PAUL A. SMITH

206-***-****

424-***-****

Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

EXPERIENCE

July 2022 – Aug 2022

Senior Accountant – Contractor

Beacon Hill Staffing - City of Seattle

Accounts Receivable entry and reconciliation

Accounts Payable entry and reconciliation

Review program contracts and bill accordingly

Assist in Travel and Entertainment expense recording and reporting through Center

Review MIP accounting transactions for completeness and functionality

Participated in operational procedure and activity mapping discussions to assure propr SOD and transaction and activity efficiencies.

2021 Nov – July 2022

Senior Accountant – Contractor

Beacon Hill Staffing - Coinstar

Month End close for multiple foreign entities

Cash Reconciliations in excess of 150M

Reconcile Kiosk coin machines to bank deposits

Assist in the transition from SAP to CSI Infor

oReconcile and catch-up bank accounts

oAccount and bank code mapping translations

2021 Financial Operations Analyst - Contract

Supporting Strategies

GAAP accounting for numerous small to mid-sized clients

1099 Reporting

Financial Reporting

Month End Close – numerous clients

Payroll processing

2019 Consulting Assignments: Everett Clinic Everett, WA

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

Review leases for oncology group and determine proper accounting for renewals

Review Asset Purchase Agreement for National Physicians Network being sold and determine proper patient claims reserved for in escrow agreement

Review and sign off on account reconciliations for 3 divisions

Reconcile incoming ACH wires in operating account for month end timing differences

Reconcile credit card deposits for month end timing differences

2012-2018 Consulting Assignments: 20th Century Fox, Live Nation, Miramax,,Filtec, Westfield, LLC, Ovation TV, Toyota Motor Sales, Panavision, Hundreds is Huge, LA Regional Food Bank – Los Angeles CA

SR ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT

General Ledger Accounting

Month End Close

Journal Entries

Bank Reconciliations

Account Reconciliations

Deferred Revenue Reconciliation

Management Reporting

Consolidated Artist Management Companies through Oracle – Live Nation.

Posted Revenue Accruals

Ad Hoc Analysis

Fixed Assets

Automated the forecasting and variance analysis review, saving preparation time by 50% - Live Nation

Created and automated variance analysis reporting – Live Nation

Reconciled long standing balances in CIP and reclassed to Assets – Toyota Motor Sales

Prepared inventory roll forward – LA Regional Food Group

Audit Support – Multiple assignments

Budgeting and Forecasting – Multiple Assignments

Reconcile Full Circle ERP and Quick Books ledger after conversion. – Hundreds is Huge

Create Weekly Cash Flow Review – Live Nation, Hundreds is Huge

Schedule and Reconciliation Preparation – All Assignments

Systems Used – Oracle, SAP BPC, SAP, Great Plains, Netsuite, Hyperion, Peoplesoft, Cognos, Lawson, MAS 500, MAS 200, MAS 90.

Feb 2011 – Oct 2012 Agensys, Inc., Santa Monica, CA

SR. FINANCIAL ANALYST

Built payroll model used for budgeting, forecasting and compensation accrual calculations

Prepared and maintained headcount budgeting and forecasting database

Prepared and booked payroll journal entries

Prepared bank reconciliations

Prepared other month end journal entries

Project lead on a web based time keeping implementation to keep track of staff time by major projects, tasks and activities and used for project cost allocations and corporate budgeting

Prepared and distributed Month End Cost Center reports to supervisors for review of current month results against plan and forecast

Prepared and reconciled intercompany accounts monthly

Other projects for Director and CFO as needed

Worked with consultant to implement Oracle Discoverer for setup and distribution of financial reports

Systems Used – Oracle V10

May 09- Feb 11 Mercury Air Group, Playa Del Rey, CA

SR. FINANCIAL ANALYST

Prepared and managed Fixed Assets

Prepared month end journal Entries

Management reporting

Setup FRX Management Reporting for managers and supervisor reviews

Created management reports for Cargo division to assist in the monthly review

Prepared line of credit reporting to Bank of America

Assisted CFO in the yearly budgeting process

Reported to and assisted the CFO on other projects as needed

May 08 – Apr 09 Don Ed Hardy Apparel (dba Nervous Tattoo) Culver City, CA

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

Project lead on ERP selection process

Drafted end user needs analysis for each department to use in our evaluation of a new ERP software solution

Organized the ERP selection process coordinating software demonstrations from big vendors such as Oracle, Innovative Systems and SAP

Created software selection score card that was reviewed by executive management and used in our decision to implement an Oracle/DAZ software ERP platform

Performed a thorough business process review in conjunction with assessing each department’s ERP software needs.

Re-engineered the commission calculation process in MS Access and corrected prior month payments upon my arrival.

Hired needed staff for G/L accounting

Identified all M/E closing tasks and created a month end close schedule for the staff to follow and facilitate a timely close.

Implemented a supplemental revenue and A/R reporting processes in MS Access to assist in facilitating the closing of the revenue cycle each month.

Worked with Management to implement FRX reporting

Assisted in first year audit with Ernst & Young

Oversaw retail accounting divisions

Audited retail pro accounting system for correct inventory valuation

Assisted in physical inventory process by reconciling tag numbers and log sheets to Y/E inventory adjustments entered into Pacific Apparel ERP system.

Reconciled Factored Receivables and Revenue reports to internal ERP system in Pacific Apparel.

Reconciled intercompany purchases between wholesale and retail divisions.

Journal Entries

Feb 05 – Apr 08 WMG (Wasserman Media Group) Productions/Sportnet, West Los Angeles, CA

DIVISION CONTROLLER

Supervised, trained and developed accounting staff, including clerks, staff accountants and managers

Full responsibility and management of multiple general ledgers, month end close and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy of information in accordance with GAAP

Managed accounts receivable activities, including invoicing, collections, cash applications, write-offs and bad debt provisions

Managed accounts payable activities, including invoice approval, expense categorization, reconciliation to the G/L, timely payment of invoices

Oversaw all other financial areas, including product costs, inventory, billing and collections.

Conducted month and year end close, reconciled and balanced all accounts and reviewed month end journal entries.

Oversaw the audit process with external auditors

Review intercompany transactions and reconciliation

Manage day to day accounting operations

Perform monthly analytical reviews

Assist in budgeting and forecasting

Implement and improve operational and financial processes

Manage special projects

Designed and implemented royalty reporting process for over 73 partners using Microsoft Access and Netsuite accounting software.

Project lead for full accounting system conversion from Microsoft Great Plains to Netsuite

Manage a staff of 4 accountants and 1 accounting clerk

Fast paced start up environment with the need to provide quick solutions and implement new processes

Systems Used – Great Plains, Netsuite

Journal Entries

Dec 03 – Feb 05 THQ Wireless, Calabasas, CA

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Created financial and headcount projections model to plan for quality assurance resource needs and cost allocations. The financial model supported the ongoing forecast and budgeting processes for the quality assurance business unit

Created and managed the product release calendar.

Worked with SAP team leads to implement SAP project systems for the wireless division.

Designed and created access database to track all aspects of the Product Lifecycle from contract management, tracking the statuses of sku production, to distribution of product into the sales channels.

Project lead in an initiative to create a stand alone Quality Assurance department previously resourced by our corporate partner. Included creating an operational and capital budget proposal and analysis.

Worked with Business units to create division wide policies and procedures.

Project reporting manager for all aspects of the production life cycle from product concept to delivery of finished goods to customer. Product portfolio for 2005 was 30 + projects.

Implemented project reporting tools to track all aspects of production.

Worked directly with president on many projects including assisting in creating business case proposals to executive management. This included the financial forecasting of offshore porting operations for wireless games.

Project lead on implementing Company wide Intranet which supports the project management reporting needs of the division

Was responsible for tracking and reporting to executive management the costs, schedules and quality of ongoing projects.

Created project specification templates utilized by producers to manage their projects and assist them in reporting the schedule, cost and specifications of each project to management.

Created numerous reporting tools in Access, Excel and MS SQL to analyze and report on status of products in production, deployment and submission phases of the product life cycle.

Created royalty calculation tool in MS Access and Excel to track royalties due to asset properties of the MLB, NFL and other major movie brands included in the distributed games.

Systems Used – SAP, Hyperion

July 03 - Nov 03 Homestore, Inc., Westlake Village, CA

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Responsible for end month journal entries, and account reconciliations

Prepared balance sheet and profit and loss statements for the Homestore rentals division

Liaison between accounting and information technology

Worked to improve sales commission system for more accurate and timely commission payouts

Jan 97 - Jul 03 DIRECTV, El Segundo, CA

ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR (1/00 – 07/03)

Was responsible for designing and implementing Access databases to perform payment/royalty calculations for payments to major suppliers of DIRECTV programming including, MLB, NFL, NHL, MLS and other sports programming.

Served as a liaison between Accounting and IT to implement several projects to assist in the calculation of payments to major subscription suppliers such as HBO and Cinemax.

Assisted in the implementation of Hyperion for the purposes of consolidated financial reporting.

Reviewed supplier contracts and performed backend payment processes for all seasonal sports, ESPN and STARZ/Encore. Each payment was in excess of $15 million.

Was responsible for creating a backend process to handle the company’s monthly invoice preparation to the NRTC affiliate in excess of $50 million per month.

Was responsible for the supervision of two revenue accountants and the one staff accountant.

Assisted in the conversion of existing payment processes of major suppliers of DIRECTV to a new Enterprise Payment System.

SENIOR REVENUE ACCOUNTANT (1/97 – 12/99)

Materially involved in the A/R and Revenue conversion to SAP

Helped prepare A/R and revenue end user scripts to assist in SAP setup and conversion

Managed and supervised the conversion of Accounts Receivable and Revenue into SAP

Assisted in the preparation of consolidated and published financial statements.

Responsible for the recording of subscription revenues of over $300 million per month.

Designed and implemented an access database to compile billing reports into journal entries between billing system and SAP general ledger for the recording of revenues.

On the conversion team for the Primestar acquisition to prepare and integrate the Primestar revenue process into DIRECTV’s model.

Worked in Tokyo Japan with DIRECTV Japan partner to assist DIRECTV Japan in setting up accounting functions, for new Operation, specifically assisting staff in creating a process for interfacing the customer billing system revenues into a Solomon G/L platform.

Systems Used - SAP

EDUCATION

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Science, emphasis in Accounting

Pepperdine University

Master of Arts, emphasis in Clinical Psychology

SKILLS

Software

Planning Tools

Office Tools

Other Skills

Oracle R12

Hyperion

Advanced Excel

Project Management

Netsuite

SAP BPC

Word

Staff Management

SAP

Cognos

Power Point

People Soft

RDBMS (Access, MS SQL)

Advanced Access

MS Great Plains/Dynamics

Adaptive Planning

MS Project

MS Navision

Oracle Discoverer

VB for Excel and Access

MAS 90 thru MAS 500

FRX

Fox Pro

Quickbooks

Power BI and Power Query

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