Expert accounting leader specializing in leading and managing professional and clerical staff, financial reporting, tax compliance, budgeting, month-end and year-end close, and building relationships with inside and outside stakeholders.CORE COMPETENCIES* Historical and Pro forma Financial Statements* Consolidations* Partnership Accounting* Real estate and hospitality* Integration of new properties* General Ledger and Month-end and Year-end Closing* Coordination of Audit and Tax return preparation processes* Budgeting* Multitasking * Training and Mentoring* Tax compliance (sales and use taxes, 1099s, 1096)* SEC and Lender reporting* Loan Draws* Excel (vlookups, pivot tables) and various accounting softwares (Timberline/Sage, QuickBooks, MRI, Peachtree)ACCOMPLISHMENTS* Spearheaded conversion of records from tax basis to GAAP and consolidation of individual partnership financial statements for initial public offering. * Within few months of employment finalized back audits for few entities.* Reduced costs by bringing accounting for operations of properties in-house.* Reduced cost by elimination a need for system consultant by learning how to address issues myself.* Implemented purchase orders for renovation costs.