• Manage accounting department• Manage General Ledger, Billings, Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset• Review payroll journal entries and reconciliations• Prepare monthly income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement• Perform flux analysis to ensure integrity and accuracy of the accounting data• Perform balance sheet reconciliations• Manage property tax and sales and use tax filings and audits• Manage the preparation of audit schedules and IFRS for external financial audits• Prepare and provide supporting data to external auditors for tax preparation• Document, improve, and implement accounting processes• Provide guidance to team members resulting in successful collections• Successfully manage month-end and year-end close process efficiently• Working knowledge in Microsoft Dynamics Great Plain, Saleforce, CashPro, Paychex

• Led an accounting team overseeing 3 GL Accountants and an AP Manager with a team of four• Managed and improved month-end close process to meet financial reporting deadline• Prepared monthly income statement, balance sheets and cash flow statement• Prepared and reviewed journal entries including payroll• Reconciled balance sheet accounts and resolved discrepancies• Prepared year end schedules and assisted with interim and year-end financial audit• Tested and improved accounting process for PeopleSoft conversion• Worked and tested data flow on payroll automation with IT from ADP to General Ledger• Stream-lined Fixed Assets reconciliation process by implementing reconciliation spreadsheet/template• Implemented and improved AP process to enable AP staff to voucher invoices efficiently• Documented and reviewed accounting procedures

• Prepared and analyzed financial statements• Prepared month-end journal entries• Reconciled balance sheet accounts• Compiled and analyzed month-end reports for management and parent company• Coordinated, reconciled, and provided feedback on quarterly inventory counts• Worked on annual budgets and mid-year estimates• Analyzed budget vs. actual and trend variances• Involved in monthly meeting with operational managers to discuss revenue and expense variance• Used ACCPAC accounting system

• Set up accounting system for newly acquired or developed assisted living/retirement communities• Created opening journal entries to record purchase or lease transactions for newly acquired assisted living/retirement communities• Coordinated the transition from development and acquisition to community accounting• Provided ongoing training of the accounting system to Office Managers and Community Directors• Trained staff accountants to use the AMSI accounting system• Reviewed staff accountants’ community financial statements• Worked on streamlining and improving accounting department procedures• Analyzed lease agreements of new acquisitions to ensure timely payment and proper recording of rent in accordance with GAAP• Special projects included researching state regulations regarding security deposit and resident refunds policies for various states