Experience

Big Tent Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  • Lead various accounting/finance operations, including maintaining the general ledger by means of QuickBooks for Big Tent—licensing and brand management company with two subsidiaries in the U.S. and one in Malaysia with combined sales of $6M - $8M. o Prepare quarterly/annual Financial Statements of for each subsidiary (including currency conversion) along with a set of consolidated Financials as well.• Analyzing detailed transaction reports of forty general ledger accounts for variance analysis, capitalization review, reclassing review, A/R write-offs and allowance adjustment, and impairment analysis.• Oversee the month-end closing process which includes maintaining schedules for various Prepaids, Deferrals, Accruals, Inter-Company transfers/sales, and Depreciation/Amortizations which are used to prepare the month-end entries.• Administer accounts receivable for all licensing agreements and follow up with licensees on past due amounts, approximately, 100-200 contracts.• Accounts payable duties include, reviewing vendor bills for accuracy, obtaining approvals as needed, contacting vendors to resolve billing discrepancies and processing bills for payment, and overseeing employee expense reports for accuracy and proper expense disclosure.• Create weekly cash report issued to CEO with status of cash collections, A/R, A/P, and requesting approval of bills to be paid.• Develop year-end 1099s for independent contractors.• Arrange annual sales tax returns; gather data for annual audit and tax preparation.• Royalty accounting functions includes: collecting quarterly royalty reports and licensee projects for 100+ licensees.o Review/modify royalty reports for compliance to contractual reporting and payment obligations to ensure accuracy.o Organize licensor royalty report for Director's review.o Evaluate royalty performance against projections and maintain internal sales and royalty history by brand/licensee in Excel.



Peacekeeper Cause-metics

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing

• Accountant

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Accountable for reporting to CEO of cosmetic company with annual sales of $400K - $500K.• Executed general accounting activities including bank reconciliations, journal entries, and account analysis.• Supervised A/R and A/P process via QuickBooks, including invoicing and collections, processing vendor payments, and resolving billing discrepancies.• Generated year-end 1099s for independent contractors.• Prearranged and filed annual sales tax returns and quarterly/annual close, including journal entries, account analysis, and preliminary financial statements; gathered data for annual audit and tax preparation.• Made weekly cash flow reports and arranged marketing budgets and other ad-hoc reports.



Islandsites, Ltd.

• Waiter

  • Jun 2009 - Oct 2010



Port Washington Federal Credit Union

• Marketing Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008