Dennis Vidal
Emeryville,CA
Summary
Seasoned financial professional with over eight years of experience in accounting, project management, financial reporting and regulatory compliance. Experienced in using data-driven solutions to establish internal controls for high standards of financial reporting. Robust five-year background in venture capital fund administration, private equity reporting and customer service management.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Fund Controller
Standish Management, LLC
Walnut Creek, CA
08.2019 - 07.2024
- Supervised preparation of quarterly financial statements and maintenance of capital account balances in accordance with U.S. GAAP for venture capital limited partners and general partners
- Planning and coordinating audit and tax preparation processes with third-party audit team and answering technical questions on investment activity
- Managing a team of junior associates to prepare daily cash entries and oversee the day-to-day capital fund activity of our clients
- Coordinating capital calls and distributions for VC funds to manage the cash flow needs and forecast future investment opportunities
- Tracking portfolio investments and analyzing fund activity to assist with external information requests
- Advising new clients entering the industry on complex accounting transactions and fund administration
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Pet Food Express
Oakland, CA
08.2017 - 08.2019
- Tracked and followed up with partnering vendors and customers (police departments, pet food manufacturers and animal shelters) to ensure prompt payment of outstanding invoices.
- Achieved a 50% reduction in week-to-week AR Aging report by maintaining up-to-date weekly aging reports for department controller meetings and proactively reaching out to vendor contacts.
- Developed strong working relationships with customers and department managers, coordinating prompt and accurate invoicing of vendor merchandise deals, sponsorships, and animal shelter discounts.
- Performed month-end financial reporting for all major AR accounts, documenting collections invoiced and received.
- Ensured accurate recording of weekly check deposits by preparing and posting journal entries into general ledger.
- Periodically audited vendor agreements to ensure all rebates collected and all discounts properly applied off-invoice and reflected in wholesale price.
Operations & Compliance Analyst
San Pablo Lytton Casino
San Pablo, CA
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Data entry of monetary transaction logs for all daily casino transactions over $2,500
- Data mining and cleanup of W2-G/1042 report of all taxes collected from daily jackpots
- Tracked and reported suspicious financial activity to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) through use of currency transaction reports (CTRs) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Economy of Industrialized Societies
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA12-2014
Skills
- Project Management
- Internal Controls
- General Ledger Management
- Audit and Tax Reporting Coordination
- US GAAP proficiency
- Financial Reporting
- Expense analysis and forecasting
- Financial statement preparation and review
- Journal entry posting
- Financial Statements
- Anti-money laundering compliance
Systems Experience
- Allvue (formerly Altareturn)
- Microsoft CRM
- Island Pacific
- LexisNexis
- ARK Systems
- Microsoft CRM
- Quickbooks
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power BI
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Fund Controller
Standish Management, LLC
08.2019 - 07.2024
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Pet Food Express
08.2017 - 08.2019
Operations & Compliance Analyst
San Pablo Lytton Casino
01.2016 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Political Economy of Industrialized Societies
University of California, Berkeley