Financial Consultant - Accounting & Tax Preparation-Audit Contractor Resume - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Certified Public Accountant with progressive experience in financial planning, problem solutions/ analysis, business planning and budget development, financial reporting, internal /external audits, internal controls reviews, cash flow projection, revenue and expense forecasts, general ledger accounting/closings, consolidations, SEC/GAAP reporting, tax return preparation/filings, payroll, inventory, accounts receivable/ payable, derivative accounting and valuations.
Team player, who is able to motivate multi - functional and multi-level teams toward TEMPeffective accomplishment of corporate goals
Experience with Excel, Power Point, Word, Hyperion and Oracle. Quick Books, Enterprise, Yardi, Tax Software - Pro Series, CCH
Liaison with external auditors to complete teh annual audit and quarterly reviews
Sarbanes-Oxley documentation, coordination of testing and remediation of internal controls with external consultants
Conducted purchase and merger investigations for several entities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Financial Consultant - Accounting & Tax Preparation-Audit Contractor

Responsibilities:

Supporting Financial Planning and Analysis functions, tax preparations, and reporting, managing staff, forecasting, and budgeting.
Preparation of compilations, tax filings, forecasts, budgets, and specialized projects.
Acted/Performed as Accounting Manager, Controller, CFO and Contract SEC Auditor.
Developed a number of Excel templates to improve analysis of variance and risks/opportunities reporting by teh Business Units for revenue, expenses and cash flow.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Prepared and supervised monthly consolidation (including review of results and variance explanations) and preparation of teh reporting package for CEO and Board review.
Prepared/reviewed quarterly information provided to be included in SEC filings (10K, 10Q)
Prepared/reviewed complex accounting and tax estimate calculations
Assist with and/or reviewed monthly accounting reconciliations.
Performed accounting research and wrote technical accounting memos for new transactions and accounting positions.
Assisted with set up and implementation of new processes/or changes dat impacted accounting; reviewed new significant agreements to ensure proper accounting of transactions in accordance with related terms and GAAP
Designed and developed customer revenue and royalty accounting and reporting (monthly billing) system
Assisted with external audit support and manage customer assistance requests
Supervised SOX 404 planning and scoping, compliance and maintenance/updating of related documentation
Prepared forecasts, budgets, payrolls, receivables, payables, tax filings and special projects

Confidential

VP - CFO

Responsibilities:

Designed accounting systems and procedures
Hired and trained entire accounting staff
Resolved accounting issues with members
Assisted with set up and implementation of new processes/or changes dat impacted accounting; reviewed new significant agreements to ensure proper accounting of transactions
Prepared forecasts, budgets, payrolls, receivables, payables, tax filings and special projects

Confidential

Audit Manager

Responsibilities:

Prepared consolidations, together with GAAP, 10K and 10Q filings for large and shell corporations...
Prepared corporations for annual audit and quarterly reviews, served as primary point person for external auditors and staff.
Prepared forecasts to support investment through private placement and S-1.
Prepared complex tax returns for Federal, State and Local filing.
Prepared Excel budgets and financial projections to facilitate operations and support loan applications.
Streamlined monthly close and established a monthly close checklist
Developed and installed an Insurance policy preparation, billing and claims management system.
Hired and trained accounting staff for several corporations (size exceeded 50 personnel).
Created and prepared a Sarbanes analysis of internal controls.
Provided ad hoc analysis and variance explanations to satisfy senior management and external auditor inquiries
Implementation of a point-of-sales, shipping and collection system for a retail sales organization
Installed QuickBooks Pro and Enterprise general ledger packages and report preparation procedure for a manufacturing corporation.
Created a revenue and royalty reporting system using Microsoft Access.
Developed analysis to negotiate and resolve business disputes between business partners, investors, suppliers and customers
Audits Based Upon Agreed Procedures