Accounting Manager

Major Law Firm Houston, Texas 

• Responsible for partnership tax preparation for all federal, state and city returns for partnership, as well as K-1's, for nearly 400 partners. 
• Responsible for financial reporting, budgeting & special projects, as needed.  Responsible for filing Form 5500's for Pension Plan, Profit Sharing Plan, 401K Plan and other benefit plans. 
• Managing audits both financial and of the benefit plans.  Assisting with foreign tax returns for Beijing, Hong Kong, London & Munich. 
• Manage fixed asset function for entire firm consisting of $250 million in assets. 
• Review bank reconciliations and journal entries. 
• Responsible for preparation and analytic review of monthly, annual firm, office and departmental financial statements.

Finance Manager

Non Profit Organization, Houston, TX

• Manage the accounting function of a non-profit 501c (3) foundation, technology consulting firm and biotech start-up.  
• Create policies and procedures for all levels of operations that assist in directing the accounting functions of the organizations. 
• File all corporate tax returns, payroll taxes, sales tax returns and franchise tax returns and interact with outside CPA regarding tax strategies and corporate tax returns. 
• Responsible for budget creation, implementation and analysis for each of the individual companies to analyze trends, determine financial resources required and ensure management objectives are met. 
• Assist in development of growth strategies and research markets to pursue as part of biotech start up and assist with any special projects as needed, including conferences. 
• Obtain a $1.5 million line of credit and foster essential relationships with outside financial lenders. 
• Implement a computerized fixed asset system and convert all current fixed assets to this system and keep updated. 
• Handle and maintain all records and issues relating to the facilities.

Accounting Manager

Major Law Firm, Houston, Texas

• Manage the accounts receivable function and establish and maintain all procedures and policies for training entire staff on most computer programs. 
• Assist the executive director with all financial matters including budgeting and hiring. 
• Responsible for month end close, financial statements, special analyses and all reporting to shareholders. 
• Prepare and distribute Weekly Cash Flow and Work In Process reports to shareholders for management meetings. 
• Decreased the turn-around time for processing invoices by one week per month. 
• Eliminated need for additional time entry software program by teaching legal secretaries existing time entry module and billing procedures, which saved the firm $90,000 annually. 
• Incorporated policies and practices, which created uniform documentation throughout the firm for all external communication. 
• Responsible for all calculations and schedules for analyzing attorney realization and firm productivity.

Accounting

Various Contract Positions, Houston, Texas

• Worked on month end close and financial analysis and reporting from international divisions of an international freight company with headquarters in Houston. 
• Assisted with financial reporting and SEC reporting for a manufacturer of medical waste disposal solutions for the healthcare, hospitality, retail and residential markets. 
• Assisted with the year-end analysis and audit schedules as well as play a key role in the implementation of standard accounting procedures for a local division of a large corporation that owns several country clubs in the Houston area. 
• Assited with the Year-end Audit and ESOP.  Maintained schedules for Property, Plant & Equipment and accumulated depreciation. 
• Responsible for setting up and managing new and existing corporate leases.

Accounting Manager

Law Firm, Austin, Texas

• Managed the General Ledger and provide financial analysis to Assistant Controller on a monthly basis along with the month-end close process for a national firm with $450 million in annual revenues. 
• Maintained and prepared significant items report and oversee Senior Accountant's monthly account reconciliation. 
• Prepared and distributed the Weekly Cash Flow summary reports and monitored monthly and quarterly covenants in relation to the Credit Agreement with outside Banks. 
• Reviewed the projected and daily cash flow and made recommendations to management regarding draws and pay downs on a $485 million line of credit.  Assisted in the annual audit of the Financial Statements. 
• Prepared client schedules and helped in the analysis with the Assistant Controller and Controller. 
• Worked on various special projects regarding analysis and making recommendations for controls and procedures for the CFO, Controller & Director of Financial Planning and Analysis as needed.

• Managed the accounting department of one of the offices of a national law firm, recognized as Fortune’s 100 Best Places to work, oversaw Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable. 
• Worked closely with the Office Administrator in the budget process for two years.  Maintained monthly budget variance reports for upper management and partners firm wide. 
• Coordinated with Corporate office regarding cash management on a daily basis. 
• Assisted with the implementation of new procedures to set up ZBA accounts that invest on a daily basis. 
• Reviewed monthly bank reconciliation. 
• Decreased the downtime due to end of month processing by several days. 
• Decreased the turn-around time for processing invoices by two weeks. 
• Implemented a new accounting system and procedures used as the model for all 14 offices to adopt.

Accounting Manager

Financial Institution, New York, NY

• Managed the corporate accounting functions of a real-time financial market research and analysis firm, with annual revenues of $15 million, including the month-end close, overseeing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. 
• Worked closely with the controller, CFO and CEO in the budget process for all divisions, including foreign. 
• Worked closely with the International Accounting Manager on numerous special projects as well as consolidated multi-currency financial statements and analyses. 
• Integral team member of a special team to determine & implement globally new revenue recognition & reporting system. 
• Project Manager of an integral team to determine and implement globally a new customer relationship management, revenue recognition & reporting system. 
• Managed the deferred revenue functions and revenue reporting from all offices worldwide and reporting to upper management monthly.

Senior Accountant

Entertainment Company, New York, New York

• Worked directly with the CFO, controller, external auditors and lawyers in preparation of SEC filings, which include Form 10-Q and 10-K. 
• Prepared monthly trustee operating reports in conjunction with the Trustee’s professionals in accordance with bankruptcy court requirements for all divisions of the company, including international division. 
• Assisted external auditors in the preparation of Form 5500 and ERISA audit. 
• Responsible for the accurate and timely submission of monthly consolidated financial statements and analyses for presentation to senior management for a company with $500 million in annual revenue. 
• Worked closely with the Controller on special analysis projects dealing with tax issues and bankruptcy proceedings. 
• Work directly with department heads dealing with budgeting and any variance issues. 
• Assisting in preparation of monthly, quarterly and year-end journal entries.

Senior Accountant

Telecommunication Company, Austin, Texas

• Handled all payroll functions, payroll taxes, and quarterly TEC & IRS returns. 
• Filed all W-2’s, W-4’s and 1099’s for contract labor.  Filed all Texas and out-of-state Sales Tax Returns. 
• Managed weekly back up of accounting system and acted as a liaison between computer technicians. 
• Performed all account analysis, maintained and updated general ledger and prepared all monthly journal entries. 
• Functioned as a liaison to outside accountants during year-end audit. 
• Key player in the creation of the chart of accounts and various financial reports for implementing a new G/L accounting system. 
• Maintained schedules for Property, Plant & Equipment and accumulated depreciation on a monthly basis. 
• Responsible for setting up and managing new and existing corporate leases. 

• Recorded and tracked revenue, receivables and related expense accruals for an international telecommunications company with about $50 million in annual revenues. 
• Trained and assisted 3 staff accountants and accounting manager over a 7-month period. 
• Reconciled control and subsidiary ledger accounts monthly.  Integral part of an accounting software conversion team including spearheading development of a new accounts receivable software package. 
• Acted as a liaison between internal MIS department and various external-billing agencies. 

Commission Accounting Assistant (6/94 – 2/95)

• Calculated and verified monthly commissions for sales department of 25 salespeople, including international sales force. 
• Calculated commissions and accruals for all subsidiaries. 
• Reconciled G/L accounts for international division of company. 
• Analyzed financial trends of top 40 grossing international brokers. 
• Prepared and input journal entries and maintained A/P and G/L reports.