Julie K. Simmons

205-***-**** Vestavia Hills, Alabama adva3d@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

**/**** – 08/2021 BioHorizons, Inc – Birmingham, AL

Cost Accountant – Item Setup and Inventory

• Weekly, monthly and yearly financial reports and cost-benefit analysis on key expenses

• Inventory and asset valuation with variation in value analysis

• Planning, studying and collecting data to determine cost of business activity such as material

purchases, inventory and labor; calculation of profit margins and cost minimization recommendations

• Analyzing actual manufacturing costs (fixed and variable), preparing periodic reports comparing

standard costs to actual

production costs, preparing forecast reports, and monthly budget reports

• Month End close of General Ledger with JEs from Inventory Reconciliations, Revaluations,

PPV, Consignment and COGS

• Physical inventory counts and cycle count audits

• Finished goods and WIP inventory reconciliations

• Item setups, cost rolls, attribute additions/corrections, list price revisions, and running macros in

Great Plains, in multiple subsidiaries and parent companies

• Manufacturing Order variance investigation, explanations, and closing

• Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains reporting software platform

09/2018 – 10/2019 Surgical Care Affiliates – Birmingham, AL

Senior Tax Accountant – Unclaimed Property and Non-Income Tax

Unclaimed Property – Responsible for gathering aged outstanding items from all lanes to determine

if they are escheatable to the states. Ensure due diligence is completed within the statutorily required dates for each state. Communicate with patients, vendors, partners and payors as needed to full repayment of unclaimed funds. File returns and ensure corresponding funding, journal entry and reconciliations are completed. Collaborate and communicate with other SCA lanes determine and implement best practices for the process.

Property Tax – Analyze new acquisitions for personal and real estate property tax compliance. Provide detail information to third-party vendor to file returns. Evaluate and prepare personal and real estate property tax accruals for 250+ surgery centers. Prepare monthly recons for property tax liability accounts. Prepare semi-annual budget updates for personal and real estate tax payments.

Sales and Use Tax – Evaluate new acquisitions to determine registration status. Register and maintain Sales and Use Tax registrations for 250+ surgery centers.

Audits and Projects – assist in providing data for Non-Income audits and related correspondence as needed. Assist in any special projects and process improvements.

03/2018 – 09/2018 Surgical Care Affiliates – (Contract via Warren Averett)

Tax Accountant - Non-Income Tax Division

Property Tax – Analyze new acquisitions for personal and real estate property tax compliance. Provide detail information to third-party vendor to file returns. Code and verify all personal and real estate property tax payments. Evaluate and prepare personal and real estate property tax accruals for 200+ surgery centers. Prepare monthly recons for property tax liability accounts.

Sales and Use Tax – Evaluate new acquisitions to determine registration status. Update and maintain Sales and Use Tax registrations. Review and assist in determining taxability of items purchased for 250+ surgery centers. Engage with Market Accounts, Development Accountants, Cash Accounting and Accounts Payable to ensure all taxes are applied appropriately.

Accounts Payable – Code and process all Personal and Real Property Tax Payments. Code and process multiple third-party vendor invoices.

Various additional projects as needed., mostly comprising of detailed data analysis and reconcilement.

05/2016 – 03/2018 Regions Bank – Wealth Management Operations and Technology

Accountant III – Fund Accounting – Common Trust Funds

Produce Net Asset Value (NAVs) for Common Trust and Collective Investment Funds.

Process purchase and sale activity of the participants and the fund’s assets.

Monitor all activity, such as corporate rates and actions, cost basis, principal and income pay downs, pricing, capital gains and losses, net investment income, dividend distribution amounts and expenses.

Prepare annual financial statements for internal purposes and for external auditors.

09/2013 – 02/2016 Sterne Agee and Leach, Birmingham, AL

Financial Reporter – SAFS/WRP Divisions

Prepared management financial reports for independent broker/dealer divisions.

Analyzed revenue and expense accounts to determine proper classification and compliance with GAAP.

Prepared and entered journal entries.

Monitored and analyzed daily general ledger activity to ensure completeness and accuracy.

Prepared monthly reconciliations with supporting schedules for general ledger accounts.

Assisted in the preparation of annual external financial reports filed with the SEC and other regulatory bodies.

Commission Specialist – Fixed Income Division

Responsible for commission payout for 160 sales representatives and multiple sales assistants.

Responsible for updating Xtiva for grid changes and changes in representative payouts.

Responsible for calculating and preparing daily revenue report to management.

Reconciled Xtiva and BETA to the general ledger system.

Researched data from multiple systems to ensure commissions from NSCC are given to the correct representative and improve efficiencies.

Acted as lead on multiple projects to determine how BETA system flows to allocate commission to the correct representative.

09/2006 – 06/2013 Colonial Properties Trust, Birmingham, AL

Accounting Manager – Multi-family and Commercial Development and Construction Division

Organized the audit for worker’s compensation and general liability policies.

Lead contact and support for the audits for CCC and CCS along with the construction and development portion of CPT’s annual audit.

Supervised Job Cost Accountant and Accounts Payable Clerk.

Reviewed all reporting submitted to senior management.

Reviewed balance sheet reconcilements for accuracy and proper placement of assets and liabilities.

Input budget reallocations for all jobs based on progress and scope changes.

Reviewed all internal draws before being submitted for inspections.

Property Accountant – Multi-family Division

Responsible for accounting for 26 apartment communities. Reviewed properties financials to check for accuracy of expenses and income.

Worked directly with property managers and RVP’s to analyze variances on income statement and balance sheet.

Worked directly with joint venture partners on 6 properties to included owner’s reporting and annual audit due diligence. Prepared monthly bank reconcilements and cash distributions.

Job Cost Accountant – Multi-family Development and Construction

Responsible for accounting for multiple projects under development and construction; applied percent of completion method to record joint venture profits for the company; prepared and submitted draw request to the banks.

Supervised, trained and mentored assistant job cost accountant.

Prepared and submitted internal draw requests for inspections; input budget reallocations in job cost sub-system; reconciled general ledger to the job cost system; reviewed job cost detail for accuracy and budget purposes.

Calculated development and construction overhead allocations; calculated capitalized interest for jobs; prepared and keyed multiple journal entries for month end close.

Reviewed all invoices, checked requests and expense reports to check for coding accuracy.

Assisted in Timberline and Prolog software conversions; assisted in creation of job code structure; conducted testing of new systems.

Prepared and maintained multiple spreadsheets and reports summarizing key performance indicators for monthly meetings.

10/2004 – 09/2006 Robins & Morton

Accountant/Bookkeeper

Assisted Controller with preparing monthly financials for four companies; prepared and submitted sales and use tax for 200+ jurisdictions; maintained contractors and business licensing for four companies in multiple jurisdictions; provided accounting support to 50+ active jobs; reconciled general ledger accounts; reconciled bank accounts for four companies; prepared daily deposits from owner payments; reviewed accounts payable activity for accuracy; reviewed all petty cash reports for accuracy; reviewed all expense reports for accuracy.

06/1999 – 10/2004 SouthTrust Securities, Inc., Birmingham, AL

Accountant and Officer

Served as sole backup to Accounting Manager, AVP; partly responsible for monthly closing of SouthTrust Securities books; prepared and keyed journal entries; reconciled general ledger accounts; researched commission adjustments; served as backup to commission payout personnel; prepared and sent out daily production report and balance production totals for over 700 representatives; served as major coordinator for new production/commission system; internal customer service.

Accountant

Responsible for closing the books on seven insurance companies; reconciled DDA and general ledger accounts for insurance companies; prepared and sent out daily production report and balanced production totals for over 700 representatives at end of month; internal customer service.

Accounting Specialist

Balanced multiple DDA accounts; prepared and keyed mutual fund 12B-1 commissions; prepared and keyed fixed assets to the fixed asset system; researched and corrected problems in the financial department; created and prepared multiple spreadsheets for management; internal customer service.

03/1995 – 06/1999 SouthTrust Bank, Birmingham, AL and Nashville, TN

Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer and Marketing Director, VP

Prepared reports and spreadsheets for monthly board meeting; prepared weekly reports and spreadsheets; internal and external customer service; travel coordinator; special projects.

Administrative Assistant to Branch Administrator, SVP and Marketing Director, VP

Prepared weekly reports and spreadsheets; internal and external customer service; maintained branch incentive programs.

Secretary to Administrative Officer of Corporate Insurance

Filed and maintained insurance claims for the corporation; maintained litigation database; supply coordinator.

SOFTWARE Microsoft Office with a focus in Excel, PeopleSoft, TTR, Vertex, Timberline, Timberscan, Yardi, PayScan, MRI, Addvantage, Xtiva, BETA, MASS, DocView, SpyView, Adaptive

EDUCATION University of Alabama at Birmingham

Completing Bachelor of Science in Accounting – expected graduation date is December 2023.

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