Jack Walia, MBA

661-***-**** ads3qt@r.postjobfree.com

An experienced Controller with over 25 years of General, Cost & Payroll Accounting, SOX, Internal Audit, Leading teams and Problem-solving skills

Experience:

7-22 to 10-22 Contract assignment for $200MM food manufacturer/distributor

·Process month-end closing, General Journal entries, accruals, and reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.

·Directed accounts receivable, accounts payable, cost accounting, inventory control, payroll, and personnel.

·Responsible for cash management functions, all accounting functions through financial statement and bank accounts reconciliation.

·Oversees all accounts and ledgers, ensuring compliance with GAAP

·Prepares analytics and reports for CEO/BOD

·Interfaces with internal and external auditors

·Monitors and reports financial performance concerning bank covenants

·Ability to work independently and meet multiple competing deadlines

1/19 to 10/21, Controller, Tru Architectural, Installer of Doors and Windows (Left due to personal emergency)

·Process month-end closing, General Journal entries, accruals, and reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.

·Directed accounts receivable, accounts payable, cost accounting, inventory control, payroll, and personnel.

·Responsible for cash management functions, all accounting functions through financial statement and bank accounts reconciliation.

·Oversees all accounts and ledgers, ensuring compliance with GAAP

·Prepares analytics and reports for CEO

·Interfaces with internal and external auditors

·Monitors and reports financial performance concerning bank covenants

·Ability to work independently and meet multiple competing deadlines

·Percent complete and work in process preparation

·Training Project Managers on Budgets and Schedule of Values

11/2013 to 2/2018, Controller, Miracle Sealants, Arcadia, CA manufacturing firm with $26MM in revenue

·Process month-end closing, General Journal entries, accruals, and reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.

·Directed accounts receivable, accounts payable, cost accounting, inventory control, payroll, and personnel.

·Responsible for cash management functions, all accounting functions through financial statement and bank accounts reconciliation.

·Oversees all accounts and ledgers, ensuring compliance with GAAP

·Prepares analytics and reports for CEO

·Interfaces with internal and external auditors

·Monitors and reports financial performance concerning bank covenants

·Ability to work independently and meet multiple competing deadlines

·Lead activities related to process improvement in all accounting processes including documenting process and flow-charting flow

4/2006 to 9/2013, Controller/HR, Origin LLC, Burbank CA Manufacturing firm $75 MM in revenue (Layoff due to slow sales)

·Provided management with Profit &Loss Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows monthly

·Performed extensive variance analysis of all Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis

·Reviewed and approved all vendor invoices for payment daily

·Ran A/P and A/R aging reports weekly to follow up on issues

·Entered bi-weekly payroll into system

·Performed system upgrade from QuickBooks to Maconomy

·Led monthly team building and leadership training

·Performed HR functions

7/2004 to 3/2006 FedEx Kinko’s Senior Accounting Manager, Ventura CA (Accounting was moved to Dallas. TX)

·Oversaw A/P, A/R, General Ledger, Exception for Remittance departments

·Provided management with Profit &Loss Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows monthly

·Performed extensive variance analysis of all Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis

·Coordinated with FP&A team on all related matters

·Led SOX team and wrote all narratives of process and created Visio charts of processes

·Helped SOX team perform internal sampling tests of key processes

·Supervised a team of 18 direct reports

6/2002 to 6/2004 Peck/Jones Construction, Project Accounting Manager (laid off due to down-sizing)

·Managed Project Job Costing for several projects

·Interacted with Subcontractors and Owners on Projects

·Performed billing and insured prompt Subcontractors payments

·Supervised 3 Project Accountants

·Met with Project Managers and visited job sites for Percent completion purposes

10/2001 to 4/2002 Parsons Engineering, Contractor

·Reviewed Contracts for deliverables and milestones

·Interacted with Project Managers to get sign offs on Project completion percentages

·Reviewed conditions on contracts to sign off on large payments

Education: B.S/Accounting, University of Phoenix

MBA, University of LaVerne

Software: Excel, Maconomy. Oracle, PeopleSoft, PowerPoint, QuickBooks, SAP, Sage 100, Excel, and Word.

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