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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

• 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

• 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.
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• 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.

• 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
• Preparation of formal financial statements and reports on a quarterly basis for 6 entitiesas well as two consolidated sets involving 5 of the companies.

Worked almost exclusively at Nestle USA in Solon, Ohio.