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CYRENA PATRICIA HELLMAN905 El Dorado St. Monrovia, CA 91016-3833Mobile Phone: (626) 786-5994Home Phone: (626) 446-9353ch4bd360@westpost.net

 SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:Trademark, inventor, and name, voice and likeness merchandise royalty accountingMerchandise licensing accountingEntertainment film participations statementsInternal auditing in conjunction with Big 4 accounting firmAccounts payable/receivable maintenance and evaluationFinancial reportingOil production and royalty accountingAnalyzing complex accounting issues and formulating practical solutionsSupervised up to 17 employees at one time

EXPERIENCE BY EMPLOYER

MGA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.Senior Manager of Royalties 10/2007 - 7/2009* Managed the third-party royalty reporting process* Managed the Axapta System (Microsoft) Royalties module, setting up contracts a

nd automated royalty accrual process* Prepared royalty statements in accordance with a myriad of contract requirements* Prepared detailed account reconciliations for related accrued expense, prepaidexpense accounts* Managed accrual, accounts receivable and revenue reporting for DVD and TV licensing* Reviewed and approved journalization of cash receipts for merchandise licensing* Established and maintained the reconciliation and analysis of merchandise licensing deferred income and prepaid income accounts* Routinely met with Sales team to review sales revenue figures* Prepared Licensor budget and forecast reports

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANYStudio Participations Supervisor, Accounting 7/2001 - 9/2007* Reviewed and analyzed contract briefs for merchandising and participation reporting requirements.* Prepared, reviewed and approved merchandise royalty statements, and film and television participation statements* Supervised a team of financial analysts, held team meetings, prepared performance evaluations* Routinely consulted with Participations management and business units on royalty rights and obligations* Developed slide show presentation to inform and educate team members and busin

ess unit partners on appropriate merchandise royalty reporting requirements* Provided analysis and documentation support for participant auditsDisney Consumer Products Senior Financial Analyst

10/1998 - 7/2001* Researched business unit documentation related to third party royalty reporting* Researched and documented all royalty bearing sales promotions* Prepared documentation and analysis for third party royalty litigation* Analyzed and prepared semi-annual merchandise royalty statements

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Consultant - Walt Disney Company, Consumer Products 5/1998 - 10/1998* Provided data preparation and analysis support for third party royalty litigation

UNOCAL CORPORATIONSpecial Project 1996 -1997* Analyzed and corrected production accounting process at the Los Angeles Terminal and saved the facility from closure.* Brought lube oil inventory variance down from over 50%, to less than 1/2 of 1%of throughput, bringing it within the required tolerance of outages.* Clarified management needs and reporting requirements, creating more meaningful reconciliation reports and better management tools

Senior Auditor 1992 - 1996* Planned, administered and performed financial and operational audits of business units, both domestic and foreign, promoting more effective internal controlsand management awareness* Grasped business function and systems quickly, enabling audit to proceed rapidly* Presented audit findings using positive, successful negotiating skills therebyachieving follow-through of audit recommendations* Reviewed and eliminated contract interpretation conflicts, resulting in clearer and more functional contracts and cost savings

Worked with external Big 4 accounting firm to prepare certification documentation

EDUCATIONUniversity of Southern California, Los AngelesBachelor of Science in Business Administration,

Working experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Access software.Experience with Oracle and SAP general ledger systems. Most recently worked with Microsoft Axapta general ledger system.