THOMAS C. BRODER

Phone: 817-***-****

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PROFILE

Senior Accountant with experience in areas of accounting which include Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Financial Reporting. Selected areas of greatest strengths and abilities include:

Fixed Assets (Capital Expenditures and Depreciation)

Project Costing (Project Tracking, Reporting and Capital Budget)

Monthly Close, Journal Entries, Account Analysis & Reconciliations

Fixed Asset Roll Forward Reporting & Audit Schedule preparation

A/P Processing of Capital Expenditures and R&M Items

Supervising, Training, Client Support and Ad Hoc Reporting

Intermediate Microsoft Office skills: Excel (vlookups, pivot tables) and Word

ERP systems experience with PeopleSoft, Oracle, Sage & Yardi Applications

Development/Implementation/Testing of ERP Fixed Asset & Project Applications

Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sun Holdings Jan 2021 - Current

Fixed Assets Senior Lead

Record fixed assets by creating and supervising a system of procedures, forms, and controls and recommending any updates to accounting policies affecting fixed assets to management; record in the accounting system (Sage FAS) newly acquired fixed assets and those disposed; track, compile, and record project costs in CIP and fixed asset accounts; perform reconciliation of fixed asset subsidiary ledger balance with summary-level account in the general ledger; perform depreciation calculation for all fixed assets; support Construction Project Manager with capex spending and check processing (Sage X3); work closely with external auditors.

CyrusOne Aug 2020 – Jan 2021

Senior Project Cost Accountant

Remote working during COVID-19 which included creating capital jobs in the financial system (Yardi); In-Servicing of costs from CIP to fixed asset accounts; new asset set up in Sage 500; review of capital budget revisions; daily review of capital PO and contract submissions; monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts; preparation and posting of internal capital labor and capitalized interest, accruals, and journal entries.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (La Quinta Managed Hotels) Mar 2009 – July 2020

Senior Accountant - Fixed Assets

Responsible for overseeing Oracle Project Accounting (PA) module for full functionality; capitalization of CIP expenditures to Fixed Asset (FA) module including additions, retirements, transfers and depreciation; monthly close process in preparing journal entries, account analysis including R&M Expenditures; daily A/P invoice approval and Cadency Certification for asset & depreciation accounts; Roll Forward schedules provided to external reporting & auditors; training & developing staff accountants on fixed asset processes and procedures.

Selected accomplishments include:

Lead role in ERP systems conversion working with consultants in converting PeopleSoft Project Accounting into Oracle EBS

Open/Close PA module each month and monitor Oracle PA System to ensure nightly processes are running as scheduled

Assisted with implementation of PA & FA upload tool more4apps Wizard for Asset Creation & Invoice Cost Assignment

Trained team on Project Accounting functionality and reporting

Development and monthly sign off of Cadency Certification reconciliations for asset & depreciation accounts

Lead development for Desktop Training Manual for Fixed Assets

Worked with Landscaping Management third party in processing, allocating and booking monthly Capital and R&M expenses

Provide Disaster Project Spending to Quantum Global Resources, documentation support & verify final submission of claim to Insurance Company

Crosstex Energy Services 2003 - 2009

Staff/Senior Fixed Asset Accountant

Responsible for overseeing Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) process and assimilating project cost information for management reporting, maintained and reconciled project costing sub-ledger to General Ledger, placed assets in service for depreciation and amortization, and performed all asset management functionality including depreciation, additions, transfers, retirements and asset reporting.

Selected accomplishments include:

Assisted with development and implementation of PeopleSoft Project Costing and Asset Management modules

Incorporated AFE Workflow for electronic approval routing, document retention and email notification

Supervised rotational accountants and summer hires

Assisted in developing accounting policies and procedures pertinent to capital spending and operations expenditures.

Partnered with IT to develop an electronic report for Project Managers reflecting Budgets, Actuals and Project Status on a shared network drive

TXU Corporation 1985 - 2003

Staff/Senior Property Accountant

Oversaw Lone Star Pipeline and TXU Fuel business units, which included expenditure requests, closing reports, and capital-maintenance functionality

Prepared PP&E transactions, reported property data for federal income taxes, and assisted in property system conversions

Played a key role in developing, testing, training and implementing both the internal and external lease module system which generate posting transactions

Developed database for a total cost of ownership of shared fixed assets to calculate a fixed charged rate to apply back to the internal users of these assets

Monitored closing process and supervised subordinate staff in the calculation of the monthly fuel bill for TXU Electric

Reported affiliate transactions to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for administrative and general expense for TXU

Facilitated plant and construction accounting transactions, depreciation studies, Railroad Commission of Texas reporting and benchmarking studies

Maintained depletion and depreciation records for oil and gas well investment

External reporting, which included providing financial information for the 10K, 10Q and 8K SEC reports and assisted in the preparation of the Texas Utilities Annual Report and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Reports.

Prepared general ledger reports (including balance sheet, trial balance and income statement), prepared reconciliations of general ledger accounts and monitored renewable energy transactions with third party revenues.

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Arlington, BBA – Accounting, 1985

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

UTA Accounting Alumni Association

Participant in Southern Gas Association Roundtable Discussion Group

Participant in Electric Accounting Conferences

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