GREG J. ALEX, CPA
Des Plaines, IL 60016
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224-***-**** (Home)
312-***-**** (Cell)
Professional Experience:
CONSULTANT/ACCOUNTANT
RMK Management-Residential Rental January 2024-June 2024
•Responsible for overall submission of monthly financial statements for 7-9 managed residential properties.
•Worked on financial statements, review in month-end close in yardi voyager, bank reconciliations, journal entries, internal schedules, communicated with managers on site for review of financial statements. Complied year end audit data as needed and requested.
First Hospitality, LLC October 2021-August 2023
Property Accountant II – Hotel/Entertainment
•Responsible for overall submission of monthly financial statements for 7-9 managed hotel properties. Some full-service type hotels, dealing with food/beverage purchase and sales and some just managed monthly property reporting packages.
•Worked on monthly financial statements, month-end close in Dynamics/Sage, monthly and quarterly state sales & use tax for commercial aspects, bank reconciliations, journal entries, internal schedules, communicated with managers on site for review of financial statements. Complied year end audit data as needed and requested.
CONSULTANT/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Riverside Investment & Development November 2020-April 2021
•Responsible for overall submission of monthly construction draws, submission of funding and all related invoices dealing with 2 multi use properties in various stages of construction.
•Worked on bank reconciliations, journal entries, internal schedules, receipt of vendor waivers related to current construction of work in progress. Reviewed/Input of various property information related to monthly construction draws and submissions for the Bank/Title company in regards to the funding for the draws.
Foresite Realty October 2019 – May 2020
Property Accountant – Multi Family Rental
•Responsible for the overall accounting of 15 multi-family rental community properties.
•Work on bank reconciliations, review of month-end close in Rent Manager, journal entries, internal schedules, preparation/analysis of monthly financial statements. Review/Input of various property related information related to preceding/current years loan information/statements.
Globetrotters International, Inc. May 2018 – October 2019
Property Accountant – Residential Rental
•Responsible for all aspects related to 7 multi-family rental community properties, bank reconciliations, perform month-end close in Yardi, journal entries, account reconciliations, internal schedules, preparation /analysis of monthly financial statements.
•Responsible for the Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables for these properties, processed all invoices to be paid.
•Reviewed/Input items relating to preceding/current years variances and consolidating items relating to year end.
CONSULTANT/STAFF ACCOUNTANT
National Equity Fund, Inc. January 2018 – May 2018
•Responsible for month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, internal schedules, preparation /analysis of monthly financial statements for over 18 low-income non-profit community type properties. Reviewed/Input various tax return data relating to preceding/current year property information. Analyzed variance/consolidating items relating to year end process.
•Complied Year End Audit package, processed adjusting journal entries along with subsequent events questionnaire.
Equity Life-Style Properties, Inc. January 2012 – November 2017
Property Accountant – Residential/RV Community
•Delt with all aspects of property accounting, month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, internal schedules, preparation /analysis of monthly financial statements and monthly write off’s for over 30 MH/RV community type properties.
•Uploaded daily bank files, updated banking transaction/internal mapping codes for banking and accounting systems. Submitted sales/use tax on commercial business aspects within properties.
CONSULTANT/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Discover Financial Services, Inc. October 2011- November 2011
Forsythe Technology, Inc. February 2011 - September 2011
DPI Specialty Foods, Inc. October 2010 – January 2011
•Performed month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, various internal schedules, preparation /analysis of monthly financial statements and year end audit documentation within the Accounting Services Stock Compensation area, along with bank statement reconciliations.
•Responsible for FAS 123(r) Sec 162(m)/162(m)(5) pertaining to stock units/options and performance award units, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (WASO) calculations, review/update various Accounting Services policies and procedures.
CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION, INC. May 2007- September 2010
Senior Accountant
•Responsible for all month end functions for several land-based for-profit universities including preparation, review and analysis of monthly financial statements, monthly update of balance sheet and general ledger account reconciliations, post/reconciled General Ledger transactions; bank statement reconciliation dealt with bank transfers relating to Government Student payments i.e.: Sallie Mae, Ffelp and Elm deposits. Month end process was based on a 4-day period. Assisted with budgeting and forecasting along with various accounting/financial issues and compliances.
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CONSULTANT/GENERAL ACCOUNTANT September 2006- May 2007
Lincoln Park Savings Bank
Aksys, Inc.
•Responsible for recording financial transactions in general ledger; account reconciliations and analysis; foreign currency conversion, provided decision support for operating data for fixed assets along with budgets.
•Responsible for monthly and year-end financial statements, audit packages and 10-Q Report.
CARE CENTERS, INC. April 2005 - August 2006
HARRIS WEBBER, LTD. November 2003 - April 2005
Property Accountant – Health Care
•Responsible for all aspects of property accounting, prepared monthly and year-end financial statements for various managed health care facilities; recorded and prepared reports on Medicare, Medicaid and Private Pay regarding medical services received from the State of Illinois.
•Recorded and processed construction draw requests pertaining to ongoing construction for new managed health care facilities.
THE HABITAT COMPANY May 2000 - July 2003
Staff Accountant
•Responsible for all aspects of property accounting, recorded financial transactions in general ledger; account reconciliations and analysis; prepared monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements for up to 20 managed properties/residential apartment buildings, filed monthly and quarterly reports for IHDA, HUD, CHA and various Section 8 properties; prepared/filed numerous City of Chicago/State of Illinois monthly sales tax returns/payments for Commercial aspects within properties.
INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. December 1991 - March 2000
Staff/Senior Accountant
• Responsible for processing and analysis of Revenue data received by the accounting department through the entire stages of revenue recognition and reporting. Prepared and balanced quarterly and year end revenue reports for financial statements within the accounting department. Recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award for the reduction of the number of days in the outstanding accounts receivable along with collaborating on the implementation of a new revenue accounting system.
Education:
Bachelor of Science & Business in Administration - Finance - University of Tulsa, OK.
Certified Public Accountant – State of Illinois - 2003
Skills:
MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, Lotus Notes, Oracle, Yardi Voyager, Rent Manager, JD Edwards, Manage America, Reconnet, MRI, Get Reporting/Jet Pay, Great Plains, PeopleSoft, Peach Tree, Meditech, OMS, MARS, MAS 90, FRX, CHA-CCS, Dynamics, Sage, Profitword.