Accounting Manager Sales

WILLIAM J. ZEBIAN

**** * ****** ***** ******, Los Angeles, Ca 90019 **********@*****.*** 949-***-**** Professional Summary

Astute professional who is highly skilled in Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis, Financial Controls and Cost Accounting, Strong Technical understanding of Financial Operations, Accounting Management, Managerial Accounting, Plant Operations and Cost Controls, Reporting and Organization. A talented individual offering fluency in three languages. Looking for a Senior Financial Controller role one that combines Cost Accounting with Managerial accounting with a thriving company where I can grow personally and professionally. Education

PhD Economics in Behavioral Sciences – In Progress 2020 University of Johns Hopkins

Master of Business Administration: Business Operations and Cost Controls Master of Science: Behavioral Economics and business intelligence 2016 University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Science: Economics 2013

University of Mary Washington - Fredericksburg, VA

● Minor in Business Administration

● Minor in Accounting

Skills

● Financial Analysis and Consulting

● Business Analysis

● Problem Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills

● Strategic Planning and Collaboration

● Forecasting

● P&L / Balance Sheets

● Financial Controls

● Market Analysis

● Pricing Analysis

● Vendor and Account Management

● Financial Management

● E- Commerce

● Project Management

● Budget/Costing

Work History

Shryne Group Inc

Senior Cost Accounting Manager / Asst. Finance Controller 10-2019 – 03-2020

● Development, updating and maintenance of standard costs and BOMs

● Monitor, analyze and report on cost trends of inventory and raw materials, to interpret overall cost of goods sold and margin variations, including analyzing actual cultivation and manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs

● Maintain accurate cost accounting records for cost of goods sold and biological assets

● Assist with monthly, quarterly and annual GL close processes and year-end audit as needed

● Assist with annual budget process, including development of production cost centers, labor budgets, activity rates and overhead to be used in standard costing

● Work on the preparation of various month-end/year-end reports and schedules including inventory reconciliations, journal entries, cost of goods sold analysis, inventory on hand reports, etc.

● Manage inventory costing and related activities at multiple locations; analyzing production variances and providing insight into inventory cost fluctuations

● Review invoice approval and coding, including supplier payments

● Established internal controls and guidelines for accounting transactions and budget preparation.

● Audited accounts to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations; coordinates with outside auditors and provides needed information for the annual external audit. MedMen

Senior Cost Accounting Manager / Asst. Finance Controller 09/2018 – 10/2019

● Develop and approved the creation of successful company SOP for AP and AR

● Maintaining monthly reconciliations of all retail and distribution facilities inventories

● Manage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations and report preparation.

● Participate in the ongoing development/establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes.

● Ensure compliance with internal control policies in a SOX environment

● Assist in accounting participation in physical inventory count activities

● Planning studying, and collecting data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor

Sweet & Chilli Ltd 02/2016 - 07/2018

Finance Controller – Los Angeles, Ca

● Prepared cost estimates of new and special products for establishing selling prices and production forecasts

● Determine data malfunctions and problems to determine improvements, verification of actual costs and computation of variances.

● Develop and create custom reports, define approach, analyze and interpret comparable data matter and correct anomalies.

● Developing financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting

● Checked and cleared data on hypothesis, refined metrics, increased the number of models for future use.

● Devised, installed controls systems for determining pricing of products or services.

● Cash flow management

● Improving efficiencies and reducing costs across the business

● lead technology initiatives to automate budgeting and analytics process

● Classify production costs into wages, material and overhead.

● Manage and Address performance issues and make recommendations for personnel actions. Motivate and reward employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines.

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Accounting Manager 01/2013 to 05/2016

Keller Williams – Los Angeles, CA

● Established payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies to ensure best-practices.

● Mentored my team on payroll rules, regulatory and legal compliance, and any applicable tax laws

● Managing all AP Including Customer Vendor Relations, and the AP disbursement (handling all check disbursements, 1099 and tax related matters for 3 ERP systems)

● Manages accounting functions including maintenance of general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and project accounting; ensures accuracy and timeliness.

● Developing and implementing and maintaining systems, procedures and policies, including accounts payable functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines.

● Provided accounting assistance to project managers and operations staff; responds to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs.

Cloud Intelligence and Market Research Manager 04/2008 to 05/2012 DreamHost Inc. – Los Angeles, CA

● Delivered sales presentations and pitches to clients, upper management and junior sales associates for demonstration.

● Cultivated productive relationships with business representatives and consulted closely to uncover needs and match to available solutions.

● Maintained weekly sales tracking and leadership reports to support operational enhancement and implement corrective actions.

● Delegate and prioritize incoming requests and balance team workload.

● Supported change management by understanding and addressing the impacts of new accounting policies, financial statement initiatives and non-standard transactions. Additional Information

● Volunteered on the advisory board for both the SBA and SBDC aiding the small business community via management training, industrial and demographic research, and confidential one-on-one consulting.

● Volunteered on the University of Virginia and University of Mary Washington Philanthropic societies to improve the status of local businesses through local and governmental grants.

● Served as an active ROTC member of the United States Navy from 2009-2013

● Participated as a grant reviewer and RFP officer for the Sunshine Lady Foundation.

● Member of Phi Theta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Societies

● Fluent in English and Arabic, conversational in French Software Applications

● Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

● NetSuite / XERO / Oracle People Soft / Python / Compeat / ODOO

● SAGE / MAS-90

● E-views / STATA

● Klout / Google and Facebook Analytics

● Pipe Drive / CRM

● NetSuite / XERO / Oracle People Soft / Python

● Microsoft Nav

● QuickBooks/ Receipt Bank/ Bill.com

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