1. JEFFREY S. DAWKINS
(562) 234-9962 JefDawkins@aol.com Long Beach, CA
Dependable and detail oriented accounting professional with strong financial, technical, and analytical skills in
the corporate accounting industry with 15 years’ experience in a midsized to global companies. I’m Capable of working
effectively in a fast paced, GAAP compliant, corporate environment. I’m a competent Financial Data Analyst, able to
collect, maintain report, reconcile and analyze data, accurately.
Professional Experience
Westfield Airport Division Sr. Accounting Analyst LAX 11/15 – Present
• Currently providing Sr. Accounting Consulting services to the Global Property Management Co. The Westfield
Group delivering Accurate and Timely Financial Reporting and Analysis to help drive performance and efficiency.
• My focus is Revenue Recognition and Reconciliation for the North American Westfield Airport Division. IT
Environment is JD Edward 9.1, Massive Financial Data Warehouse, SharePoint Reporting tools. Really getting a
chance to improve my advanced Excel skill in global corporate environment.
• Providing Corporate Accounting /Financial Analytics & Reporting to the Management Team
ABM Facilities Management Company – Sr. Accountant Analyst Irvine CA 11/14 – 8/15
• Recently on a Sr. Accounting assignment with a multi-million dollar division of a five billion dollar commercial
facilities management company in Irvine. Accounting for Intercompany Transactions & Month-end Close
Processes, in a Microsoft AX & Mas200, SharePoint Office Apps / IT-Environment.
• Managing key components of the operation accounting Accrual Entries, Balance Sheet Reconciliations and month
end WIP entries in a GAAP compliant company.
Astro Aluminum Aerospace - Accountant Analyst South Gate CA 5/14-11/14 (Contract)
• Assisted in the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX in an aerospace / manufacturing industry.
• Responsible for gathering and inputting financial data from a DOS-based ERP system for upload journals.
• Analyzed trial balance to reconcile account balances between the DOS-based ERP system and Microsoft
Dynamics AX ERP system. Invoicing / testing sales orders in a high volume aerospace base organization.
Gelsons Super Markets - Sr. Accountant - Carson, CA, 11/13-4/14 (Contract)
• I provided support to the corporate accounting team CFO & Controller.
• Responsibilities included reviewing financial reports inputting journal entries, using Lawson Software.
• Maintaining reported accuracy of Inventory, Fixed Assets and Utility Expenses for multiple locations.
• The support I provided the accounting team gave them more time to focus on the due diligence requirements of
potential investors.
Dream Host - Sr. Financial Analyst - Los Angeles - CA, 8/13-11/13 (Contract)
• Responsible for providing the Executive Management Team with customer statistical trend & churn reports
highlighting product sales and customer retention.
• Used Access, Crystal Reports and Pivot tables in a real time Data Warehouse environment to extract and repot
the KPIs related to this Web Hosting Co.
• Focus of my Analysis was to assist in the valuation this company and meet the due diligence requirements of
potential investors.
Rose Tarlow’s Melrose House - Sr. Accountant - West Hollywood, CA, 4/13-7/13 (Contract)

2. • Responsible for assisting CFO in developing accounting / financial reports, practices and procedures in a High-
end Interior Design, Furniture Importer, Manufacturing & Retail Corporate environment.
• Used Epicor ERP System to Manage Financial Data related to company operations, Bank Reconciliation the Cash
Management Modules, AP, AR & Collections.
• Duties include verify purchase orders, accounts payable and related expenses and use Data Base Query tools to
created ad-hoc reports to analyze & highlight KPIs and risk /insurance related issues.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment - Sr. Financial Analyst - Burbank, CA, 9/12-3/13 (Contract)
• Analyzed Historical Sales Data for Digital Video, DVD, Blu-ray & 3D-DVDs to forecast sales of specific movie titles
and created report package to identify market trends across the nation.
• Demand Planning Team members and I, work with SAS, SAP Business Objects and similar analytical software to
convert sales data into valuable Sales Forecast Decisions.
• Responsible for using SAP Business Objects to run data queries to download product statistical sales data. Then
use excel to convert the sales date into an upload format
• Imported the sales data into SAS, that generated a Distribution Matrix / Report designed to maximize sales.
• This Matrix / Report insures the various genres of Video Titles in the best stores to maximize video sales and ROI
for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and National Business Partners “Costco’s. Sam’s and K-Mart, Amazon” ,
• Work in a High Sales Volume environment, during Black Friday and Christmas Holidays. Identifying key
performance indicators to improve operations efficiency and Profitability.
ACC Inc. Auto Parts Importer & Manufacturer - Sr Accountant - Gardena, CA, 8/12-10/12 (Contract)
• Assist CFO of a midsized auto parts Importer & Manufacturing Co.
• Epicor ERP System, Bank Reconciliation the Cash Management Modules, Management of Financial Data related
to AP, AR & Collections
• Current objective is to maintain integrity of four Corporate Bank Accounts through reconciliations and cash control
practices and the Epicor ERP Cash Management Modules
• Roll Forward Reporting / Advanced Financial Data Analyst & Pivot Table functions
Papa John’s Franchise Co - Sr. Project Accountant - City of Orange, CA, 7/11-7/12
• Assisted in reconciliation of financial data to meet the requirements of Outside Auditors
• Year-end Audits reconciliations included reconciling mutable Bank Accounts, Reconciling the GL transactions to
bank transactions and documented Audit Trails related to operations expenses and royalty liability in a fast pace
national restaurant work environment. Reviewed contracts to determine royalty liability and assist in setting up
contracts and journal entries.
• Full cycle accounting (Financial Statements, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Banks Reconciliations)
Carl’s Jr Restaurants Senior Accountant (FTE), Anaheim & Ontario, 3/00-4/11
• Supervise Month & Year End Close for multi divisions & locations.
• Manage the preparation and coordination of PeopleSoft nVision generated financial reports & statement.
• Interacted with Distribution Center and Restaurant management teams in the development of process
improvements and automation related to the flow of financial data and monthly end close.
• Reconcile all major balance sheet and income statements accounts, including revenues, labor cost, AR & AP
accounts, inventory accounts, fixed assets and accruals.
• Use PeopleSoft Data Base Queries to update and maintain financial records for CKE’s Distribution Centers.
Insurance reporting and risk analysis

3. • Assisted in the preparation of Annual Budgets & Statistical Forecast Models, analyzed current years operations to
indentify and provide explanations for variances from budget.
• Convert refined data into report packages designed to provide the management team with statistical information
need
• to better understand the performance of their operations.
• Assisted in the preparation of Sox Compliant Audits. Verification of Income and Expense related transactions,
Balance Sheet Accounts such as Inventory & Fixed Assets. Verification of companies Actual vs Stated Financial
Position.
• Managed and train Jr and Staff accountants through teamwork and sharp communications skills.
Rogerson Aircraft (FTE), Assistant Controller / Sr. Financial Analyst, Irvine, CA 11/98 – 3/00
• Analyzed and summarized financial transactions throughout the company.
• Assisted Controller in financial audit preparation by tracking and adjusting various income statement and balance
sheet accounts.
• Managed multiple bank accounts and credit lines to meet monthly business needs.
• Developed and maintain projects to manage the flow of Inventory, Valuation of Fixed Assets-Depreciation and
other Balance Sheet related accounts
State Board of Equalization, Sales Tax Auditor, Torrance, CA 11/96 – 3/98
• Performed independent Sales Tax Audits, to insure the proper compliance of all sales tax laws and regulations.
• Worked closely with Controllers and CPAs to gather the Tax Payers financial information to complete each sales
tax audit.
Education
California State University Long Beach
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration,
Emphasis: Managerial Accounting
Extensive experience in Business Intelligence Systems & Advanced Software Packages
• JD Edward 9.1, Epicor ERP – Cash Management GL Reports and Analyses, Sales & AR data analyses
• Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP / Microsoft Office Suite - Expert using Excel to creating financial models and to
manipulate statistical data, Word, MS Project, Access, Visio, Power Point, Publisher
• PeopleSoft - GL, HR, nVision Reporting & Data Base Query
SAP Business Objects, SAS, Sage ERP, Oracle-GL, QuickBooks Pro, SBT, Mas200