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Division Controller

CPA with over 25 years of diverse, hands-on financial leadership experience in manufacturing and distribution environments, including CFO, VP of Finance, and Controllership roles at emerging growth and middle-market companies. Strong operational involvement with a proven ability to excel within rapidly changing environments and to work effectively with a management team to improve financial results. Strong internal control background with full company wide review of controls and risk mitigation and implementation of SOX programs.  Experienced Treasury Management in both smooth periods utilizing Asset Based Packages and Traditional Financing as well as periods of extreme Cashflow concerns.

Discount Dance Supply is the world's largest seller of dancewear to children, professional dancers, dance teachers, and dance retail stores. We operate e-commerce sites www.DiscountDance.com, www.AllAboutDance.com as well as retail stores in California and the North East.

SGV Arsenal Baseball Club is one of the most prominant organizations in the country for preparing high school athletes to compete and thrive at the next level.  Responsible for assisting with all Operating aspects of the Club and as Director of Player Development oversee the evaluation, training and preperation of our players from joining our organization through to their advancement to the next level of College Athletics or Professional Careers.

Executive / Director of Player Development

Oversee day to day accounting and finance activities, perform monthly close, management reporting, including    the consolidation of 28 separate branches in 3 separate Legal Entities.

Perform Financial and Operational Analysis of 28 Branches including reporting of customer / branch profitability, KPI Measurements, Labor Reporting and other Ad Hoc analysis.

Participated in the implementation of 4 Acquisitions in 3 months, with 2 pending.

Controller (Interim) - Universal Protection Services, LP

Oversee all general accounting, internal and external financial reporting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit and collections, cash management, accounting policies, procedures, controls, internal audit, treasury management and banking relationships.

Corporate Controller

Arcadian was founded by a physician over 13 years ago, and we are dedicated to improving the health of our members by providing access to high quality, cost effective health care to over 70,000 members in 15 states across the country.

Oversight of all General Accounting, Budgeting and Forecasting, Financial Reporting (GAAP and Statutory), Payroll and Internal Audit

Interim Vice President & Corporate Controller (DLC Project)

Specializing in providing Chief Financial Officer, VP of Finance, Controllership services during interim periods of restructuring or position vacancy.

Senior Consultant

- CFO of $50M manufacturing company with multiple manufacturing locations
- Oversee accounting, finance and treasury operations
- Assisted in restructuring of company
- Assisted in search for financing and restructuring of company debt
- Prepared and Participated in earnings calls and presentations to Board of Directors.
- Manage cash management during workout period
- Oversee project to develop updated Job Cost Accounting system and reporting.

Chief Financial Officer

- Complete oversight of Accounting & Financial Reporting of $1.0B subsidiary of Japanese publicly held manufacturing company.
- Supervised staff of 10 individuals encompassing General Accounting, Financial Reporting & Cost Accounting.
- Oversaw the Merger integration of 2 Acquisitions on the Accounting and Financial Reporting side.
- Participated in the identification and integration of full time replacement position.

Director of Accounting (DLC Project)

- Responsible for updating of Sarbanes Oxley documentation with regard to processes, controls and reporting.
- Updated / Remediated controls as necessary
- Completed Quarterly update testing and reporting of results to Sr Management team
- Reviewed existing control environment for implementation of new standards with regard to reliance on entity level controls and the elimination of excessive testing.

SOX Compliance

- complete oversight and responsibility for all accounting and financial reporting.
- oversaw the implementation of revised and upgraded cost accounting.
- oversaw the Treasury Management functions including reporting to Bank with regard to Asset Based Lending package and Cashflow management.
- Prepared all financial reporting for internal management as well as outside Board of Directors and Venture Capital Firm.

- Complete oversight of all accounting and financial reporting.
- Oversaw general accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable and cost accounting.
- Restructured accounting department to improve efficiencies including the recruitment and training of new permanent Controller
- Oversaw all Treasury Management including managing of Credit Facilities and Cashflow.
- Responsible for accounting and financial reporting of over 15 Operating locations in 3 Western States.

- Responsible for 2 Locations and the consolidation of accounting and financial reporting for the locations from multiple departments into one cohesive group.
- Corrected significant material weakness in accounting controls noted in previous years audit.
- Responsible for complete oversight of all accounting and financial reporting for 2 manufacturing locations.
- Assisted Corporate Management in the identification and design of a shared services department for accounts payable for all operating entities accross the United States.

Divisional Controller

- Complete oversight of $700M privately held manufacturing companies Cost Accounting function.
- Included multiple locations accross the country.
- Responsible for new product cost development
- Responsible for Cost Accounting reporting to Sr Management
- Also took over control of Accounts Payable Shared Services department during turmol.
- Accounts Payable handled all the payments for multiple locations across the country in a shared services environment.

Director of Cost Accounting / Director of Accounts Payable (DLC Project)

- took over all CFO functions upon medical emergency of existing CFO.
- Responsible for all accounting and Treasury Management.
- Prepared financials for SEC reporting requirements
- Worked with outside Legal Counsel and Financial Advisors on previous SEC Comment letters outstanding.

- Scope, Design & Develop small cap publicly held companies Sarbanes Oxley compliance efforts.
- Completed entire Scoping of processes for 7 different divisions in 4 different countries.
- Completed preliminary Documentation for US based companies.
- Retained outside firm to Document England based companies.
- Engaged consultant and directed entire workflow for France based company.
- Reviewed all completed documenation including the identification and development of remediation efforts on key controls.
- Began development of testing procedures.
- SEC gave extension on compliance for small companies and Emrise decided to stop project until required.

Director of SOX Compliance

Responsible for all Western Region financial operations.  Corrected significant Accounts Payable problems as a result of post BK issues eliminating duplicate payments, accurate taking of discounts and recovery of several hundred thousand dollars of prepayments to vendors where no products were received.  Supervised 25 person department comprised of General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.  Redesigned Account Reconciliation process, prepared Financial Reporting for Western Division, Annual Budget and Monthly Forecast preperation.  Implemented improved Month End Closing process taking it from 20 days to 5.

Regional Controller

Completed $27M debt consolidation into new products with a different lender.  Responsible for Treasury Management function including cash flow management via Asset Based lending package.  Established disbursement internal control process.  Managed and supervised Cost Accounting, General Ledger, Credit & Collections, Payroll, Accounts Payable and Financial Reporting.

Director of Finance

Responsible for month end close and consolidation of 10 operating divisions including international consolidation.  Redesigned Month End process from sporadic and time consuming to efficient and timely within a few weeks.  Completed the implementation of Oracle on the Accounting side.  Restructured Corporate Accounting group to bring in the right talent and reposition existing staff to be more successful and efficient.  Designed new Financial Reporting package, improved internal reporting process and cash flow forecasting.  Prepared Annual Operating Plan.

Director Accounting & Financial Reporting

General Manager
* Complete profit and loss responsibility for $60 million Los Angeles division.  * Improved Operating Income by 47% on a 40% increase in Revenue. * Successfully introduced new Lines of Business and expanded market share in existing product lines.  * Span of control encompassed 9 Direct reports and 500 individuals. * Planned and lead the relocation from multi-facility locations to one location to achieve growth in operating efficiencies.  Including Financial analysis and return justification to parent company Board of Directors. * Directed the transformation of Client Services Department from order taking, unresponsive group, to value added driver of additional Revenue sources and improved customer satisfaction levels. * Implemented company wide TQM program.  Trained facilitator of the Total Quality Advantage.     

Controller
* Capital Budgeting including Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return and Break-Even Analysis. * Prepared Annual Operating Plan for $75 million

General Manager, Controller

Completed system conversion from in house mainframe application to Solomon Mid level Accounting package.  Managed Venture Capital and Investment Banker relationship including the divestiture of significant operating division.  Improved Cash Flow by redesigning Billing & Credit / Collections process improving DSO from 62 days to 31 days within 2 months.  Reengineered Month End Closing process taking it from 45 days to 10.  Negotiated contract with national office supply vendor saving organization 45% annually in all 5 Operating Divisions.  Prepared Monthly Financial Reporting, Operating Budgets, Cash Flow Analysis and Job Cost Analysis.

Controller

Preparation of Motion Picture Ultimate Revenue Projections and other Financial Analysis related to the production and distribution of Universal Pictures properties

Manager, Motion Picture Finance

Clients in the manufacturing, distribution and garment industries ranging in size from $25mm to $750MM.

Senior Auditor

Performed Internal Audits of Studio Operations, Motion Picture & Television Show Production Costs

Sr Internal Auditor

Find out detailed information about Jim Giles, CPA (Inactive), Division Controller in Pasadena, CA

Jim Giles, CPA (Inactive): Division Controller in Pasadena, CA

Jim Giles, CPA (Inactive)

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Ready Pac Produce

Arcadian Health Plan

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Custom Food Products (DLC Project)

MSI - Material Supply Inc (DLC Project)

DDi (DLC Project)

Ready Pac Produce

Emrise Corp (DLC Project)

Emrise Corp (DLC Project)

BMK, LP

Trojan Battery Company

Paper Pak Products

GES Exposition Services

ASI Market Research

MCA Universal

KPMG

Paramount Pictures Corp

Santa Clara University

St. Francis HS - La Canada