Danielle Renee Dill
Lake Mary
Summary
Experienced accounting leader seeking growth in a role to enhance my ability to guide high-performing teams, strengthen client relationships, and ensure accurate, GAAP-compliant financial reporting. Known for developing talent, collaborating with clients and auditors, and delivering consistent, high-quality financial results.
Professional with wealth of experience in managing client accounts, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and maintaining compliance with regulations. Adept at fostering team collaboration and driving results in dynamic environments. Skilled in financial analysis, account reconciliation, and client communication. Known for reliability, adaptability, and keen attention to detail.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Client Accountant Manager
Cushman & Wakefield
Maitland, FL
04.2024 - Current
- All duties as Client Accountant Manager
- Direct new business onboarding by coordinating with property management and clients; set up bank accounts, accounting software, load prior balances or closing statements; provide guidance to accounting team in review of Property Management Agreements for billable services and fees.
- Oversee a market, strategic and/or key client(s); develop productive, supportive relationships with market city leads, strategic clients, key clients, and internal stakeholders.
- Developing other managers and my team accountants.
Client Accountant Manager
Cushman & Wakefield
Maitland, FL
05.2022 - 04.2024
- Monitor team performance, available capacity, and training needs through conducting one-on-one meetings, team meetings and addressing deficiencies timely and professionally, including review and approval of accountant entered time to ensure accuracy.
- Review team members’ financial reports to ensure quality, timeliness, audit compliance and assess competencies; exercises professional judgement and skepticism in an effort to mitigate or detect fraudulent activity.
- Monitor team and/or market-wide requirements of timely tax and other critical payments, revenue entries and accounting performance, time tracking, and corporate aging follow-up.
- Assess team/department workflows and policies to recommend or implement improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness; provide oversight to ensure effective implementation.
- Track team compliance with department SOC 1 audit controls; approve banking or financial transactions, schedules and reports in accordance with the SOC Policies and Procedures manual and training; escalate and engage internal support teams to protect the interests of the firm and our clients, as needed.
- Develop direct reports through goal setting, conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews and delivering timely and meaningful performance feedback, while maintaining quality results and performance.
- Work with leadership team to implement department goals and objectives, lead department projects and provide essential Client Accounting committee involvement.
Assistant Client Accountant Manager
Cushman & Wakefield
Maitland, FL
03.2022 - 05.2022
- Assist the Accounting Manager in leading, managing, coaching and developing an Accounting Team, including monitoring and evaluating performance, in order to ensure performance standards are met, retention is achieved and career development milestones are realized
- Assist or act as accounting liaison for strategic or key client(s) as assigned, as well as provide supervision, direction and support to Accountants for all properties within assigned team/client portfolio(s) to ensure activity is recorded and reports are prepared in accordance with the property management agreement, client requirements, company policies and applicable accounting principles
- Conduct Second Level Reviews of financial statements as assigned to ensure accuracy and compliance standards are met, and evaluate Accountant’s performance thereto
- Collaborate with asset management group to obtain information on acquisitions/dispositions within assigned client portfolio(s), and provide guidance to Accountants to ensure acquisition/disposition accounting is performed in agreement with Property Management Agreement
- Assist the Accounting Manager in monitoring critical payments for assigned team/portfolio(s) including, but not limited to, mortgages, taxes, insurance, owner distributions and corporate billing
- Participate in recruiting, onboarding and training of accounting team members, as assigned
- Meet with the Accounting Manager monthly to discuss client relationships, employee matters and department issues, and immediately escalate critical issues
- Assess department workflows to recommend improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness, as well as collaborate with Multifamily Client Accounting Management and subject matter experts on the development and implementation of accounting policies and procedures
- Record activity and prepare comprehensive financial reporting packages for assigned properties in collaboration with accounting leadership, property management and clients, and ensure such activity is recorded and reports are prepared in accordance with the property management agreement, client requirements, company policies and applicable accounting principles
- Analyze property-level activity, financial reports and trends to identify and correct irregularities, detect fraud and ensure accurate representation of the property’s operational and financial position
- Exercise independent judgment relative to the timeliness, recognition and classification of transactions in accordance with GAAP
- Comply and assist with internal and external audits by providing appropriate documentation and information as requested by the Audit Team, as well as review 3rd party audit findings for accuracy and reasonableness
- Adhere to and enforce policies, internal controls and ethical standards established by the department and company, and apply quality measures within all areas of responsibility to support the company’s purpose and values
- Assist with internal projects, perform duties of Client Accounting Manager or accounting team members (in their absence) or perform other related duties, as requested
Senior Client Accountant
Cushman & Wakefield
Maitland, FL
10.2020 - 03.2022
- All duties as Client Accountant II
- Mentoring other client accountants
- Assisting Manager and Assistant Client Accountant on adhoc projects and developing other on the team
Client Accountant II
Cushman & Wakefield
Maitland, FL
06.2018 - 10.2020
- Collaborating with Property Managers, Regional Property Managers, Portfolio Accountants and clients.
- Prepare financial statements for assigned portfolio in agreement with client requirements and the applicable accounting principles.
- Analyze property-level activity and financial reports to identify and correct irregularities.
- Ensure accurate representation of property’s operational and financial position
- Provide direction and support to site=level team members.
- Entering Journal Entries into the accounting software (Yardi)
Assistant Financial Controller
Southern Cross Cable Network
Bermuda
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Supervision of accounts payable and accounts receivable, including bank reconciliations and said staff (Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains System)
- Supervision of the monthly cost centre reports (analysis of expense lines) sent to management (FRX System)
- Operations and maintenance function: payments and subsequent collections from customers – supervise quarterly billings to customers
- Participation in the preparation of the annual budget, concentration in overhead analysis
- Quarterly forecast preparation and analysis
- Producing the monthly management accounts and deliver to shareholders
- Annual preparation of year end audit for five subsidiary companies, including the preparation of their financial statements
- Corresponding with the company’s customers and overseas staff on various financial matters.
- Standard payroll function: prepare and process staff payroll on a monthly basis, and prepare payroll tax forms. (manual function)
Senior Accounts Clerk
Southern Cross Cable Network
Bermuda
04.1999 - 01.2002
- Reconciliation of bank statements
- Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable (Foreign and Local)
- Payroll
- Annual preparation of year end financial statements
- Data entry into accounting software (e-back office)
Assistant Fund Accountant
Ernst & Young
Bermuda
06.1997 - 04.1999
- Preparation of monthly foreign currency trial balances
- Reconciliations: monthly broker cash recs, dividend accruals and payment schedule, coupon accruals and payment schedule, rebate and stock loan fee reconciliations.
- Daily input into client system
Education
Masters - Taxation
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL05-2015
Masters - Business Administration
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL02-2009
Bachelors - Business Administration, accounting
Mount Saint Vincent University/The Bermuda College
05-2005
Associates - Business Administration
The Bermuda College
05-2002
Skills
- Cash flow management
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Financial statement preparation
- MS office suite
- Analytical research
- Financial analysis
- Full-cycle accounting
- Year-end close
- Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- Variance analysis
- Internal controls
- Data analysis
- General ledger accounting
- Bank reconciliation
- International accounting
- Audit support
Timeline
Senior Client Accountant Manager
Cushman & Wakefield
04.2024 - Current
Client Accountant Manager
Cushman & Wakefield
05.2022 - 04.2024
Assistant Client Accountant Manager
Cushman & Wakefield
03.2022 - 05.2022
Senior Client Accountant
Cushman & Wakefield
10.2020 - 03.2022
Client Accountant II
Cushman & Wakefield
06.2018 - 10.2020
Assistant Financial Controller
Southern Cross Cable Network
01.2018 - 02.2018
Senior Accounts Clerk
Southern Cross Cable Network
04.1999 - 01.2002
Assistant Fund Accountant
Ernst & Young
06.1997 - 04.1999
Associates - Business Administration
The Bermuda College
Bachelors - Business Administration, accounting
Mount Saint Vincent University/The Bermuda College
Masters - Business Administration
Nova Southeastern University
Masters - Taxation
Nova Southeastern University