PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Dallas, TX

Senior Accountant

• Engaged in monthly, quarterly, and yearly closings. Prepared financial statements (GAAP Balance Sheet, Cash
• Flow Statements and Income Statements). Expensed prepaid accounts and accrued accounts as necessary.
• Calculated inventory reserve write downs and scrap valuations.
• Prepared Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations. Wrote Journal entries and reccurring journal entries.Engaged
• in audit prep activities. Maintained accounting of company facility short term and long term leases. Open item managed accounts. Cleared warranties
• Documented processes for Sarbanes Oxley and outsourcing of business processes to the Philippines
• Fixed asset processing and reporting. Calculated Sales and Use Tax on the state, county, city, and district levels.
• Research and preparation of multistate state/local sales & tax returns

Dallas, TX

Senior Accountant

• Engaged in monthly, quarterly, and yearly closings. Generated Trial Balances, prepared financial statements (GAAP Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statements, and Income Statements). Helped in the accrual process and capitalization for formation of a new REIT. Engaged in Account and Bank Statement reconciliation
• Preparation of the SEC annual, quarterly and periodic reports. 10 - K, 10-Q filings ( including footnotes and comments). XBRL tagging for the filer’s complete financial statements and any required financial statement schedules, including “detail tagging” of the footnotes and schedules. Plus “block tagging” for each significant accounting policy and each table within each footnote Helped in the preparation and updating of Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Conducted accounting compliance activity (capitalization, converting from cash to accruals, etc) to take a unit public for a tax-free spinoff.
• Developed, Lead and Documented the budgeting and rolling forecasting processes for the organization, including recommending appropriate tools and processes. Lead/ Performed variance analyses and worked with Management to identify and report financial issues and trends. Collected information from all relevant financial and operational functions and developed lines of formal and informal communications to identify trends and resolve issues.
• Interfaced as a primary user and information provider for the cash forecasting process performed by Treasury functions. Lead the preparation and analysis of monthly/quarterly/annual reports for entities. Worked with other FP&A and Accounting departments to secure appropriate information and explanations of issues and trends.
• Interfaced with senior management, including creating reports and ad hoc analysis requests for executive committee, operations meetings, and board of directors meetings. Worked with all levels in the organization to review information and identify financial/operational issues and worked with relevant staff to resolve the issues.
• Prepared and/or assist in the preparation of business case analyses for Pillar entities as requested.

Dallas, TX

Senior Accountant

• Engaged in month-end closing activities such as balance sheet reconciliations, Builder’s Risk calculations, and General Liability calculations. Account and Bank Statement reconciliation. Generated Trial Balances, prepared financial statements (GAAP Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statements, and Income Statements). Created Depreciation Schedules. Prepared General Ledger entries and helped with upcoming fiscal year budgeting.
• Fixed asset processing and reporting. Calculated Sales and Use Tax on the state, county, city, and district levels. Research and preparation of multistate state/local sales & tax returns
• Managed terms, cost, and conditions associated with construction contracts. Audited payment applications for lump sum contracts. Audited general conditions, labor cost, and material/tool invoices.
• Engaged is audit prep (gathering, explaining and analysis) and tax prep activities for outside oversight organization.

Irving, TX

Interim Controller

• Engaged in Audit/ Tax Preparation and Closing activities for over ten loan servicing, hedge/private equity funds, intercompany Special Purpose Vehicles, Real Estate, and Technology companies under the umbrella of National Asset Direct.
• Prepared Equity & Debt Rollforward Schedules, prepaid expense/unamortized cost schedules, and accrual schedules for auditors.
• Generated Fixed Asset Rollforward Schedules, Legal/Professional fees, Accrued Expense and Accrued Liability Schedules for the Auditors. Made Margin Tax Estimates. Prepared a schedule of Adjusted Net Worth and Liquid Assets. Prepared Lease Schedule for all Real Estate Branches.
• Preparation of the SEC annual, quarterly and periodic reports. ( 10-K, 10-Q filings). Helped in the preparation of Reg S and 144a filings.
• Generated Trial Balances, prepared financial statements (GAAP Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statements, and Income Statements). Created Depreciation Schedules.
• Engaged in Month-End Closing Activities.
• Used Yardi and Onsite for Real Estate Owned
• Engaged in payroll & benefit processing/reporting, as well as planning. Prepared monthly payroll/benefit accruals

Dallas, TX

Senior Accountant

• Engaged End of the Fiscal Audit Preparation for a Nonprofit Organization
• Prepared lease, fixed asset, accrual, and expense schedules related to the audit. Made Net Present Value calculations and created a NPV Schedule for the Center’s Donations. Made adjustments to the General Ledger based on the Auditors specifications.
• Prepared final Audit report submitted to the Center Senior Management and Board Members.
• Calculated Sales and Use Tax on the state, county, city, and district levels. Research and preparation of multistate state/local sales & tax returns
• Helped prepare the Center’s 2012 budgets. Made estimates related to expenses and revenue generated from previous year/comparable financial information.
• Worked on a system conversion to Microsoft Dynamics.

Coppell, TX

Senior Investor Accountant

• Researched and resolved complex problems related to accounting transactions, cash flows, and/or other areas of financial impact.
• Reviewed/researched mortgage portfolio contracts to insure that they meet establish Federal & State legal requirements.
• Reconciliation and resolution of investor accounts. Cleared mortgage breaks for liquidations, modifications, and ARM adjustments.
• Preparation of remittance reports and helped set up test of cash system for reconciliation of loans.
• Engaged in quality control of overseas outsourcing of reconciliation mortgage breaks to India.
• Trained and supervised team in both research/reconciliation and legal compliance tasks.

Plano, TX

Assistant Controller, Compliance Analyst

• Worked in the Corporate and Loan Accounting Department doing General Ledger Accounting.
• Managed all types of commercial, including commercial real estate loans, to determine if they met established lending requirements, as well as developed business and community relationships to foster teamwork and growth of the bank's customer base.
• Made decisions on loans and terms to determine if within loans were in lending limits, or followed procedures for recommendations for loans exceeding lending limits. Indentified potentially delinquent loans.
• Developed and managed individual loan portfolio according to established strategies and policies.
• Reviewed/researched loan and asset backed portfolio to insure that they meet establish Federal & State legal requirements in all cases including bankruptcy, liquidations, and foreclosure.
• Engaged in general ledger management and month/year- end closings. Helped in the preparation of Financial Statements.
• Worked with CFO on Budgeting, Cost Projection, and Forecasting.
• Reconciled bank statements of loan portfolios from other Loan Servicing Company bought by Confidential . Worked on a system to combine the reconciliation process of commercial loan portfolios and mortgage loan portfolios.
• Valuation of Loan portfolios using mark to market methods ( FAS 157). Assessed valuation of Commercial Loans and allocated funds for loan loss reserves.
• Used Great Plains, FiServ, and in-house databases.

Great Neck, NY

Senior Public Accountant

• Worked in public accounting/compliance for medical partnerships, legal partnerships, residential/commercial real estate companies, developers, importer/exporter, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, personal corporations as well as high net worth individuals and Non-Profit Organizations.
• Preparation and completion of Personal and Corporate 1120 & 1120S (S & C) Income Taxes.
• Completed individual, Partnership 1065, Personal Corporations, and Estates tax returns. Experience with FAS 109 and standard Tax Software Packages
• .Experience with Multistate Sales and Use Tax. Preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual state and local sales/use tax. Preparing all ad valorem filings for all jurisdictions.
• Completed Corporate Financial Statements including Balance Sheet, Income Statements, Cash Flow Statements and Depreciation Schedules.
• Was engaged in auditing activities including inventory verifications and A/P, A/R confirmations.
• Generated Trial Balances, prepared financial statements (GAAP and Non-GAAP Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statements, and Income Statements). Created Depreciation Schedules.
• Assist in the preparation of the SEC annual, quarterly and periodic reports
• Provided CFO Outsourcing services such as Budgeting/ Forecasting, Cost Reduction, Cost/Inventory accounting, Sarbanes Oxley Compliance, and ERP Implementation.
• Engaged in Forensic Accounting on probate and fraud cases.
• Managed the workflow and quality of five bookkeepers.

Mt Vernon, NY

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Managed daily financial transactions related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, bookkeeping, Payroll, budget, employee training and client service assistance. Trained and Managed bookkeepers.
• Engaged in the companies’ Monthly and Yearly closings. Engaged in Monthly Bank Reconciliations.
• Managed payroll and payroll system. Worked with CPA to prepare S Corporation Tax Returns
• Drafted contracts between contractors and subcontractors. Negotiated contract terms( prices, completion dates and subsequent collection dates). Managed cash flow and determined profitability of a project.
• Worked with attorneys in reviewing contracts for the purpose of determining compensation in case of contractor’s default or dismissal due to violations.
• Collection of outstanding balances from customers and contractors.

SKILLS:

• Fluent French,Oracle, SQL/SSIS, Crystal Reports, QuickBooks, EZFUND, ATX, ProFX, Lacerte,, Microsoft Office, C++, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, JD Edwards, BPCS, Edgar, FiServ, Great Plains, LPS, Yardi, PeopleSoft, FRX, Westlaw, Lexis Nexus, XBRL