Accounting Manager

John J. Spelta, CPA

Cell Ph 858-***-****

Home Ph 858-***-****

Email: ***********@***.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Public Accountant with 20+ years experience working with public and private entities, start-up and established companies, including 11 years experience with a Big 4 public accounting firm.

• Strong accounting background and experience successfully applied in various industries including real estate development, hospitality, construction, telecommunications, staffing, local municipalities and manufacturing with 4+ years of SEC reporting experience.

• Merger and acquisition experience includes identifying and resolving technical accounting and reporting issues related to business combination transactions.

• Foreign accounting and management experienced gained while working with wholly owned subsidiaries in Canada and Europe.

• Excellent communicator, skilled at summarizing and presenting issues and related resolutions both orally and in written form to all levels of management as well as audit committees and outside auditors.

• Entrepreneurial experience with growth stage companies, working with venture capitalists and banks to raise equity and financing for start-up and medium size companies, as well as designing and implementing changes in accounting policies and procedures to ensure timely and reliable financial reporting.

• Strong manager and mentor of staff, including both CPA and non-CPA staff members.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BLACK MOUNTAIN RANCH LLC (DEL SUR DEVELOPMENT), San Diego, CA 2004-2011

VP Finance / Corporate Controller

• Recruited and relocated by the company’s senior management.

• Managed and responsible for all financial duties of the Company including preparation and annual update of the business plan, obtaining bank financing, risk management and investor reporting to outside members.

• Raised over $60 million in CFD (Mello Roos) bond funding working with city and public school board staff as well as outside financial consultants and bond counsel.

• Managed all accounting, payroll and human resource operations of the company as the number of employees grew from 8 to 32 employees.

• Ensured that financial reporting was compliant with GAAP. Drafted the annual financial statements and prepared several schedules for the outside accountants with respect to the annual audit and tax returns.

• Managed month-end close including financial reporting to senior management and company’s Members.

ON ASSIGNMENT INC., Calabasas, CA 2000-2004

Corporate Controller

• Preparation and filing of Forms 10-K and 10-Q for consolidated operations, including start-up divisions located in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland. Coordinate efforts with outside counsel and independent auditors.

• Member of the software conversion team. Successfully converted all accounting and human resource computer applications to PeopleSoft.

• Worked extensively with the CFO on a major acquisition which significantly increased annual revenue from $175 million to over $250 million, including the preparation and filing of pro forma financial statements to the SEC. Managed accounting staff which doubled in size to 40 people in including five department managers.

• Responsible for all treasury functions including the management of investment portfolios which, at one point, totaled over $80 million.

• Participated in Audit Committee and Board of Directors meetings.

• Coordinate the annual budgeting process with all department managers.

• Reported directly to CFO and frequently interacted with CEO, other company senior officers and Audit Committee members.

RSL COM U.S.A., Woodland Hills, CA 1998-2000

Corporate Controller

• Report directly to the CFO of this publicly held, fast growing long distance and data network provider.

• Established the accounting reporting structure for the company and its newly acquired entities to be used in budgetary and internal reporting process.

• Recognized and achieved cost savings as a result of eliminating duplicative accounting efforts performed at acquired entities.

• Responsible for the implementation of Oracle accounting software which included the conversion of Westinghouse Communications’ (an acquired entity) SAP accounting applications.

• Established new banking relations to efficiently manage the company’s cash flow and maximize interest earnings.

• Assisted the company’s outside auditors in their annual audit and quarterly reviews.

PRIME MATRIX WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Calabasas, CA 1995-1998

VP Finance

• Managed all accounting, tax and collection functions for this entrepreneurial growth stage company.

• Reported directly to the CEO / Chairman of the Board.

• Participated in securing new financing which allowed the company to achieve significant growth, increasing revenues from approximately $30 million to $100 million. Supervised accounting and collection staff increased from 8 to 20 employees.

ISES AND PIA SPORTS PROPERTIES, Westlake Village, CA and Atlanta, Georgia 1991-1995

Controller

• Managed all accounting, tax and IT functions for the two companies. ISES (formerly a division of PIA) was an international sports marketing / consulting professional service firm with offices located internationally. PIA was the exclusive developer of PGA TOUR stadium golf courses.

• Designed and implemented ISES’s accounting and operational systems.

• Coordinated all audit and tax work with outside accounting firms.

ERNST & YOUNG, Los Angeles, CA 1979-1991

Senior Manager

• Responsible for all aspects of client services for this Big Four accounting firm.

• Experience obtained in several types of industries (private and public) including commercial real estate (office space and retail), hospitality, construction, manufacturing, professional services and financial services

• Audit manager in charge of an IPO for a geological professional service firm involved in several major federal government contracts.

• Worked on several special engagements, such as, the due diligence of a $720 million acquisition of a high-rise building.

• Chosen as an instructor to teach senior staff auditing and client service techniques.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES

Masters in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT – State of California

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and California Society of CPA’s – Member

OTHER

Computer skills include the extensive use of Excel, Word, J.D. Edwards. Also have experience with PeopleSoft, Solomon and Oracle.

Charter member and Treasurer of the Del Sur Elementary Foundation.

Rancho Peñasquitos Planning Board - Elected Member.

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