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Charmaine Panlone

Hermosa Beach,CA

Summary

I am a well-rounded Accounting Manager level professional with 10+ years of work experience and passionate to interact with my team and management. I lead my team by example, encourage team building and collaboration to achieve goals, provide clear communication toward objectives, motivate through rewards, empower staff to the best of their abilities and celebrate success.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Accounting Manager

Entravision Communications
Santa Monica, CA
02.2015 - Current
  • Managing property tax accruals and payments
  • Booking monthly journal and correcting entries
  • Managing lease agreements and capitalizations schedules according to FASB Standard 842
  • Tracked business revenue and expenditures for Joint Service Agreements.
  • Reconciled Balance Sheet accounts and analyze Profit & Loss for several TV and Radio stations
  • Prepare annual budget and update forecast monthly based on trend
  • Investigated variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
  • Approve purchases for several stations and offices
  • Oversight of Business Operational Managers' work
  • Check revenue codes to ensure billing accuracies.
  • Run Sales Journal reports before billing and sign off of revenue adjustments .
  • Work in collaboration with Internal and external Auditors

General Accounting Manager

Front Runner Consulting
El Segundo, CA
03.2008 - 02.2015
  • Spearheaded financial management functions on a including asset management, cash flow management, and expense reporting
  • Bank reconciliations and monthly Balance Sheet account reconciliations .
  • Understand and addressed impacts of new accounting policies, financial statement initiatives and non-standard transactions.
  • Managed Accounting employees and Independent Contractors
  • Maintained the general ledger, including recording Journal Entries and Month-End closing functions.
  • Supervised Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable department
  • Provided training to develop and enhance quality customer relations
    Maintain depreciation and amortization schedules, filed quarterly payroll reports and quarterly sales tax reports
  • Interacted with various department leaders and Site Managers.
  • Financial reporting
  • Tracked cash receipts and disbursements
  • Developed and implemented standard operating procedures for all accounting functions
  • Audited daily ledger, and cash and credit card sales

Controller - Start-up

Twistory Studios, LLC
Santa Monica, CA
02.2010 - 04.2012
  • Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing and sales tax returns.
  • Prepared corporate fiscal and business plans to help strategically direct business operations and strengthen controls.
  • Introduced internal controls to monitor critical areas of financial control and devised corrective actions to address risks or deficiencies.
  • Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
  • Reviewed contracts financially impacting company
  • Followed up with delinquent accounts and reduce aging balances.
  • Managed outstanding balance amounts by evaluating reports and determining collection statuses.
  • Oversaw accounts payable and receivable operations for business with in monthly expenses.
  • Managed daily financial functions in collaboration with accounting and payroll personnel.
  • Completed year-end close processes
  • Oversaw the timely creation and distribution of reports of owners and investors.
  • Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual reports summarizing and forecasting company business activities and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations
  • Interacted internally with company president, managers and department leaders
  • Communicated externally with vendors and clients

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
06.1996

Accounting

Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA

Skills

  • Lease Capitalization
  • Month-End Close
  • Management
  • Proactive
  • Financial Reporting
  • Reconciliation
  • GAAP, FASB
  • Common Area Maintenance
  • Payroll
  • Internal Controls and Audits
  • Real Estate Transactions
  • Media

Timeline

Regional Accounting Manager

Entravision Communications
02.2015 - Current

Controller - Start-up

Twistory Studios, LLC
02.2010 - 04.2012

General Accounting Manager

Front Runner Consulting
03.2008 - 02.2015

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

UC Berkeley

Accounting

Santa Monica College
Charmaine Panlone