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Michael P. Plengrat

Seattle,WA

Summary

Financial Accounting Manager with 14+ years experience across Intercompany, Compensation & Benefits, Headcount Planning and Reporting, Tax, and Revenue Recognition Accounting with a proven track record of process improvements, leveraging advanced technology solutions, and peer development & training.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Manager

Amazon
06.2020 - Current
  • Leads Seller Services Accounting, ensuring the accuracy of payables and receivables, along with related expenses, arising from third-party and Amazon-owned sellers
  • Responsible for reporting Amazon Worldwide Headcount, reported on Other Information of Annual 10K and Quarterly 10Q
  • Responsible for reporting Amazon US Compensation, reported on annual 10K and Quarterly 10Q
  • Automated and accounted for moderate to complex intercompany agreements and journal entries within Transfer Pricing
  • Advanced knowledge of transfer pricing methodologies for shared service arrangements, research & development services, market support services, cost-plus arrangements, and royalties calculations

Senior Accountant

Getty Images
10.2019 - 06.2020
  • Responsible for Getty Worldwide Consolidated, International, Foreign Entity, and Subsidiary Sets of Books, creation/deactivation of accounts and/or account segments, and management of open and/or closed periods
  • Ownership of Getty's Content Royalty Calculations, drawing from revenue data and contract language to correctly record royalties
  • Primary responsibility for the preparation of the Statement of Cash Flow for Board of Directors, as well as the calculation of Capital Expense on cash basis

Senior Accountant

Filson Corporation
04.2018 - 09.2019
  • Responsible for Financial Reporting, including Monthly Departmental, Cost Center, Store P&L Statements, and entity's federal and local tax compliance
  • Reviewed and analyzed journal entries to ensure financial statements are in conformity with US GAAP and deep dive into flux analysis and drivers
  • Managed Month-end Close Procedures, including 2 staff accountants, overseeing Account Reconciliations, Adjustments, Accruals, postings to the General Ledger, and variance trends

Senior Tax Accountant

Moss Adams, LLP
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Supervised Associates and Interns to successfully move a large compliance project with upwards of 200 State & Local Tax Returns towards timely completion
  • Technical review of Federal and State compliance projects for Partnerships, Corporations, Trust, Estate, and Individual engagements

Staff Tax Accountant

Ernst & Young, LLP
06.2011 - 04.2013
  • Audited financial statements and accounts for conformity with GAAP, IFRS, and other applicable accounting or tax standards, including FIN 48, FAS 109, and ASC 740 accounting for income tax
  • Compliance projects for multiple Partnerships, Corporations, Tax Exempt Organizations, Trusts, Estates, and Individuals, as well as research and technical memorandums to support accounting policies and positions

Education

Master of Business Administration -

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
12-2025

Master of Professional Accounting - Taxation

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Accounting

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Sciences of Oceans

University of Hawai'i At Manoa

Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Undergraduate Certificate in Queer Studies

University of Hawai'i At Manoa

Skills

  • Financial reporting
  • Revenue recognition
  • Intercompany transactions
  • General ledger accounting
  • Project management
  • Staff training and development
  • GAAP
  • Process improvement
  • Forecasting
  • Financial analysis and reporting
  • Month-end closing
  • Tax law

Academic Experience

Adjunct Faculty (Winter 2025) Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  • Courses Taught: ACCT 301 Managerial Accounting


Adjunct Faculty (Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2016) Bellevue College

  • Courses Taught: ACCT 135 Business Tax Payroll Accounting, ACCT 101 Practical Accounting I


Adjunct Faculty (Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2015) North Seattle College

  • Courses Taught: ACCT&201 Principles of Accounting II (Introductory Financial Accounting II), ACCT&203 Principles of Accounting III (Introductory Managerial Accounting), ACCT 255 Individual Income Tax


Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spring 2011) University of Washington

  • Proctored and evaluated examinations for the Graduate Master of Business Administration Course in Managerial Accounting

Timeline

Accounting Manager

Amazon
06.2020 - Current

Senior Accountant

Getty Images
10.2019 - 06.2020

Senior Accountant

Filson Corporation
04.2018 - 09.2019

Senior Tax Accountant

Moss Adams, LLP
01.2016 - 01.2017

Staff Tax Accountant

Ernst & Young, LLP
06.2011 - 04.2013

Master of Business Administration -

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Professional Accounting - Taxation

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Accounting

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Sciences of Oceans

University of Hawai'i At Manoa

Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Undergraduate Certificate in Queer Studies

University of Hawai'i At Manoa

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