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Spring, Tx, Us

Spring, Tx, Us

San Diego, California, Us

Sidebar is a private, highly vetted leadership program that accelerates your career. We have the people, the process, and the technology to drive your impact and growth.

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Financial & Tax Reporting, Accounting, Payroll, Cost Allocations, Process Improvements

Thorough, professional and dedicated outsourced controller and auditor; expertise with financial statement preparation, audit and attest services.

• Managed audit engagements for approximately 10 clients, focusing primarily on real estate and nonprofit sectors. Supervised three staff auditors’ audit methodology work and documentation.• Prepared audit plans and work papers and audited financial statements, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP.• Overcame numerous obstacles during audit of a new client, including prior-period GAAP financial restatement. Success led to inquiries about additional work and enabled more efficient completion of subsequent audits.

Accounting Contractor (Oct - Dec 2013)• Completed monthly and quarterly financial statements for energy services subsidiary, stepping in following the sudden departure of management-level employee. • Trained replacement on all financial reporting and accounting duties, enabling smooth transition into year-end and meeting reporting deadlines. Accounting Manager (Jun 2009 - Feb 2013)• Executed all aspects of financial reporting and accounting for six military housing public-private partnerships with annual revenue of around $10 to $30 million each and more than $2 billion in total assets. – Directed accounting functions, including GL review & analysis, tax review, budget management, accounting procedures, variance analysis and year-end audit footnotes. – Supervised and trained three staff and senior accountants.• Prepared and reviewed accounting and tax work papers and documentation for nonprofit foundation.• Spearheaded development of managerial financial statements, aiding in business decision making.• Implemented accounting guidance for GAAP standards.• Participated on management team to facilitate process improvements. – Formalized performance review and professional development plans. – Maintained and updated general ledger accounts and GAAP financial statement line-item mapping.• Served as primary contributor to creation of GAAP financial statements and footnotes for two new startup entities. Financial Reporting Contractor (Oct 2007 - Feb 2008 and Oct 2008 - May 2009)• Supervised two team members providing accounting for five real estate development partnerships. – Completed ad hoc accounting reconciliations, financial statement forecasting, and analysis projects. – Reviewed / prepared year-end audit support work papers and related journal entries. – Led reporting and accounting for implementation of three cost segregation studies. • Contracted through The Siegfried Group (below).

• Prepared tax returns and work papers for individual, corporate, partnership, and trust clients.

Wilmington, De, Us

• Provided interim accounting resource services for various clients, taking on team leader responsibilities as needed; earned three promotions in four years.• Served as Internal Financial Reporting Manager for MedImmune (Mar - Oct 2008) during its integration into its parent company. – Prepared monthly schedules for $112 million investment portfolio (18 privately owned and four publicly traded biotechnology startups), tracking tax basis and market value. – Researched IFRS-related financial reporting initiatives. Compiled technical accounting memos.• Filled role of Senior Tax Accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers (Jan - Sep 2007); sole client was large foreign sovereign wealth fund. – Reviewed financial statement disclosure, reconciling from GAAP to non-U.S. market value basis. – Completed tax returns and work papers for U.S. multi-state real estate corporations and partnerships. – Prepared tax provision work papers supporting consolidated audited financial statements.• Contracted to Fannie Mae (Jun 2005 - Dec 2006); managed various financial reporting and accounting initiatives for annual 10-K restatement. – Created general ledger data queries and journal entries. Supported database creation and project planning for journal entries in the securities accounting cost-basis team. – Supported database creation for low-income housing tax credit team.

Worldwide, Oo

• Led audit planning, fieldwork, financial statement preparation, and staff supervision for various clients, including mutual fund company that manages more than $60 billion across several asset classes.• Completed operational margin analysis for quarterly reviews of utility company with $8 billion in revenue. • Documented SOX-404 controls and tested key business procedures.• Prepared analysis supporting MD&A section of publicly traded company’s restated 10-K.• Performed AIMRS attestation reviews and financial reporting for two investment companies.

Denver, Co, Us

Audit contractor for busy-season

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Internal and external financial reporting, analysis and report maintenance

Tax, audit, software maintenance, accounting, and financial reporting

Tax, audit, accounting, and financial reporting