CAROL P. BARTOLD
********@**.***.*** 818-***-**** linkedin.com/in/carol-bartold Bronxville,
New York 10708
ACCOUNTING MANAGER/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Recording Reporting Analysis
Equipped with accounting skills gained through experience in diverse industries, I am a quick study with comprehensive understanding of financial transactions from inception to recording, reporting, and analysis. A critical thinker with a solid liberal arts and accounting background, I am adept at balancing analytical rigor with creative problem solving. Accomplished, detail-oriented accounting professional with experience in auditing, financial accounting and reporting, analysis, and compliance. Signature Achievements
• Executed full charge accounting duties for 501(c)3 and 501(c)6 entities
• Designed and executed corporate consolidation for real estate developer
• Developed, maintained and automated accounting systems for several companies
• Developed and maintained cost accounting system for pipe organ builder SIGNATURE STRENGTHS & COMPENTENCIES
Accounting systems
development
Internal controls Audit preparation
Accounting systems repair,
restoration & rebuilding
Compliance Audit implementation
Interfund and Intercompany
accounts maintenance &
reconciliation
Financial reporting Documentation & Writing
Analysis Critical Thinking
Carol P. Bartold - Professional Experience
Professional Experience
American Institute of Architects New York Chapter The Center for Architecture - New York City May 2016 - January 2025
Accounting Manager
Executed full charge of accounting duties for two not-for-profit entities, 501 (c) (6) membership organization and 501 (c) (3) educational foundation. Pivoted from a paper based accounting system and practices to a fully electronic system during the Covid 19 pandemic My Hometown Bronxville - Bronxville, NY April 2011 - December 2019 Senior Reporter
Reported on municipal government, including Board of Trustees, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals; reported on local education, including Board of Education Picturehouse - Bronxville, NY May 2014 - February 2016 Accountant
Executed full accounting duties relating to feature film distribution; formulated and monitored P&A budgets; prepared financial reports and statements; worked with bookers to monitor collections on theatrical releases; analyzed contracts regarding markets for releases and participation requirements
Glendale Tire Company - Glendale, CA 1996 - 2008 Controller
Automated manual accounting records to computerized accounting system; designed inventory system for tires and wheels; established internal controls over cash and inventory where none had existed; controlled and monitored cash balances; reconciled bank accounts prepared payroll and payroll tax deposits; tracked payable and receivable balances; paid all bills; monitored inventory levels, investment and turnover; maintained employee records and monitored compliance with Department of Justice requirements, supervised shop staff Education
Sarah Lawrence College - Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Writing California State University, Los Angeles - Business Administration/Accounting University of Mary Washington - Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Honors in Music Carol P. Bartold - Professional Experience
Additional Professional Experience
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church - Glendale, CA
Treasurer/Accountant
Automated church accounting system; researched, purchased and installed computer accounting software for churches that conformed to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; trained bookkeeper in use of software; prepared monthly financial statements and presented them to the Vestry, reconciled bank accounts; analyzed pledging levels; tracked school enrollment and computed full-time equivalents; monitored tuition receivables; prepared payrolls and payroll tax deposits as well as quarterly tax filings; paid all bills; supervised bookkeeper Shapell Industries, Inc. - Beverly Hills, CA
Accounting Manager
Designed and produced computer spreadsheet program to consolidate corporate financial statements, calculated daily cash needs for operations and invested excess cash balances to maximize return for limited partnerships and subsidiaries, coordinated annual audit with company subsidiaries and independent auditor, prepared financial statements for annual audit and drafted notes to the financial statements; supervised accounting staff 20th Century Fox Film Corporation - Los Angeles, CA Financial Analyst
Prepared monthly financial statement package for studio executives, analyzed film inventory of motion picture projects for reasonable valuation, forecast revenue streams for films released and in inventory for domestic and foreign distribution; for feature films in release translated contract compensation clauses into mathematical formulas unique to each film and each artist to calculate gross and net profit participation; tracked residual payments and verified broadcast dates with major television networks for feature films licensed to network television Price Waterhouse & Co. - Los Angeles, CA
Staff Auditor
Applied liberal arts and business education in performing audit field work for such clients as The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Ralph M. Parsons Corporation, Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County and Shapell Industries, Inc. Collaborated with members of audit teams to design and implement audit tests of accounts. Formulated internal control questionnaires, interviewed clients, observed accounting practices, evaluated internal controls, identified weaknesses and proposed solutions, authored detailed procedural memos that remained part of the permanent files for each client.