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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Draft operating budgets and then finalize them after receiving review comments from senior management and Operations Department.• Prepare property cash forecasts as requested.• Prepare and maintain partner equity schedules• Complete or coordinate monthly accounting for multiple entities at the corporate level• Evaluate, test, implement, and document new software programs • Go-to person on the FP&A team for the evaluation, testing, implementation, and documentation for new projects.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

- Complete general account analysis and reconciliations, including, bank statements, fixed assets, accruals and prepaid expenses on a monthly basis-Prepare and maintain monthly G/L journal entries with supporting documentation-Prepare Sales & Use tax payments-Assist in the processing and recording of accounts payable transactions and help to ensure that all invoices are paid in a timely manner-Assist in the processing and recording of accounts receivable transactions for multiple entities to ensure timely collection of the outstanding receivables -Prepare and analyze the monthly budget/forecast to actual variance reports-Assist in the development of accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures; recommending changes and documenting new procedures-Assist in the annual financial audit and preparation of audit work papers-Experience with multiple accounting software systems-Prepare monthly management reports

Bloomington, Minnesota

- Complete intermediate to advanced level accounting transactions in preparation of client financial statement packages.- Create and post journal entries.- Ensure that all expenses, receipts, owner's distributions, funding requests and other transactions for the accounting period have been accurately posted.- Generate and reviews financial packages for accuracy and comprehensive reporting.- Prepare packages on a schedule to ensure timely delivery to the client and other management teams.- Adhere to Real Estate Accounting Policies and Procedures (REAPP) to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are consistently met.- Review and audit funding and payment requests for accuracy, documentation and authorization in accordance with established operating procedures.- Respond to and resolves issues and requests from management teams and clients regarding various accounting issues and reports, including Profit and Loss statements.- Research open accounting issues and recognize potential issues and/or conflicts so corrective action can intercept and minimize issues.- Participate in budgeting and forecasting for assigned property portfolio, new property and client transitions, and client audit requests.- Assist in training team members on portfolio specific transitions.

Bloomington, Minnesota

-Specialized in fixed assets, where I am in charge of maintaining the fixed asset software (Sage Fixed Assets) for a portfolio of 270+ properties, totaling over 50,000 assets.-Responsible for importing and disposing of assets within Sage on a portfolio –wide basis.-Ran monthly depreciation for system, which involved completing and booking journal entries that reached nearly 10,000 lines and totaled $19 million/month. -Responsible for monthly Sage Fixed Assets/General Ledger reconciliation, involving tie-out reports for asset and depreciation accounts for all properties in the portfolio.- On top of fixed asset duties, was then trained in property accounting in March 2015-Prepared all aspects of the financial statement package for a set of commercial properties, including creating and posting journal entries, general ledger review and completion of back up schedules.-Partnered with property real estate managers to ensure financials are accurate and delivered timely, directly impacting client satisfaction.-Ensure all expenses, receipts, distributions, funding requests, and other accounting transactions for the period are accurately completed.-Review and audit financial information to ensure compliance with established procedures and accounting principles.-Respond to and resolve issues and requests from management teams and clients. Research open accounting issues and recognize potential issues and/or conflicts.-Follow standard policies and procedures to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are consistently met.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

SportsData LLC provides instantaneous statistical information from NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, college basketball, college football, golf and NASCAR to news organizations and companies around the world. My areas of involvement include:-Compiling statistics for the wide variety of sporting events our company covers in a timely and efficient fashion.-Assisting in teaching new employees how to use our various data entry tools and working with them to make sure they understand fully how each tool operates from one another.-Analyzing final box scores for accuracy and making corrections when they are needed in order to provide the perfect data our wide variety of customers demands.

Red Wing, Minnesota

- Provided enthusiastic, knowledgeable guest service- Assisted in restocking of merchandise on weekly basis - Organized and maintained merchandise and appearance of Golf Department - Responded to customer calls assisting them with their questions- Assisted in cashiering when lane guest traffic was high- Assigned to renovate and maintain accuracy of information in Golf Dept. during Inventory- Worked well with co-workers and responded to store manager’s direction swiftly