Quality Assurance Real Estate

Leron Gabriel

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ***** **** **

City: Suwanee

State: GA

Zip: 30024

Country: USA

Phone: 954-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $100,000

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LERON GABRIEL, CPA, CIA, CM&AA, MAcc

3543 Crown Peak Ct aa Suwanee GA aa 30024 aa Phone: (954) 670 - 3712 Email: *********@********.***

Experienced financial advisor and operational problem-solver with nine years of finance, accounting, audit and tax experience. Established track-record of success, across a range of accounting, analytical and financial roles with a passion for delivering innovative solutions and high-quality results.

Objective: To obtain a leadership position where I can maximize my multilayer of management skills, finance, financial due diligence, accounting and quality assurance to positively influence organizational growth and bottom line profitability.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Manager, Transaction Services February 2011 - Present

aa Advise and support corporate and private equity clients in all aspects of the buy-side and sell-side due diligence process, including Quality of Earnings analysis, debt and debt-like items, working capital and M&A process management.

aa Manage numerous financial due-diligence engagements ranging between $2 million and $500 million in value for strategic and private-equity clients across a range of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, retail / consumer products, software, and energy.

aa Perform the sell side due diligence for a Fortune 10 multi-national conglomerate and assist in developing the divestiture strategy for client within the energy sector.

aa Perform vendor due diligence engagement for a major multi-national client, providing strategic analysis in determining the value drivers of the business across different international markets.

aa Perform numerous cost-volume-profit (CVP) analyses on behalf of buy side clients to indentify the levels of operating activity needed for the target Company to avoid losses, achieve targeted profits and to assess organizational performance.

aa Effectively managed, supervised and led five senior associates during the implementation of a quality assurance program for the Independent Foreclosure Review process for one of the nation largest publicly traded Fortune 500 banks.

Racetrac Petroleum Inc.

Senior Financial Accountant/Analyst October 2008 aaa February 2011

Supervised three staff accountants and indirectly supervised two additional accountants on ad hoc projects for senior management at Racetrac Petroleum Inc., (a privately held operator of over 500 gas-convenience stores located across the Southeastern United States with over five billion dollars in annual sales). Delivered month-over-month financial analysis on material or unusual trends for the VP of Accounting and the CFO. Responsible for the monthly closing of the financial period, review and approval of journal entries, account reconciliations and financial statements.

Significant accomplishments include:

aa Delivered EBITDA analysis to the Finance department in order to evaluate the operational profitability and competitiveness of each Racetrac store and provided financial analysis for the quarterly debt compliance process.

aa Initiated, developed and implemented the streamlining of the Construction department accounting for the Pay Application process with Racetrac general contractors, improving the turnaround time by 150%.

aa Provided GAAP guidance to the Legal and Engineering department for the following: Store condemnations, eminent domain, land easements, Asset Retirement Obligations and 1031 tax free exchanges.

aa Delivered fair market valuation and impairment analysis to the Real Estate department for land held for resale, Sale-Leaseback analysis and capitalization of salaries and interest for existing stores and stores that are under construction.

Ernst & Young LLP aaa Miami, Florida September 2003 aaa September 2008

Senior Financial External Auditor and Staff Tax Consultant

aa Supervised audit staff of two to five per engagement while leading the execution of financial audits.

aa Executed Sarbanes & Oxley 404 internal control testing for SEC clients.

aa Worked on financial audits in varying industries including Hospitality, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Health Insurance, Manufacturing and Advertising.

aa Researched and prepared tax memorandum responses to financial clients tax issues.

aa Worked on SFAS 109 provision calculations for a major manufacturing client.

EDUCATION

aa Masters of Accountancy aaa University of Wisconsin aaa Madison aaa 2003 (GPA aaa 3.5)

aa Bachelors of Business Administration aaa University Of Wisconsin aaa Madison aaa 2002

o Major: Accounting. GPA aaa 3.8, Cumulative GPA aaa 3.5

CERTIFICATIONS

aa Certified Public Accountant, CPA aaa American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

aa Certified Internal Auditor, CIA aaa Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

aa Certified Mergers & Acquisition Advisor, CM&AA - Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors - Loyola University

SPECIALIZED TRAINING/COMPUTER SKILLS

aa Proficiency in JD Edwards AS 400 accounting software applications and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Software

aa High level of proficiency in using Microsoft office applications including Excel, Word and Power Point

aa Member of Toastmasters International aaa Renowned public speaking organization

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