FRANCIS IKWUEME
Orlando,FL
Summary
Regional finance professional with strong focus on financial management, budgeting, and strategic planning. Proven ability to lead and collaborate with teams to drive results and adapt to changing needs. Skilled in financial analysis, compliance, and process optimization. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring consistent performance and support across all levels.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional Controller
SEI Group
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Receive broad guidance from senior-level management relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution.
- Lead and execute full-cycle month end close processes independently.
- Review and approve work prepared by staff for quality assurance.
- Prepare weekly cash flow forecasts for management.
- Oversee reconciliation of cash and inventory accounts.
- Manage construction accounting activities, including work-in-progress (WIP) calculations.
- Provide oversight of (AP) processes and ensure financial reporting accuracy.
- Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements, providing insights and recommendations as needed.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
Accounting Lead
Jones Homes USA
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Drive timely month end close process, including the review or updating of revenue and expense transaction posting, balance sheet accruals, and periodic reconciliations.
- Prepare weekly cash flow forecasts for management.
- Produce and distribute divisional financial statements to management including summary of material variances.
- Monitoring of cash flow for each community and cost control/expenses to achieve budgeted NOI.
- Reconcile all corporate banking transactions.
- Ensure financial statement reporting adheres to GAAP.
- Fixed asset reporting system accuracy and maintenance.
- Prepare monthly general ledger and bank reconciliations.
- Preparation of intercompany account(s) journal entries & reconciliations.
Controller
AHG Investment Group
06.2019 - 09.2023
- Manage global accounting operations for multi-entity, and multi-currency startups.
- Participate in the development of and support the company's strategic plans.
- Prepare consolidated financial statements for domestic and foreign subsidiaries.
- Create and oversee annual budgets and monthly forecast models for multiple projects in tandem with Department leads through MS Excel and QuickBooks.
- Provide funding requests as needed to Parent company to cover shortfalls in capital and/or operating expenses.
- Provide leadership and support to accounts receivable and accounts payable departments.
- Manage HR responsibilities, including payroll, employee onboarding, and benefits management.
- Coordinating, preparing, and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Oversee transactions related to the general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll, and financial reporting.
- Also head oversight of financial operations of other subsidiaries of AHG, both foreign & domestic.
- 1099 Preparation.
Senior Accountant
Taylor Morrison Home Funding
10.2016 - 06.2019
- Post home closings data and reconcile clearing accounts daily.
- Calculated sales tax monthly.
- Maintained monthly accruals and recurring journal entries such as prepaid expenses and depreciation.
- Responsible for timely and accurate financial reporting for all TMHF divisions
- Post mortgage first payments (cash receipts) into accounting system daily and reconcile earnest money deposits.
- Monitored fixed asset additions, deletions, and reconciliations.
- Managed and posted daily cash, wires, and intercompany transfers.
- Resolved and followed-up on accounting discrepancies and Ad-hoc financial analysis.
- Assisted Controller in the month end closing and budgeting process including bank reconciliations and financial report preparation.
- Prepared complex schedules and journal entries related to hedging activities for Controller and VP of Finance.
- Prepared monthly and quarterly reports for warehouse bank accounts.
Senior Accountant
Earl Enterprises
10.2013 - 10.2016
- Prepared and analyzed financial statement to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting standards.
- Completed monthly closing procedures including journal entries and report generation for over 90 restaurants.
- Prepared and filed sales tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
- Reviewed and analyzed income statement accounts for assigned business units providing insightful comments on variances to budget and prior year figures.
- Performed full cycle accounting for subsidiary companies including reconciliation and financial statement preparation.
- Prepared and reconciled complex intercompany transactions.
- Assisted with year-end audit requests.
- Gained an overall understanding of restaurant operations to ascertain accounting needs and recommended solutions to business and financial problems.
Senior Revenue Accountant
Margaritaville Hospitality Group
07.2012 - 10.2013
- Oversaw revenue and cash related functions pertaining to general ledger and internal financial reporting.
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly reporting ad hoc reporting.
- Prepared monthly financial statements in accordance with corporate closing calendar.
- Assisted with monthly commentaries for executive management.
- Ensured operational compliance with all internal control procedures.
- Provided month-end reconciliations and lead-sheets for respective balance sheet accounts.
- Performed month-end close journal entries including cash, accruals, and payroll, prepaid and intercompany.
- Prepared and reviewed tax and regulatory reports/returns and initiated payment/deposit monies in a timely manner.
- Supported General Managers in developing and implementing business strategies to improve guest service and operations.
Staff Accountant
Smokey Bones Bar & Grill
02.2010 - 07.2012
- Prepared and filed state sales, personal and real estate taxes in an efficient and timely manner.
- Prepared weekly labor forecast reports.
- Prepared financial and annual inventory reports.
- Performed General Ledger Reconciliations.
- Prepared monthly financials & ad hoc analysis reports for over 60 restaurant units.
- Performed weekly audit of restaurant cash-handling procedures.
- Executed month-end and year-end processes and procedures.
Project/Staff Accountant
Contractor Positions
09.2008 - 12.2009
- Wyndham Vacation Ownership
- Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt
- Starwood Vacation Ownership
Risk Management & Internal Audit Associate
RSM McGladrey
06.2007 - 05.2008
- Developed an understanding of the RSM audit approach and tools.
- Assessed risks and evaluated client’s internal control structure.
- Performed substantive tests of internal controls to identify risk & control gaps of key processes.
- Communicated engagement findings with audit team and client(s).
- Drafted financial statements under prescribed formats.
Education
Master of Science, (M.S.) - Accounting
Keller School of Management of DeVry University
Orlando, FL01.2018
Master of Business Administration, (M.B.A.) - Accounting Concentration
Keller School of Management of DeVry University
Orlando, FL01.2016
Bachelor’s degree - Accounting
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI01.2006
Bachelor’s degree - Finance
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI01.2003
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP, BAAN, PeopleSoft, Expedition, Great Plains, Lawson, JDA, Aloha, Loan Vision, Sage Peachtree, QB Online/Desktop, MarkSystems & Sage 100
Certification
- Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Master
- 2023
Timeline
Regional Controller
SEI Group
04.2024 - 05.2024
Accounting Lead
Jones Homes USA
11.2023 - 02.2024
Controller
AHG Investment Group
06.2019 - 09.2023
Senior Accountant
Taylor Morrison Home Funding
10.2016 - 06.2019
Senior Accountant
Earl Enterprises
10.2013 - 10.2016
Senior Revenue Accountant
Margaritaville Hospitality Group
07.2012 - 10.2013
Staff Accountant
Smokey Bones Bar & Grill
02.2010 - 07.2012
Project/Staff Accountant
Contractor Positions
09.2008 - 12.2009
Risk Management & Internal Audit Associate
RSM McGladrey
06.2007 - 05.2008
Master of Business Administration, (M.B.A.) - Accounting Concentration
Keller School of Management of DeVry University
Bachelor’s degree - Accounting
Grand Valley State University
Bachelor’s degree - Finance
Calvin College
Master of Science, (M.S.) - Accounting
Keller School of Management of DeVry University
Similar Profiles
TRAVIS SHANNON LEONARDTRAVIS SHANNON LEONARD
Lock Installer/Garage Door Installer at SEI GroupLock Installer/Garage Door Installer at SEI Group
Jordan WrightJordan Wright
Insulation Scheduler at SEI GroupInsulation Scheduler at SEI Group
Alexzandria Ali SaabAlexzandria Ali Saab
Regional Accounts Manager at SEI Group Inc.Regional Accounts Manager at SEI Group Inc.
Anthony Whitmore Jr.Anthony Whitmore Jr.
Deputy Sheriff at Orange County Sheriff's OfficeDeputy Sheriff at Orange County Sheriff's Office
Danny GuadamuzDanny Guadamuz
Freelance Technician at PersonalFreelance Technician at Personal