Arleen Slotnick

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3670 Glendon Ave
nue, #333 * Los Angeles, CA 90034 * Cell: (310) 292-3331

Professional Summary

Accounting Professional with broad-based background in royalty accounting, finan

ce and IT business analysis. Experienced in licensing and contract administrati
on, financial analysis, sales accounting and reporting, cash application, A/R, b
illing operations, and client consulting. Skilled in collecting business requir
ements, defining functional specifications and working with technical teams to i
mplement and enhance operational systems. Well developed analytical, problem-sol
ving, project management, decision making and interpersonal skills. Highly organ
ized and detail oriented with big picture vision. Recognized for strong verbal
and written communication skills and ability to present complex material in prac
tical terms. Good collaborator and team player. Positive attitude, ability to
be proactive, resourceful and flexible in outlook and working patterns, capable
of switching priorities to deal with new issues and challenges and work on multi
ple work streams simultaneously with solid follow up.
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Experience

Warner Music Group, Burbank, CA 2007 - 2010

Sr. Business Analyst
Responsible for business analysis in development and support of the Rhino Royalt
y system. Responsible for conducting needs analyses, defining business requireme
nts, development of functional specifications and serving as primary liaison bet
ween business unit and 3rd party vendor for program development support. Managed
preparation and execution of test plans and change and release management proc
ess for the application. Communicated progress and issue status updates to manag
ement and end users in an effective and timely manner. Provided support for SOX
audits.
* Served as key team member for the Black Box project where we reorganized the u
nclaimed copyright of unknown publishers to pay the 'Black Box' committee which
manages the claims in the future.
* Participated in a performance improvement project to streamline and improve th
e customer statement generation process for the business, reducing the timeframe
from a few days to one day.
* Participated in a major project to help quantify the valuation of the foreign
unapplied which was believed to be incorrectly reflected.
* Oversaw several major enhancements for business stakeholders which resulted in
providing new or improved reports for financial analysis; automation of several
manual processes and streamlining existing business processes which produced co
nsiderable time savings and increased accuracy.
* Served as a key project team member in the SAP initiative to replace Oracle fi
nancials to identify the rules and assist in the vendor conversion from Oracle t
o SAP for Rhino.
* Ensured prospective business or system changes in upstream/downstream systems
and related royalty applications were identified and analyzed to assess the impa
ct on Rhino Royalty system.
* Successfully managed the 3rd party developer relationship to ensure they deliv
ered quality product in agreed timelines.
* Worked closely with the Rhino Royalty department and routinely interacted with
Label Finance to provide support.
Accountemps Financial Staffing, Los Angeles, CA 2006
Accounting Consultant (Contract)
* Performed accounting assignments in the areas of cash management, accounts rec
eivable and invoicing/ returns at Genius Products, a home entertainment distribu
tion company for brands including The Weinstein Company; Goldrich & Kest Industr
ies, a real estate acquisition, development and property management firm and Scr
een Actors Guild.
Walther Bed & Breakfast, Darmstadt, Germany 2004 - 2006
Co-Owner
* Managed business operations, accounting functions, and supply inventory. Resp
onsible for marketing, customer service and staff supervision.

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Vivendi Universal Music Group, Universal City, CA 2002 - 2004
Royalty System Conversion Consultant (Contract)
Responsible for overseeing the results of the data input/ output process perform
ed by the royalty conversion team in conjunction with a major royalty system con
version.
* Researched, analyzed and interpreted music industry contracts to ensure accura
cy of royalty information extracted from agreements and also approved royalty ca
lculations formulated by the conversion team to ensure integrity of data input i
n new system.
* Performed contract analysis and examined analysis against financial data which
included interpretation of royalty rate calculations and artist, producer and t
hird parties royalty statements produced by the new system to ensure its accurat
e royalty reporting.
* Contributed to the successful implementation of the new system by trouble shoo
ting and working with IT to correct any potential problems in the system.
EMusic.com,VU Net USA, Inc., Redwood City, CA 2001 - 2002
Mechanical Licensing Administrator
Responsible for the mechanical licensing for digital distribution of music over
the Internet. Licensed tracks through Harry Fox Agency online and also issued d
irect licenses to publishing administrators.
* Performed extensive Internet research to compile relevant information for lice
nsing.
* Achieved significant reductions in unapplied and unknown revenue.
* Assisted in resolving any issues with publishers to ensure proper payment of d
igital royalties.

Universal Music & Video Distribution, Universal City, CA 1984 - 2000

Accounts Receivable Manager
Responsible for managing activities of a staff of 14 (union and non-union) in th
e areas of cash application, billing and sales accounting. Managed monthly A/R
close process, oversaw recording of A/R system activity, cash receipts and sales
in the general ledger and performed monthly reconciliation of accounts receivab
le. Provided support for internal and external auditors.
* Reduced cash application time, improved accuracy, and produced a 25% cutback i
n staff, by analyzing and proposing the implementation of EDI auto cash applicat
ion.
* Customized a new accounts receivable software package to meet our business nee
ds.
* Assisted in streamlining and automating the month-end close process and the ge
neration of comprehensive financial information to label management, as a key pr
oject team member in the development of a new sales and inventory system.
* Served as co-leader of an A/R "integration focus group" following the merger w
ith a major music company. Identified reporting and system conversion requiremen
ts, facilitated transition of job duties to present staff, and organized trainin
g for the department.
* Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability in response to evolving change, prom
pted by technological and organizational transitions within the company over the
years. Encouraged and supported subordinates throughout the various change pro
cesses.
* Produced cash and sales analyses for management, worked closely with the Cre
dit Department and routinely interacted with Home Video, music labels and extern
al customers.
Previous Experience
Held positions in royalty accounting for ABC Records, 20th Century Fox Music Pub
lishing, East Memphis Music for writer and co-publisher royalties; domestic and
foreign artist/publisher royalty.
Education
Hunter College (CUNY), New York, NY
College coursework completed, Economics major
Additional Training:
Accounting Courses - West L.A. College, Los Angeles, CA
Company Sponsored Management Development Courses
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office tools: Word, Excel, Access, Visio, Power Point, Outlook / Grea
t Plains
G/L Software Packages: JD Edwards, Infinium (S2K), Oracle