Gina Drusc
Greenacres,FL
Summary
Finance and accounting professional with over 17 years of experience in corporate, REIT, and project-based environments. Proficient in GAAP/SOX compliance, month-end close, financial reporting, and budgeting/forecasting. Proven track record of enhancing processes, reducing close cycles, and ensuring audit readiness. Expertise in ERP systems and data analytics, translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Accountant
Altman
Fort Lauderdale, FL
02.2022 - 06.2025
- Company Overview: a BBX Capital Subsidiary – NASDAQ: BBXIA
- Supported parent company (BBX Capital) reporting requirements by maintaining GAAP-compliant general ledgers and schedules for 5+ projects ($80M portfolio), ensuring audit readiness and transparency for quarterly/annual filings.
- Reduced close cycle to 5 business days by streamlining journal entry processes (e.g., automating recurring entries for subcontractor accruals) and reconciling intercompany transactions.
- Partnered with project managers to analyze job cost reports, identifying budget variances and recommending corrective actions to improve gross margins.
- Prepared and submitted monthly AIA draw packages, liaising with lenders to secure funding while ensuring compliance with lien release documentation.
- Served as key finance liaison for external auditors, legal teams, and subcontractors, resolving billing disputes and ensuring proper revenue recognition under ASC 606.
- A BBX Capital Subsidiary – NASDAQ: BBXIA
Business Manager
The GEO Group, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL
04.2017 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: NYSE: GEO
- Executed month-end close for corporate entity, ensuring GAAP-compliant journal entries, GL maintenance, and reconciliation of $18M in combined facility/departmental budgets to support accurate quarterly filings.
- Developed and monitored annual budgets for 24 correctional facilities ($10M revenue) and $8M in corporate overhead, identifying cost savings through variance analysis and expense reallocation.
- Conducted spot audits of voucher inventory across all facilities, implementing standardized purchasing procedures that reduced discrepancies and strengthened SOX compliance.
- Onboarded and trained facility finance teams on voucher protocols, bulk purchasing, and GL coding, ensuring adherence to corporate policies and improving cross-location consistency.
- Delivered monthly P&L reports with actionable variance commentary for executive meetings, including tracking and reclassifying misallocated expenses to maintain accurate cost center reporting.
- Earned ACA CCM certification (national correctional management accreditation), demonstrating deep understanding of industry-specific financial and operational standards.
- NYSE: GEO
Accounting Analyst/Staff Accountant
Fenway Sports Management
Boca Raton, FL
10.2016 - 04.2017
- Company Overview: The Boston Red Sox
- Led full-cycle budgeting and forecasting for multiple business units, driving alignment between financial targets and operational execution.
- Conducted monthly P&L reviews, delivering insightful variance analysis and actionable commentary to senior leadership to support strategic decision-making.
- Maintained financial models and schedules (insurance, vehicle leases, commissions) to ensure accurate forecasting and budget adherence.
- Prepared and reviewed balance sheet reconciliations, bank statements, and intercompany eliminations, ensuring GAAP compliance and accuracy in consolidated financials.
- Managed fixed asset accounting, including depreciation schedules, additions, and disposals, maintaining precise records for audit readiness.
- Reconcile intercompany transactions monthly, ensuring proper eliminations and seamless consolidation.
- Automated mileage and commission tracking for auto leases, streamlining payroll settlements and reducing manual errors.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to update team-specific P&Ls, booking revenue share entries and clarifying variances for stakeholders.
- The Boston Red Sox
Accounting Analyst
The GEO Group, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL
02.2013 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: NYSE: GEO
- Executed accelerated month-end close within 3 business days for $X billion publicly-traded REIT by preparing complex journal entries, maintaining consolidated GL, and implementing shared tracking system that improved cross-departmental collaboration.
- Supported preparation of SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q), including compiling supporting documentation and analyzing financial disclosures for accuracy.
- Partnered with Tax Department to journalize transfer pricing entries for taxable REIT subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with IRS regulations.
- Developed dynamic financial models and dashboards to analyze monthly results, identifying trends that improved forecasting accuracy.
- Aggregated and visualized company-wide financial data for quarterly Board presentations, including reviewing and enhancing CFO's script.
- Supervised 15+ facility managers to ensure accurate variance explanations aligned with actual results.
- Streamlined balance sheet reconciliation process, reviewing and approving 50+ monthly/quarterly reconciliations with 100% accuracy.
- Identified and mitigated financial reporting risks through proactive cross-departmental coordination.
- Automated recurring reporting processes, reducing manual work by 10+ hours monthly.
- NYSE: GEO
Corporate Accountant
Trammell Crow Residential
Boca Raton, FL
10.2010 - 02.2013
- Prepared consolidated corporate financial statements for 6+ business units (National Accounts, HR, Payroll, Insurance/Risk, Asset Management, and Affordable Housing), ensuring GAAP compliance and accuracy for leadership review.
- Managed month-end close process, including preparation of 50+ monthly journal entries and maintenance of detailed balance sheet schedules supporting $60M in corporate assets.
- Reconciled intercompany accounts across 10+ entities, resolving discrepancies to ensure proper eliminations in consolidation.
- Calculated and submitted national overhead, insurance, and accounting fee billings monthly, improving revenue recognition timelines by 25%.
- Conducted cash flow and insurance premium analyses.
- Led annual budgeting and quarterly re-forecasting for corporate departments, reducing variance to actuals by 15% through improved expense tracking.
Divisional Accountant
Trammel Crow Residential
Boca Raton, FL
06.2008 - 02.2013
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annually consolidated financial statements on GAAP, Tax and Modified Cash basis for 5 active projects in the East Coast division (commercial, residential, and affordable housing).
- Responsible for the monthly processing, reviewing, tracking, and general ledger posting of AIA draw funding for 5 residential and 2 commercial projects.
- Responsible for cash management for 5 properties including wire transfers, payroll funding and bank account reconciliation.
- Review job cost activity to ensure consistent and proper coding.
- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, review and post all entries including monthly condo sale (HUD) entries.
- Calculate and record depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and tenant improvements.
- Prepared partner profit distribution allocations/waterfall and adjusted books on quarterly basis accordingly.
Senior Property Accountant
Tarragon Corporation
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
03.2010 - 09.2010
- Reconciled monthly balance sheet accounts, bank reconciliations, sub-ledger to general ledger reconciliations and completed review of profit and loss statements for accuracy.
- Worked closely with on-site property managers to assist in completing pre-close and close activities, answered questions, provided support, and ensured timely completion of accounting processes for on-time client and company reporting.
- Reviewed monthly fixed asset additions, updated depreciation schedules and prepared monthly depreciation journal entries.
- Calculated monthly management and advisory fees for joint venture residential portfolio of 23 properties and submitted invoices to respective individuals for payment.
- Part of the team responsible for transitioning accounting operations from Dallas, TX to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Staff was reduced from 7 to 3 team members.
- Handled monthly and quarterly reporting, including CAM reconciliations and operating expense tracking.
Education
Bachelors - Business Administration/Real Estate Finance
Florida Atlantic University
05.2007
Associates - Business Administration
Penn State University
12.2003
Skills
- Oracle (EssBase, Smartview, Hyperion)
- Sage Intaact
- Sage Timberline
- Yardi
- Infinium
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
- SAP Concur
- TDM
- Vendavo
- Terradata
- MS Office Suite (Excel – advanced formulas, pivot tables, macros, Vlookups; Word; PowerPoint)
Timeline
Senior Project Accountant
Altman
02.2022 - 06.2025
Business Manager
The GEO Group, Inc.
04.2017 - 08.2020
Accounting Analyst/Staff Accountant
Fenway Sports Management
10.2016 - 04.2017
Accounting Analyst
The GEO Group, Inc.
02.2013 - 06.2016
Corporate Accountant
Trammell Crow Residential
10.2010 - 02.2013
Senior Property Accountant
Tarragon Corporation
03.2010 - 09.2010
Divisional Accountant
Trammel Crow Residential
06.2008 - 02.2013
Bachelors - Business Administration/Real Estate Finance
Florida Atlantic University
Associates - Business Administration
Penn State University