Project Manager Accounting

REBECCA TOMEK

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SUMMARY

Accomplished Senior Accountant, MBA, with over 15 years experience in Accounting and Systems

Management, Forecasting, Project Management, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting. Integrity and ethically

driven to perform as a highly productive team member. High functioning in MS Office Suite, Great Plains,

Timberline, Yardi, QuickBooks Pro, Peachtree, NewStar, FRx and other systems and technology tools.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Initiated and implemented several accounting systems’ software

• Executed complex project plan to open business unit in new regional market

• Developed, coached and mentored multiple teams from inception to on-going high productivity

• Collaborated with senior management to improve internal and external financial reporting

• Increased quality level of accounting team while working as a hands-on team member

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC., Saint Paul, MN

Accounting Manager : February 2008 – July 2009

• Prepared and entered complex journal entries; approved journal entries prepared by others

• Reconciled intercompany transactions for 120 limited liability corporations (LLC’s)

• Maintained system integrity for Great Plains as systems administrator

• Prepared monthly financial statements of corporate entities and limited partnerships

• Created effective accounting ad-hoc reports for CFO, executive staff, human resources and project

managers

• Improved accounting accuracy and productivity through job reallocations and system improvements

• Initiated and implemented third party software enhancements to Great Plains to achieve higher

productivity and accuracy in financial reporting for 120 LLC’s

• Delivered software upgrades on time and under budget

• Improved timeliness of monthly reporting from over 60 days to 15 days

• Resolved significant backlog of open accounting issues to bring general ledgers current

INLAND REAL ESTATE DEV. LLC., Oak Brook, IL

Controller (Business Unit): January 2006 – February 2008

• Collaborated with assistant control in preparing and presenting monthly consolidated financial

statements consisting of over 50 (LLC’s)

• Monitored and maintained compliance on loans and credit facilities with multiple lenders and in

accordance with private investor agreements

• Completed annual external audits and implemented recommended changes to achieve Sarbanes-Oxley

compliance

• Maintained general ledgers; prepared and/or approved all journal entries

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• Initiated and implemented migration to NewStar accounting system and LandDev job-costing and

project management system that increased project managers’ efficiencies by scanning invoices for their

onsite approval

• Improved financial statement delivery from 45 days to 20 days

• Reduced overhead to business unit by taking back accounts payable processing from corporate

accounting department and making best use of unit’s personnel

• Created financial reporting to meet joint venture agreement provisions and lender needs including a

$200M joint venture with AIG

KENNETH JAMES, LLC., Northbrook, IL

Accounting Manager: May 2005 – December 2005

• Prepared monthly corporate financial reporting for 15 related entities

• Maintained Yardi and other software applications

• Recorded all income and expenses for property management for office plaza of 100,000 sq. ft.

CRESCENT HEIGHTS Inc., Miami, FL

Project Manager – Boston: March 2004 – May 2005

• Opened business unit; set new company record by achieving grand opening within three weeks of

project acquisition including hiring all necessary team members

• Co-managed (with another project manager) all Boston employees including sales, construction,

accounting, finance, and maintenance to meet and exceed corporate performance metrics

Regional Accounting Manager: March 2001 – March 2004

• Initiated and developed regional accounting procedures and controls for new region

• Hired, trained, and monitored accounting and human resource teams for region

• Prepared monthly budget and variance reports for regional projects

D. F. HEDG & COMPANY, Valparaiso, IN

Controller: March 1989 –March 2001

• Implemented and maintained all accounting software

• Prepared monthly internal and external financial reporting to owner and joint venture partners

• Developed variance reports, cash flow reports and inter-company reconciliations

• Supervised accounting, sales, and project management activities including loan transactions and real

estate closings

• Responsible for business operations in owner’s absence

EDUCATION

M.B.A., Keller Graduate School of Management, Chicago, IL

B.A., Concordia University, River Forest, IL

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