Irfan Nizami, CPA

● adhnq5@r.postjobfree.com ● 818-***-**** ● West Hills, CA

controller

A Controller who foresees the big picture while prioritizing day-to-day tasks to accomplish broad business objectives.

KEY STRENGTHS

Corporate Budgets ● Financial Planning ● IT Audits ● Compliance Audits ● Quarterly Forecast

Taxes-IRS, Payroll, Sales ● Cash Management ● Corporate Tax Returns ● Month & Year End close

● Advanced IT Technical skills ● Cost Accounting ● Microsoft Office

CORE COMPETENCIES

Accounting & Taxation Management

Monitor, trend and analyze technology’s impact on the company financial (e.g., income statement, balance sheet) as well as an organizational value proposition

Direct company-wide financial planning and forecasting processes, strategic modeling, financial modeling/analysis, and key reporting

Develop and manage an annual operating budget for the firm, its clients, and projects.

Identify opportunities to optimize organizational efficiency and ensure metrics and processes are in place to assess the total cost of ownership throughout the asset lifecycle

Experienced in the preparation of corporate, individual, trust, fiduciary, partnership, LLC and S-Corp returns.

Experienced in preparation of Audits, Reviews, and Compilation of private and Not for Profit entities' financial statements and peer review documentation and disclosures

IT Management

Manage, supervise and coordinate operations and production activities of IT, staff, along with the oversight of hiring, terminations, evaluations, promotions, supervise and train technical and networking staff.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RAINBO RECORDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Los Angeles, CA 7/2018 –Present

CONTROLLER

Manage more than fifteen-million-dollar music record manufacturing business’s accounts payables, accounts receivables, GL, sales tax, consolidated balance sheet, income & cash flow statements.

Report royalties to national & international entities. Manage HR, payroll processing, investment accounts.

Initiate special projects to save labor and operating costs for the company. Manage and coordinate with external CPAs for the tax preparation, internal audit, internal controls & compliance matters

Liaised with the external CPAs and internal staff in performing worker compensation audit, taxation, royalty assessments, risk assessments, and technical special ad hoc basis

Review & analysis of job costing, bank deposits, cash applications, and manufacturing inventory valuations

OXFORD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES/ OIT, Los Angeles, CA 7/1999 – 6/2018

CONTROLLER

Facilitated all finance activities including balance sheets, budgets, US GAAP, financial planning, and forecasting, while administrating daily control activities. Oversaw various accounting functions to ensure regulatory compliance. Provided overall direction and coordination for the research and collation of executive technology reports including tax analysis, financial analysis, and metrics.

Key Achievements:

Provided financial and technical consulting to the Fortune 1000 companies including Northrop Grumman, Skurka Aerospace, Adam Rite Aerospace, ARAMCO Corp., Countrywide, UCLA, Chapman, and LAUSD.

Acted as a subject matter expert (SME) in financial, IT audits, technology, and accounting matters. Supervised technical, accounting, and financial staff. Responsible for the hiring, promotion, and training functions

Responsible for account receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, vendor contracts, adherence to terms, and various tax matters. Implemented various ERP and accounting software packages including Microsoft Dynamics, QuickBooks, Creative Solutions and Peachtree systems

Governmental Audits Projects – Managed a million-dollar consulting and training project for the State of California. The projects completed within budget and achieved a 95% compliance with government compliance audit requirements. The training project involved dealing with Fortune 500 local and national companies. Performed compliance audits related to City Business taxes, Dept of Labor, EDD & Worker Comp.

Accounting records preparation for the Attestation Projects (Reviews, Compilation & Audits). Prepared corporate small and medium-sized businesses’ accounting and tax records. Assisted clients in moving towards US GAAP /GAAS standards. Prepared financial statements and bank reconciliations

Tax & Audit Accounting Projects at GAUTAM KUMAR, CPA. Prepared more than fifty corporate tax returns (1120, 1120S, 1065, 990 & 1040) using Intuit ProSeries for various clients. Prepared attested financial statements including AICPA reviewed and auditing services. Prepared documentation for the peer review. Prepared financial statements including cash flow statements, balance sheets, and P& L for the clients using QuickBooks software. Interacted with the IRS, FTB, EDD, City Finance to resolve client notices and audits

Tax & Audit Accounting Projects at UNICORN ACCOUNTING – K. BORRELLI, AN ENROLLED AGENT (EA). Prepared financial statements including cash flow statements, balance sheets, and P& L for the clients using the Creative Solutions Accounting software. Interacted with the IRS, FTB, EDD, City Finance to resolve client notices and pending audits. Prepared bank and credit card reconciliations

Tax & Audit Accounting Projects at UNIQUE TAX SERVICES, A PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT GROUP. Responded to tax compliance-related issues dealing with IRS tax notices, audits, property taxes, BOE sales taxes, and city business tax matters. Processed payroll (multi-state) and handled all payroll related filings both quarterly and annually dealing with the EDD and the US Treasury. Prepared 1099's, business tax returns, Form 571-L, sales tax returns, and secretary of state filings.

Accounting Manager at WYNDHAM COLLECTIONS MANUFACTURING/MODERN BATHROOM. Managed more than 40-million-dollar furniture distribution business’s AP, AR GL & financial statements. Initiated special projects to save labor and operating costs. Coordinated with CPAs in tax compliance matters

Senior Accountant at KHAN CPA CORP, Prepared financial statements for multiple clients using QuickBooks software. Provided supporting documents for the preparation of business and individual tax returns using Intuits Lacerte software. Reconciled bank, payroll, sales tax, and other subsidiary accounts for multiple clients

EDGE SOLUTIONS & CONSULTING, CALABASAS, CA 1/2015 – 12/2015

ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT (Consultant from Oxford)

Key Achievements:

Provided financial and accounting consulting services to 100 million dollars plus technology corporation.

Allocated and reconciled over $140 million in transactions. Reviewed accounting, financial, and IT-related systems to identify opportunities to improve processes and minimize inefficiencies. Researched and located vendor overpayments or underpayments. Corrected accounting errors and fixed substantial general ledger transactions

Performed revenue recognition, analysis, and estimation that improved the reporting system by over 20% by implementing proper US GAAP methodologies. Advice on sales and marketing matters

Coordinated the closing of journal entries, general ledger, bank reconciliation & annual financial statements using Creative Solution. Provided banks, credit cards, bank loans reconciliations

Advised/assisted CEO and CFO in moving from cash basis to the accrual basis of accounting methodology

EDUCATION

Master of Science in MANAGEMENT SCIENCE/Finance, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

Certified Public Accountant – CPA

CERTIFICATIONS

Technical (IT): Oracle Certified Database Administrator, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Microsoft Certified Trainer

Project Management: Microsoft Program and Project Management, ITIL and Six Sigma-Green Belt, PMI - CAPM

Accounting: Certified Oracle Financial Hyperion Consultant, Intuit QuickBooks, financial reporting, Microsoft Excel, vLookUps, pivot tables, general ledger, trial balance, Circle Commerce ERP, Man Fact, Sage ERP, Epicor ERP

Other Skills: Vendor relationships, detail-oriented, Microsoft Word, proactive, labor and overhead variances, financial operations, communication skills, leadership, reconcile balance sheet, regulatory requirements, labor and overhead variances, billing, highly motivated, innovative, analytical, problem-solving skills, integrity, external audits

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