Valerye Zarrad Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Real estate developer of industrial, flex and office projects in northern New Jersey and California. Consulting assignment: Stepped in for Controller on extended medical leave.*Oversee accounting department with a staff of four. *Prepare monthly financial statements on a timely basis with Sage 300 and comparison documents in Excel for operating company. For entire entity, prepare quarterly income estimates for tax purposes. *Stepped into the 2019 audit working with PwC. Assist staff in preparing workpapers while preparing other workpapers with sensitive information. Draft consolidated financial statements for final report. *Implement a paperless accounts payable and purchase order approval process to automate processes and alleviate challenges due to a mostly “work from home” environment. (Timberscan/AIM) *Monitor and reconcile the Sage 300 job costing process on a monthly basis. *Other Controller duties includes overseeing HR function and interfacing with payroll provider, health care providers and 401(k) provider.

Carlstadt, Nj, Us

Real Estate Developer of data centers, residential, industrial and mixed use projects in Northern New Jersey. • Oversaw the accounting department and all corporate activities, including accounting, administrative and human resources for real estate developer.• Monitored and maintained Sage 300 Job Cost process for all development projects. Added job and cost codes. Ran monthly job reports and reviewed for accuracy.• Negotiated and purchased insurance for workmen's compensation, automobiles, health insurance and professional liability. Significant savings for workmen's compensation were achieved when adjustments to pay classes were implemented based on updated job descriptions.

Us

Oversaw the daily operations of a real estate accounting group and approximately forty-three million square feet of office and industrial buildings on the East Coast of the United States.• Promoted twice in five years from supervisor to manager, where I went from supervising five to ten accounting professionals. The promotion to assistant controller added the responsibility to oversee the whole department of 60+ accounting professionals (accounts payable, accounts receivable, staff accountants, senior accountants, supervisors and managers). •Monitored the complete implementation of new electronic invoicing system (PAY) on a daily basis. Our office was the first regional office to implement fully; therefore, our experience was instrumental to assisting other regional offices.• Played key role in recruiting, interviewing and other decision making for expansion of Hackensack Regional accounting group.• Conducted accounting training seminars for property and district managers, as well as trained new accounting professionals on the monthly close process.

Bba, Accounting

Aas, Accounting