Gregory Rand
Columbus,OH
Summary
Dynamic Senior Accountant with extensive experience at VACO, excelling in financial management and cross-functional leadership. Achieved a 25% reduction in errors through process improvements and implemented cash flow projections that enhanced strategic decision-making. Proficient in Oracle and adept at relationship management, driving efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant
VACO
08.2024 - Current
- Managed consolidation accounting for multiple companies to ensure compliance and financial accuracy.
- Prepared monthly management reporting to provide insights for strategic decision-making.
- Implemented process improvements for branch accounting to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
- Reconciled month-end and year-end accounts using audit worksheets.
- Reconciled accruals and prepayments.
- Managed point-of-sale inventory system to track stock levels.
- Fixed Assets System Recordings
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Rand Management LLC
Sydney, Australia
01.2000 - Current
- Managed cash flow, developed cash flow budgets including capital expenditure and financial accounting budgets, and conducted quarterly reviews to investigate budget variations.
- Developed company budget, coordinated cross-departmental communication, and collaborated with executive leadership to assess costs and benefits of various programs.
- Analyzed and compiled operational and financial reviews for companies including benchmarking/Key Point Indicators, industry trends, and solutions to key issues affecting trading.
- Subject matter expert on fixed assets, prepared depreciation schedules, profit loss on realization of fixed assets and the establishment of fixed assets systems for the following companies: Nambucca Heads RSL Inc, which allowed club to gain a $500,000 tax benefit.
- Managed projects from idea to development, including numerous redevelopments from development consent to building approval.
- Noted Accomplishments: Developed processes for bank reconciliations carried out on new systems, which allowed for expedient balancing of this function, decreasing errors by 25% and saving time spent on this function.
- Implemented inventory and point-of-sale systems to control inventory and keep track of variations, which brought gross profit margins into line.
- Generated substantial wage savings through reorganization and restructuring of operations.
- Trained and monitored staff performance, analyzing training needs to develop staff to their full potential.
- Produced year-end worksheets for auditors, which allowed for expedient completion of the year-end figures, and compilation of annual report to members.
- The completion of the Central Coast Leagues Club, realizing a tax benefit of $22M.
- Managed accounts payables, accounts receivables, and month end reconciliation, implementing computerized time attendance system for payroll, which decreased input by one day per week, and also improved accuracy.
Senior Accountant
Community Choice Financial Incorporated
08.2022 - 08.2024
- Reconciled month-end and year-end accounts, incorporating account audit worksheets.
- Reconciled accounts payable and receivable.
- Performed reconciliation of accruals and prepayments to maintain accurate financial records.
- Performed reconciliation of all cash accounts across multiple periods.
- Implemented branch accounting process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
- Consolidation accounting for several companies
- Managed personal and property tax filings across multiple states.
- Accounting for Allowances and commissions
- Rental Property reconciliations
Senior Accountant
VACO
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Performed consolidation accounting for multiple companies to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Reconciled accruals and prepayments for precise financial representation, supporting accurate reporting.
- Reconciled month-end and year-end accounts by incorporating account audit worksheets.
- Verified cash account transactions for accuracy, ensuring reliable financial data.
- Implemented enhancements to streamline branch accounting processes.
- Filed sales tax returns to maintain compliance across multiple states, mitigating potential penalties.
- Processed personal and property tax filings for compliance in various states.
Senior Accountant
VACO
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Broad background utilizing: QuickBooks accounting system Accounts Payable Management, General ledger.
- Oversaw accounts payable, 1099 reconciliation, and financial reporting to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Executed payroll processing and reconciled payroll taxes for timely submissions and regulatory adherence.
- Administered trust accounting, reconciling ACH payments and disbursements to maintain accurate financial records.
Accountant
Premier Dealer Services
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Utilized Sage accounting system for accounts payable management and general ledger functions.
- Reconciled 1099 forms and completed reporting tasks.
- Processed ACH payments for claims cancellations and credits, reconciling commissions paid.
Senior Accountant
Ringside Talent Acquisition Partners
Columbus, OH
04.2016 - 08.2019
- Directed business portfolio management and accounting for clients including Chase Bank, Premier Dealer Services, Hexion, Crawford & Hoying Real Estate Developers, Columbus Airport Authority, Eloquii, Wesleyan Ohio Conference, Transit Authority, White Castle, Safe Ware Insurance, and Republic Services.
- Collaborates with executive leadership during the Chapter 11 process for accounts payable and purchase order system, ensuring deadline metrics.
- Broad background utilizing: Yardi Account Management, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Fixed Assets, Real Page, and QuickBooks.
- Subject matter expert on fixed assets and general ledger reconciliations, year-end audit papers, and monthly accounts.
- Managed $11B monthly account reconciliation, maintained fixed assets system, and ensured compliance with grant allocations through grant lodgments and closeouts, while preparing accounts for internal and external audits.
- Implementation of Great Plains accounting system conversion from QuickBooks. Setting up accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank accounts and general ledger, chart of accounts.
- Executed month-end and year-end account reconciliations, incorporated audit worksheets and general ledger, and facilitated transition to Great Plains accounting system.
- Handles all month end and year end bank account reconciliation incorporating account audit worksheets, general ledger, and implementation of TRECS cash control system.
- Facilitates financial banking Regulatory Compliance Audits, APR rates changes within mortgage market, and mortgage Broker Compliance Audits.
- Analyzes and researches lender and borrower compliance with federal and state regulations governing the mortgage market.
- Manages the development of the strategic planning and directed execution of multiple simultaneous projects, lasting up to 18 months.
- Evaluates organizational needs and translates them into requirements, ensuring business capabilities, assessing and resolving limitations, and developing innovations to meet and exceed those needs.
- Collaborates with executive leadership and cross-functional teams in feasibility planning, business process re-engineering, and restructuring of systems.
- Designs project management strategies and presentations to present to senior management and executive staff.
- Plans, budgets, manages, and documents projects, through successful implementation and customer reception, while evaluating business needs against budgetary constraints and prioritizing project requirements.
- Drives system development, improving and streamlining processes, and providing strategic direction to consultant team.
- Evaluates business infrastructure and needs, translating them into strategic redesigns, utilizing workable solutions which met budget and time requirements.
- Researched and prepared financial projections to enable more accurate tax planning and developed forecasts under multiple scenarios that increased tax credit benefits up to 15%.
- Prepares and reviews complex financial analytics, leveraging and manipulating large data sets using Excel and SQL.
- Develops ad hoc analytics to enable executive decision making, creating reports to support management’s decision-making process related to future engineering projects and tax planning.
- Noted Accomplishments: Rebuilt transactions on SAP system after ransom ware attack.
- Appointed special project accountant to address three years of neglected fixed assets totaling $78M.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management/Accounting
DeVry University
Columbus, OH03-2015
Bachelor of Business - Accounting
Northern Rivers University
Northern New South WalesAssociate Diploma - Insurance & Risk Management
Canberra College of Advanced Education
Canberra ACTFellow in Club Administration - Degree in Hospitality Management
Club Mangers Australia
Sydney AustraliaSkills
- Accounts Payable & Receivable
- Budget Forecasting
- Cash Flow Projections
- Oracle
- Research & Analytics
- Nonprofit
- AS 400
- Financial Management
- Tax Compliance
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Relationship Management
- PeopleSoft
Certification
- Food Management
- Liquor & Dining Room Management
- Liquor Licensee
- Gaming Licensee
Timeline
Senior Accountant
VACO
08.2024 - Current
Senior Accountant
Community Choice Financial Incorporated
08.2022 - 08.2024
Senior Accountant
VACO
04.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Accountant
VACO
08.2020 - 04.2021
Accountant
Premier Dealer Services
08.2019 - 08.2020
Senior Accountant
Ringside Talent Acquisition Partners
04.2016 - 08.2019
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Rand Management LLC
01.2000 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management/Accounting
DeVry University
Bachelor of Business - Accounting
Northern Rivers University
Associate Diploma - Insurance & Risk Management
Canberra College of Advanced Education
Fellow in Club Administration - Degree in Hospitality Management
Club Mangers Australia