Matt Kovich

Experience

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  Davenport Theatrical Enterprises

  Apr 2006 - Aug 2017

  Utilized strong financial, operations, strategic planning and management expertise to work with each department to help the company reach its quarterly and annual goals with strategic budgeting, reporting, modeling, and forecasting; responsible for managing, maintaining, and reporting on the financial operations of entire organization and its seven subsidiary companies, seven production companies and ten investment entities. - Developed strong system of internal controls and setting up financial software for new employees on the finance team and provided training on company financial practices; constantly improved process of financial reporting through regular audits, improvements, and maintenance of accounting software. - Identified and mitigated potential communications risks by managing a project to transfer email, phone, password management and network to a cloud-based solution, setting new policies and procedures that increased employee efficiency and accessibility while reducing the risk. - Managed project to move the office from its former location to a new office in the heart of Times Square. Worked directly with construction and design teams to ensure the project was completed on schedule, under budget and precisely on scope, resulting in a greatly improved work environment, a more convenient location, and an overall savings for the company. Show less Worked directly with the Chief Operating Officer and President to report and analyze company financials during four years of rapid growth. - Developed a system of collecting financial information from ten subsidiary companies into one parent company through a detailed financial model used to analyze and project past and future data and patterns, helping to cut expenses and increase revenue. - Used financial analyses and accounting/forecasting skills to increase the company's size in four years, growing from six to eighteen employees and quadrupling company assets. - Created a comprehensive internal system of developing entities for all new productions and endeavors, including obtaining federal EINs, registering the companies with New York State, creating offering documents for the investors and coordinating with bankers to setup and manage bank accounts. Show less Managed four long-running theatrical productions, with a collective cast and crew of over 55 employees, requiring use of strong customer service orientation skills with staff, stakeholders and customers. - Worked with multiple stakeholders to develop comprehensive production and operating budgets for each project; strategically used data and analyses to monitor and control each budget, with the successful goal of never going over budget while also taking into account the overall scope and schedule. - Negotiated and executed over 200 contracts and riders with actors, designers, production team, vendors and unions, including annual renegotiations with the unions to come to successful agreements that satisfied the producers and artists alike. - Used accounting, organizational, and financial reporting skills to assist the accountants in the creation and distribution of detailed financial reports to investors and stakeholders. Show less

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Vice President, Finance and Operations

    Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  • General Manager

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Associate General Manager

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

  • Company Manager

    Apr 2006 - Dec 2007
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  Davenport Theatrical Enterprises

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

  Controller

  Monitor and control company financial operations through system of audits, reports, forecasts, and analyses; bi-weekly payroll processing and management, including weekly, quarterly and annual payroll tax returns. - Ensure company financial health and integrity through financial modeling and preparation of detailed monthly financial reports, including balance sheet, cash flow analysis, profit and loss, accounts receivable, and annual forecasts. - Prepare for annual tax returns through coordination with accountants, and completing returns for production and investment entities, including preparation and distribution of K-1s to investors. Show less

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  All Classical Portland

  Jul 2018 - now

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Nov 2020 - now

  • Vice President of Strategy & Operations

    Jul 2018 - Nov 2020