Accounting Manager

Brian J. Hubbard 949-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Accounting Manager Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 linkedin.com/in/bhubbard182

SUMMARY AND KEY SKILLS

Accounting Manager with 20+ years of experience leading financial reporting, month-end close, and audit support within complex, multi-entity environments. Proven track record of strengthening internal controls, improving accrual accuracy, and driving process efficiencies that reduce costs and enhance reporting reliability. Trusted business partner to executive leadership, delivering actionable financial insights to support strategic decision-making.

Financial Reporting Month-End Close GAAP Accruals & Revenue Recognition General Ledger Management Audit & Compliance (SOX) Budgeting & Forecasting Process Improvement Internal Controls Variance Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Programs Accounting Manager August/2022 – Present

american vanguard Virtual Office and Irvine, CA

Manage and develop Programs Analyst; oversee workload, performance and key deliverables.

Oversee accounting and financial administration of customer programs, including review and approval of payment requests.

Ensure accurate accounting treatment of programs, including rate setup, accruals and revenue/expense recognition.

Maintain and reconcile program-related accounts to the general ledger; investigate and resolve variances.

Lead month-end and quarter-end close processes for program accruals and related accounts.

Partner with commercial teams to align program structure with financial objectives and forecasts.

Collaborate with external auditors; prepare audit schedules, analyses, and ensure timely support of audit requests.

Strengthen and enforce internal controls; ensure compliance with and maintain audit-ready documentation (including coordination with Deloitte auditors).

Present financial results, accruals and key insights to CFO and CEO.

Oversee third-party vendors to ensure accurate and timely financial processing of program payments.

Improve accounting processes and systems related to program tracking, accruals and reporting.

Senior Accountant February/2016 – July/2022

Fluidmaster Virtual Office and San Juan Capistrano, CA

●Prepare annual OPEX budgets for multiple departments and present the data to upper management.

●Preparation and presentation of OPEX analysis reports for month-end close meetings.

●Prepare and maintain journals and reconciliations for various prepaid, accrued, and allocation accounts.

●Perform month-end & year-end closing, assist in internal and external audits (Ernst & Young).

●Work as Promo/Co-Op lead, accountable for maintaining ~$18.5M accruals based on customer agreements and ensuring deductions align to the contracts.

●Recover/save company ~$1.6M from deduction overages and contract disagreements through streamlining of the Promo/Co-Op process due to misinterpretation of customer rebates.

●Digitize processes, journal entries, and reconciliations to drive the company towards more green/paperless methods in a remote environment.

●Administrator for Concur expense software, carrying authority for maintaining software, designing and distributing management reports, and implementing software applications.

●Train new hires on system applications, company policies, and travel procedures

●Assist with preparation and analyze monthly financials for Australia location.

Senior Accountant AP Supervisor March/2012 – February/2016

Össur Foothill Ranch, CA

●Began as a Staff Accountant and promoted to a Senior Accountant after 1 year. Promoted to a dual role shortly after the promotion and held the title of Senior Accountant and AP Supervisor.

●Directed accounting operations as Accounts Payable Supervisor and oversaw financial operations for Orlando, FL sister company, Evolution.

●Spearheaded implementation of Concur expense software, transitioned company from petty cash reimbursement to digital expense reporting tool software system.

●Worked as Concur System Administrator throughout system rollout for US and Canadian enterprises.

●Monitored software progress, including uploading extract files to the accounting system, designing and distributing management reports, and implementing software applications at portfolio and inter-companies.

●Built custom reports for senior management to aid with strategic cost planning.

●Led reconciliation of 13 inter-companies’ transactions and reporting for the corporate office located in Iceland.

●Prepared, maintained journals, and reconciliations for various prepaid, accrued, and allocation accounts.

●Processed monthly financial statements for multiple portfolio companies using IBM Cognos Controller.

●Compiled and completed daily bank reconciliations and prepared necessary journal entries.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Staff Accountant Enfotrace Irvine, CA

Staff Accountant Travcoa Newport Beach, CA

Account Payable Specialist Action Property Management, Inc. Irvine, CA

TECHNICAL SKILLS Adept at learning new technologies quickly and independently

Accounting Software and Office/Productivity Systems: Concur Expense Software, JD Edwards, Oracle, QAD, Workday, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Drive

Remote Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams, Zoom, GoToMeeting, Skype

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Accounting and Finance California State University Fullerton

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