David Janco

CPA offering 20+ years accounting and tax experience gained with a global public accounting firm, multi-national industry companies, and single family office.

Experience includes systems implementation, budgeting & analysis, monthly close cycle, ad-hoc reporting, private equity and corporate taxation. Exposure to a variety of industries including real estate, chemical manufacturing, & waste management. Possess a high work ethic, superior interpersonal skills and excellent follow-through.

Software skills include: Archway Platform, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics, & Peoplesoft

Director of Accounting at JADEC, LLC (2022-01 – 2026-07)

Single family office serving multiple generations responsible for their financial, tax, liquidity, and information technology needs. Accountable for the planning, analysis and control environment of multiple entities as well as the day-to-day operations management.

Manager of Accounting at JADEC, LLC (2018-01 – 2021-12)

Senior Accountant at JADEC, LLC (2015-10 – 2017-12)

Second hire in the family office and built out a 12-person team over the span of 10 years that provided a variety of services from accounting to grant making for their private foundation.

• Ensuring accounting information is provided accurately, timely, and in meaningful ways to the family and their stakeholders
• Performing monthly accounting close, including recording monthly journal entries and reconciliations in accordance with GAAP
• Oversaw an operating P&L of $6M for family office as well as the audit of 5 large trusts for adherence to trust agreements
• Managing consolidations across 5 large trusts consisting of 50+ entities and 100s of portfolio accounts
• Exercising full compliance with JADEC's standards and constantly working to strengthen JADEC's control environment
• Understanding and identifying opportunities for improvement, developing recommendations, and implementing solutions to processes
• Coordinating with external service providers (accounting, tax and legal) to ensure we adhere to all compliance deadlines
• Built liquidity forecasts to support family's cash management strategy across multiple trusts
• Coordinated with banking partners to automate payment processes to avoid risks with paper checks
• Responsible for preparation and delivery of operational budget for family office
• Assisted in building out technology stack for family office with 3RD party managed service provider; included identifying family requirements for on-premises vs cloud services and robust security software
• Assists in evaluating a new accounting system to be implemented, identifying required data interfaces, recommending improvements to entity structures, and interacting with 3rd parties to implement recommended improvements
• Deriving core financial policies and procedures which impose an adequate level of control while ensuring that activities are in line with corporate policies, accounting guidance and internal controls

Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting Group at WCA Waste Corporation (2011-08 – 2015-09)

WCA Waste Corporation is a vertically integrated non-hazardous solid waste management company providing waste collection, transfer, material processing and disposal services. WCA provides services to over half a million residential and commercial/ industrial customers.

• Consolidate 3 regional (8 states) P&L's into Final Detailed P&L for management review
• Manage month end close processes in adherence with strict reporting deadlines
• Review various reconciliations and schedules for audit and corporate close prepared by staff to ensure accurate presentation of consolidated P&L
• Distribute External financials to investors and banks on a quarterly basis to comply with debt covenants
• Prepare & distribute Asset Management Report to executive management and private equity investors
• Established Key Performance Indicator reports which drove business processes and decisions to increase productivity by 20%
• Manage and facilitate year end audit with Vice President of Finance
• Manage local landfill bank accounts to ensure cash requirements and reduce exposure for fraud

Accountant, General Ledger & Financial Reporting Group at Intertek (Shared Services Center) (2009-11 – 2011-08)

Intertek is a public company and industry leader in providing testing, inspection, and certification services to a wide variety of clients. Intertek North America generates over $450M in revenues.

• Resolved ~75% of reconciling items in complex balance sheet accounts resulting in accurate financials
• Analyzed general liability account with Finance Managers reducing expense accruals in excess of $200K
• Led effort to reduce inter-company expenses in prepaid account, resulting in reduction of balance sheet accruals by $400,000
• Liaison and main point of contact between other foreign business units and US
• Settled the balances between Commercial and Electric division and other business units
• Researched queries from Finance Managers and Operations regarding accounting and GL issues

Accountant, Accounting/Finance Group at Telvent USA, Inc. (2008-02 – 2009-12)

Publicly traded global IT solutions and information service provider that improves the efficiency, safety and security of the world's leading companies.

Tax Associate, Federal Tax Services Group at Grant Thornton LLP (2006-09 – 2008-12)

One of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations providing the highest quality service to public and private clients in more than 100 countries.

Master in Professional Accounting in Accounting – The University of Texas at Austin (2006-05)

Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration – The University of Texas at Austin (2006-05)