Zaid Rawas, A Professional Accounting Corporation
CFO & CPA Consulting Services
CPA License # 136495
Firm License # 9262
Office: (310) 488-7393
Email: zaidrawas@zrapac.com
About
A CPA with 15 years of experience in public accounting, privately owned and publicly traded companies, accounting and management consultant
Experience is everything. My firm’s mission is to provide tailored accounting services by solving pain points. Specializing in building controls, GL clean up, month end close build out, SOPs, audit prep, accounting firm support, staff training, work paper and controls rebuild and full finance and accounting department evaluation. A CFO that serves as a consultant to CFOs, CEOs and the organization’s Board of Directors
U.S. GAAP
Uniform Guidance
Month End & Reconciliations
PBC Request Preparation
Financial Statements & Analysis
BS P&L Analytics
Reconciliation Rebuild
Balance Sheet Cleanup
Internal Controls
Workpaper Review
SEC Compliance
Industry
Non-Profit
E-Commerce
Transportation
Governmental
Healthcare
Engineering
Distribution
Manufacturing
Apparel
Electronics
Publicly Traded
Privately Owned
B2B
Education
CPA #136495 “A” Experience
A. Business Administration, Emphasis in Accounting – California State University, Fullerton
General Accounting
- Interim CFO, Controller and direct consultant to the CFO and CEO
- Specialize in SOP build-out on all financial statement sections and staff training
- Month end close and clean up entries while adhering to SOX standards including reconciliation preparation for complex and high-risk balance sheet accounts
- Prepare schedules and organize support for interim and year-end financial audit
- Prepare quarter and year-end flux analysis on BS and P&L accounts for FP&A team
- Work with international parent and subsidiary company’s accounting team
- Integrate ASC-606 and ASC-842 accounting principles during month end close process
- ERP implementation and accounting function setup for accounting staff to manage
- Navigate due to/ due from and reconcile intercompany balances with consolidating parent
- Experience interacting with BOD, executives and other department leads
- Assist staff with questions on GAAP fundamentals and accounting process flow through
Financial Audit
- In-charge large audit engagement and lead staff auditors assigned to the engagement
- Prepare audit planning sections, fraud inquiries and conduct meetings with board members
- Manage the client firm relationship, hold entrance and exit meetings, prep for board meeting financial statement presentations and the tax department’s point of contact for the client’s file
- Review staff work-papers, prepare review notes and provide guidance and training.
- Ensure complete and accurate financial statement preparation and review
Recent Highlights
- Assisted in the sale of trucking business and the main accounting officer left to close the business down
- Integral part of a mergers and acquisition consolidation with a publicly traded company. Brought in to support current accounting function, assist with transition and establish new accounting procedures in a fast-paced environment.
- Assist with 4 ERP implementation crossovers into new accounting software systems. Train staff and mangers across all departments with key ERP modules
