JASON GARDNER
***** ****** **** **. *******, TX *7065 832-***-**** *********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To secure a career utilizing previous experience and skills to seek a challenging and rewarding position
with an established corporation that offers opportunity for contribution and growth. I have a very
positive attitude, great work ethic, problem solving and analytical skills and a strong desire to move
ahead with the right career.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Proficient in expense analysis, office management, human resource management, AR/AP, vendor
relations and coordination, customer/client relations, consumption reports, account
management/reconciliation, inventory management, bank statements, monthly financial closings, ability
to use Microsoft excel to manipulate and analyze financial data, strong analytical and problem solving
skills. I have worked with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access), SAP, ExPRT, Rumba PAS,
Confluence Fundstation. Mas 90/Sage software.
EDUCATION
The University of Houston Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and
Accounting
2
002 2008
EXPERIENCE
Invesco AIM – 11 Greenway Plaza Houston, TX 77046
08/2010 – Present
Expense Analyst
Prepares and makes recommendations on bi monthly and Quarterly funds expense budgets.
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Provides a thorough explanation and analysis of the funds’ budget variances in year to date and
projected expenses. Recommends proper accrual rate changes in basis points to monitor
over/under amount to ensure per share effect of .0025
Prepares expense information for the Funds’ Board of Trustees, Imoney Net, Spread
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Adjustments, N1 A Update, and Mid Month Expense Ratio reports.
Prepares expense workpapers and financial statement expense allocations for a Fund’s semi
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annual and annual shareholder reporting including 6 month expense example.
Monitors and calculates expenses waivers and reimbursement necessary to maintain expense
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limitations.
Reviews and verifies the monthly management fees for payment including the calculation and
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reporting on waivers for affiliated investments.
Ensures proper accrual in the Funds of retirement fees for Fund Trustees.
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Prepares monthly and quarterly deferred compensation reports and statements for directors and
ensures proper recording of the Fund’s records.
Calculates and prepares 12b 1 fees allowable by the funds under the 12b 1 plans.
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Completes special projects and plays key role in expense system’s enhancements and
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development.
Partners with other Invesco personnel and Expense Accountants to improve the end to end
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process.
Provides assistance to Expense Accountants for expense accounting questions and issues.
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Bertrand’s Inc.– 1500 Oliver St. Houston, TX 77007
08/2009 – 08/2010
Assistant Accounting Controller
• Processing all accounts receivable transactions including:
• Handling all cash and processing all receivables.
Maintaining general ledger, pre paid expenses, G&A accruals, record derivative balances,
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and income taxes.
Maintain chart of accounts.
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Perform monthly GL account and bank account reconciliations.
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Prepare monthly journal entries including corrective entries.
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Prepare and distribute monthly departmental G&A reports to executive and middle
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management.
Provide monthly analysis of general and administrative expense for use of management.
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Prepare financial reports/schedules and provide analysis to management regarding variations
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in balances from period to period.
Assist in the performance and documentation of internal controls related to the month end
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close process.
Work with appropriate individuals in assessing, documenting and supporting the book value
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of the Company’s deferred tax assets and PP&E balances. Proposes impairment adjustments
as necessary.
Assist in maintaining quality control over internal and external reports
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Submitting monthly and quarterly reports for clients such as Avendra, Starwood, Omni, Hyatt,
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Hilton, and Sodexho.
Maintaining and updating contract, promotional and sale pricing in Mas90 database system for
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clients and vendors on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Submitting and maintaining product list and prices to the Birchstreet database system for Hilton,
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Hyatt, and Omni.
RBC Builder Finance – 11011 Richmond Ave STE. #850 Houston, TX 77042 10/2008
– 04/2009
Administrative Assistant
• Analyze legal documents for Residential Development.
File legal documents ie. Deed of Trust, Promissory Notes, Corporate docs.
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Data Entry for Release of Lien on properties.
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Prepares and maintains all required reports/spreadsheets for specific departmental needs.
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Maintains/files various documents centrally for the management team.
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Preparing various documents ensuring the correct numbers of copies and attachments are
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provided and presented in a professional manner; e.g.: letters, memos, agendas, statistics,
presentations, monthly and quarterly accomplishments.
Provides assistance to departmental staff with special projects.
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Prepares and processes department’s personnel records.
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RE FERENCES
Upon Request