Simone Beeman
818-***-**** •*********@*****.***
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial Accounting
Budgeting & Forecasting
Operational Controls
GAAP
Financial Statements
Data Analytics
Business Process Improvement
Skill Development
Coaching
Highly detailed, energetic, and accomplished Finance and Accounting professional with proven expertise in daily accounting operations
-Part of implementation team for deploying an inventory management system
-Automated reporting processes to identify reconciling differences prior to monthly close
-Implemented software templates to automate data uploads to accounting software
Paradigm assets LLC/JH Portfolio Debt Equities LLC • Woodland Hills, CA • 2007-2024
Senior Accountant (Portfolio Data Manager) - Accounting & Finance
Performed daily accounting operations: including accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank, loan, and credit card reconciliations, fixed assets and general ledger entries.
Key contributor in monthly close process, preparation of financial statements and reporting packages, including financial analysis of operational results and variance analysis.
Directed all activities relating to waterfall calculations, investment calculations, as well as service and management fee calculations.
Lead on external auditors and tax preparers requests
Provided solutions for system and process improvement including implementing more accurate reporting for collections and software templates to reduce staff time by 40%.
Served as back-up Treasurer including daily cash management as well as monthly/ yearly cash projections.
Key contributor to executive reporting packages of budgets, forecasts as well as other analytical analysis as requested.
Responsible for all licensing and regulatory filings.
In charge of data analysis and reporting on debt portfolios for senior management as requested.
Blue shield of California • San Francisco, CA • 1998-2004
Financial Consultant
Key contributor for company- wide annual budgeting process and quarterly administrative forecast.
Developed excel driver allocation model for quarterly reforecast.
Responsible for developing in- house training programs and training end- users for Essbase.
Senior Financial Analyst - City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Financial Analyst - Aames Financial Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Accountant – Great Western Financial Corporation, Chatsworth, CA
Accountant - Schlumberger Industries, Oxnard, CA
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Finance) – San Diego State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION