Accounting Management

CAROLYN SCOTT SEABOLT, CPA, CGMA *********@***.***

**** ***** ** • Irving, TX 75060 214-***-**** Cell

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ARROW CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING 02/14-10/15

Responsible for accounting, treasury and human resource functions for a local manufacturing company

Controller/Corporate Officer

•Continually identify and develop improvements related to conversion deficiencies created during install of MS Dynamics GP replacing Sage legacy system software. Configure tables and set up relationships, determine functional and technical specifications.

•Implemented internal controls including policies and procedures, updated treasury processes, do month end close.

•Brought accounting records current, closed previous year that was hybrid of legacy and new system.

•Handle all audits; workers compensation, sales tax,, process payroll, financial and other filings and reporting.

LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY 03/13-01/14

Responsible for oversight of 280 medical office buildings accounting, reporting, and lease administration.

Accounting Supervisor/Financial Analysis

•Review lease terms, verify lease sheet tied to contract to ensure proper booking of lease criteria including CPI increases, percentage rent, tenant improvements and other components. Analyze and interpret financial statements, trends, and other data. Assist in month end close. Support property management in budgeting and variance items.

•Oversee adherence to regulations prescribed by government agencies including Medicare/Medicaid to verify compliance. Prepare internal audit checklists, conduct audits, report findings to committee.

•Utilize Yardi and MRI property management systems, AVID payable system, and Microsoft Office.

ACCOR NORTH AMERICA 07/03-12/12

Lodging corporation operating over 1,000 locations with annual revenues of $700 million to $1 billion. Supervised staff of 20 to 40 multi-level personnel.

Director-Accounting

•Accounting for multi-unit business encompassing corporate owned and franchised locations.

•Teamed with franchise location owners as business partners for mutually beneficial results.

•Participated in restatement of prior three years of financials, footnotes, and disclosures from IFRS to US GAAP for external audit report for impending sale.

•Successfully completed turnaround of high visibility accounting departments with history of inefficiency, inaccuracy, lack of effective leadership, and low morale with high turnover. Identified key performance indicators to measure results. Recognized for change management ability with collaborative buy-in from stakeholders.

•Internal controls and procedures, department training programs and PCI compliance were documented.

• Prepared detailed budgets, financial statements and reporting, variance analysis, and forecasts. Built annual quality plan for my departments analyzing prior year and the actions to be taken to improve the next year.

•Closed month end, reviewed account reconciliations, verified appropriate accounting treatment of transactions including intercompany and elimination entries. Conducted internal audits reporting to audit committee.

•Worked directly with external auditors, provided PBC items, editing and updating numbers in footnotes and disclosures. Audit internal procedures, evaluate scores, make suggestions for improvements to audit board.

•Functional consultant on numerous Oracle implementations and upgrades, documenting user requirements, project timelines, communicate functional needs to the technical staff. Attended training at Oracle center.

•Increased use of Oracle functionality from basic to advanced to reduce manual work.

•Led major two year project involving new line of business for niche market product, wrote training manual for operational use at motels, conducted beta test.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science, Business, Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma

Certified Public Accountant, State of Texas

Chartered Global Management Accountant, AICPA

Project Management, Southern Methodist University Continuing Education

Six Sigma Certified

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