Phillip Bradford Foster Email & Phone Number

Anoka, Minnesota, United States

• Month, quarter, and year end period closing processes.• Account reconciliations and journal entry preparation and posting.• Calculation, preparation, and posting for commissions and payroll uploads.• Sales tax reporting.• R&D Project Tracking.• Intercompany billings.• Documentation and updating of all processes.• Consolidation of parent and subsidiary company financials.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Revenue recognition and reconciliation process.• Revenue contract analysis.• Assist with month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities and reconciliations.• Collect department accruals and prepare monthly journal entries.• General ledger maintenance.• Daily treasury functions and monthly bank reconciliations.• Ensure accuracy of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and compliance to internal policies.• Maintenance of assigned balance sheet accounts.• Sales and use tax monthly reconciliation.• Federal and State survey/questionnaires. • Adhere to standard accounting principles and company procedures.• Assist with quarterly and yearly audits.

Rogers, Mn

• Prepare, correct, analyze, and ensure proper accounting accruals for Detroit, MI and Canada business divisions in accordance to GAAP regulations.• Investigate and report on divisional variances of business functions between multiple reporting groups involving billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting departments.• Provide ad-hoc reporting to upper management. • Complete all balance sheet reconciliations related to Detroit, MI and Canada business divisions.• Provide support for year-end audit inquiries. • Consistent involvement with evaluating and providing assistance in improving internal control procedures.• Research and report foreign exchange currency rate between the United States and Canada business locations.• Support and maintain all corporate quality standards, policies, procedures, and work instructions. • Ensure customer satisfaction by preventing the occurrences on nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality systems.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Draft Cost Segregation reports for building purchases, renovations, and new constructions.• Create cost/benefit analysis proposals for clients.• Conduct cost reconciliations with a variety of source documents entailing fixed asset schedules, balance sheets, loan disbursement schedules, general ledger and job cost reports.• Research client fixed asset schedules and construction costs for potential 179D tax credits, 45L energy credits, bonus depreciation, qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified retail property, and other credits to be paired with Cost Segregation Studies.• Tax review and analysis of client invoices, general ledgers, fixed asset schedules, purchase and lease agreements, appraisals, closing statements, and 1031 exchanges.• Land valuation analysis for clients by examining appraisals and real estate tax records in accordance with IRS standards• Communicate with clients and construction general contractors in regards to cost segregation studies.• Project management duties involving engagement letters, billing, and information requests..

Minnetonka, Mn

Robert Half temporary account for the following companies of: Silver Bay Management 2014, Mosaic 2014, and HomeStar property solutions 2013.Reconcile expense reports/ prepare accounts receivable aging schedule.Entered direct and indirect job cost entries for property and repair services.Created accounts payable and accounts receivable invoices.Assist with internal control development of accounting department.Reconcile and communicate management operation and accounting system discrepancies. Data entry into MS Excel / assist operations department with work order processingPrepare material purchase orders.Communicate between field contractors and vendor shops for purchase orders.Reconcile company credit card statements with purchase orders at accounting month end Conduct completeness, accuracy, and occurrence management assertions on house deeds, titles, and leases for compliance standards- Transactional management assertions

Concordia College, Moorhead, Mn

Collect, record, and match vendor invoices.Communicate consistently with Accounts Payable specialist .Research accounts payable price changes.Analyze monthly invoice statements.Reconcile accounts payable debits and credits with all supporting documentation.

Maple Grove, Mn

Research, solve, and report Account receivable and payable inquiries.Purchase, record, and job cost materials for company contractors.Create accounts payable and receivable invoices. Assist with Overhead expense reconciliations.Extensive use of Timberline accounting software.

7550 France Ave S, Edina, Mn

Collected, recorded, and matched company loan purchase advicesFiled and organized Loan packetsReconciled and deposited first mortgage payment and property tax checks Uploaded, recorded, and matched appraisal reportsRecorded and updated general sub ledger