Accounting / Finance

PAUL PEREIRA

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** ***** ***** ∙ PEEKSKILL ∙ NEW YORK ∙ 10566 ∙ 914-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS

Accounting/Financial professional with 8.5 years of progressive experience with international organizations including a proven record of improving and streamlining processes in reporting. Proven strengths in meeting goals, meeting deadlines, and taking the lead on projects and following through until complete. Team player, problem solver, and easy to get along with. Currently in the process of taking the CPA Examinations. The 1st section –Auditing is scheduled to be taken November 23, 2009.

EXPERIENCE

Disney Publishing Worldwide - White Plains, NY

2007 – Present

Senior Financial Analyst - Accounting

Cost Accounting:

•Perform a detailed review of each of 65 cost centers noting the appropriateness of new charges, correct timing and general ledger account use. Inquire about the appropriateness of charges both domestic and internationally

•Review intercompany recharges and ensure that proper accounting entries have been executed on all ledgers

•Book monthly expense accruals and make any necessary adjustments according to actual expenses

•Prepare and book reoccurring allocation entries i.e. rent allocation & overhead allocations.

•Set up and maintain project accounting for all global book titles, and release from the balance sheet once the title has been released

•Prepare intercompany wire transfers and recharges

•Prepare actual to forecast variance analysis for all 65 cost centers for monthly and quarterly closes

•Streamlined P&L reporting for all 65 cost centers using BW, macros, and pivot tables.

•Provide balance sheet variance explanations to corporate consolidations

•Report and book international value added tax (VAT) entry monthly

Global Royalty / Revenue Accounting:

•Administer royalty and revenue accounting for 8 licensees and 23 contracts, specializing in international business ~$15M in revenue

•Analyze tiered revenue by title, distribution channel, and country and ensure proper recorded revenue

•Analyze and reconcile balance sheet liabilities for advances, work-offs, and guarantees

•Ensure revenue interfaces into the ledger and created a reconciliation to ensure its accurateness

•Analyze foreign exchange rates on international contracts and book FX Gain or FX Loss entries

•Ensure all accounting language in contracts are in compliance according to Walt Disney Co. standards

•Review and analyze royalty statements to ensure all new book titles / ISBN numbers have been generated in SAP to ensure proper interfacing of revenue into SAP

•Ensure all up to date contracts are in place by working closely with the management team

•Streamlined the 3rd party accrual reporting using BW and SAP for total Disney Publishing Worldwide

•Book and ensure 3rd party accruals are hitting the correct international and domestic ledger and ensure only royalty barring properties are being accrued for

•Calculate and book any cross line of business revenue sharing with other Disney lines of businesses per the contract

•Apply cash to outstanding accounts receivable. Calculate and post any foreign tax withholding and bank fees when applying cash

•Developed and streamlined revenue reporting and profit and loss statements using SAP BW and excel

•Prepare monthly balance sheets and profit and loss statements

•Reconcile monthly balance sheet accounts - accounts receivable, bad debt, unrealized gain/loss on foreign currency, foreign tax withholding, royalties payable, deferred guarantee, and retained earnings.

Accounting for startup magazine and school:

•Prepared and booked monthly revenue and reserve entries for startup magazine – Disney for Kids.

•Booked expense accruals and reviewed activity for actual expenses and released accruals booked in the prior month as deemed necessary.

•Reviewed with finance the actual sell through rate of the magazine and adjusted the reserve according to the analyses

•Booked paper expense and distribution expense entries

•Created and streamlined profit and loss statement reporting and balance sheets

•Reconciled balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis, i.e. accruals, return reserve

•Set up project accounting for all education literature for the start up school business – Disney English

•Reviewed all expenses to ensure proper account use and timing

•Streamlined P&L reporting and reconciled balance sheet accounts

Forbes Media LLC - New York, NY

2005 - 2007

Financial Analyst

•Prepare quarterly financials, P&L, B/S and CF

•Prepare corresponding footnotes to financials

•Prepare monthly accrual entries

•Conduct internal audit of barter deals

•Prepare weekly and monthly revenue reports

•Coordinate commission payouts to sales representative

•Prepare forecast to budget variance analysis

Bear Stearns - Brooklyn, NY

2004 – 2005

Senior Accountant

•Prepare monthly financial close

•Analyze commission accounting and ensure accurate billing and revenue reporting

•Prepare and process journal entries and commission revenue

•Reconcile and adjust the general ledger & P&L

•Provide client billing support and assistance

Ernst & Young - New York, NY

2003 – 2004

Financial Management Associate

•Provide financial support for 14 partners and affiliated staff

•Ensure and maintain accurate financial engagement data for client serving teams

•Prepare revenue and budget reports for monthly meetings with partners and staff

•Analyze inventory levels (WIPs/AR) and report the status to the engagement team

•Prepare monthly cash forecasts

•Reconciliation of revenue reports to the database

•Ad hoc analysis and reporting

Texas Instruments - Attleboro, MA

1995 – 2003

Financial Analyst

•Prepared financial reporting of worldwide capital purchases and leases

•Prepared quarterly competitor and customer financial analysis

•Prepared corporate net fixed asset forecasts and budget allocations

•Prepared daily revenue reporting for distribution to the CEO and CFO

•Buyer/Planner/Financial Assistant

•Warehouse

•Manufacturing

EDUCATION

Stonehill College - Easton, MA

Bachelors of Science, Finance (GPA 3.32)

Graduation Date: 2002

Pace University - New York, NY

Post Bachelors, Accounting - Additional accounting classes taken to qualify for the CPA exam

COMPUTER SKILLS

SAP, BW, COGNOS, Great Plains, Oracle, Business Objects, Oracle Discoverer, People Soft, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Visual Basic, MSG, FRX

LANGUAGES

Written and conversational Portuguese

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