Richard Von Ball

adzpmu@r.postjobfree.com

336-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-ball-502135a4/

Senior Executive Client Service Director and Recruiting Manager with a demonstrated history of working within various industries on a contract and direct hire basis, as well as extensive experience recruiting internally. Skilled in full cycle sales and recruitment across all skill levels and positions ranging from entry level to executive level roles with a background in Accounting and Finance. I take pride in cultivating long lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Semaphore 3/2022-Present

Los Angeles, California

Recruiting Manager (Salary)

Company implemented hiring freeze.

Facilitated all phases of the recruitment process.

Assisted with job posting and job advertisement processes.

Screened applications and selected qualified candidates based on skills, experience, and aptitudes to meet company talent needs.

Interviewed candidates via Phone, Zoom, and TEAMs meeting platforms.

Trained and managed the recruiting staff.

Filled 33 essential positions across multiple departments and skillsets.

Execu Search 10/2021-02/2022

Culver City, California

Director of Talent and Professional Services – LA Office (Salary)

Company eliminated Professional Services Division.

Assisted in the expansion of Execu Search, a New York recruiting firm into California.

Strategized with internal company executives on west coast market penetration.

Procured contracts with mid to large-cap organizations to establish high margin revenue streams.

Aided in building out the Los Angeles office team by sourcing internal recruiters.

Recruited external consultants and candidates for my clients’ temporary and permanent positions.

VACO Resources 08/2019-02/2021

Los Angeles, California

Client Service Director (Salary)

Consultant/Candidate Facing

Evaluated applicants to reveal job skills, work history, education, training, and compensation needs.

Assessed hiring needs by partnering with hiring managers to develop detailed job requirements.

Effectively collaborated with recruitment and business development teams in a fast-paced, metric driven environment to consistently create new candidate placements.

Built deep partnerships with hiring managers to understand their team’s hiring needs, capabilities, business, and team dynamics.

Mentored and developed internal new recruiting hires to onboard them and manage their success path.

Client Facing

Researched market segments and industry trends to identify target clients to effectively market accounting and finance professionals to large-cap companies for specific technical department initiatives.

Fostered a substantial presence on LinkedIn and maintained relationships with over 1,900 decision makers and potential candidates/consultants.

Set up client visits with hiring managers of target companies to discuss departmental goals to provide interim solutions.

Mushroomed accounts by providing excellent customer service and utilizing my existing client relationships to attain referrals for future business opportunities.

Negotiated contractual terms and agreements with clients and their human resource departments to establish global accounts with Fortune 500 organizations.

Robert Half Management Resources 02/2018-07/2019

Los Angeles, California

Client Service Director (Salary)

Consultant/Candidate Facing

Helped job seekers find work and help businesses find qualified employees.

Sourced, identified, engaged, and recruited qualified candidates using various recruiting/social platforms.

Pre-screened candidates, reviewed resumes, and scheduled weekly interviews to develop key talent pipelines based on current and future business needs.

Client Facing

Provided Senior level accounting and finance professionals on a project basis to assist clients on completing their accounting, finance, tax, audit, and system initiatives.

Utilized Salesforce and Bullhorn to market to hiring managers to cultivate business development.

Set up meetings with clients to evaluate organizational needs while building mutually beneficial relationships.

Educated clients on the marketplace and current accounting and financial trends establishing myself as a trusted advisor.

J2 Global 09/2017-01/2018

Los Angeles, California

Senior Accountant (Contract)

Reviewed over 200 intercompany accounts, identifying misallocated or missing expenses, then prepared and posted the journal entries to reflect the correct balances using the correct exchange rates.

Used the P&L to complete company wide accruals and then analyzed the P&L for over 25 companies making adjusting journal entries to prepare accurate reporting packages for management.

Reconciled over 200 accounts after booking numerous monthly journal entries, as well as correcting entries after doing the necessary research.

Radnet 11/2016-08/2017

Los Angeles, California

Senior Accountant (Contract)

Performed detailed P&L analysis for the entire east coast operations for seventy-five Radiology facilities and coordinated with the Vice President of operations to investigate and answer any questions the operation managers needed clarity on.

Improved the accrual process on a mass scale by using a report that filtered AP invoices by transaction date, which created a trend analysis of costs per vendor, per month, easily identifying what months needed to be accrued.

Completed monthly multiple Bank cash reconciliations as well as reconciled all accounts affiliated with my balance sheet accounts.

Active Interest Media 10/2014 – 11/2016

El Segundo, California

Senior Accountant (Salary)

Company relocated to Denver, CO.

Worked with Business Managers in operations to successfully manage projects that involved our studio and its productions as well as large vendor shows.

Booked, analyzed, and reconciled prepaid, deferred, expense, and revenue accounts affiliated with multiple Business Groups and their monthly events.

Collaborated directly with the CFO and Controller at month end to investigate and explain variances in actual costs versus the budget.

Implemented accounting practices and processes that were adopted by the Accounting Department as standard procedure.

JustFab INC 06/2012-09/2014

El Segundo, California

Senior Accountant (Contract)

Redesigned, managed, and analyzed ADP Payroll and all accounts affiliated with JustFab and its four inter-companies for monthly close and reconciliation for audit purposes.

Completed sales tax and usage calculations for multiple state returns.

Restructured the process of identifying costs incurred between integrated systems across multiple foreign entities.

Reformatted the prepaid schedule whereas amortization and all relevant data are calculated through Excel formulas entirely streaming the process, increasing efficiency.

Connexion Technologies 04/2008-04/2012

Cary, North Carolina

Property Accountant (Salary)

Reviewed, revised, and implemented accounting processes in the department.

Set up, calculated, and maintained accounts affiliated with construction and property management, including cost associated with employee payroll.

Prepared various financial reports for Upper Management to ensure accurate financial decision-making.

Generated annual tax reports for more than 1000 properties across the United States.

Provided Ernst and Young with accurate financial information for auditing purposes.

Collaborated with legal to analyze contractual agreements to retrieve revenue that otherwise would not be collected.

Chosen by senior management to join a team consisting of representatives from each department to promote internal communication.

Prepared financial reports used to recover unrecognized revenue by senior management.

Used excel to write macros that improved the efficiency of recording financial data.

Created the cost structure for a fortune 500 fastest growing company.

Trained and managed staff involved in cost allocation of more than 1000 properties across the United States.

Entered monthly journal entries along with year end and accrual adjustments.

Processed invoices and maintained vender relations through phone and email correspondence.

Maintained numerous account reconciliations and variance analysis of those accounts.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

International Study in Corporate Negotiation

Levels 1-4 Advanced Excel Certifications

International Study in Accounting and Finance Practices

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