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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Lead the U.S. based Common Area Maintenance Accounting team consisting of 5 exempt-level team members, with full accountability for hiring, onboarding/training, performance assessment, coaching, counseling and corrective actiono Designed and implemented a global staffing model, including developing global team strategy and workload transition plans, (re)defining roles and responsibilities for domestic and international roles, and developing and delivering onboarding materials to effectively train newly-hired India-based team members• Redefined accounting and operational team processes to reduce time, effort and complexity in complying with company and professional accounting practices as well as compliance with contractual obligations defined within Legal Real Estate agreements• Oversee the preparation of CAM budgets and reconciliations in accordance with legal Real Estate agreements and all related billing, collections and dispute resolution activities for 200+ Pro Rata Share customers, and 400+ Fixed Fee customer, accounting for $5 million in annual revenue• Authorize payment to 700+ CAM operators for annual budget and reconciliation charges after thorough review for valid and permissible expenses per the terms of the governing legal Real Estate agreement, accounting for $126 million in annual expense• Review all CAM related journal entries, including reserves and accruals, to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting• Review all CAM related account reconciliations and variance analyses

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Managed all phases of project execution including risk monitoring and project identification, scoping, planning, testing, and communicating results to process owners and senior management, for 2-5 projects running simultaneously• Oversaw 1 - 6 engagement staff, per project, to ensure adherence to defined procedures and timely execution of tasks• Assessed staff performance and provided training and coaching to enable continuous learning and development • Conducted research and inquiry meetings with business line team members and senior management to develop in-depth knowledge necessary to assess if business processes where designed and operating effectively to support compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and company policy, and meet operational and strategic business objectiveso Primarily focused on processes within Human Resources (e.g. Compensation, Benefits, Wage and Hour, Background Screening, Hiring and Termination), Marketing (e.g. Privacy and Use of Guest Data, Sales Promotion Marketing and Loyalty), Community Relations (e.g. Charitable Giving) and Merchandising (e.g. Product Assortment Planning, Product Information Management, Target.com)• Developed test plans to assess design and operating effectiveness of controls procedures; reviewed staff execution of test plans• Developed and communicated, to process owners and senior leadership, recommendations for process improvement to increase efficiency and effectiveness in meeting strategic, operational, financial and regulatory compliance objectives and performed follow-up activities to ensure improvements were implemented

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Worldwide, Oo

• Performed a full spectrum of auditing functions to plan and execute procedures designed to verify financial transactions and account balances were recorded in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)• Coordinated and conducted multi-location audits of both privately held and public companies in a variety of industries including retail, telecommunications, and real estate• Researched new accounting pronouncements and impact to client financial reporting• Reviewed engagement staff work product and provided feedback, coaching and guidance to ensure superior quality of work • Built and maintained strong working relationships with client contacts

Masters Of Accountancy, Accounting

Bachelors Of Science, Accounting