Samuel F. Kaplan

Tampa, FL *****

631-***-****

adrjmi@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Extensive experience in Accounting, concentration in past fifteen years focusing on Asset Management. Strengths include complete asset management accounting role as a Senior Financial Analyst professional for Tampa General Hospital. Previous experience includes contractual Fixed Assets Accountant III with Coca Cola Refreshments, full cycle Fixed Assets accounting including Construction, for twenty hospitals and twenty O&P facilities in the Shriners Hospitals for Children System and fifteen hospitals in Baycare Healthcare System. Excellent "hands on" abilities in performing financial analysis, reconciliation and utilizing various accounting software systems. A resourceful detail and deadline orientated problem solver with excellent organizational and communication skills who excels in performance through both individual and group efforts.

EDUCATION:

New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

B.S. - Accounting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Coast Dental Services, LLC. May 2021 - Current

Staff Accountant

Financial Accounting: Participation in Monthly Closing of the Organizations Parent & Affiliates Companies Balance Sheet using a Schedule of Accounts, Date Due by, & Person on Team that are assigned. Preparation of journal entries into Excel spreadsheets, that reconcile to the General Ledger that are then uploaded into NetSuite.

·Timely and accurate posting of Balance Sheet Accounts reconciled by journal entries.

·Communication with Internal Team members & Outside companies for financial information to provide meaningful results.

·Monthly Reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts on the Monthly Closing Schedule, to verify that the balances reported are accurate.

Special Projects:

·Key personnel left company – Went through training of responsibilities for two positions, handling daily functions of the positions as well as those that were my responsibility. Working the hours necessary to fulfill the roles asked of me.

·Companies Accounts Receivable was very high, assisted Director of Accounting in the research & solution for this project.

·Understanding of responsibilities & scripting Standard Operating Procedures for those responsibilities.

·Working the hours necessary to complete responsibilities, taking ownership in those responsibilities & assisting others on the Team to complete the deadline of the department.

Contracting Roles:

Chep USA Inc. January 2021 – April 2021

Sales Tax & Property Tax:

·Preparation of Sales Tax Reports for interim Audits requested by Manager.

·Preparation of Property Tax spreadsheets for all vendors using the Pallets supplied by Chep USA, Inc.

·Conversion from outside service company handling Sales Tax and Property Tax, bringing the services in-house by the Tax Department.

·Communicating with all municipalities in providing documentation of balances due in arrears & currently.

·Worked remotely engaging with Team members through emails, telephone, & Microsoft Teams.

Tampa General Hospital – July 2017 – July 2020

Project Accounting/Fixed Assets/Lease Analysis

Senior Financial Analyst

Cost Accounting: Accounting for Fixed Assets and Construction in Process (CIP) in accordance with GAAP for Tampa General Hospital organization and its affiliates, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, capitalizations, disposals, and transfers in Peoplesoft Software System.

·Timely and accurate CIP reporting of expenditures, funding and review against budget including maintenance of database.

·Efficient review and processing of new projects, activity requisitions and invoices for CIP and capital including capital and expense determinations based upon GAAP.

·Proper valuation, controls and records of capital assets including regular invoices, disposals, and transfers.

·Analysis and projection of depreciation and other asset related costs for budgeting purposes and asset values for insurance purposes.

Construction Accounting:

·Setting up Construction activity with project number, budget, & first contact with project manager.

·Tracking all costs associated with Construction project using excel spreadsheets, evaluation if costs should be expense or capital, reconciling actual to budgeted costs to communicate the status to the project manager of the status of the project.

·Team effort with Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, and Project Manager to make sure that purchase orders, credit memos, and invoices are assigned, allocated, posted, and paid properly to the project.

·Upon completion of project, using Certification of Occupancy, or the first patient seen, costs will be capitalized into the Asset Register for depreciation purposes. Additional costs will be tracked and capitalized for the project monthly.

Financial Accounting:

·Responded to internal and external audit requests.

·Monthly reconciliation, reporting and closing of Asset Management Module for Tampa General Hospital and its affiliates.

·Capital vs. Operating Lease Analysis and approval for departments to go forwards with expenditures.

Opusing Inc. – Contractor Position

Coca Cola Refreshments – CCBF Fixed Assets Accountant III October 2016 – June 2017

Cost Accounting: Accounting for Fixed Assets and Construction in Process (CIP) in accordance with GAAP for Coca Cola Beverages Florida a subsidiary of Coca Cola Beverages. Responsibilities include review of journal entries, account reconciliations, capitalizations, disposals, and transfers in SAP System.

·Timely and accurate FA Contra & CIP reporting of expenditures, funding, and review against budget.

·Efficient review and processing of costs for new projects, activity requisitions and invoices for FA Contra & CIP and capital, including capital and expense determinations based upon GAAP.

·Proper valuation, controls and records of capital assets including regular invoices, disposals, and transfers.

·Analysis and projection of depreciation and other asset related costs for budgeting purposes.

Financial Accounting:

·Monthly reconciliation & reporting of Fixed Asset for New Independent Bottler – CCBF.

·Confirmation of subledger Fixed Assets to General Ledger reconciliation balances using AssureNet.

·Verification of Tasks performed in a deadline driven environment using the Unity System.

·Daily communication with New Independent Bottler – CCBF involving excellent customer service, fulfilling requests & answering questions in a timely and accurate manner.

Shriners Hospitals for Children-Shriners International Headquarters, Tampa, FL May 2012 – September 2016

Senior Fixed Assets Accountant

Cost Accounting: Accounting for Fixed Assets and Construction in Process (CIP) in accordance with GAAP for twenty hospitals and twenty O&P facilities throughout the United States, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, capitalizations, disposals and transfers in Lawson Software System.

·Timely and accurate CIP reporting of expenditures, funding and review against budget including maintenance of database.

·Efficient review and processing of new projects, activity requisitions and invoices for CIP and capital including capital and expense determinations based upon GAAP.

·Proper valuation, controls and records of capital assets including regular invoices, disposals, and transfers.

·Analysis and projection of depreciation and other asset related costs for budgeting purposes and asset values for insurance purposes.

·Conversion Team member of Asset Management from Fixed Asset Management System (FAMS) to Lawson Software System for twenty-two Hospitals. Conversion of twenty-two hospitals in Asset Management one year ahead of schedule.

Construction Accounting:

·Setting up Construction activity with project number, budget, & first contact with project manager.

·Tracking all costs associated with Construction project using excel spreadsheets, evaluation if costs should be expense or capital, reconciling actual to budgeted costs to communicate the status to the project manager of the status of the project.

·Team effort with Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, and Project Manager to make sure that purchase orders, credit memos, and invoices are assigned, allocated, posted, and paid properly to the project.

·Upon completion of project, using Certification of Occupancy, or the first patient seen, costs will be capitalized into the Asset Register for depreciation purposes. Additional costs will be tracked and capitalized for the project monthly.

Financial Accounting:

·Responded to internal and external audit requests.

·Monthly reconciliation, reporting and closing of Asset Management Module for Hospitals and O&P facilities.

Baycare Health Systems, Tampa, FL May 2008 – May 2012

Capital Asset Management

Senior Financial Analyst

·Experience with Lawson and Microsoft Office for the Capitalization of Fixed Assets placed In Service. Creating Asset to be depreciated over the useful life determined by Federal Statute.

·Preparation of Change Orders when Accounts Payable requests, Transfer, Disposal, and Retirement of Assets when documentation from Materials Management is received.

·Reconciliation of Fixed Assets and Depreciation at Month End, clearing accounts, Property Tax Accrual (Real Estate & Tangibles), Annualized Rent, & Amortization of Prepayments for the Organization.

·Closing of Lease Management Module at Month End.

·Reviewing and Updating of All Real Estate and Tangible Properties for the Organization and All Affiliated CHA's. Filing Tax Exemption forms for all Not for Profit Entities (DR504) and Partial Exemptions for those that qualify. Preparation of Annual Tax Returns and coding for the accuracy and timeliness in the processing of invoice payment of Property Taxes due in November.

·Reviewed, Analysis and Insertion of Foot Notes for differences between Actual and Budget for GL Accounts assigned.

·Preparation of Work-papers for Audit Review requested by Outside Auditors.

·Documentation Review, Analyzation, and Preparation of information requested Intra - or Inter - Company Team Members, Vendors, or Governmental entities.

·Tracking of Capital Interest Activities (Projects) making sure that during Capitalization the Interest is capitalized as well.

·Physical Inventory and Tagging of Fixed Assets after Capitalization process on monthly basis. Quarterly Inventory Review of the Assets that were tagged previous years.

·Coordinator for the Construction/IT/BEACON monthly meetings preparation of Agenda & Minutes of the meeting.

·Member of the CERF Committee (Approval of CERFS, Purchase of Equipment). Member of Reward and Recognition Committee (Organization of Team Member Events for the Year).

·Special Projects - Clearing of Open Purchase Orders Line Items, Business Interruption Tax Study, Received Not Invoiced Equipment (RNI), and other projects as needed.

Disney World Shared Services, Orlando, FL April 2006 – May 2008

Fixed Assets

Senior Accounting Associate

·Experience with SAP and Microsoft Office for the Capitalization of Fixed Assets placed In Service. Created Asset to be depreciated over the useful life determined by Federal Statute.

·Retirement, Journal, and Transfer postings on an on-going basis as needed.

·Analysis & Reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts for Month End Closing.

·Correspondence with inter and intra sources for the gathering of information to complete tasks.

·Training of personnel, temps & employees, one to one basis, full knowledge & skills of the Settlement process.

Various Accounting/Finance/Recruiting Assignments, NYC & Orlando Florida May 2000 – April 2006

Consultant

·Preparation of Quarterly, & Annual Payroll Tax, Sales Tax, GST Tax, & Commercial Rent Tax for multi-locations.

·Preparation of royalty reports for principals, controller, and merchandisers, based upon careful analysis of Licensee's monthly sales reports.

·Reconciliation of all inter-company activities.

·Back up of Payroll, Shipping, Accounts Receivable, Cash, and Accounts Payable and Treasury desks.

·Utilization of Accounting/Finance knowledge & skills for the recruitment and placement of Accounting/Finance & Human Resource professionals with the qualifications that meet the skill-set of clients' staffing needs.

·Daily activities include, job board search for prospective candidates, company profile checks of prospective clients, interviewing, reference checks, ad calls, & info calls.

·Setting up and updating accounts in current system with information about candidates or clients.

·Human Resources - Health (Vytra), Life (MetLife), Drug Testing (Home Services Inc.), Workman's Compensation, Terminations, Hires, Employee Liaison with all problems.

·New Software (Scrap-ware and Acuity) Super-user, Trouble-shooter, Trainer, and part of Procedure Administration with three other committee members.

·Preparation of Borrowing Base certificates necessary for cash flow.

·Set up of new companies and Bank Accounts in QuickBooks.

INVENTORY EXPERIENCE:

·Physical inventories performed at Tampa General Hospital. Once confirmed journal entries performed to adjust perpetual to actual.

·Inventory of supplies maintained monthly and recorded with assistance from departments at Tampa General Hospital.

·Inventory of all Fixed Assets Property, Plant & Equipment maintained and depreciated at Tampa General Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, Baycare Health Systems, & Disney World Shared Services.

·Inventory of Coca Cola Machines inventory maintained and adjusted at Coca Cola Refreshments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Computer Software NetSuite, Peoplesoft, SAP, Lawson, Axiom, MAS90 (200), QuickBooks, Microsoft Advanced Excel (includes Vlookup’s & Pivot Tables), Word & PowerPoint, CoastNet, CoastCentral, Great Plains, Scrap-ware, Acuity, Jack Henry, Unix (Real World Software), Oracle, Hexagon, One Write Plus, Daceasy, Accpac, Libra and Quicken, ADP, Paychex & Ceridian

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