Accounting and Finance Consultant Resume Example

CONTROLLER

Spear Street Capital, LLC

• Directed set-up of corporate accounting department for startup Real Estate Investment private equity firm. Established departmental policies and procedures and hired and trained staff.
• Financial reporting for corporate and executive partnership accounting. Maintained general ledger and chart of accounts, balance sheet reconciliation, preparation of monthly cash basis reporting and annual accrual financial statements. Prepared annual budget, monthly variance analysis and annual reforecast.
• Directed Corporate Accounting Treasury Management. Managed cashflow, cultivated and maintained banking relations with domestic and international lenders, reviewed documentation and provided compliance for 200+ bank accounts and created internal controls to reduce risk or deficiencies. Invested, wired and reserved funds on a daily basis.
• Directed HR in conjunction with Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Onboard and off board employees. Facilitate Paid Family Leave, Fair Labor Standards, visa renewals, health insurance and benefits. Administered payroll for employees and oversaw corporate payroll reconciliation and tax activities. Spearheaded annual Workers' Compensation audit.
• Effectively communicated company policy and transitioned 3rd party property management accounting teams of newly acquired and disposed assets.

The Pisces Foundation, Presidio Partners LLC, Seaview Ventures LLC, high net worth individuals and various trusts. Industry focus on real estate start-ups and non-profit organizations.

• Provided accounting and financial services inclusive of generating financial statements, cash management, budgeting, tax and audit preparation, payroll, a/p and a/r.

• Co-designed accounting infrastructure to meet the increased demands of a growing portfolio and more sophisticated reporting requirements. Improved quality, consistency and accuracy of the department through recruiting and retaining strong experienced managers and staff and implementing uniform procedures.
• Managed a team of up to 17 geographically dispersed employees
• Responsible for the financial reporting of three partnerships inclusive of five major assets and several tiers of legal entities.
• Accounted for major transactions inclusive of property acquisitions, dispositions, purchase and sale true-ups, asset refinancing and developments.
• Managed annual and transaction financial audits for given partnerships and properties.
• Transitioned accounting staff of newly acquired properties.

• Responsible for the quarterly financial reporting for eight equity and debt portfolios comprised of eighteen Class A Real Estate assets valued in excess of $320M.
• Effectively interacted with Portfolio and Asset Managers regarding all financial functions related to the portfolios inclusive of the booking of acquisitions and dispositions and the calculation of yields.
• Responsible for portfolio cash management. Invested, wired and reserved funds for twenty three accounts. Monthly activity averaged $3M.
• Gave direction to Property Managers on internal accounting policy.