Accounting Management

Kelly A. Cohen, CPA

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Mayfield Heights, OH 44124

440-***-**** **********@***.***

Summary of Qualifications: • Well-rounded experience in public and private accounting atmospheres

• Extensive supervisory and training experience

• Knowledgeable in a variety of accounting packages, notably Microsoft Excel

• Highly motivated self-starter with proven organizational skills

Experience

2000 – Present Self-employed project-based accountant Accounting / consulting services

• NASA (Cleveland, OH) – Temporary general accounting position with Booz, Allen, Hamilton, completing all necessary reports and journal entries.

• Standard Parking (Cleveland, OH) - Temporary general accounting projects to ease the load on the other accounting staff personnel. Creating reconciliations and support schedules.

• Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH) - Temporary Sponsored Programs and Grants receivable and billing coordinator. Preparing data for conversion to a new accounting / billing software, coordinating and justifying all grant activity.

• Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH) - Temporary Gifts Processing Accountant. In charge of cutting all payments to reimburse funds. Prepare multiple reconciliations, including bank statements and fund balances.

• KeyBank (Cleveland, OH) - Temporary Account Reconciler. Responsible for reconciling 11 accounts in the Cash Management Department on a daily basis.

• Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) - Temporary Accounts Receivable Clerk. Prepare and create all external invoices on a daily basis, reconcile all related general ledger accounts, and maintain applicable reports.

• Forest City Enterprises (Cleveland, OH) - Temporary Sarbanes Oxley Accountant. Collect and prepare all applicable testing workpapers for annual Sarbanes Oxley updates.

• Supply Technologies (Mayfield Heights, OH) - Temporary Accountant: Responsible for creating and inputting month-end journal entries and account reconciliations.

• Forest City Enterprises (Cleveland, OH) - Temporary Commercial Property Accountant: Responsible for all month-end journal entries and reconciliations. Completed all required reports and presented to appropriate personnel for review and approval.

• FDIC Receivership (Salt Lake City, UT) - Asset Management Receivership team for an FDIC project: Trained on the Interim Servicing policies and procedures, assisting to ensure accuracy and timeliness on submitted schedules. Assisted in the reporting functions of the Receivership, creating and maintaining the Site Close Out Report folders, files, reports and checklists, and account officer reports, created all time and expense reporting, and maintained and submitted all travel requests for the RAC team. Additionally worked on 2 ProForma assignments for other FDIC contractors, completing audit file jacket requirements for various assets and liabilities.

• GMAC (Detroit, MI) - Documentation project: Created a leasing process tutorial, from acquisition to disposition, noting both manual and computer-generated procedures. Included examples of journal entries and explanation of system print-outs for use in the SmartLease department to train new employees.

• Owens Corning (Toledo, OH) - Purchase Accounting Valuation Team: Audited / substantiated balances related to the company’s acquisition of Saint Gobain's (Paris, France). Contacted and worked with offices worldwide to justify submitted data.

• Hollywood Video (Portland, OR) - Lease abstract work: Set up abstract templates in Excel to be used by the four abstractors. Created horizontal lookup spreadsheets to compile all input data in one location for use by both the outside auditors and IT department to accumulate data fields from current database system.

• OfficeMax (Cleveland, OH) - Abstracted approximately 1,100 leases and subleases, comparing the results to their SLIM lease accounting system; created and input all necessary SLIM changes and corrections. Assisted in establishing internal auditing policies and procedures for annual reviews of the landlord reconciliations. Subsequently worked in the Capital Planning Department: Oversaw the input of approved capital expenditures that created the final fixed assets. Reviewed and approved all capital-related expenditures. Prepared all necessary data input and account reconciliations.

• General Cable Corp (Cincinnati, OH) - Created Sarbanes Oxley process narratives for the manufacturer. Identified and reported any / all procedural gaps.

• Century Business Systems (CBIZ) (Independence, OH) - Completed Sarbanes Oxley audit testing for several divisions of a national accounting firm (Mayer Hoffman McCann) around the country.

• Developers Diversified Realty Corp (Cleveland, OH) - Converted annual landlord reconciliations from Excel spreadsheets to MRI lease accounting software. Ensured accuracy of new calculations and adherence to lease specifications for each tenant at the site.

1998- 2000 North Pointe Realty Mayfield Heights, OH Controller

Real estate management company. Prepared and reviewed month-end financial statements and supporting documents, completed budget preparation and variance analysis, participated in cash management, compiled year-end workpapers. Supervised accounts receivable and payable managers.

Key achievement: Internalized annual common area maintenance reconciliations for 25 buildings, saving the company annual fees to an outside consultant.

1993-1994 and 1995-1998 Zapis Communications Corp Cleveland, OH Accounting Manager

Real estate management company. Maintained and supervised accounting for several commercial real estate investments, residential apartment buildings and construction projects. Prepared month-end closings and financial statements, payroll, year-end audit workpapers and tax returns, and filed applicable government reports.

Key achievements: Converted health insurance for several companies, allowing both owners and employees to save money. Updated accounts payable procedures for easier and more accurate processing of disbursements. Prepared all federal, state, and local business tax returns.

1994-1995 McStay & Associates, Inc. Bedford Heights, OH Controller

Valve distributor. Cash management. Prepared month-end closing documents, financial statements, and analysis reports. Compiled year-end workpapers and processed payroll. Participated in company management, and supervised the accounting department.

Key achievement: Selected and assisted in the installation of new software to improve maintaining and tracking inventory.

1989-1992 Waste Management, Inc. Greensburg, PA Assistant Controller

Waste disposal. Maintained general ledger accounts, including monthly journal entries and reconciliations. Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial and informational reports at group, regional and corporate levels. Prepared annual budgets and performance analysis spreadsheets. Supervised accounting and office staffs at 2 sites.

Key achievement: Conversion of acquired companies and trained their personnel to ensure adherence to corporate policies and procedures.

1987-1989 Kopperman & Wolf Co. Cleveland, OH Staff Accountant

Public accounting firm. Prepared compilations, reviews and audits of partnerships, corporations, estates and trusts. Completed all applicable federal, state and local tax returns.

Education

John Carroll University University Heights, OH

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major: Accounting

Accounting Software:

Excel, MRI Lease Accounting, Quickbooks, RealWorld, SAP, SLIM Lease Accounting,

References available upon request.

CPA status is currently inactive.

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