Cyndi Sater-Stanley
*** ******** ***** *********, **
970-***-**** **********@*****.***
Summary
Competent leader with talent for developing and managing accounting
processes and procedures. Strong interpersonal, communication and
consultative skills. Well-rounded background in the real estate industry
with expertise in aligning accounting team strategies with company goals.
Competencies
Policies & Procedures Attention to detail
Management
Financial Analysis Problem solving
Leadership & Mentoring
Audit Preparation/Review Real Estate
Team Player
Education
Currently attending DeVry/Keller University to obtain my MBA.
Passed all 4 parts of the CPA exam in 2009.
B.S. in Business Accounting, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO.
May 2002
Professional Experience
MCWHINNEY REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC.
Industry: Commercial Land Development & Construction, Land Holdings,
Property Management & Commercial Associations
Accounting Manager 2008-
Current
- Review financial statements for 70 entities
- Review budgets/forecasts for 70 entities, including cash calls &
distributions
- Review investor reporting packages for 15 entities
- Manage & prepare rolling 24-month cash flow
- Prepare quarterly combined financial statements for 70+ entities
- Lead on audit for 70+ entities, preparing consolidated reports & high
level summaries
- Work closely with our auditors to resolve historical reconciliations &
current accounting problems
- Coordinate & manage data for tax return preparation
- Prepare treasury reports
- Responsible for all weekly wires & transfers
- Prepare monthly financial statements, budgets & reforecasts for
corporate, land holding & sales tax entity
- Maintain banking relationships
- Manage & develop 3 senior accountants & 2 staff accountants
- Worked strenuously with Human Resources to bring harmony & job
satisfaction to a team of 14 accountants & finance associates
- Manage accounting software systems, including changes to reports, set-up
of new entities & monthly close procedures
- Review operating agreements
- Develop internal controls & policies to create unified processes amongst
all team members
- Active Board Member for the Centerra Commercial Owners Association
HALL-IRWIN CORPORATION
Industry: Residential & Commercial Development & Construction, Land
Holdings
Controller
2007-2008
- Prepare monthly financial statements for land development and land
holding projects
- Prepare and analyze estimates/budgets/proforma's to determine best use
of land and finances
- Communicate and maintain banking relationships
- Work closely with Project Managers and Engineers to meet project
deadlines and reporting requirements
- Review and code development invoices
- Review selling contracts
- Debt analysis
- Cash flow forecasting
- Metro District audit
- General ledger, cash receipts, bank reconciliations, payables,
receivables
- Implement new accounting structure as well as new accounting software
- Develop internal controls and policies
EVERITT INVESTMENTS, INC.
Industry: Residential & Commercial Development & Construction
Assistant Controller/ Residential Construction Accountant 2001-
2007
Assistant Controller (2005 - 2007)
- Supervise, train and delegate work flow such as accounts payables,
cash receipts, accruals, debt reports and bank reports among staff
accountants
- Review and approve monthly reports such as builders risk insurance,
debt report, bank reconciliations, labor reports, and sales tax
reports for the City of Loveland, City of Ft. Collins and Larimer
County
- Prepare & Review Financial Statements
- Review and code construction and development invoices
- Prepare gross profit estimates
- Review selling contracts, settlement statements and closing documents
- Communicate with banks regarding construction and development loans
- Collect and review bids from subcontractors to develop budgeting and
pricing models
- Work directly with field supervisors to prepare monthly job status and
work in progress report
Senior Accountant (2004 - 2005)
- Prepare documents and meet with auditors for general liability and
workers comp audits.
- Prepare annual tax returns for construction and development companies
under the direct supervision of the Chief Financial Officer
Accountant (2003 - 2004)
- Prepare and record financial statements and monthly entries, for nine
residential construction companies and fourteen development companies
- Forecast monthly expenditures and receivables
- Prepare monthly budgets, estimates, draw requests, debt analysis, and
ratio requests for banks.
- Prepare cost of sales estimates and analysis's
- Review and submit semi-monthly payroll for two corporations
- Prepare and record semi-monthly payroll entries
Staff Accountant (2001-2003)
- AP/ AR
- General Ledger
- Job Costing
- Sales Tax, Use Tax and Personal Property Tax Reports
SATER TOOLS AND SERVICES
Industry: Oilfield Service
Accountant 2003 - 2009
Operations
- Assist in the formation and establishment of the company
- Set-up company records.
Accounting
- Prepare and record accounts payables, accounts receivables, general
ledger and fixed assets
- Prepare quarterly estimated tax payments for members to the State of
Colorado and U.S. Treasury
- Report and communicate information on all audits
- Report and submit monthly sales tax report and payment to the Colorado
Department of Revenue
- Forecast future cash flows to determine member's quarterly
distributions.
- Prepare semi-monthly payroll and tax payments
- Prepare quarterly and annual tax reports for the Colorado Department of
Revenue, U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, such as the 940,
941, W-2's and W-3
- Prepare and submit monthly 401K reports and payments
Software Knowledge
- Quickbooks
- MAS 90
- Prosystems Fixed Assets
- Prosystems Tax
- TCMS
- Explorer
- Excel
- Word
- Outlook
- Publisher
- Adobe Acrobat
- Avid Exchange
- MRI
- FAS