Accounting Manager Assistant

Highly accomplished finance and accounting professional with 19 years of progressive leadership growth. Result focused leader, with a record of leading, motivating and inspiring larger and diverse teams of professionals to operate as cohesive units to achieve the timely completion of strategic projects and initiatives with demanding deadlines. Utilizing advanced knowledge of GAAP.

Core Leadership Competencies & Strengths

Budgeting/ Forecasting Cash Flow forecasting Audit management & Support

Due Diligence/Acquisition support Statutory financial Reporting ERP

Process Reengineering Job Costing/Project Accounting Staff training & Development

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

US Oncology Hematology ( McKesson) 11/2018-Present

Accounting Manager

Managing 5 division, 18 locations and 33 physicians.

Managing month end process for all practices, from processing AP invoices, running all reports for all PMS systems.

Budgeting for all 5 divisions and preparing yearly budget for each division.

Preparing monthly distributions to all divisions after reconciling and calculating productivity for each practice.

Closing and reconciling drug inventory for all 18 locations.

Preparing all P&L for all divisions and reporting on variance from expenses.

Calculating productivity for all mid-level at each practice to determine bonus paid at the end of each month.

Preparing yearly true up of the distribution for each physician. Preparing perform to add mid-level.

Meeting with physicians on a monthly basis and go over the financials for each division.

Performing evaluation of staff on a yearly basis and setup goals for each individual and for the group.

Reconciling 3 PMS systems with cash received and research differences.

The Sanford companies

Corporate Controller ( Contracting) 5/2016-5/2018

Managing a portfolio of 35 companies ( Real Estate) that is mix of commercial and residential.Over looking two accountants .

Managing all day to day accounting AR,AP & GL for all 35 companies.

Working with developers on development plans for different projects, reviewing development budgets and reporting on variances.

Preparing yearly budgets for all companies and meeting with managers and owners to get them approved.

Managing cash flow of 35 properties and preparing variance explanations.

Preparing monthly and yearly cash forecast to manage the properties and report on variances .

Working with outside auditors on supporting them and providing all supporting schedules for all entities and guiding all the audit and LLC schedules to the finish line.

Preparing all month end entries, closing month and preparing all variance analysis of month to date, year to date and month over month.

Reconciling all bank accounts on a monthly basis, Overlooking bi-weekly payroll with ADP.

Working with lease administrator to setup new leases and calculate CAM charges.

Competitive Power Ventures

Plant Controller (Portfolio Sold) 2/2015-4/2016

Managing a portfolio of, Holding company, three gas plants, coal plant and a coal mine. Overlooking all day to day activity, month end and quarter end reporting. Overlooking audit and all consolidation activities for the portfolio.

Preparing all entries for cash and debt on a monthly basis. Preparing and reconciling all gross margin activities of portfolio.

Preparing budgets for all plants that included all revenue and expenses for all plants and full analysis .

Booking all gross margin transactions to record sales and cost of goods sold for all plants.

Preparing all reconciliations for gross margin and revenue for all plants. Managing the construction of power transportation line to Mexico.

Preparing monthly analysis of revenue and expenses for all plants and holding company and report variance with explanation. Managing monthly call to report on month end result for the portfolio.

Working with plants managers on budgets and plan outages for the plants.

Working with outside auditors and preparing all supporting schedules for all plants and provide all the support to issue the audit report for all the plants. Preparing all LLC schedules as support of the audit process.

Preparing all intercompany transactions of 9 companies in dollar and two foreign companies. Preparing and initiating monthly disbursement on a monthly basis to pay all vendors.

Training accountants on system and procedures and act as back support for plant accountants.

Preparing Quarterly binder for all plants with supporting documents off all balance sheet accounts. Preparing year- end audit work to issue audited financial statements.

Different companies( Contracting)

Interim controller 5/2011-2/2015

Managing the accounting department of residential subsidized and market properties. Managing three property accountants, AP, AR and payroll. Working with management and accountants to manage month end, quarter end and year end reporting. Managing all relationship with bankers, auditors and government agencies.

Working with development department to provide support, job costing reports and preparing monthly draws.

Working with outside auditors to prepare audit reports and schedules for all entities and LLCs.

Overlooking development projects from job costing to meeting with developers and budgeting

Working with leasing administrators to setup new leases in the system and calculate CAM charges .

Managing collection of rent and filing of default notices. Working with property managers to maximize collection and manage cash flow of properties and portfolio.

Reviewing and approving payroll on a bi-weekly basis. Working with HR on employees deductions for benefit and 401K. Overlooking the submission of all 401K deduction,

Managing closing schedule of 14 properties. Reviewing all financials and explanation of variance before meeting with management on a monthly basis to report on result.

Working with HUD on a monthly and yearly basis on submission of subsidies and calculation of surplus cash calculation to determine water fall of the distribution.

Preparing cash flow evaluation for properties to determine options to either refinance properties or extend HUD contracts for subsidies.

Working with Owners and outside accountants regarding all the trusts and personal investment for the owners.

Assess the system and make recommendations regarding improvement, upgrade and additional modules to the system to maximize the benefit of the system and automate most processes.

Overlooking the accounting department (AR.AP, Job costing, Cost of Goods Sold), setting policies & procedures.

Managing multiple job costs for multiple projects. Preparing and calculating Cost of Goods Sold on a monthly basis. And calculating revenue recognition based on production.

Haven Homes Inc

Interim CFO/Controller 9/2010-4/2011

Managing accounting department during transition and consolidation of operation.

Preparing yearly budget for the company that includes productions for two plants, monthly volume, and capacity.

Calculating and preparing Cost of Goods Sold entries on a monthly basis for all job costs, calculating and recording revenue recognition based on production.

Managing Inventory purchase and release to production for multiple plants, perform quarterly count and adjustments.

Reducing cost in different departments to reflect the changes in the market and reduce the expenses across the company to be able to meet the profit goals for the company.

Analyzing positions in different departments and eliminating positions to reflect the changes in the market.

Evaluating different functions of the company and determine alternative outsourcing options.

Implementing daily process to measure daily production and labor cost to make sure that production cost does not exceed budgets.

Preparing cash flow requirement and capital requirement on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Working with HR on evaluating and negotiating medical plan for the company and present the result to the CEO.

Corporate Controller 1/2009-9/2010

Managing job cost of multiple projects and provide support to developers to report on progress and variance of each project. Preparing month end percentage completion reports for all jobs.

Turning negative margins due to lack of detail to positive after implementing procedures for change orders, true-up and detail tracking of cost in job cost.

Implementing policies related to credit cards charges, expense reimbursements, benefit and terminations.

Implementing process for inventory and purchasing to monitor purchasing activity and reflecting price changes for all commodities on a monthly basis.

Participating in monthly investor meeting to report monthly result and share plans about reduction of expenses.

Creating budgets for the company to reflect changes in the market and implementing reduction plans of cost.

Creating new reporting mechanism to report financial result to CFO, CEO and board of directors.

Review expenses for departments with managers to explain variances in their budgets and help them look for savings.

Implementing policies related to revenue recognition, accruals and cost of goods sold.

Evaluating labour cost for the plants and reduce it from 24% of production cost to 16%.

Preparing monthly production forecast and actual with full analysis on differences.

Assistant Controller 12/2008-1/2009

Helping the controller to design and implement accounting policies for a start-up company.

Setting up job costing and help in the design of new financial reporting and a new chart of accounts for the company.

Assisting the controller in implementing month end calendar and procedures.

Struever Brothers Eccles & Rouse

Assistant Controller 1/2008-12/2008

Accounting Manager/Corporate 5/2006-12/2007

Senior Development Accountant 2/2004-4/2006

Managing 8 accountants with total development in progress of $500 Million. Overlooking monthly draws, month end closing, audit and cost certification .

Managing books of two real estate holding companies, from capital calls, loans between projects, fees & funding .

Managing the audit for two holding companies Interacting with outside auditors in providing them with all support schedules and backup to complete audits.

Managing development books for multi use projects, Commercial, Residential, Hotel and Residential.

Providing support for finance and development groups related to accounting issues.

Setting up new companies for pre-development projects and helping in the process of moving the project from pre-development to development.

Assisting in different projects related to development projects, from separating books of projects, preparing schedule of assets when projects are placed in service.

Assisting in hiring senior and staff accountants, and managing issues between staff.

Meeting with developers on a monthly basis to review the financials budgets for different projects.

Working with developers on preparing budgets for different projects to submit to banks for funding.

Preparing financials for very complex development deals that involve multiple companies with different ownership.

Preparing consolidated financial statement for multiple companies and preparing all eliminating entries between companies to be rolled into the financials of our holding companies.

Managing due diligence process related to selling assets and bringing investors.

Managing the process of transferring the development books to asset management when projects are done.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), American University of Beirut

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office ( Excel, Word, power point) A/S 400 Nvision Solomon CTI MRI Timberline ADP YARDI SAGE300 ADP

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