Cindy Van Hook Email & Phone Number

Livermore

Stockton

Livermore, CA

Dublin

• Managed three division offices including six direct reports (AR, AP, Residential/Commercial Administrators)
• Handled commercial billing for three offices with average sales of 1.2 million per month
• Reviewed and resolved daily/monthly billing and AR issues
• Responsible for all functions of the office
• Cleaned up AR issues and unapplied monies sitting on the books since 2010
• Created billing and contract set-up processes including checks and balances for ensuring prompt payment by customers

Brentwood

• Managed all invoicing for Bay Area and Northern California
• Audited customer files for Bay Area and Northern California
• Provided support for month, quarter and year-end close
• Prepared ad hoc reports for departments as required or requested
• Assisted in bidding process to obtain new business
• Designed and automated manual Labor, Materials and Equipment billing processes

Stockton

• Responsible for all accounting processes including monthly review of all account reconciliations and journal entries
• Daily and periodic cost accounting functions to comply with GAAP and other reporting requirements while providing management with cost information to drive cost reduction strategies and operational business decisions
• Analyzed gross and variable margins
• Developed and maintain standard costs, verified all changes to the bill of materials; Analyzed and ensured direct material, direct labor and burden accurately applied to each of the various work centers
• Analyzed inventory trends and work with the materials group to ensure corporate goals are met
• Assisted with periodic and annual physical inventory counts

Stockton

• Reported directly to General Manager to ensure all aspects of the Finance Department ran smoothly and without errors
• Responsible for all accounting ledgers including monthly review of all account reconciliations and journal entries
• Supervision and delegation of Accounting and Purchasing Specialists
• Responsible for the monthly close process (5 days maximum for closing deadline)
• Bank reconciliations
• Prepared and approved journal entries

Lathrop

• Managed weekly reporting including gross margin analysis, tracking deliveries against business plan / forecast, variable contributions by project and plan, and provided back up for President’s Letter
• Maintained lot by lot for homes available for sale as well as monitored weekly pricing for all active communities
• Assisted with preparation of quarterly budgets, backlog analysis and quarterly financial reports, including analyzing the probability of starts and deliveries given current land/weather/permitting conditions
• Met monthly with land development to review budgets and reported any changes
• Facilitated coding and payment for all offsite invoices
• Audited sales contracts prior to Escrow submittal. Provided analysis and recommendations for incoming offers and re-trades

Pleasanton

• Analyzed a variety of multi-million dollar land acquisitions ranging from 3-200 acres
• Built Excel-based financial statements to evaluate the feasibility and profitability of real estate development projects
• Identified project risks and provided senior management with recommendations to mitigate risks
• Assisted in month-end financial statement closing process
• Assisted with month-end accruals, reconciliations, and NRV analysis
• Organized sales and building cost information to calculate 3-year, future gross margins for over 40 communities

Livemore

• Prepared income tax returns
• Accounts payable / accounts receivable
• Month-end closing
• Monthly / quarterly financial statements
• Bank account reconciliations (monthly)
• Quarterly sales tax returns

San Francisco Bay Area

• Researched market specific 9-1-1 requirements as Sprint entered new areas
• Negotiated contractual agreements and arranged for implementation of 9-1-1 with appropriate 9-1-1 authorities
• Managed relationships with the Local Exchange Carriers and 9-1-1 authorities throughout the United States to ensure successful implementation of 9-1-1 services

San Ramon

• Accounts Payable
• Resolved vendor invoice discrepancies
• Maintained an organized filing system
• Screened and distributed incoming mail
• Provided customer service to Pacific Bell employees and vendors
• Developed reports and performed audit research to ensure accurate and timely payments to all vendors

Livermore

• Supervised up to twenty employees during public and private events
• Interfaced with customers during the planning and implementation of special events
• Responsible for event billing and collecting
• Trained new employees
• Conducted private and public tours of the facility

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Associate Of Arts (Aa), General Studies