Gary A. Reznick, CPA, MBA, CMCA®, AMS

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Phoenix, AZ 85086

623-***-**** (Home)

602-***-**** (Cell)

Education:

Certifications:

Mather High School-Diploma, Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois-Bachelor of Science, Chicago Illinois Baldwin-Wallace College-Masters of Business Administration, Berea, Ohio

CMCA®; Certified Manager of Community Associations; CAI CPA; Certified Public Accountant -AICPA

Business Background:

.40+ years of varied Business Management and Financial Management Experience at major corporations that include Sears, Roebuck, American Hospital Supply Corp. (now Cardinal Health), Househofd International and Cox Cable. My Accounting Practice included various high profile clients including Donald Rumsfeld and James Denny, former Co-Chairman of the Sears, Roebuck and Company Board. I served as Mr. Rumsfeld's personal Financial Assistant prior to his joining the Bush Administration. My practice also included acting as Business Manager for Propes and Kaveny, a Personal Injury Firm (specializing in Medical Malpractice) in Chicago. I also acted as Controller for Soundies, a Country and Western Music publisher in Chicago, during this time. I kept both firms as clients after my move to Arizona in 2008. Propes and Kaveny was dissolved 2 years later after one of the principals was named to a Judicial Seat. Soundies sold its Music Library and dissolved in July, 2014.

My roles with both Soundies and Propes and Kaveny were relegated to Part-time while I was working on building Summit Management Specialists from a start-up to a Medium Sized Property Management Firm.

I was a Principal, Vice-President and CFO for Summit Management Specialists, Inc from 1999 until the firm was sold in 2011. I perform accounting work, on T.O.P.S Software, for the firm that purchased Summit in 2011 through 2016.

The Firm employed a staff of 14. Summit, a mid-size Community Management Company, performed full management services for many Northwest Suburban Chicago Communities

From 2011 until 2016, I continued my Accounting Functions for Cornerstone Management; the firm that purchased Summit Management.

From May 2016 until November 2023, I was a Property Accountant for Alliance Residential which was later purchased by Greystar Management Services.

My position at Alliance/Greystar included the following task.

Preparing comprehensive financial statements and reports in accordance with client requirements for 6 to 10 clients.

Assist with budgeting and forecasting preparation and analysis.

Monthly Accounting Month-end close process.

Perform account and bank reconciliations.

Responsible for daily Cash Management for all clients in my portfolio.

Periodic Accounting Projects Research problems as required.

Prepare periodic Client Reserve Draws.

Calculate and process owner distributions/contributions.

Responsible for final approval of all AP items for all clients in my portfolio.

Research, analyze and effectively communicate basic accounting issues and escalate appropriately.

Effectively communicate and collaborate with clients and property management in a timely manner.

Compile and analyze financial information for month-end and year-end close including the preparation of supporting schedules and work papers.

Prepare journal entries and ensure that the general ledger activity is accurate and complete.

Collaborate with property managers and regional managers to ensure timely and accurate pre-close activities are recorded.

Proactively follow up with clients regarding property profitability and address client inquiries in a timely manner.

Responsible for setting my annual Goals and the meeting the Corporate Pillars of Excellence in collaboration with my immediate supervisor. Quarterly reviews were performed to advise of my progress of both areas.

Acted as an unofficial mentor to less experienced members of my work team.

Provide information requested by individual outside Auditors for all client ownership groups as requested.

Some of my skills and accomplishments include:

Skilled in Microsoft Office, Quickbooks (Desktop Version), T.O.P.S. software and Yardi Voyager.

Experienced in "Crisis Management" with both businesses and HOAs.

Assisted in the development of Cox Cable Cleveland’s Disaster Recovery Plan and Summit's Personnel Manual.

Member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society.

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