Experience

Raybern Quality Foods

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounting Manager

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Maintaining the general accounting system and compiles and analyzes accounting data. Responsible for month end and annual close processes including timely and accurate preparation of monthly closing entries and associated reconciliations. Ensuring good governance, internal controls and on-going process improvement. Working collaboratively with Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, R&D, Maintenance, and Operations. Maintaining the general accounting system and compiles and analyzes accounting data. Responsible for month end and annual close processes including timely and accurate preparation of monthly closing entries and associated reconciliations. Ensuring good governance, internal controls and on-going process improvement. Working collaboratively with Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, R&D, Maintenance, and Operations.



Sigma Designs

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Accounting Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

  Assisted Controller in reviewing monthly and quarterly financial statements, management package, SEC 10Q and press release for international provider of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions delivering entertainment and control throughout the home ($200M in revenue in 2013). • Prepared Cash Flow statement for 10Q • Prepared Property Tax Statement • Assisted in preparing interco transfer pricing matrix • Manage subsidiary Trial Balance and Financial Statements and intercompany elimination. Show less



Avis Budget Group

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Financial Analysis

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2014

  Provided financial, accounting and spreadsheet expertise for AvisBudget Rent A Car supporting over 400 locations in business and financial coordination.  Monthly Adjusting Journal Entries and Flux Analysis of Revenue, Expenses & Inventories.  Financial support to District, Regional and Corporate departments.  Audit review and monthly financial analysis of locations and districts.  Performance Excellence (PEx) financial representative  On-site audits of Station Manager Reports, Cash Control and other asset and business procedures.  Yearly Business Plan preparation.  Experience with various financial software systems including Essbase, Oracle, Hyperion.  Submit financial analysis for Project Appropriations Requests (PAR) for capital expenditures and new rental leases. Show less



SUMCO

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Accounting Manager

  • Feb 1997 - May 2003

  Managed full accounting duties including supervision of accounts payable and senior accountant for epitaxial silicon wafer producer at divisional facility. (150 people, $60M in annual sales (2000)).  Successfully reinstated cycle counting in Stores resulting in the elimination of physicals.  Reduced monthly reconciliation of inventory from two weeks to one day.  Improved analysis of obsolete inventory to a high confidence level.  Successfully transferred budget preparation and corporate reporting to senior accountant  Successfully reconciled difficult “Received Not Vouched” payables to General Ledger.  Brought control and understanding of capital expenditures procedures to department managers.  Responsible for all accounting disposition for Fremont plant closure Senior Financial Analyst (1998 – 2001)  Managed complete budget cycle.  Became general ledger power user for JDE ERP computer system.  Sole liaison with public auditors during annual audit.  Audited and converted fixed asset files to new Encore system, including tax depreciation reconciliation. SUMCO Financial Analyst (1997 – 1998)  Monthly financial and cost accounting entries, statements and reports.  Reconciled very complex inventory through-put.  Created Excel intregrated budget worksheets for easier and better control of budget financials.  Total control over fixed assets.  Managed year-end reporting package to corporate office. Show less



E/O Network

• Hayward, CA

• Cost Accountant

  • Jun 1995 - Feb 1997

  Cost Accountant (1996 – 1997) Managed cost accounting functions for manufacturer of fiber-optic communications technology. Company in development/first revenues stage. • Created going-to cost matrix designed to predict future product profitability regarding engineering re-designs and purchase price changes. General Accountant (1995 – 1996) • Installed 1997 budget templates on Excel allowing managers more flexibility and greater control over monthly expenses. • Installed accounts payable and general ledger on new computer system that maintains an MRP and integrated accounting of purchases with the G/L through vouchers payable. • Created financial reports on mainframe from report-writer that converted from outside accounting firm reports. • Monitored and reconciled capital leases of fixed assets as cash management vehicle. Show less