Ryan Yoshimura

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Arcadia, CA ****6

adzioy@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 323-***-****

Education

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY— Los Angeles, CA

Graduated 12/11

Bachelor of Science Degree, Entrepreneurship

Experience

UB Equipment Corp. – Baldwin Park, CA

(Distributor of Construction Equipment)

05/2022-Present

VP of Finance and Accounting

Process and Systems Implementation

oHeavily involved in operations

Observing daily activity and interviewing employees about current processes and challenges

Smoothing out the gaps in communication between existing management and other employees

Prioritizing jobs for production workers to ensure that orders are filled as needed

Create plans to reorganize the warehouse to improve employees time, use of warehouse space, and overall efficiencies

oCreate and implement new processes that will enable a better baseline to expand from and meet Private Equity goals

oEstablished internal controls for what was previously a family run business

Segregation of duties and approvals around payroll and purchasing

Approvals process for adding new vendors

In process of truing up balance sheet so that accounts can be reconciled and signed off on monthly

In process of migrating to Quickbooks and new ERP that will allow controls over inventory, invoicing, purchasing, and many other manual processes that we currently use

oImplementing 3rd party payment processor to improve AP functions

oTransitioned payroll and benefits out to a 3rd party provider (Insperity)

oCurrently in the process of establishing incentive/mission by objective (MBO) bonus programs to drive productivity, safety, and other desirable metrics within the company

Full Cycle Accounting

oManage AR

oManage AP

oPayroll

oMonth End Close

oInventory

oItem costing

FP&A

oExtracted monthly financials from what was previously annual reporting

oMonthly financial reporting and analysis

Compare current actuals against prior year(Month and YTD)

oCreate new budgeting and forecasting procedures so enable regular updates to Private Equity Firm

Amorphology, Inc – Pasadena, CA

(R&D and Manufacturing of Bulk Metallic Glass Gears and Parts)

07/2021-05/2022

Director, Controller

Process Implementation

oAnalyze and improve existing process

oCreate new processes as company grows to enhance efficiencies

oEstablished internal controls

Created segregation of duties

Created process around purchasing/receiving/payables that required different levels of approvals

Reviewed and revised systems access for all employees

Established approval processes around payroll and any related changes to compensation and/or title

Full Cycle Accounting

oAR

oAP

oPayroll

oMonth End Close

oInventory

oItem costing

FP&A

oCreate annual budgets to present to executive team

oMonthly financial reporting and analysis

Variance analysis and explanations for differences between current financials, prior year, and current budget

Being a pre revenue startup, gave special attention to cash flows and included cash flow forecasts in the monthly financial packet

CapEx

oTrack capital expenditures by project

oEnsure that projects progress at an acceptable rate and that invoices are being paid and recorded properly

oClose out CIP as projects are completed and start depreciation

Accomplishments:

oReconciled all financial statements going back 4 years

oReconciled AP, AR, and Fixed assets registers

oUncovered 4-year embezzlement scheme by executive and recovered all $3.8M for the company

oImplemented internal controls

oReduced month end close down from several weeks to 3 days

oCreated weekly forecasts for board to understand the pulse of the business at regular intervals

Orora (Manufactured Packaging Products) - Alhambra, CA

(Corrugated Box Manufacturer, ~200 Million Annual Revenue)

05/2017-6/2021

Assistant Controller/IT Controller/Lease Manager

Audit Support

oProvide internal and external auditors with schedules and support as requested

oConfirmed and signed off on division processes for SOX compliance

Month End Close

oReview accruals reports and income statements for accuracy

oCreate journal entries for accruals, rebates, re-classes, etc for centralized accounting office to book

oCreate all lease accounting entries to be booked

oReview balance sheet reconciliations

FP&A

oCreate annual budgets to present to executive team

oWeekly forecasting

oMonthly financial reporting and analysis

Lease Accounting

oManage 700 leases (Equipment and Property) for entire company

oConverted all leases from Google sheets over to new ProLease software to enable us to better comply with new lease accounting rules

oEnsure any additions or changes to leases are properly recorded into ProLease system

oKeep track upcoming expiration dates and notify locations to negotiate new leases if applicable

CapEx

oWrite up CER’s and provide upper management and executives with necessary data and backup for approval

oTrack project spend and timelines

oEnsure that projects are closed out and capitalized in a timely manner

Lead process improvement efforts in billing, inventory management, expense management, etc

oWork closely with department managers to develop various reports to help us analyze the efficiencies of the business and create processes to improve them

oWork with CIO to improve non PO expense management, accuracy of monthly accruals, and clean up prepaid accounts

oWork with other division controllers to ensure that improved processes are rolled out and maintained across all locations

Physical Inventory

oManage annual physical inventory

oRun pre and post count reports

oEnsure that team is working efficiently and effectively throughout process

oCreate and file necessary documentation for audit purposes

Manage all miscellaneous billings for scrap sales

Ensure that all invoices that are received directly are approved, coded, and processed by centralized AP department

Excel, Crystal Reports, SAP, EmpowerTime, Amtech

Rehrig Pacific Corporation-Vernon, CA

(Plastics Manufacturer, ~500 Million Annual Revenue)

08/2013-4/2017

Senior Accountant

Year End Audit

oCreate schedules to be provided to auditors for requested accounts

oProvide auditors with necessary support and explanations for audit selections

Month end close

oBook accruals for rebates, cash discounts, AP, freight, etc.

oReview income statements for each plant location to ensure that all expenses have been accounted for

oResearch any issues and book necessary adjusting entries

oMonthly balance sheet reconciliations

Oversee all rebates and cash discounts for qualifying customers including management of Pepsi account

In charge of quarterly FIFO inventory re-valuation and related journal entries

Manage annual 1099 process for AP

Maintain the fixed asset database including quarterly depreciation true ups

Manage the entire regrind material program

oTrack, calculate, and accrue for all shipments of regrind material from each customer

oProvide detailed credit summaries to all customers and related sales reps

oCommunicate regularly with customers and sales reps to ensure that credits are applied and/or paid in a timely manner

Assist tax department with tax returns on a monthly basis

Assist department with issuing credit memos, re-bills, and tax credit

Excel, Sales Logix, Visibility, Ariba, ECLynx

Entravision, Inc.- Santa Monica, CA

(Media, Spanish Radio and TV, ~250 Million Annual Revenue)

03/2012 to 08/2013

Senior Accountant

Financial Reporting and Analysis

oWork with different controllers/managers to establish budgets for new year

oFormat and organize daily revenue pacings vs. budget for upper management

oGenerate and analyze weekly forecast vs. budget/actuals report

oAnalysis of news department expenses (monthly) and overtime (bi-monthly)

oReview and analyze HR forms for new hires, promotions, terminations, etc. against budget before they can be submitted to upper management for final approval

oReview and analyze capital expenditure requests against budget before processing

oAnalyze account executive commissions to gauge and track their performance

Month & quarter end

oReconcile account receivables, credit memos, and write-offs between OSI and Great Plains

oSales journal-book all revenues and expenses for 12 centralized markets

oAR roll forward

oAccrue payroll, vacation, bonus, commission, and other misc expenses

oTrack and book prepaid expenses

Royalty accounting-calculate fee owed to Univision, Inc. based on % of total revenue

Review AP vouchers and general manager expense reports for coding accuracy

Excel, Great Plains, FRX, OSI, UltiPro

Quiksilver, Inc.- Huntington Beach, CA

(Apparel retailer/manufacturer, ~2 Billion Annual Revenue)

06/2010 to 03/2012

Sales Audit/Inventory Control Specialist

Sales Audit

oVerified sales between reporting system and store reports

oResearched discrepancies down to store level and corrected in system

Inventory (adjustments, journal entries for store transfers, shrink accruals, and annual physical inventory)

New store set-up (set up store with bank account, Visa/MasterCard and AMEX/Discover, and armored car services)

Reconciled gift card transactions

oVerified gift card sales between store report and gift card merchant services report

oTracked amount issued and spent in gift cards in order to know outstanding balance on monthly basis

Provided monthly expense reports for employee and executive purchases to enable them to review and verify accuracy of their purchases each month

Organized and formatted week over week revenue comparison for president of retail

Month end closing (stock ledger, G/L entries, reconciliations)

Managed employee allowances and promotional gift cards for all executives and other qualified employees

Excel, Sales Audit, NSB, Microsoft Dynamic AX, Connected Retailer, Qlikview

Friendly Franchisees Corporation- La Palma, CA

03/2007 to 05/2010

Junior Accountant

Verified/audited sales (over/short) for 65 Carl’s Jr. restaurants

Set up and managed accounts receivable for 18 Denny’s restaurants

Daily and monthly bank/cash reconciliations for all restaurants

Verified credit card transaction processing

Communicated with headquarters to coordinate payment of royalties and advertising fees

Excel, MAS 90

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