Accounting Manager
Resume:
JENNIFER ANNE CASTNER
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Mentor on the Lake OH 44060
abmsd5@r.postjobfree.com
Career Summary
Dynamic, Well-Rounded & Successful Accounting Professional with
over 10 years of accounting management experience in multiple
industries. Strengths include: Corporate & Entity Accounting,
Budgeting/Forecasting, Capitalization Policies, Working with
internal and external auditors, and Managing A/P & A/R
departments.
Significant Accomplishments
> Acted as Accounting Lead for the Yardi Systems Upgrade &
OPS Technology System Implementation.
> Developed and mended team relationships on multiple
occasions which significantly increased department moral
and efficiency.
> Identified the need for a new approach to managing the
organizations flexible spending. Developed a new accounting
process that considerably improved the effectiveness of the
flexible spending plan.
Professional Experience
Associated Estates Realty Corp
(Specializing in the ownership, management, development, and
acquisition of multifamily properties. Currently directly or
indirectly owns, manages, or is a joint venture partner in 55
multifamily communities containing 13,474 units located in 9
states. REIT- NYSE: AEC)
2006 - 03/2009 Accounting Manager
. Managed/Mentored Staff of 7 -10 professionals including: Staff,
Lead, Senior Accountants and Fixed Asset Administrator.
. Managed Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Departments.
. Monitored month-end processes including G/L closing and flux
analyses assuring deadlines are met with the utmost accuracy in
accordance with GAAP.
. Analyzed AR Aging by property level and determine monthly,
quarterly, annual bonuses.
. Acted as liaison with Operations Department of Accounting
Policies and Procedures ~ including making presentations during
Company's National Leadership Conference.
. Prepared Supplemental Fact Sheet available quarterly on public
website for earnings releases.
. Assisted with SEC reporting requirements as needed.
. Corrected Unclaimed Funds reporting, Fixed Assets, and Inter-
company cash reconciliation and maintenance going forward.
. Maintained and Updated Fixed Asset & Accounting Department
Policies and Procedures.
. Reviewed Company's Capital Budget and challenging items when
necessary
. Advised with Operations budget process.
STERIS Corporation (Develops,
manufactures, and markets infection protection, contamination
control, microbial reduction, and surgical and critical care
support products and services for the healthcare, scientific,
research, industrial, and government customers throughout the
world.- NYSE: STE)
2003-2006 Senior Accountant/Corporate Accounting
. Responsible for reconciliation of monthly stock options
activity, quarterly preparation of EPS calculation, black
scholes model, and equity roll forward.
. Corrected prepaid accounts, and ongoing review and approval of
monthly reconciliations.
. Contributed in the development of policy and procedures for
various accounts.
. Created and Implemented procedures to reconcile medical benefits
and obtain and understanding of the processes followed by other
departments in order to properly account for the accrual.
. Refined and ongoing reconciliation and improvements of various
accrual accounts (including: pensions and opeb, global
warranty, severance, discontinued operations, legal, audit, tax,
and disposition costs).
. Consulted in the clean up of global intercompany
receivable/payable accounts.
. Ensured intercontinental templates are received and loaded in
general ledger as part of month-end close. As well as clean up
of prior year balances to reconcile to offline general ledger
system.
. Formulated client prepared schedules for internal and external
auditors during interim, Sarbanes Oxley, and year-end testing.
. Supported managers of General Accounting and Financial Reporting
during monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activity.
. Assisted in the development of policy and procedures for
various accounts.
. Participated in the development of chart of accounts definitions
and formation of a database for user reference.
Associated Estates
Realty Corp (Specializing in the ownership, management,
development, and acquisition of multifamily properties.
Currently directly or indirectly owns, manages, or is a joint
venture partner in 55 multifamily communities containing 13,474
units located in 9 states. REIT- NYSE: AEC)
2001- 2003 Senior Accountant
2000-2001 Lead Accountant
1999-2000 Staff Accountant
. Supervised the monthly G/L closing process, including the
preparation of AERC, miscellaneous service companies and
property level financial statements in accordance with GAAP
. Responsible for flux analyses and assisting in the consolidation
of AERC, its affiliates and wholly owned properties as well as
preparation of various financial statement flux analyses.
. Prepared Consolidated Cash Flow Statement.
. Impairment Analysis for REIT portfolio.
. Organized the monthly/quarterly Rent Schedule for the REIT
Portfolio (detailing and analyzing changes in potential rents
and vacancies by individual property and segmented by
development type and location to be included in the monthly
Controllers' Report for distribution to Officers).
. Recorded Acquisitions and Dispositions of properties
. Prepared and assisted in reviewing footnotes for 10-Q and 10-K.
. Tax Returns for multiple properties and service companies
. Assisted in the reconciliation of the Corporate cash account and
numerous miscellaneous bank accounts.
. Coordinated with the team in the Development of procedures
related to the write-off of Fixed Assets.
. Acted as liaison to external auditors during interim and year-
end testing.
. Consulted in the preparation of and coordination of
schedules/footnotes for external auditors.
. Advised and coordinated special projects (including: Cross-
Training Matrix, Calculation of Replacement Values for Carpet &
Appliances on each entity, Streamline of GAAP RollFoward & Rent
Schedule)
. Ensured department deadlines were met with the greatest degree
of integrity, quality and accuracy.
. Prepared departmental G&A expense BVAs.
. Key Team member in creating the Accounting Department's Policy
and Procedure Manual. (Hiring, Managing, Developing, Mentoring
and Evaluating Staff and Lead Accountants).
. Reviewed and Enhanced the current policy and procedures in order
to decrease the closing process.
. Coded invoices for AP department.
1992-1999 Guest Service Manager, Holiday Inn-Akron/Kent (Full-service
hotel with 154 guest rooms, 8 banquet rooms, restaurant and
lounge. Primarily servicing visitors of Kent State University,
Six Flags, and local corporations).
. Responsible for A/R ledger.
. Assisted controller with A/P and Payroll (ADP).
. Completed daily bank deposits & credit card transactions
. Forecasted house counts.
. Hired, trained, scheduled, evaluated, and terminated guest
service reps and auditors.
. Corrected posting errors.
. Upgraded front office software.
. Reconciled daily totals for room, restaurant, lounge, and
banquet revenues.
. Daily shift balancing.
EDUCATION
June 2002 Masters of Business Administration
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
May 1999 Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
Kent State University, Kent, OH
SOFTWARE BACKGROUND
Oracle
PeopleSoft
Yardi
ADP Payroll Accounting
Microsoft Office
Lotus 123
Visual Basics
Community Involvement
. 2010 Walk Now For Autism Speaks Co-Walk Chair
. 2010 Walk Now for Autism Speaks Accounting Chair
. 2009 & 2010 Publicity Chair for Walk Now For Autism Speaks
. 2009 & 2010 Autism Speaks Rock Til It Stops Committee Member
. Organized Team Fundraiser for Burke's Fan Club Walk Team
. Recruiting Walk Team Members as well as new Team Captains for
2009 Walk Now For Autism
. United Way Campaign at Associated Estates Realty Corporation &
STERIS Corporation
. Support our Troops Campaign at Associated Estates Realty
Corporation
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