Experience

Milken Community School

• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Controller / Director Of Student Financial Services

  • Feb 2006 - Present

• Director of Student Finances

  • Feb 2006 - Present

  • Collaborate with Department Chairs in the development and preparation of annual programmatic and operating budgets, mid-year adjustments to budgets and related financial matters.• Prepare the annual budget $30M+ and update monthly projections for operating revenue and expense $30M+.• Monitor and send budget versus actual reports to 20+ department heads monthly.• Monthly preparation of pledge AR, revenue, expense, and projected forecasts. Work closely with the Chief Operating and Financial Officer.• Work as part of a team to develop and implement policies and procedures for the finance department.• Oversee the day-to-day accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger and payroll. • Conduct the monthly bank reconciliation and complete related journal entries. • Manage organizational cash flow forecasting.• Handle all aspects of relationship with third-party billing and collections provider FACTS Tuition Management including billing of all tuition, fees and miscellaneous charges to family accounts.• Establish policies to ensure prompt billing and collection.• Build relationships with families in connection with various issues related to delinquent accounts, payment schedules and financial matters.• Work closely with the Development Office on gift accounting and reporting to ensure that all activity is compliant with donor restrictions.• Track and reconcile annual enrollment activity as the liaison to the Admissions Office.• Review financial aid applications and process awards as one of the three members on the Financial Aid Committee.• Prepare annual surveys and other reports that are relevant to institutional benchmarking and data- driven decision-making.• Provide support as necessary for Accounts Payable and review all payments prior to processing.• Assist with the annual audit.



Fox Television, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Studios

• Production Account - Reality genre

  • Jun 1985 - Jun 1999

  • Work with Line Producers to create presentation, pilot and production budgets for multiple reality TV genres. • Manage financial aspects of production accounting: including budgeting, cash flows, cost tracking, variance analysis, forecasting estimated final cost (EFC) Budgeting and cost tracking television production (Development, Pre-Production, Production and Post Production phases).• Attend Executive Production meetings and provide applicable financial updates/exposures for studio leadership.• Provide cost reports to executive producers on a biweekly basis and upon request. • Approve purchase orders, invoices, petty cash, procurement card expenses, travel authorization as it relates to the respective shows.• Payroll processing during prep, post and wrap phases of projects. Included timecard review, start- paperwork processing, forwarding to payroll companies, review and approval of payroll edits, payroll invoice. Downloading payroll to the production accounting system so it is accurately reflected in the cost report. Maintaining proper payroll files.• Mentor and train Assistant Production Accountants to ensure strong work performance.• Responsible for production accounting office start up including hiring accounting support and payroll start up with Entertainment Partners.



Perry and Neidorf

• Business Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  • Managed monthly activity and maintained multiple client general ledgers.• Processed the collection of AR reporting. Supervised AP & PR clerks; managed vendor/supplier relations, and oversaw the timely, accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payments.• Analyzed financial statements, prepared budgets and projected cash flows, both on cash and accrual basis.• Supervised the calculation of payroll, PTO accrual, workers’ compensation insurance and 401K contributions. Submitted monthly wire-transfers between accounts.• Managed daily cash accounts and short-term investments