Staff Accountant, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager
Denver, Colorado, Us
Managed the entire audit process and worked closely with the audit firm to ensure timely completion of 300 + audits, including compliance testing, variance testing, cash disbursement-cash receipt testing, corporate consolidations and corporate eliminations of multiple entities, preparation of the financial statements as well as the notes to the financials.Developed and implemented training seminars and standard operating procedures for the department.Through process change and efficiency implementation, decreased time needed for annual audits from five months to under three months, saving the company more than $2 million in over-run fees.Managed and mentored a staff of Accountants including Staff level and Senior level each with 25 - 35 properties in their portfolios who were responsible for the day-to-day general ledger accounting for their properties including updating and evaluating for reasonableness the information presented in financial statements, narratives and accompanying schedules to the financial statements including monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reporting as well as the monthly reconciliation of 100 to 140 separate bank accounts, occupancy reports, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inter-company transactions, and any required regulatory reporting to external agencies (HUD, USDA-RD, CTED, etc.).
