SUMMARY

• Finance professional with experience in accounting and finance management in the private sector, including managing project financial scope, net working capital, revenue generation and project expenses.
• Detail oriented professional that utilizes strong operational guidelines, financial reporting knowledge, budget planning and forecasting analysis to streamline the financial processes for clients

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SmartStream G/L system
• Cartesis
• Oracle Applications
• Donovan System
• QuickBooks Pro
• Quicken
• Lawson System
• Word
• Excel (advanced level)
• PowerPoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Finance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Prepared monthly financial statements and monthly analytics of results versus forecast and budget. Highlighted any trends or issues within the business.
• Prepared interim and year end financial statement reporting
• Oversaw the monthly closing process and ensuring client billing is accurately prepared and sent out on a timely basis.
• Ensured client contracts were prepared in accordance with standard form working with legal on any contracts not standard. Worked with client teams to secure proper purchase orders and statements of work for all clients that require them.
• Prepared client revenue analysis and comparison to budget and forecast explaining significant variances.
• Supervised Staff Accountant and trained individual on all aspects of accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Prepared commentary regarding monthly results versus forecasts and budget for UK parent company.
• Analyzed Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis ensuring proper reconciliation for all accounts including intercompany balances.
• Assisted in the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts. Prepare commentary on budgets and forecast highlighting major issues and variances.
• Managed external audit process, preparing all necessary reports and analyses for auditors.
• Prepared weekly cash flow forecasts.
• Maintained adequate system of internal controls.
• Monitored accounts receivable on a weekly basis to ensure timely collection of client receivables.
• Oversaw time management system and ensured information was up to date and accurate. Produced client profitability and employee utilization reports on a periodic basis as necessary for CEO.
• Managed capacity planning in conjunction with CEO to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained.
• Performed various financial analyses and special projects as may be necessary and assigned from time to time from the CEO and CFO.

Confidential, New York, NY

Finance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Review Net Working Capital for 30 offices across North America with an emphasis on revenue recognition, accounts receivable aging and its collectivity, accrued revenue aging and WIP
• Significantly improved overall Net Working Capital for the North America region 3% annually by reducing the accounts receivable cycle and extending payment on liabilities
• Manage the width of each project to ensure out of pocket expense are billed to the client accordingly, SOW terms are met and the financial impact of change requests are determined
• Coordinate with internal clients including Account Directors, Project Managers and CFO’s from various offices to ensure that projects are closely monitored and revenue is recognized accurately
• Oversee all North America offices P&L and Cash Flow management in order to uncover unfavorable variances that can be fixed prior to the publishing of financial packages
• Collaborate with the Regional Controller in order to review year end financials and develop a strategic business plan to improve operational processes and develop budgets for internal clients
• Utilize benchmark financial data to project yearly net working capital for multiple offices in North America ranging from $5M - $200M in revenue
• Communicate with office controllers daily to maintain knowledge of each offices accounting principals

Confidential

Finance Accounting Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Reorganized the general ledger and developed operational guidelines for balance sheet accounts including A/R, WIP and A/P, leading to fiscal year savings of approximately $200K
• Coordinated with Account Directors, Project Managers and CFO’s from various offices to ensure that project revenue is recognized accurately
• Manage the width of each project to ensure out of pocket expense are billed to the client accordingly, SOW terms are met and the financial impact of change requests are determined
• Monitored P&L statements to reassess forecasts and minimize unfavorable variances at month-end
• Responsible for entire accounting cycle of two sister companies with $17M in revenue
• Prepared quarterly forecast, and annual budget. based on previous year benchmarks
• Performed variance analysis for net working capital accounts (A/R, Accrued Revenue, WIP and Deferred Revenue) and monitor improvements to meet forecast NWC rate at year end
• Assisted in the preparation of reporting requirements for WPP, our parent company client, that included tax packages, year-end packages and proforma financial statements
• Created a database of all Fixed Assets including acquisitions, disposals, asset retirements and depreciation that were reconciled against the G/L balance and uploaded into a Fixed Asset module
• Managed intercompany transactions, including confirmation and reconciliation of all accounts
• Ensured that financial transactions are executed in accordance with SOX requirements
• Prepared monthly financial commentary packages from subsidiaries containing detailed information about P&L and Balance Sheet statements during month end close

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Accounting Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with a team of accounting analysts on month end close, journal entries and adjustments
• Prepared month end journal entry for service fees, and distribution expenses and accruals
• Reviewed broker dealer invoices based on average net assets, basis points and number of participants
• Provided documentation requested by auditors including items needed for internal audits & SOX testing
• Responsible for quarterly reports including GAAP checklists and P&L adjustments greater than 100K

Confidential, New York, NY

Staff Accountant II

• Analyzed and reconciled Prepaid License Fees, unclaimed property, accounts payablePrepared and recorded monthly accrual of expenses and recurring journal entries
• Prepared Balance Sheet schedules including depreciation schedules and work papers
• Created a set of Excel spreadsheets that automated the accounting process and improved several daily and monthly processes such as bank reconciliation, daily cash receipts and A/R reconciliation.
• Recorded month end G/L journal entries for actuals and accruals.
• Performed account analysis of Misc. Receivable Accounts, and other Cash accounts.