Shari Land

Senior Accountant

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• San Antonio, TX

A top-performing Senior Accountant with extensive experience in financial operations management and strategic planning. Highly skilled in directing cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to overarching strategies, policies, procedures, and best practices. Proven ability in evaluating existing operations to identify inefficiencies, redundancies, and risks, innovating process improvements to enhance internal controls, regulatory compliance, and profitability. Recognized for cultivating clear channels of communication with industry leaders to outline goals and facilitate achievement.

Areas of Expertise

Operations Management

Finance & Accounting

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Team Leadership & Development

Process Improvement

Regulatory Compliance

Revenue & Profit Growth

Budgeting & Forecasting

Complex Problem Solving

Professional Experience

Clearday Inc, San Antonio, TX Jul 2022 – Oct 2023

Senior Accountant

Oversaw banking functions and revenues for multiple memory care centers. Performed day to day accounting operations and monthly close procedures. Maintained 29 subsidiary accounts in QuickBooks Enterprise.

●Accurately reconciled banking activities to QuickBooks.

●Received and recorded revenues for 4 memory care facilities and one adult daycare facility.

●Assisted with SEC filing audits.

Britts & Associates, LLC, San Antonio, TX Dec 2021 – Jun 2022

Auditor

Spearheaded internal teams across multiple accounting firms to complete governmental audits. Compiled and prepared personal financial statements. Audited corporate financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness.

●Successfully completed 1120 tax returns.

3M Corporation, San Antonio, TX Aug 2021 – Nov 2021

IT Analyst IV

Coordinated weekly quality assurance management review audits and identified gaps in weekly access provisioning. Performed SOX audits, as needed.

●Effectively managed evidence-finding in SNOW/VITAL/IARM.

●Innovated process improvements to bridge gaps and mitigate risks.

●Standardized operating procedures and published all control documentation.

Information Providers Incorporated/SL Audit Services, San Antonio, TX Jun 2020 – Aug 2021

Field Auditor/Sole Proprietor

Oversaw third party premium audits received from major carriers. Provided high quality customer service to retail insurance agents and insured parties. Executed third party premium audits.

●Accurately reconciled payroll and sales to the insurance policy.

●Maintained high levels of customer satisfaction, business retention, and business growth.

USAA, San Antonio, TX Aug 2019 – Feb 2020

Financial Research Analyst

Spearheaded compliance discontinuation audit for product at USAA. Trained a team of 18 contractors and managed performance through quality assurance. Coordinated audit for The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for Matters Requiring Attention, looking for harm to members and violations of the law.

●Coordinated audit for The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for Matters Requiring Attention, looking for harm to members and violations of the law.

●Automated distribution of 300K+ records in different categories into separate Excel spreadsheets for OCC audit response.

Harland Clarke, San Antonio, TX Nov 2018 – Apr 2019

Conversion Specialist II

Administered specialized training on banking platform for major National bank. Established appointments for in-person and webinar training for clients on conversion to new bank.

●Acted as point of contact for high priority clients.

American Payroll Association, San Antonio, TX Nov 2017 – Feb 2018

Reconciliation Accountant

Oversaw account reconciliation for credit card accounts and electronic payment accounts.

●Completed 2016 & 2017 bank reconciliations for credit card accounts.

●Implemented PayPal reconciliations with daily cash deposits.

Becton Dickinson and Company, San Antonio, TX Jun 2017 – Sep 2017

Sales & Use Tax Accountant

Maintained customer database for newly acquired entity for tax exempt status. Maintained State refund claims and audit projects.

●Utilized SAP, CCH, and Vertex in review and research of purchase transactions pertaining to tax exempt status.

Additional Experience

Accountant, Calumet Specialty Products, San Antonio, TX, 2016 – 2017

Accountant, Parallon, San Antonio, TX, 2014 – 2015

Accountant/Cash Manager, BCFS Baptist Family and Child Services, San Antonio, TX, 2012 – 2014

Contractor – Accountant/Auditor, Various Temp Agencies, San Antonio, TX, 2009 – 2012

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

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