Senior Accountant Accounts Payable
Resume:
Gregory Rand
Columbus, OH 440-***-**** ******@*******.***
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Specialized in: Business Development, Operations Management, and Process Improvement An experienced Senior Accountant with a keen understanding of contract negotiation, internal business analysis, and account management. A strong ability coaching and training sizable teams, mentoring, and providing guidance in operations, development, and finance. Expert knowledge on budget preparation, controlling finances while integrating strategic planning, forecasting, and allocations. Adept in overseeing preparation of origination proposals, presentations, and networking. Accomplished in the management of key projects from initial stages through execution and meeting and exceeding deadlines. Exceptional knowledge in the hospitality, entertainment, public service, and non-profit industries. Accounts Payable & Receivable Budget Forecasting Cash Flow Projections Oracle Research & Analytics Non-Profit AS 400 Financial Management HR & Payroll Management Cross-Functional Leadership Relationship Management PeopleSoft PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Senior Accountant –Community Choice Financial Incorporated August 2022 to Present
Responsible for month end and year end account reconciliation incorporating account audit worksheets.
Reconciliation of all cash accounts.
Branch accounting process improvements.
Accounting for Allowances and commissions
Rental Property reconciliations Consolidation accounting for several companies
Accounts Payable & Receivables Reconciliation
Personal and Property Taxes multi states
Reconciliation of Accruals and Prepayments
Senior Accountant –VACO – W.W. Williams April 2021 to August 2022
Responsible for month end and year end account reconciliation incorporating account audit worksheets.
Reconciliation of all cash accounts.
Branch accounting process improvements.
Consolidation accounting for several companies
Sales Tax Returns multi states
Personal and Property Taxes multi states
Reconciliation of Accruals and Prepayments
Senior Accountant –VACO- Contract Projects August 2020 to April 2021
Broad background utilizing: QuickBooks accounting system Accounts Payable Management, General ledger.
Responsible for accounts payable, 1099 Reconciliation and reporting,
Processing of Payroll and reconciliation of payroll taxes.
Trust accounting and reconciliation of All ACH payments and other disbursements of funds from the trust accounts. Accountant --Premier Dealer Services August 2019 to August 2020
Broad background utilizing: Sage accounting system Accounts Payable Management, General ledger.
Responsible for 1099 Reconciliation and reporting,
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All ACH payments for claims cancel and credits and reconciliation of commissions paid. Senior Accountant – Ringside Talent Acquisition Partners Columbus, OH April 2016 – August 2019
Directs and manages business portfolio management and accounting for: Chase Bank, Premier Dealer Services, Hexion, Crawford & Hoying Real Estate Developers and property management, Columbus Airport Authority, Eloquii, Wesleyan Ohio Conference, Jacksonville Transit Authority, White castle, Safe ware Insurance, Republic Services. Gregory Rand Page 2
Facilitates cross-functional team relationships between different departments within the organization, leading them to identify and prioritize project needs.
Collaborates with executive leadership during the Chapter 11 process for accounts payable and purchase order system, ensuring deadline metrics.
Broad background utilizing: Yardi Account Management, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Fixed Assets, Real Page, and QuickBooks.
Subject matter expert on fixed assets and general ledger reconciliations, year-end audit papers, and monthly accounts.
Manages monthly $11B account reconciliation and maintenance of fixed assets system; grant lodgments and closeouts of grants and compliance to grant allocations; and reconciliation of monthly accounts for internal and external audits.
Implementation of Great Plains accounting system conversion from QuickBooks. Setting up accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank accounts and general ledger, chart of accounts.
Responsible for month end and year end account reconciliation incorporating account audit worksheets, general ledger, implementation of change over to great plains. Bank account reconciliation function.
Oversees all month end and year end bank account reconciliation incorporating account audit worksheets, general ledger, and implementation of TRECS cash control system.
Facilitates financial banking Regulatory Compliance Audits, APR rates changes within mortgage market, and mortgage Broker Compliance Audits.
Analyzes and researches lender and borrower compliance with federal and state regulations governing the mortgage market.
Manages the development of the strategic planning and directed execution of multiple simultaneous projects, lasting up to 18 months.
Evaluates organizational needs and translates them into requirements, ensuring business capabilities, assessing, and resolving limitations, and developing innovations to meet and exceed those needs.
Collaborates with executive leadership and cross-functional teams in feasibility planning, business process re-engineering, and restructuring of systems.
Designs project management strategies and presentations to present to senior management and executive staff.
Plans, budgets, manages, and documents projects, through successful implementation and customer reception, while evaluating business needs against budgetary constraints and prioritizing project requirements.
Drives system development, improving and streamlining processes, and providing strategic direction to consultant team.
Utilizes excellent people skills to network and communicate, creating rapport, long lasting relationships, and optimizing the brand of the organization.
Evaluates business infrastructure and needs, translating them into strategic redesigns, utilizing workable solutions which meet budget and time requirements.
Researched and prepared financial projections to enable more accurate tax planning and developed forecasts under mul- tiple scenarios that increased tax credit benefits up to 15%.
Subject matter expert in translating finance topics to non-finance teams.
Prepares and reviews complex financial analytics, leveraging and manipulating large data sets using Excel and SQL.
Develops ad hoc analytics to enable executive decision making, creating reports to support management’s decision-mak- ing process related to future engineering projects and tax planning. Noted Accomplishments:
o Rebuilt transactions on SAP system after ransom ware attack. o Appointed special project accountant, handling over three years of neglect in fixed assets, totaling $78M of assets that had not been categorized. Analyzed grant compliance and appropriate rates of depreciation to each class of asset to be completed for asset write off.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Rand Management LLC Sydney Australia January 2000 – Present
Managed accounts payables, accounts receivables, and month end reconciliation, implementing computerized time attendance system for payroll, which decreased input by one day per week, and improved accuracy.
Maintained general ledger, trail balance, journal entries for both month end and year end.
Produced year-end worksheets for auditors, which allowed for expedient completion of the year-end figures, and Gregory Rand Page 3
compilation of annual report to members.
Managed cash flow management, creating cash flow budgets inclusive of capital expenditure budgets, financial accounting budgets, and quarterly reviews inclusive of investigations to variation of budgets.
Subject matter expert on fixed assets, prepared depreciation schedules, profit loss on realization of fixed assets and the establishment of fixed assets systems for the following companies: Nambucca Heads RSL Inc, which allowed club to gain a $500,000 tax benefit.
Analyzed and compiled operational and financial reviews for companies including benchmarking/Key Point Indicator’s, industry trends, and solutions to key issues affecting trading.
Developed company’s budget, overseeing cross-departmental communication, and collaborating with executive leadership to determine costs and benefits of various programs.
Researched and analyzed data, reviewed financial records, and included recommendations for correction.
Trained and monitored staff performance, analyzing training needs to develop staff to their full potential.
Managed projects from idea to development, including numerous redevelopments from development consent to building approval.
I Reviewed successful tenderer to establish exclusions from design and construct contracts, allowing costing to be calculated on exclusions for completion of project, along with submission of cash flows for bank financing. Noted Accomplishments:
o Developed processes for bank reconciliations conducted on new systems, which allowed for expedient balancing of this function, decreasing errors by 25% and saving of time spent on this function. o Implemented inventory and point-of-sale systems to control inventory and keep track of variations, which brought gross profit margins into line.
o The completion of the Central Coast Leagues Club, realizing a tax benefit of $22M. o Created significant wage savings during my reorganization and restructuring of operations. o Traffic Feasibility, Development Applications and Building Applications for projects. o Cashflow, Operating and capital expenditure budgets. o Loan negotiations for building redevelopment.
o Facility management and scheduling of staffing up to five hundred. EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & AFFILIATIONS a
Bachelor of Science in Technical Management/Accounting – DeVry University Graduated on the Dean’s List
Bachelor of Business/Accounting – Northern Rivers University
Associate Diploma Insurance & Risk Management – Canberra College of Advanced Education Graduated
Fellow in Club Administration – Degree in Hospitality Management
Certifications: Food Management, Liquor & Dining Room Management, Liquor Licensee, Gaming Licensee Gregory Rand Page 4
CL UB MANAGERS'
ASSOCIAT ION
AUSTRALIA
Mr Gregory Rand
CCM Award
Dear Greg,
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CLUB MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT
AUSTRALIA
19 May 2019
Re: FICA & CCM Award Notification
Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding your FICA and CCM Awards. Our records indicate the following information regarding both awards and national accredited units that they relate to.
Your FICA Award was achieved in 1991 and covered the following units of study; Registered Clubs Act - Licensing
Gaming Management
Promotions and Marketing compliance to the appropriate statutes Registered clubs act
sect 23 g exemption under the income tax act.
Financial management (accounting)
Catering facilities management
The FICA Award was equivalent to the Certified Club Managers Award (CCM) which you were awarded in 1995. The CCM award was comprised of the following nationally accredited units.
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MODULE TRAINING
PACKAGE
MC 5 Industrial Relations THHGLElOA Manage Workplace Relations MC7 Hospitality Sales & THHGLE0 12A Develop and Manage Marketing Strategies Marketing
MC9 Computers & Information THHGLE18A Monitor and Maintain Computer Systems Systems
MC 10 Property THHGLE16A Manage Physical Assets
MC 11 Legal Issues THHGLE20 A Develop and Maintain the Legal Knowledge for Business Compliance
MC 15 Management Accounting THHGLE15A Manage Financial Operations THHGLE14A Prepare and Monitor Budgets
SM7 Human Resources THHGLE07A Recruit and Select Staff Management
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SMl Food & Beverage Specialist THHGLE0 6A Monitor Staff Performance Management
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SM8 Gaming Management SM 8.3 THADG0lA (1) Analyse and Report on Gaming Machine Data SM 8 THADG0lA (2) Gaming Management Program
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