Sedjro Hountondji

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

As an accounting professional with a proven track record in both accounting and taxation, I am dedicated to overcoming any challenge that comes my way. My expertise in auditing and strong work ethic allows me to provide analytical and financial insights to enhance a company's productivity and efficiency. I take pleasure in leading and implementing accounting processes that streamline operations and enable teams to concentrate on analyzing dependable data. Additionally, I am a motivated and enthusiastic team player who takes accountability for delivering positive outcomes. My key strengths include:

Customer service

Account Reconciliation

Budgeting

Audit Transactions

Critical thinking, data analysis

and problem solving.

Forecasting

Accounts Receivable &

Payable

Financial Reporting

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Continuous Improvement

Currency Translation

Taxation

EXPERIENCES

Corporate Accountant Analyst II April 2022 - Present Revantage, A Blackstone Portfolio Company Chicago, IL

Perform monthly/quarterly account analysis and roll-forwards of selected general ledger accounts to ensure accounts properly reflect the company’s financial position in accordance with company policy and GAAP

Trained new hire senior accountant.

Currency Translation

Review ledger detail, record adjusting journal entries, and prepare supporting schedules for GAAP-based financial statements.

Assist in the preparation of property financial statements and work papers monthly.

Assist in the preparation of annual audited financial statements, including footnote disclosures, and supporting schedules.

Assist in the monthly/quarterly reporting to lenders, joint venture partners and portfolio companies.

Coordinate with the treasury team to ensure that all financing transactions are properly and timely accounted for

Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts for portfolio companies and stand-alone investments.

Review property-level financial results, mostly prepared by third parties, to ensure results properly reflect the company’s financial position and are in accordance with GAAP

Prepare bank reconciliations and journal entries as needed.

Assess and react to changing business conditions, in terms of their impact to the supported organization.

Ensure team’s processes and procedures support the department’s goals according to guidelines and policies.

On-board and account for acquisitions, dispositions, and other similar transactions

Accountable to portfolio company’s or joint venture partner’s satisfaction with the accounting team’s performance, responsiveness, and interactions

Lead initiatives to ensure smooth business partner experience across the team.

Become day-to-day go-to person for Revantage business partners, including portfolio company, joint venture partners, and Blackstone.

Respond to business partner inquiries and commit to deliverables by leveraging resources across the team.

Partner with other team members to identify and drive external relationships with the team’s key contacts and stakeholders, including third-party accounting departments and third-party operators’ accounting teams.

Assist other portfolio companies during project initiatives on an as needed basis. EXPERIENCE

Regional Canada Lease Income Accountant April 2020 – April 2022 McDonald’s Corporation Chicago, IL

Provide property accounting support to 1000+ operators in Canada and 15,000+ restaurants in North America.

Manage the working relationship with each province.

Guide the IT department through the automation process flow for Canada and provide improvement ideas, procedures, and new approaches with our new IBM TRIRIGA accounting software.

Process ownership changes, new stores, permanent closures, new temporary sites, lease changes, dead sites, temporary stores/reopening, and any Canadian directory changes by region request.

Review and process real estate legal documents for rents and fees and update various systems. Manually calculate prorated rents, service charges, insurance, and reimbursements.

Responsible for billing and collection of rents and service charges, construction payment and related fixed asset accounting processes.

Responsible for providing lease and contract accounting services and month end close responsibilities.

Responsible for McDonald's franchise and operating company leases and maintenance of accounts receivable for a designated region in Canada.

Responsible for setting rents for new restaurants, rebuilds, rewrites and ownership changes.

Secure and complete financial assistance applications for franchisees.

Assist in training TEMP team members on AR tasks, auditing and systems. Perform monthly and year-end reconciliations related to accounts receivable, expenses, AP to AR, account reimbursements, franchisees, and journal entry preparation. TAX ACCOUNTANT February 2020 – March 2020

Tinley Tax Center Oak Park Ave, IL

Prepared and completed an average of 20 individual tax returns and 4 schedule C Business.

Maintained books with Quickbooks.

Handled incoming and outgoing calls.

Created interview document and checklist to organize information for each client, resulting in consistent customer service and complete coverage on all deductions and credits.

Analyzed tax documents and walked through them with the client to research optimal deduction options.

Assisted in the preparation of 1099-Misc, 1040 returns.

Assisted with operations and administrative tasks.

customer service

Individual Tax return Preparer February 2019 – April 2019 HERIJTAXES Flossmoor, IL

Prepared and completed individual income tax returns and Schedule C for businesses.

Assist with operations and administrative tasks.

Handle incoming and outgoing calls.

Analyze tax documents and walk through them with the client to research optimal deduction options.

Respond to client inquiries regarding tax returns.

Fostering mutual trust between clients through clear explanations regarding the details of their tax returns.

Creating a maintenance document and checklist to organize information for each client, ensuring consistent client service and complete coverage of all deductions and credits.

Customer Services

Accounting Associates, Janvier 2016 – March 2016

Fedele and Associates Homewood, IL

Prepared and reviews Individual, LLC Tax returns

Bookkeeping with QuickBooks

Answering client’s inquiries regarding tax return filing

Analyzed data entry, recording, and maintained accurate and complete financial records

Learned how to work as part of the accounting team to compile and analyze data, track information to support clients

Financial Analyst July 2011 – September 2015

MTN / Cotonou, Benin

• Performed forecasting, reporting, and operational tracking.

• Improved efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting

• Reconciled transactions by comparing and correcting data (month over month Reconciliation)

• Accomplished intermediate and advanced accounting tasks. Billing and Collection Specialist July 2007 – July 2011 Bell Benin Communications / Cotonou, Benin

• Monthly Customer Invoice Processing

• Call Reception and customer complaints processing with KIAMO manager and Microsoft CRM

• Enhanced spreadsheets for customer Monthly Invoice, Data Collection, and billing in CRM

• Improved accounts receivable goal by 15% each month by focusing on 120 to 30 days past due accounts

• Management and monitoring of customer portfolio. Accounting Associates September 2005 – June 2007

Groupe Orabank / Cotonou, Benin

• Established periodic accounting situations, Journal Entries, Financial reports, Accruals

• Adjusted annual budget for labor and expense accounts

• Preparation of documents and statistics for the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)

• Preparation of summary documents (balance sheets and income statements)

• New account Creation - Certification of checks - check account Discount TECHNICAL SKILLS

Financials Analysis Essbase Currency Smartview

Translation Reconciliation Budgeting Forecasting Workday Yardi Microsoft Office Suite BPM IBM Tririga QuickBooks MDM(Redar) Proseries X-links MSIS Canadian Direcctory FBI DRAKE Oracle

SharePoint

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science in Accountancy 2018-2021

Depaul University Chicago, IL

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Major (Finance and Audit) 2010-2012 University Of Abomey Calavi - UAC Cotonou, Benin Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Major (Finance and Audit) 2006-2008 University Of Abomey Calavi - UAC Cotonou, Benin

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