Controller

Irfan Nizami, CPA

● ************@*****.*** ● 818-***-**** ● Los Angeles

Controller

A Controller who foresees the big picture while prioritizing day-to-day tasks to accomplish business objectives.

KEY STRENGTHS

Corporate Budgets ● Financial Planning ● Capital Investments ● Variance Analysis ● Cost Accounting

Contract Accounting Revenue Recognition ● ● Inventory Management ● Job Cost Reports

● Treasury and Cash Management ● Public Accounting

CORE COMPETENCIES

Finance, Accounting, and Taxation Management

Monitor, trend, and analyze technology’s impact on the company's financial/organizational value proposition

Direct company-wide financial planning and forecasting processes, strategic modeling, financial modeling/analysis, and key reporting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Det Consulting, Los Angeles

Controller – Tax & Finance 01/2025- Present

Prepare financial statements and business tax returns for clients

LINXS (lax integrated express solutions) LAX APM, Los Angeles 10/2021 –12/2024

Chief Financial Officer /Finance Manager (WWW.LALINXS.COM)

Manage multi-billion-dollar construction projects’ financial reporting, audits, budgets, and other contractual matters.

Support Deloitte CPA Advisories for federal, international, and state tax returns.

Successfully received clean reports from the PricewaterhouseCoopers CPAs for multiple years.

Preparing investment options for the Board of Directors resulted in substantial income for the project.

Evaluate and analyze contractors’ proposals for labor, materials, and overhead costs for the LAWA/LAX project

Revenue recognition and managing annual audit and internal audit processes

Evaluate and analyze change orders, cut-adds, and client directives for the construction & operational project

Prepare and manage financial reporting needs for all construction partners

Liaise with business units and project teams, third-party claims consultants, & outside counsel to control cost

Prepare monthly finance reports, developing and managing annual operating budgets and projects.

Prepare annual audited financial statements and notes under US GAAP and IFRS

Yearly, monthly update to a financial model (budgeting/forecasting)

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly cash flow forecasts and annual budgets.

Rainbo Record Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles 7/2018 –6/2021

Chief Financial Officer/ Controller

Oversee the vinyl record manufacturing business’s accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, sales tax, consolidated balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statements.

Report royalties to national & international entities. Manage HR, payroll processing, and investment accounts.

Initiate special projects to save labor and operating costs for the company. Manage and coordinate with external CPAs for the tax preparation, internal audits, internal controls & compliance matters

Liaised with the external CPAs and internal staff in performing worker compensation audit, taxation, royalty assessments, risk assessments, fixed asset depreciation, and technical special ad hoc basis

Review & analysis of job costing, bank deposits, cash applications, and manufacturing inventory valuations

MILROSE CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS/PERMIT ADVISOR- Beverly Hills 6/2020 –2/2021 Consultant -Interim Controller

Due diligence related to the merger & acquisition activities. Migration of data from prior software to QB Enterprise 2021. Update financial data to prepare for an external audit. Streamline accounting processes

OXFORD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES/ OIT, - Los Angeles 7/1999 – 6/2018

CFO/ Controller

Facilitated all finance activities, including balance sheets, budgets, US GAAP, financial planning, and forecasting, while administrating daily control activities. Oversaw various accounting functions to ensure regulatory compliance. Provided overall direction and coordination for the research and collation of executive technology reports, including tax analysis, financial analysis, and metrics.

Key Achievements:

Provided financial and technical consulting to Fortune 1000 companies, including Northrop Grumman, Skurka Aerospace, Adam Rite Aerospace, ARAMCO Corp., Countrywide, UCLA, Chapman, and LAUSD.

Functioned as a subject matter expert in financial, IT audits, technology, and accounting matters. Supervised technical, accounting, and financial staff. Responsible for the hiring and training functions

Implemented various ERP and accounting software packages, including Oracle NetSuite & Microsoft Dynamics

Governmental Audits Projects – Managed a million-dollar consulting and training project for the State of California. Projects completed within budget and achieved a 95% compliance with government compliance audit requirements. The training project involved dealing with Fortune 500 local and national companies. Performed compliance audits related to City Business taxes, Dept of Labor, EDD & Worker Comp.

Prepare accounting records for the Attestation Projects (Reviews, Compilation & Audits). Prepared corporate small and medium-sized businesses’ accounting and tax records. Assisted clients in moving towards US GAAP /GAAS standards. Prepared financial statements and bank reconciliations

Tax & Audit Accounting Projects at GAUTAM KUMAR, CPA. Prepared more than fifty corporate tax returns (1120, 1120S, 1065, 990 & 1040) using Intuit Proseries for various clients. Prepared attested financial statements, including AICPA reviewed and auditing services. Prepared documentation for peer review. Non-profit organization audits. Prepared financial statements, including cash flow statements, balance sheets, and P&L. Interacted with the IRS, FTB, EDD, and City Finance to resolve client notices and audits

Tax & Audit Accounting Projects at UNICORN ACCOUNTING – K. BORRELLI, AN ENROLLED AGENT (EA). Prepared financial statements, including cash flow statements, balance sheets, and P&L for the clients using the Creative Solutions Accounting software. Interacted with the IRS, FTB, EDD, and City Finance to resolve client notices and pending audits. Prepared bank and credit card reconciliations

Tax & Audit Accounting Projects at UNIQUE TAX SERVICES, A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING GROUP. Responded to tax compliance-related issues dealing with IRS tax notices, audits, property taxes, BOE sales taxes, and city business tax matters. Processed payroll (multi-state) and oversaw all payroll-related filings quarterly and annually, dealing with the EDD and the US Treasury. Prepared 1099s, business tax returns, and Form 571-L.

Accounting Manager at WYNDHAM COLLECTIONS MANUFACTURING/MODERN BATHROOM. Managed over 40-million-dollar furniture distribution business’s AP, AR, GL & financial statements. Initiated special projects to save labor and operating costs. Coordinated with CPAs in tax compliance matters

Senior Accountant at KHAN CPA Corp. Prepared financial statements for multiple clients using QuickBooks software. Provided supporting documents for preparing business and individual taxes. Reconciled bank, payroll, sales tax, and other subsidiary accounts for multiple clients

Senior Tax Consultant at DiSabatino, CPA. Prepared corporate tax returns (1120, 1120S, 1065, 990 & 1040) using UltraTax for various clients. Prepared financial statements for corporate clients

EDGE SOLUTIONS & CONSULTING, Westlake village 1/2015 – 12/2015

ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT (Consultant from Oxford)

Provided financial and accounting consulting services to a 100 million dollar plus technology corporation.

Allocated and reconciled over $150 million in transactions. Reviewed accounting, financial, and IT-related systems to identify opportunities to improve processes and minimize inefficiencies. Performed revenue recognition analysis and estimation to improve the technical reporting system by over 20%

EDUCATION

Master of Science in MANAGEMENT SCIENCE/Finance, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Licenses: California State CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT – CPA

Project Management: Microsoft Program and Project Management, ITIL and Six Sigma-Green Belt, PMI - CAPM

Finance/Accounting: Oracle NetSuite ERP, Epicor ERP. Man Fact, QB Enterprise, SAP Business One ERP, MS Office Suite, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, change management, collaborative, leadership, problem solving

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