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Lead, manage, and mentor the accounting department and admin teamsReview and report on 150 shopping centers across 25 statesAnnual Budgeting and periodic forecastingCash Flow projections for ownersRestructuring and implementing changeWork with external tax consultants to ensure information for 200+ entities is accurately reported

Development of financial forecasts and annual budgets; Assisting external auditors with annual review; Supervising department of six accountants, overseeing general ledger, accounts receivable, and accounts payable functions. Manage daily activity on the company's line of credit, assessing immediate and long term cash needs. Preparing reports for use by executives in operational decisions. Key Achievements:Held company-wide training sessions for beginning and advanced courses in Microsoft Excel, increasing reporting efficiencies in each department.Used SQL to write and update queries used to analyze company operations.Organized a process and acquired corporate credit cards to earn a 1.25% rebate on all credit card purchases. Streamlined preparation of financial statements by using advanced Excel formulas.

Job responsibilities included: Development of financial forecasts and annual budgets; Constructing monthly internal financial reporting packages for partners and department heads; Assisting external auditors with periodic review process; Supervised general accounting functions, including accounts payable and cash management; Reporting to the VP of Finance and the Treasurer concerning financial forecasts and reports and assisting in providing information for use in making operational decisions.Key Achievements:Built reporting package in the Accounting System (Timberline). Previous management had maintained all financial reports in Microsoft Excel. Eliminated potential for data entry errors in financial package and reduced data entry time by eight hours per period.Automated uploads of budgets and forecasts into the Timberline accounting system.Eliminated duplicate data entry by building import tables for accounts payable invoices and for the monthly payroll entries.

MidAtlantic and Southeast Regions)Job responsibilities included: Development of financial forecasts and annual budgets; Prepared monthly internal financial reporting packages for senior management and Regional VPs; Supervised general accounting functions, including accounts payable and cash management; Helped field managers to better understand their financial statements and financial ramifications of operational decisions.Key Achievements:Supervised one financial analyst, one clerk Performed ROI analysis for new capital initiatives and assisted Controller with analysis for acquisitions.Reduced monthly closing cycle by one day with identification and recommendation of enhanced closing procedures.Forecasted financial performance for 30 US salvage sites and 11 Canadian salvage sites, adhering to strict time deadlines.Prepared variance analysis reports for QTD and YTD performance against history and budget.

Carried out general ledger functions, including account analysis and reconciliation, journal entries, and AR/AP. Analyzed financial statements. Prepared weekly payroll for 75 employees.