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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Newport, De, Us

Maintain financial ledgers for numerous retail commercial properties, providing quarter-end, as well as year-over-year NOI reports to upper management.Provide quarterly and year-end CAM reconciliations to property managers to submit to relevant tenants.Complete annual budgets to upload into upload into Yardi system.Handle daily accounting functions including A/R applications, approval of A/P invoices, and direct billing of utilities.Compete monthly closing of construction aspect of company.Maintain fixed asset and commission schedules.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Track all FWOW ("Future Ways of Working" / hot desking / hoteling) project costs pertaining to five high-rise office buildings throughout Australia totaling $240M.Act as liason between construction firm (Lendlease), Quantity Surveyors, and various landlords in order to insure proper reimbursement of funds to Lendlease.Create and update RFS (Right For Service) contracts as various project works come online.Track and seek reimbursement for internal Telstra incentive claims based upon lease agreements.Create and maintain progress claim workflow charts for each FWOW project, thus allowing an understanding of the entities and contacts involved, as well as the order in which claims proceed.Oversee progress claims pertaining to Quantity Surveyors, Telstra internal, and Landlord-based fitout/basebuilds for all FWOW projects. Maintain spreadsheets detailing each claim with hyperlinks to appropriate backup data.Generate and maintain Forecast Status Reports for each FWOW project which detail original budgets, current projected forecasts, and variances between these numbers, as well as claim summary information and fiscal year of completion estimates for fitout, basebuild, OpEx, and Capex costs.

San Francisco, California, Us

Reviewed general ledger monthly and quarterly to ensure proper GAAP recording of income, expense and balance sheet items. Completed majority of month-end close processes.Assisted in set-up and upgrades of J.D. Edwards software packages.Worked with the Regional Controller to prepare quarterly reports for senior management. Prepared budget to actual analysis and other variance reporting. Reviewed leasing assumptions and assist in forecasting and annual budget preparation.Acted as accounting liaison to regions and trainee staff, providing assistance and training. Reviewed leases to ensure proper accounting and input into property management module. Attended Accounts Receivable (A/R) meeting with Property Managers. Reviewed A/R reports and account balances. Maintained reserve for A/R balances that will not be collected. Reviewed and approved all tenant improvement and capital expenditure invoices for proper approvals and reasonableness.Directed the work of assigned staff accountants providing training and guidance as needed.Prepared and reviewed tenant Operating Expense Statements (Expense Participation) on an annual basis or upon tenant expiration.

Handled majority of month-end close, including most journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and financial statementsMonitored all aspects of fixed assets including depreciation using FAS for Windows and physical inventory. Handled download of ledger from mainframe into Hyperion system.Supervised staff consisting of three accounting clerks.Preparation of miscellaneous Excel reports pertaining to warranties, commissions, backlog orders and shipments.Handled mutual funds portfolio and financials for previous owner of company.

West Chester, Pa, Us

Cost Accounting responsibilities:Monitored all incoming inventory, ensuring that proper General Ledger accounts are affected and making proper adjustments if necessary.Utilizing standard costing system, set current costs on all raw material inventories, roll costs on upper-level items, and set standard costs.Set standard costs on new finished goods in Symix/Syteline computer system.Created all month-end journal entries pertaining to inventory, including cost of sales, scrap, and any inventory adjustments.Prepared various Excel spreadsheets pertaining to inventory, including inventory variance, inventory roll forwards, and Stock Status versus General Ledger.Tracked "engineering inventory'', used in R&D capacity, on separate spreadsheets and balance to ledger. Supervised annual standard cost roll on all inventory items.General Accounting responsibilities:Monitored fixed assets using Excel spreadsheets and prepared quarterly capital reports.Handled majority of M/E close; creating journal entries, and preparing month-end statements for corporate headquarters.

Monroe, Ohio, Us

Financial responsibilities:Handled month-end close, including all journal entries, capital expenditure reports, and financial statements. Set-up and maintained various spreadsheets which monitor monthly payroll, vacation costs, and federal and state unemployment deductions.Maintained monthly budgeted sales variances and other such reports for Vice President of Finance. Prepared tax reports for states in which business was conducted.Maintained depreciation for all fixed assets using FAS for Windows.Monitored and reported on all plant production efficiencies for officers and supervisors. Worked with auditing firm at year-end to ensure proper accounting of all records. Accounts Receivable responsibilities:Applied and maintained all monies received while monitoring customer discounts and allowances. Maintained and processed all customer credits, return authorizations, and freight questions.Provided all vital information concerning A/R to the Credit Mgr. Process month-end statements.Provided month-end sales and A/R reports to company heads and other interested parties. Reconciled bank statements at month-end.Computer Maintenance:Maintained files in computer systems by adding or changing parameters of various data.Retrieved all necessary information from previous Pick system to maintain updated AS400 computer system and J.D. Edwards Genesis and Peachtree software packages.Answered all questions concerning computer systems to all users in the absence of the Logistics Manager. Initiated set-up of Peachtree Accounting computer package by importing pertinent information, creating chart of ledger accounts, and designing financial statements.Inventory Control:Assisted in month-end inventory counts of finished goods and raw materials and calculate final totals through various Excel programs.Provided Production Manager with various reports pertaining to materials. Assist in entry of inventory in computer system.

Processed A/P and A/R. Use computer system to produce reports on sales and inventory. Audit financials from remote sites.Increased accuracy of inventory counts by forming company audit team to replace inventory service. Immediately increased accuracy of counts. This increased confidence led to a more careful attention to inventory and reduced shortages.Used print-outs to update prices in computerized cash register for UPCs with price changes, sales, departments and SKUs.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Accounting And Business/Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Business/Management