CPA Real Estate and Management Accounting

Desiree M. Oujesky, CPA

***** ********* ****** *****: 682-***-****

Mansfield, TX 76063

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

SUMMARY

CPA license in Texas and Michigan. Extensive hands-on experience in property management (accounting and analyses) along with 17 years of public accounting in various industries.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

07/05 – 09/15 US Residential Group, LLC Plano, TX

CFO 09/13 – 9/15

VP of Accounting and Financial Reporting 11/12-09/13

Director of Accounting 07/07 – 11/12

Project Controller 07/05 – 07/07

Responsible for all aspects of personnel in the corporate accounting departments nationwide which included 26 staff members of which 11 were direct reports (hiring, training, and daily supervision).

Review and analyze monthly financial statements for multiple entities.

Responsible for all accounting aspects of new ventures until they are stabilized.

Review bank reconciliations, security deposit analyses, and replacement reserve disbursement requests prepared by direct reports.

Daily cash management for all entities with total annual revenue of $250M.

Prepare/review tax work papers for owners as needed.

Provide/review all supporting schedules and work papers for external auditors for properties requiring an annual audit (80 entity audits in 2014).

Prepare monthly bankruptcy reports for properties as required.

Prepare monthly ABC reports for HUD properties as required.

Work with senior management on a daily basis.

Act as liaison between accounting and operation segments of the company on a daily basis.

Designed and implemented an internal audit program and control procedures.

03/04 – 7/05 Cliff Management Dallas, TX

Controller

Supervise all personnel in the corporate accounting department.

Review and analyze all monthly financial statements for 30 entities.

Responsible for all accounting aspects of new ventures until they are stabilized.

Daily cash management for all entities.

Prepare tax work papers for management and residential entities.

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Provide all supporting schedules and work papers to external auditors for properties requiring an annual audit.

Process corporate payroll on a semi-monthly basis.

Daily site support.

Work with all senior management on a daily basis.

Successfully completed software conversion cleanup from AOI to Onesite Accounting (Intacct).

06/03 – 03/04 Fifteen Asset Management Dallas, TX

Portfolio Controller/Regional Asset Manager

Financial analysis and daily oversight of portfolio consisting of 44 properties.

Monthly financial reporting – including all reclassification entries, variance analysis with write-up, and gauge reports.

Review and approval of all invoices.

Conducted Yardi training classes each month for all new site personnel.

Daily site support for all software.

Performed cost analysis for portfolio to implement cost savings.

Daily review of site data to insure integrity of information.

Performed site operational audits.

Assisted in budget preparation for 13 sites.

Supervised 6 regional software coaches.

01/01 – 6/03 McKinley Associates, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI

Regional Controller – Commercial and Residential Property Management

10/01 – 6/03

Supervised senior and staff level accountants responsible for over 8,000 units.

Successfully set up centralized data entry program for 19 sites and supervised all personnel involved.

Reviewed monthly financial statements prepared by accountants in my region.

Prepared monthly budget review and variance analyses for all properties.

Daily cash management for fee-managed properties.

Assisted in preparation of annual budgets for all properties.

Assisted individual properties with accounting software conversion.

Prepared and reviewed tax work papers for commercial, investment, and residential entities.

Provided supporting schedules and work papers to external auditors for properties with annual audit requirements.

Conducted operational audits of properties outside of my region.

Conducted monthly meetings with management to review analysis of operating results and essential financial/operating variances.

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Senior Accountant 1/01 – 9/01

Prepared monthly financial statements for all Oklahoma region properties.

Prepared tax work papers for commercial and investment entities.

Worked with individual property managers on a daily basis to help them with their accounting documentation.

Prepared replacement reserve disbursement requests.

Performed annual mortgage escrow analysis.

01/90 - 12/00 Desiree Garant, CPA-Acct. Svcs. Unlimited Alpena, MI

Owner/Operator

Responsible for all management duties, including the supervision of personnel, organization and preparation of audits, budget preparation, and general day-to-day operations.

Prepared federal and state income tax returns for over 230 individuals and 15 corporations annually.

Prepared monthly write-up with financial statements for more than 15 clients in various industries including real estate, construction, retail, insurance, and non-profit.

Generated weekly payroll and all tax reporting monthly and quarterly as required for more than 15 commercial clients.

Conducted audits for various clients.

08/96 – 12/00 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI

Adjunct Instructor

Instructor for Principles of Accounting I and II

EDUCATION:

Certified Public Accountant State of Texas

December 2004

Certified Public Accountant State of Michigan

March 1998

Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

BS, Accounting, December 1995

Alpena Community College Alpena, Michigan

Assoc. in Arts, May 1994

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