Sho Shiratori, CPA

Experience

• 

  Academies of Math and Science

  Mar 2012 - now

  o Chart successful course of directing an accounting team of eight staff members—an accountant, payroll administrator, and accounts payable and purchasing team—to manage accounting activities for a 501c3 non-profit charter school network spanning 10 campuses, a stand-alone charter management organization, and $90 million in annual revenue.o Oversee the accurate and timely completion of month-end close processes for the organization.• Evaluate accrual entries on the balance sheet and income statement to ensure accuracy in financial statements. • Verify account reconciliations, including cash and fixed assets, to identify and prevent fraudulent activity.• Analyze and approve monthly journal entries, including intercompany transactions, to identify data entry errors and other irregularities.o Enforce internal controls, segregation of duties, and financial statement accuracy in compliance with GAAP accounting principles.o Authorize weekly expenditure and fund disbursement requisitions. Verify order and expense requests are within the board-approved annual operating budget.o Supervise the annual financial audit and worker’s compensation audit. Serve as liaison between internal departments and an external audit firm.o Employ Microsoft SharePoint to facilitate the transition to a paperless work environment.o Spearhead the accounting, payroll, and purchasing systems transitions for to boost departmental efficiency.• Accounting System: Initiated the transition from QuickBooks Enterprise (desktop) to cloud-based Sage Intacct to streamline accounting functions, consolidate activities from all 10 campuses, and support easy roll up reporting.• Payroll: Converted from ADP to Paycom to simplify payroll processes reducing the number of required bi-weekly pay batches from 10 to 3. Show less • Executed cash flow modelling to support $100 million in tax-exempt bond issuances through Arizona IDA to finance 4 campuses in Phoenix, AZ.o Piloted the development of multi-year pro formas with dozens of cost drivers to model costs for 4 proposed campuses.o Ascertained that the financial model supported liquidity metrics and debt covenants.o Assisted the underwriter, legal counsel, issuer, and ratings agency in due diligence.• Drafted the $26 million annual operating budget for four campuses and performed budget to actual variance analysis.• Enforced compliance for quarterly and annual disclosures regarding lines of credit and outstanding debt.• Authored the Annual Financial Reports (AFR) required by the Arizona Department of Education. Show less • Completed journal entries for revenues (Title I, IDEA, Prop 301, etc.), orchestrated intercompany payables and receivables, reconciled bank and credit card statements, employed accurate USFRCS classifications to reconcile grant drawdowns, and posted monthly closing journal entries.• Determined depreciation for fixed assets and upkept accurate fixed asset records.• Verified e-rate funding applications were properly filed, processed, and recorded in the accounting system.• Supervised the reconciliation of deposits with school records (PowerSchool) to spot discrepancies. Show less

  • Director Of Accounting

    Jul 2018 - now

  • Finance Manager

    Nov 2014 - Jun 2018

  • Accountant

    Jun 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Bookkeeper

    Mar 2012 - Jun 2013