SUMMARY:

Senior accounting and financial professional with a proven track record of success. Adept in creating, developing, and executing short and long term financial strategies and operational initiatives. Respected leader with a team player mindset and a “roll up your sleeves” work ethic.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Account Analysis
• Month and Year End Close
• Payroll
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Audit Preparation
• Staff Development
• Advanced Excel
• Consolidations
• Multi - task
• Budgeting/Forecasting
• Treasury Management
• Communicator

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Excel, Word, Great Plains, Solomon, FRx, QuickBooks, Outlook, Epicor, CRM, PDI/Enterprise, AvidXchange, Adobe

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Sr. Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• High volume of account analysis, across 15+ holding companies
• Learn a task to then teach another staff member to complete
• Preparation of managerial reporting, including profit & loss statements for the operating companies, distributed by reporting units and provide variance explanations
• Preparation of monthly combined financial statements, including cash flow worksheets
• Execute and enter all domestic wire transfers
• Process all monthly ACH rental transactions
• Record all loan proceeds, interacting with legal department on an as needed basis
• Record all acquisitions, interacting with legal department on an as needed basis
• Bank liaison for all account and loan maintenance
• Process and post standard month end close journal entries
• Regulate processes to limit overtime hours of staff personnel
• Process and post standard month end close journal entries
• Fixed Asset Maintenance
• Notes Receivable
• Year-End Audit preparation
• Compliance reporting for all bank covenants
• Due diligence compilation for any bank refinancing needs

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Monthly consolidation of financial statements using Excel, provide analytical review and research/resolve any concerns noted by management. Achieved by each region (4) supplying their own consolidation (approx. 8 entities each) to where I layer in the applicable holding company(ies) and reflect the proper elimination entries for each reporting level (4) and ultimately create an overall, combined consolidated presentation.
• Monthly financials for non-consolidating holding companies using Quickbooks
• Quarterly compliance reporting for long-term debt with Lender(s)
• Maintain and create business plan models that encompass all subsidiaries (32) that are the main tool in facilitating management decisions and/or shared with lenders to approve acquisitions
• Established budget and forecasting models for parent company
• Liaison with external auditors as needed
• Consolidation of statistical reporting
• Other projects as assigned

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Supervised up to staff of six (permanent/temporary) that were responsible for accounts payable processing for vendors
• Processed all remaining office expense accounts payable and disbursements
• Processed by-weekly payroll via Paychex and maintained human resource records
• Responsible for monthly close process that included all bank, subsidiary and balance sheet reconciliations
• Financial Statement preparation and presentation to management
• Liaison with bank representatives to negotiate bank fees, credit card processes and establish EFT processes
• Accounts Receivable and Cash Receipt entry; including the use of Remote Deposit
• Assisted with planning of outsourcing accounts payable function
• Indirectly supervised the mail sorting function as pertained to accounts payable processes
• General office management: supplies, postage machine

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Assistant Controller

Responsibilities:

• Supervised two staff personnel
• Responsible for payroll processing and recording to the general ledger
• Responsible for accounts payable processes and procedures
• Supervised monthly close processes
• Responsible for the quarterly financial statement preparation and footnote support for SEC filings
• Provided analytical and financial support for all levels of management
• Administration duties with banking infrastructure
• Check signing and wire approval authority

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Prepare journal entries for banking activity, shareholder distributions and amortization
• Provide management to Loan Administration staff (4)
• Produce adhoc reports from the Loan Administration operational software, LAPro, and to work with software support personnel to get the users more familiar with proper data entry techniques and subsequent reconciliation
• Complete/determine quarterly distribution payments to noteholders with applicable management reporting
• Monthly review of operational reports of portfolios
• Determine any rating changes of loans using Moody’s website and communicate to applicable parties
• Lock-box authorization

Confidential, Lancaster, SC

Divisional Controller

Responsibilities:

• GAAP Financial Statement preparation and analysis for five divisions
• Financial Statement consolidation for all divisions
• Budget preparation
• Supervised up to a staff of four
• Initiated necessary procedural changes to ensure cash controls
• Prepared schedules and reconciliations for external auditors
• Supplied additional financial data for regulatory reporting
• Authorized check/wire disbursements for all corporate bank accounts

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Processed daily/monthly reconciliation of the working databases to the general ledger
• Processed accounting entries to record purchases/sales/adjustments
• Established working relationships with internal/external servicers to facilitate loan servicing transfers and remittance issues
• Produced and distributed all month end reporting: delinquencies, tax fees, loans in process, database reconciliation
• Generated all mortgage finance interest accruals
• Provided wire/check distribution and general ledger entry approval
• Technology liaison

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Processed all accounts payable and receivable transactions
• Processed job cost entries and completed billing process
• Processed payroll
• Completed monthly financial package
• Completed monthly bank reconciliations