Esther Ko: in Los Angeles, CA

Accounts Receivable, Account Payable and Bank Reconciliation • Performed accounts receivable functions including recording all payments and processing cash receipts as Accountant/Account Manager for wholesale eyewear company and print syndication companies. • Improved DSO by 7 days, from 44 days to 37 days. Collected over $100K from outstanding debtors for print syndication company. • Reduced bad debt by $200K by establishing new credit criteria for potential clients and documenting newly-implemented policies & procedures at print syndication company. • Applied cash receipts fluctuating between $2-4M in any given month for print syndication companies. • User acceptance testing of newly-created in-house A/P system of print syndication company for flaws, glitches and exceptions. Reported findings to System Developer for immediate resolution. • Regularly led reconciliation efforts for 7 entertainment venues’ commerce bank account, with values averaging $500K in any given month. Impleme

Corporate Accounting & Reporting • Processed shared services allocations ranging from $1M-$5M for media conglomerate, including legal fees, rent, and health insurance. • Reconciled monthly intercompany activity averaging $4M between media conglomerate and one of its holdings. • Prepared monthly close deliverables and related variance analysis explanations, including Cash Flow Summary for EVP, Finance. Monitored suspense accounts and handled ad-hoc requests primarily utilizing pivot tables in Excel. • Calculated royalties and produced statements for over 100 licensors on behalf of print syndication company.

• Report to Controller • Maintain vendor relationships • Follow up with delinquent accounts, minimizing overdue payments • Maintain Accounts Payable/Receivable activities • General Filing • Enter payments received into QuickBooks • Coordinate travel arrangements for management • Coordinate trade show merchandising and other related details • Track customer Invoices into OMS • Charge customer credit cards • Journal entries for the company • Input Check deposits in the accounting system • Customer Service • Send out invoices to customers

• Reported to the Controller • Maintained vendor relationships • Maintained Accounts on Payable and Receivable aspects, minimizing late payments • Maintained filing system • Managed bank reconciliations and various spreadsheets • Setup invoices and calculate Royalty statements