversion from VAS software to SAP software, month and year end general ledger closing, issuance of monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements.

Preparation of schedules for various state, provincial and federal income tax returns.

Prepared and managed the year-end audit for assigned areas and reported to auditors as needed.

Performed monthly bank reconciliations and reconciled credit card charges and fees using online credit card programs.

EDUCATION:

California State University, Northridge – Healthcare Administration

University of California, Los Angeles – Accounting Certificate Program

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