SUMMARY:

Corporate Finance executive and CPA with over 20 years of experience in building, leading, and advising corporations through financial planning and business strategies, budgeting and forecasting, asset/liability management, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and accounting closes. Great understanding of GAAP rules, IFRS, and extensive study of new FASB pronouncements. SEC expertise and SOX compliance. Comprehensive understanding of the requirements for all regulatory rules related to financial reporting.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Hyperion, Great Plains, Metavante, Fidelity, SQL, Beta, SunGard, PeopleSoft and PeopleSoft nVision. Experienced in statistical analysis and financial modeling.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Chief Accounting Officer

Responsibilities:

• Provides financial guidance and advice to the CEO on operational strategies, performance metrics, and financial challenges and opportunities to support the company's rapid growth
• Influences major investments, contracts, and other financial decisions to improve cash flows and reduce costs.
• Prepares for the financials of the company’s business plan and presents the financial projections to the prospective investors
• Ensures compliance to applicable laws and regulations and manage financial and compliance risks

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

National Controller

Responsibilities:

• Managed Finance and Accounting departments with providing information, primarily financial in nature about all organizational activities that will assist management, board members, and others in making educated economic decisions to guide the organization into the future
• Safeguarded assets and assured accurate and timely recording of all transactions by implementing disciplines of internal audit controls and checks across all departments
• Managed the accuracy and productivity of day - to day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, payroll, fixed assets records, and general and entity accounting
• Leveraged strengths of current accounting team members, helped clarify roles and responsibilities and, in conjunction with Human Resources, developed, implemented training programs in order to maximize and reach optimal individual and organizational goals
• Provided leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Director of Finance (Consulting)

Responsibilities:

• Worked at Confidential ’s multi-billion dollar Leasing Business Controllers’ Group as a Sr. Technical Accounting Advisor. Key responsibilities included: established policy and procedures to document transaction process for book and tax purposes;
• worked closely with the business leaders in advising the new transactions’ accounting treatment; ensured implementation of an effective control structure to support complex transactions; educated various business units on changes in accounting standards and provided analysis on how these changes affect accounting for the profitability of the transactions.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Corporate Controller

Responsibilities:

• Led the operations of the Accounting department for the whole company, including the design of an effective and efficient organizational structure for achieving the department's goals and objectives
• Managed the daily operations of general accounting, reporting and analysis, regulatory filings, tax and payroll
• Implemented the SOX documentation and the SOX quarterly certification process for the entire firm
• Designed the purchase accounting procedures for the two large acquisitions recently
• Spearheaded and completed the accounting software Great Plains implementation
• Oversaw and improved financial regulatory functions including weekly reserve calculations, monthly net capital calculations and FOCUS filings
• Ensured compliance with new regulatory rules/requirements and created procedures and methods to apply new regulatory rule initiatives
• Instructed compilation of GAAP reporting, management financial statements and profit plan
• Managed and served as the point of contact for all financial and regulatory external audits
• Trained, mentored, hired, promoted and disciplined staff and managers as necessary
• Answered questions, conducted analyses and prepared reports as requested by senior management
• Provided analysis and served as a main point of contact for FINRA regarding financial regulatory manners throughout the year

Confidential

Sr. Accounting and Finance Consultant, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Interim controller providing clients with financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting, investment strategies and capital planning, systems implementation, SOX compliance and full-cycle accounting process
• Implemented new financial accounting standards, business process optimization, and policy and procedure development and documentation
• Clients included large financial institutions with more than $25 billion in total assets. Recent projects with some large financial institutions were involved with accounting closes, budget and forecast, financial reporting, investment strategies and capital planning
• Key responsibilities included: provided comprehensive and complex financial analysis, developed models to forecast the company’s balance sheet and income statement, produced analysis and enhanced forecasting, management and regulatory reporting, and coordinated with key stakeholders/business unit leaders on financial results and strategic recommendations

Confidential

Head of Performance Management/Deputy CFO

Responsibilities:

• Drove and supported the identification and management of operational risks through the management of 20+ managers and analysts to on a daily basis. Facilitated and promoted the understanding of operational risks and compliance requirements
• Redesigned and improved the production of financial results, annual budgets and monthly/quarterly forecasts of more than $500mm
• Developed a complex financial model of 5-year business budget strategy
• Built various analytic models and performed the sensitivity analysis to improve the forecast and budget process including modeling of earnings dynamics and performance metrics
• Set strategic finance goals and targets for Consumer Bank and provided full financial support and business strategy advice to the Consumer Bank CEO and business unit leaders
• Reviewed and approved budgets for opening all new retail locations in China
• Ensured global accounting policies and internal financial control policies were in compliance with local government regulations and policies, including reconciliations of local GAAP and IFRS
• Got promoted from Sr. Finance Manager to Head of Finance within three months after being hired

Confidential, Pasadena, CA

Assistant Corporate Controller

Responsibilities:

• Managed 18 managers and analysts worldwide across all corporate accounting functions including fixed asset management, A/R, A/P, employee retirement plans and employee stock benefits
• Reduced time spent on month-end closing from 7 days to 3 days via process improvement and automation
• Reviewed and monitored Balance Sheet and Income Statement variance analysis and conducted monthly summary meetings with senior management
• Performed month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes, including review of journal entries, general ledger balances, corporate income tax provision preparation, Balance Sheet, Income Statement and the Statement of Cash Flows
• Approved all general ledger reconciliations, and monitored investment securities activities including monthly accruals, valuation analysis, mark-to-market adjustments, and impairment analysis
• Key accounting and finance subject matter expert on the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Confidentia. Launched the business combination process in accounting from day one
• Played key role in the acquisition of Confidential with $500mm total assets
• Designed accounting procedures including GL mapping and researched and implemented the updated FASB accounting pronouncement on business combination for these two acquisitions
• Evaluation of consolidated financial statements, annual forecast and budget, and other reports
• Coordinated and assisted in the planning and completion of quarterly and annual Confidential audits
• Prepared management reports including monthly Board Package and monthly Profitability Report
• Reviewed and analyzed finance and operations functions and implemented changes to improve profitability, operating efficiency and effectiveness

Confidential, Santa Monica, CA

Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for investment accounting including monthly interest and fee accruals, income variance reports, annual budgeting and monthly revenue forecasting
• Supervised 8 senior financial analysts
• Prepared management reports, including monthly P&L and yield analysis
• Managed multi-currency forward contract hedges and supervised interest rate and currency swaps transactions for commercial loan portfolios
• Reviewed Asset-Based Lending loan agreements, amendments and account structures in the loan systems.
• Prepared and approved income adjustments as necessary.

Confidential

Senior Financial Analyst, Pasadena, CA

Responsibilities:

• Performed monthly variance analysis of budget vs. actual revenues and expenses and automated Excel files (with Macros/Visual Basic) to streamline various processes
• Created ad hoc financial models and presentations for senior management and prepared annual product budget and quarterly re-forecasts (including revenue estimates and P&Ls)
• Project lead for the modification, implementation, and execution of Private Mortgage Insurance Policy.
• Reduced PMI funding errors by 98% within one year
• Worked with internal and external auditors to perfect the budget and forecast process and procedures to achieve SOX compliance