Controller

AMBER WILLIAMS

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Controller

LandStone Companies, Bakersfield, CA

March 2014 – March 2015

• Managed multi-member LLC accounting with unique financial structures across multiple entities

• Calculated final distributions at asset disposal

• Managed accounting for 1031 Exchange transactions

• Managed tenant-in common accounting and reimbursement schedules for shared expenditures

• Contributed to quarterly and annual investor reports

• Crafted business plans for various land assets and investment strategies

• Coordinated capital call requirements and owner draws for cash needs

• Prepared budgets for construction loan applications and ongoing project management

• Facilitated tax return preparation with outside CPA firms and reconcile internal accounting records with tax

returns

• Implemented accounting procedures for improved controls and transparency with partners and investors

• Served as liaison with general contractor and co-owners on construction of duplex/apartments community

• Compiled loan draws for construction loan, including lien releases and backup documentation

• Assisted with LLC formation and new tax ID assignment

• Reviewed operating agreements and amendments during drafting process

Corporate Controller/Director of Finance

Optimal Health Services, Inc., Bakersfield, CA

January 2009 – February 2014

• Oversaw all accounts payable, payroll, and cash flow management

• Designed and prepared all financial reports for multi-site, multi-entity healthcare operations

• Completed annual budgets for all sites and service lines

• Participated on strategic leadership team for business strategy and process improvement

• Implemented technology and process upgrades to streamline payroll and accounting procedures

• Improved policies and procedures to enable the company to produce fully audited financial statements

• Implemented start-up project of SQL database reporting for compliance and financial statistics with weekly

reports and daily alerts

Financial Analyst

K. Hovnanian Homes, Bakersfield, CA

January 2008 – December 2008

• Utilized in-house database software to prepare and update financial projections on a quarterly basis

• Reconciled prior years’ reserve payable balances cleaning up millions of dollars from the balance sheet

• Performed monthly financial variance reports by volume, mix, and pricing categories

Assistant Controller – Land Development Division

Lennar Homes, Bakersfield, CA

March 2005 – December 2007

• Supervised Accounts Payable and Staff Accountant

• Achieved top results on intensive internal audit

• Used job costing for land development accounting

• Reported financial and statistical requirements to regional office

• Coordinated with Homebuilding Division on land residual values for asset transfer and accounting

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• Followed all Sarbanes-Oxley policies and procedures

Staff Accountant

Centex Homes, Visalia, CA

January 2003 – February 2005

• Managed property tax liabilities and sales contracts

• Supervised accounts payable and staff accountant

• Improved accounts payable processing time

• Recorded journal entries for asset acquisitions

• Reconciled bank accounts and balance sheet accounts

• Reviewed and signed all sales contracts

• Prepared financial projections for land acquisition proposals, including favourable, mid, and exit strategies

• Implemented EFT payments to subcontractors

• Restructured cost accounting codes for reserve spending and warranty tracking

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Financial accounting

• Multi-Entity accounting and consolidation

• Financial reports

• Clean audits

• Balance sheet reconciliation

• Designing and implementing policies and procedures/internal controls

• Financial analysis

• Annual and interim budgets

• Cash flow projections

• Budget variance analysis

• Professional investor/owner reports

• Regulatory/compliance tracking and reporting

• Integrating Excel and other software programs

• Payroll systems and labor law compliance

• Software and process implementation

• Information technology integration project management

• Presentation and teaching skills for internal and external audiences

• Team and project management

• Participation and collaboration with operations

GOALS AND VALUES

• Maintain integrity in my work and personal life

• Work in a collaborative and innovative environment that encourages personal and team achievement

• Continue to learn and progress in order to contribute to all aspects of business success

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science Business Management, Finance, Brigham Young University - 3.4 GPA

• Master of Business Administration, California State University Bakersfield - 3.9 GPA

VOLUNTEER WORK

• Girls youth group leader

• Mentor program for underprivileged high school students

• BYU Alumni event coordinator for scholarship fundraisers

OTHER DISTINCTIONS

• CSUB MBA Student of the Year

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• BYU Academic Scholarship

• Certified Home Health Administrator

• Certified Hospice Administrator

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