Ray Lazar Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Work with the rest of the Student Housing implementation team to configure the CRMFlex software for use with Student Properties.

Manage the RentCafe CRMFlex Implementation, Client Success and Conversion teams.

Manage a team of account mangers and consultants who maintain our present list of Voyager, Student Housing clients.Assist with transition to new platform RentCafe CRM Flex and assist with implementations.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Mange client implementations to include; project planning, resource allocation, hardware support and configuration, software installation and set-up, coordination of onsite training, implementation and custom programming.

Cleveland, Oh

Mange client implementations to include; project planning, resource allocation, hardware support and configuration, software installation and set-up, coordination of onsite training and implementation and custom programming.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Use SAP Control Panel as a Business Owner for residential for BW, GL, Procurement and Property security.Approve weekly and emergency SAP transports for the Residential SBU.Semi-annual user review for SAP interface software and drop-zones.Direct the FC Interface Manager and oversee all the interfaces into SAP.Maintain all previous Business Analyst duties.

Responsible for supporting and enhancing business and accounting processes and solutions. Support production related issues, improve process and test solutions. Responsibilities include: managing ongoing issues and strategically plan for short and long term solutions to meet business requirements.Essential Functions:-Build and maintain financial data imports into SAP for Ledger and Payables interfaces from subsystems. This entails the conversion of data from xml, txt, csv… Show more Responsible for supporting and enhancing business and accounting processes and solutions. Support production related issues, improve process and test solutions. Responsibilities include: managing ongoing issues and strategically plan for short and long term solutions to meet business requirements.Essential Functions:-Build and maintain financial data imports into SAP for Ledger and Payables interfaces from subsystems. This entails the conversion of data from xml, txt, csv, etc.-Built and maintain stand-alone Payables entry template that can be used to import repetitive monthly bills into SAP across Facilitators. Geared towards direct billing of company-wide bills such as Verizon, AT&T, Kronos, etc.-SAP Business lead on the Single Family Home Solution, a new line of business utilizing the SAP Project Systems module. Utilized Winshuttle to automate the upload of master data and its maintenance as well as monthly maintenance of settlement rules and assets.-Gather business and accounting requirements from business and financial users to improve processes and design more productive solutions.-Support production related issues and assist users. Perform the role of process owner and/or superuser. -Manage and represent both the business and accounting side for software and process change initiatives in both a long and short term view. Test new functionality and suggest improvements.-Work with auditors and other departments on controls, roles and security from process and software. Perform business Process Owner reviews for area of expertise as assigned. Maintain working knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley Act requirements and controls that affect the manner in which transactions are conducted.-Plan and implement software for on-site property management systems.-Plan, test, document and implement enhancements and upgrades to software. Review process improvement or changes and coordinate with users. Show less

• Administrate hosted asp database- Provide high level technical support to Residential Helpdesk which resolves user issues- Analyze and implement requests for custom reports and alterations to the database- Test and implement new reports, processes, modules and revisions posted by software vendor- Maintain security matrix - documentation of security settings showing compliance to Sarbanes- Implement user-level security on some specialized Update Functions- Coordinated… Show more • Administrate hosted asp database- Provide high level technical support to Residential Helpdesk which resolves user issues- Analyze and implement requests for custom reports and alterations to the database- Test and implement new reports, processes, modules and revisions posted by software vendor- Maintain security matrix - documentation of security settings showing compliance to Sarbanes- Implement user-level security on some specialized Update Functions- Coordinated software updates- Exhaustive testing of Military Housing interface• Lead the Corporate Military Accounting group- Manage the Military Housing Accounting Coordinator and her accounting team- Help to create and implement Policies and Procedures which follow guidelines from government, contractedand corporate sources- Periodically audit controls to ensure Policies and Procedures are in place• Coordinate implementations of new Military projects- Work to receive, analyze and normalize data from various sources and pull into our existing system- Work with various departments both inside and out of Forest City to coordinate timelines and cutovers- Set tools in place so that the audit team can easily and efficiently audit the implementation- Work with Project GM's and Residential helpdesk to get all new users set up and in their proper security groups• Develop and implement a solution to interface subsystem data into various systems (SAP, Corrigo, eMH)• Develop and implement a solution to interface OneSite data into SAP- Legacy systems varied: GEAC to SAP, SAP to SAP, AE Yardi to FCE Yardi• Develop and implement a solution to import receipts into Software for DFAS payments• Helped the various implementation teams to refine processes and work more efficiently using higher-level excel tools-Converting and normalizing data-Creating systems to tie out data from old system to new system Show less

• Create custom reports• Act as corporate contact for site personnel• Ensure that all approvals, processes and procedures where being adhered to with regards to Payables, Refunds and Charges• Post the monthly DFAS payments into Yardi and coordinate with Mac personnel to start and stop allotments• Conduct month-end processes to ensure that Yardi system balances were in balance with FCE financial system balances• Develop and implement a time keeping application to track the… Show more • Create custom reports• Act as corporate contact for site personnel• Ensure that all approvals, processes and procedures where being adhered to with regards to Payables, Refunds and Charges• Post the monthly DFAS payments into Yardi and coordinate with Mac personnel to start and stop allotments• Conduct month-end processes to ensure that Yardi system balances were in balance with FCE financial system balances• Develop and implement a time keeping application to track the hours of the Residential Attorney Show less

• Analyze and close the month-end books for the Property Management Company FCRMI.• Analyze and close the month-end books for various Federally Assisted Properties• Complete variance analysis and cashflow reports on the above

• Streamlined many existing accounting and reporting processes. Specifically:- Developed a process for real-time updating and automated electronic distribution of internal management reports.- Designed various Excel and Access models which extract data directly from the accounting informationsystem. Many of these tools and templates are now widely used throughout the organization.- Using Visual Basic, developed a tool to facilitate efficient updating of budgetary revisions.•… Show more • Streamlined many existing accounting and reporting processes. Specifically:- Developed a process for real-time updating and automated electronic distribution of internal management reports.- Designed various Excel and Access models which extract data directly from the accounting informationsystem. Many of these tools and templates are now widely used throughout the organization.- Using Visual Basic, developed a tool to facilitate efficient updating of budgetary revisions.• Responsible for month end process ensuring that reporting global deadlines are met.• Responsible for the coordination of the annual budget process involving over 35 cost center managers.• Perform an important top side review in the budgetary approval process.• Perform ongoing variance analysis of cost center expenses ensuring strict Management accountability to budget.• Provide accounting support to cost center managers by explaining budget to actual variances.• Implemented a consolidation that involved reducing six G/L locations, 76 cost centers, ten balance sheets and17 P/L's down to three G/L locations, 67 Cost Centers, six balance sheets and 11 P/L's.• Prepare cost analysis reports for R&D projects averaging $2m per month in charges.• Received "Significant Contribution" bonus award after first three months of employment.• Assumed many additional responsibilities outside of initial expectations for the position. These include:- Assumed fixed asset and lease tracking responsibilities for the Wickliffe site. Developed proficiencywith the use of the BEST fixed asset system.- Assumed sole accounting responsibility for the Wickliffe facility• Preparation of the year-end tax package and ancillary reporting requirements.• Designated and was trained as a Trainer for a new reporting software package called Abacus Analyzer. Show less

• Planned, tested and implemented automation of staff accountant functions.• Helped to plan, test and implement department-wide automation.• Prepare monthly journal entries for 6 companies in preparation for running financial statements.• Calculation and payment of taxes for Federal, State and Local governments for the 60locations of 6 companies.• Preparation of formal financial statements and reports on a quarterly basis for 6 entitiesas well as two consolidated sets… Show more • Planned, tested and implemented automation of staff accountant functions.• Helped to plan, test and implement department-wide automation.• Prepare monthly journal entries for 6 companies in preparation for running financial statements.• Calculation and payment of taxes for Federal, State and Local governments for the 60locations of 6 companies.• Preparation of formal financial statements and reports on a quarterly basis for 6 entitiesas well as two consolidated sets involving 5 of the companies.• Maintain fixed assets for 4 companies.• Auditing of inter-company and other individual accounts on a monthly basis. Show less

Worked almost exclusively at Nestle USA in Solon, Ohio.