COURTNEY DOWELL
San Diego,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
OPSPro
05.2023 - Current
- Full-Cycle Accounting: Manage and execute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for clients.
- Reconciliations & Reporting: Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, adjusting journal entries, and accurate financial statements.
- Compliance & Audits: Ensure transactional and reporting compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, regulatory standards, contract requirements.
- Process Improvement: Standardize financial workflows, clean up books, and improve operational visibility for clients.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate across shared context teams handling client payroll and HR infrastructure constraints.
- Supervision: Monitor and review team performance for accuracy and efficiency and provide training to address any gaps.
- Software: Unanet, Procas, WAWF, ASSIST, SAIC, iSolved, Gusto
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Virginia Peninsula Community College
03.2012 - 12.2024
- Instruction: Designed and delivered engaging course content tailored to traditional and adult learners.
- Assessment: Evaluated student performance through varied measures, evaluated cohort learning outcomes, and maintained accurate records.
- Communication: Maintained a presence and provided timely communication to students and college staff.
- Adaptability: Modified instructional strategies to address diverse student needs and enhance overall engagement.
Assistant Property Manager
Crestmont Property Management
09.2020 - 07.2022
- Leasing & Occupancy: Overseeing residential and vacation property leasing, showing units, and explaining terms of occupancy.
- Contract & Lease Administration: Writing, executing, and managing lease agreements and related legal documentation.
- Maintenance Coordination: Scheduling and coordinating maintenance work, handling building emergencies, and dispatching service professionals.
- Vendor Relations: Building and maintaining long-term professional relationships with trusted outside contractors and vendors.
- Client Communication: Managing consistent, day-to-day communications with tenants, customers, and property owners.
Prevention Specialist Lead
Colonial Behavioral Health
03.2010 - 08.2018
- Program Implementation: Formulate and run workshops, education programs, and environmental strategies.
- Assessment & Evaluation: Design and implement assessment and evaluation instruments, interpret data to determine needs and outcomes and utilize data to inform decisions.
- Program Implementation: Formulate and run workshops, education programs, and environmental strategies.
- Outreach & Education: Promote awareness of substance use prevention and recovery services.
- Leadership: Supervise staff, interns and volunteers. Serve in a leadership role for local coalition and regional planning organization.
Education
Master of Public Health - Health Education
California State University Northridge
Northridge, CABachelor of Science - Health and Sport Sciences, Psychology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OKSkills
- Month-end closing
- General ledger accounting
- Financial reporting
- Project accounting
- Government accounting
- Internal controls support
- Bank reconciliation
- Expertise in Unanet and Procas software
Timeline
Senior Accountant
OPSPro
05.2023 - Current
Assistant Property Manager
Crestmont Property Management
09.2020 - 07.2022
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Virginia Peninsula Community College
03.2012 - 12.2024
Prevention Specialist Lead
Colonial Behavioral Health
03.2010 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Health and Sport Sciences, Psychology
University of Oklahoma
Master of Public Health - Health Education
California State University Northridge