Management Accounts Payable

THERESA M. KISTNER, CPA

THERESA

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Summary: Experienced and versatile CPA seeking a financial role with a progressive company. Extensive

Summary: Experienced

experience in financial modeling as well as monthly budgeting, planning and forecasting. Provided support

experience

to executive leadership teams in strategic decision making processes and operations management.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant

(December 2004 to Current)

Assist various businesses with financial accounting needs and special projects. Proven record working

individually and in team settings leading cost reduction efforts, revenue enhancement ventures, and overall

individually

process improvements. Consistently deploy superb analytical skills to resolve business problems and propel

process

continuous improvement.

Selected accomplishments:

Selected

• Acted as interim controller for various regions in the South Coastal California office of K. Hovnanian

Companies. Prepared three of the tri-annual business plans.

Companies.

• Coordinated audits of joint venture partners and profit participation partners.

• Liaison with E&Y auditors during year-end audit and on-going reviews.

• Worked closely with accounting teams to identify areas of improvement for monthly reporting,

account reconciliations and utilization of the JD Edwards Enterprise One system.

account

• Team lead for the accounts payable, address book and fixed assets application modules of JD

Edwards Enterprise One 8.11 for a high growth homebuilding client located in Florida.

Edwards

• Identification of overall business process improvement, data consistency and best practices.

• Utilized my management skills and financial knowledge to prepare policies and procedures for a Bio

Diesel company.

Diesel

• Stepped in as an interim Controller for an Oil Services company.

• Assisted the North American Accounting Groups with monthly financial reporting and consolidation of

foreign subsidiaries. Contributed to select pieces of the 10Q and K reports.

foreign

Director of Accounting, Denver Division, Richmond American Homes

Richmond

Greenwood Village, Colorado (June 2001 – November 2004)

Responsible for Denver homebuilding operations with sales revenue in excess of $300 million and 800

closings. Functioned as the Division’s Asset Manager by preparing pro formas for new projects, reviewing

closings.

AMC packages, participating in backlog management and recommending activities that maximize returns on

AMC

invested capital. Managed monthly financial reporting, strategic business planning and preparation of senior

invested

management packages for review. Worked closely with other departments to collectively achieve goals of

management

the division.

Corporate Controller, Ranch Builders

Ranch

Englewood, Colorado (November 1999 – June 2001)

Englewood,

Directed the planning and staffing to move the accounting functions from California to Colorado for this $150

million multifamily developer with closings in excess of 700. Scope of responsibilities were diverse and very

million

hands on including the development of standard policies and procedures, monthly reporting, cash flow

hands

projections, budgeting and cash management. Managed a staff of five.

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Division Controller, John Laing Homes

Division John

Englewood, Colorado (February 1998 – November 1999)

Englewood,

Designed and implemented complex models to monitor and achieve the financial objectives for this division

of a national homebuilder. Controlled financial operations of $55 million in revenues and 250 closings.

of

Identified areas of inefficiencies and participated on team for recommendation and implementation of a new

Identified

integrated software system. Produced variance analysis, budget projections and completed financial

integrated

summaries of project feasibility studies.

summaries

Financial Reporting/Project Accountant, Falcon Homes, Inc.

Financial Falcon

Englewood, Colorado (August 1993 – February 1998)

Compiled and analyzed reporting of financial information of the multiple partnerships of Falcon Homes, Inc.

Compiled

Reporting of the consolidated Company reports were consistent with the requirements of SEC reporting for

Reporting

publicly held companies due to certain debt obligations. Maintained the General Ledgers, Accounts Payable

publicly

and Job Cost Ledgers of multiple partnerships as Project Accountant. Developed spreadsheet analysis

and

reports including specialized Hard Cost Reports, Inventory Analysis and Budget Variance Reports.

reports

Certified Public Accountant, Brown, Schow and Kumpf, CPA's

Certified Brown,

Sacramento, California (January 1989 February 1993)

Sacramento,

Responsible for monthly and quarterly financial compilations for clients. Performed audit and review

services. Prepared individual, corporate, partnerships and LLC tax returns.

services.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree – Accounting, California State University, Sacramento, California

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