Property Accountant - Asset Living - Dallas, TX, USA
(2024-04)
Nationwide Property Management. Manage full-cycle accounting for a multifamily property portfolio, ensuring accurate property-level financial reporting
- Prepare and record key month-end and year-end journal entries
- Reconcile and analyze balance sheet accounts and produce monthly financial statements
- Review of financial statements to ensure accuracy and investigate discrepancies in budget
- Maintain balance sheet schedules
- Reconciliation of management fees, and lender escrow accounts
- Calculate and prepare statements of cash flows
- Analyze & review complex accounting & financial transactions for internal & external reporting
- Work closely with external auditors, providing all requested documents and reports for annual audit
- Bank reconciliations and related journal entries
Staff Accountant - Republic Elite - Addison, TX, USA
(2022-01 - 2024-04)
Production and installation of multifamily cabinets, countertops, and interiors
- Managed intercompany transactions, billings, and reconciliations for five entities
- Perform monthly bank reconciliation and prepare related journal entries
- Process weekly cash disbursements and monthly credit card statements and payments
- Perform timely reconciliation of vendor accounts and resolve discrepancies
- Process payable invoices across Dynamics, Insights, and QuickBooks Online systems
- Generate and analyze weekly AP Aging reports
- Ensure accurate general ledger coding
- Maintain accurate supporting financial schedules, including leases
- Prepare and post accruals for month-end closing
- Assistance with annual financial audit
- Prepare and file sales and use tax reports
Head accountant - Ar-Be Armenian Belarusian Trading House - Yerevan Armenia
(2010 - 2017)
Second largest Big Box retail, manufacturing, and service-providing company in Armenia. Led and mentored a team of 12 accountants, overseeing all aspects of the full accounting cycle
- Balance sheet, financial statements, taxes
- Managed month-end and year-end closing processes, including the maintenance and reporting of all corporate fixed asset
- Managed journal entries and reconciliations for monthly and annual general ledger closing activities, including the administration of fixed asset additions and balance sheet preparation
- Conducted thorough analyses of financial files and accounts to identify and resolve discrepancies, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Developed and delivered comprehensive Profit & Loss (P&L) reports to provide insights to senior management and stakeholders
- Ensured timely dissemination of financial management reports, including internal and external financial statements, annual audits, and annual budgets
- Conducted in-depth analyses of business operations, market trends, and financial obligations to develop accurate and actionable financial projections
- Led the successful implementation of an automated accounting software system, streamlining processes for the accounting department and retail stores
- Oversaw inventory accounting for retail and manufacturing divisions, ensuring accurate valuation and cost allocation across hundreds of SKUs
- Implemented periodic inventory audits and coordinated with warehouse teams to resolve discrepancies, improving inventory accuracy by 25%
- Collaborated with procurement and operations to align inventory records with financial reporting, enhancing forecasting and budgeting reliability
Head Accountant - Europe LLC - Yerevan, Armenia
(2008 - 2010)
A large company with 40 retail stores selling construction materials. Led and managed a team of 10 accounting employees and 40 cashiers, overseeing all financial operations and ensuring accuracy and efficiency
- Directed centralized accounting functions, ensured accurate financial reporting, and managed internal/external audits, maintaining strict compliance with International Accounting Standards (IAS)
- Managed the full accounting cycle, producing accurate and timely financial statements while ensuring the integrity and completeness of all financial records
- Managed the general ledger, performed detailed journal entry analysis, prepared balance sheets, and completed accurate tax returns
- Managed the preparation and accuracy of financial reports and performed comprehensive reconciliations of general ledger accounts
- Managed inventory reconciliation across 40 retail locations, ensuring consistency between physical counts and financial records
- Led the successful conversion of a manual accounting system to an Armenian Software electronic system, resulting in a 95% reduction in errors and a 70% increase in efficiency
Head Accountant - Brabion Flora Service LLC - Yerevan, Armenia
(1991 - 2008)
Retail, flowers, and floral accessories
- Evaluated accounting processes and implemented process improvements to increase automation, enhance efficiency, and reduce manual workload
- Directed monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close processes, ensuring the timely and accurate preparation of comprehensive financial statements and reports
- Oversaw inventory accounting for perishable and seasonal floral products, ensuring accurate valuation and timely reconciliation across retail locations
- Coordinated physical inventory counts and implemented tracking systems to reduce shrinkage and improve inventory turnover
- Worked closely with procurement and store managers to align inventory levels with demand forecasts, optimizing cost control and product availability
- Managed day-to-day financial operations, including accounts receivable and accounts payable processing, ensuring accuracy and efficiency
- Administered the complete monthly payroll cycle
- Prepared and analyzed cash and accrual basis financial reports, and managed fixed asset schedules and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance
Teacher - Montessori School - Princeton, USA
(2018 - 2022)
- Designed and executed a diverse range of academically enriching and socially interactive activities, promoting student participation and developing essential life skills
- Promote the Montessori vision and objectives by creating an appropriate curriculum
