Jason Freilinger

Lumin8 Collective is a performance optimization consulting firm that is changing the way creative agencies operate and grow. To run a successful business, there are many business disciplines to engage. Agency leaders thrive on out of the box thinking. They are masters of their craft yet are challenged to also become a “jack of all trades” in business. Lumin8 works at the intersection of business and creative, and the decision point between logic and emotion.

Supporting Strategies | North Seattle | Tacoma provides innovative and efficient outsourced accounting and controller level services to growing businesses. We believe that all financial management starts with a foundation of good numbers. Our specialty is using those numbers as our lens to advise small-business owners like you on managing their business and making smarter decisions. We give our clients the ongoing support they need, when they need it, at an exceptional value.

Amazon.com - Project Manager, Accounting Program Office, India

• Corporate budget, monthly tracking, and forecasting tool development. • Cash flow forecasting and debt facility management. • Business modeling and risk analysis of potential corporate strategies. • IT infrastructure management, maintenance and resource enhancements. • Project lead for order management and CRM system implementation, training, and continued maintenance. • Collaborate on all HR related issues, discussions, strategies, and planning. • Lead client and vendor contract review and negotiations. • Responsible for multiple office space relocation searches, planning, lease negotiation, and space build out. • Accounting process and procedures standardization. • Key participant in corporate 5-year strategic planning and goal setting. • Identify and implement key business metric tools and reporting. • Sales bonus and commission calculations, analysis, tracking, and enhancement. • Financial lead in successful acquisition of Catalyst, and full transition of financial operations to Halo Branded Solutions.

• Led quarterly balance sheet risk review presentations to Paramount Pictures. • Managed customer risk analysis, credit terms, and collections. • Reviewed and analyzed financial impact of proposed retail customer support and annual term agreements. • Cash flow forecasting and monthly budget review with department leads. • Managed payroll processing for over 60 employees in 6 different states. • Reviewed third party contracts for proper GAAP revenue and expense recognition. • Managed system setup, processing, and reporting of over 2,500 royalty content vendors. • Led corporate system integrations, reporting, and inquiries. • Responsible for accounting system maintenance, enhancements, support, and daily transactions. • Project lead for corporate review of local and State revenue tax structure. • Assisted four direct reports with career development and annual goals. • Key role in preparation and presentation of Paramount Pictures acquisition due diligence.

• Prepared and analyzed financial statements for monthly board presentations. • Directly responsible for design and implementation of annual budgeting process. • Enhanced monthly departmental budget review process. • Led quarterly inventory reconciliations and inventory observations for over 650,000 units. • Developed weekly financial dashboard reporting for senior management. • Assisted in enhancement of monthly financial close procedures, reducing close period by 30%. • Designed and maintained monthly balance sheet reconciliations. • Supervised accounts payable processing and weekly check runs. • Compiled and filed monthly State and quarterly City tax returns. • Assisted in preparation and management of annual 3 month financial audit.

• Financial lead in the development, implementation, and maintenance of accounting integration system and web based order-tracking system. • Developed accounts payable and accounts receivable procedures. • Led Sales Order Processing redesign, decreasing invoice cycle time by 35%. • Designed and implemented external Sales Order Processing documentation. • Prepared and analyzed monthly financial statements. • Maintained company budget and forecast reporting. • Assisted in development of efficient monthly closing procedures, reducing close period by 25%. • Led system development and integration process for company merger. • Managed annual accounts payable and accounts receivable audit documentation. • Compiled and analyzed customer transactional data for ad hoc internal and external reporting. • Financial lead for Oracle financial implementation; managed system configuration and process flows.

• Compiled and analyzed financial data in preparation of general ledger entries and documentation. • Assisted in the development of accounting processes, procedures, and financial reporting tools. • Prepared complex general ledger account reconciliations and monthly bank reconciliations. • Supervised accounts payable and accounts receivable teams. • Assisted in the conversion from MAS 90 to PeopleSoft Financial System.

• Assisted in the maintenance of project costing and fixed asset accounting modules. • Analyzed and informed project managers of capitalization and accounting issues. • Gathered and summarized analytical data for many ad hoc projects. • Supported Oracle training classes. • Prepared and distributed monthly expenditure reports.