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KATHLEEN STRUSIENSKI

Lancaster,NY

Summary

Detail-oriented finance professional with over 20 years of progressively responsible accounting experience in the self-storage industry. Proven expertise in account management and reconciliation while successfully managing multiple teams, priorities, and deadlines during periods of company expansion, reorganization, and growth.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Accountant

Self Storage Plus
01.2025 - Current
  • Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry adjustments, and transaction reviews.
  • Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
  • Executed financial reporting, managing prepaid accounts, schedules, reconciliations, event settlements, and month-end accruals.
  • Prepared timely and accurate tax filings, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Staff Accountant

Extra Space Storage
07.2023 - 01.2025
  • Provided guidance to other departments regarding proper accounting practices and procedures
  • Created and prepared journal entries to book bank fees, prefunding of accounts, and EFT transfer requests from various departments
  • Preparing ACH transfers to reduce bank balances for closing accounts and setting up tickets in JIRA system to provide information to Treasury
  • Pulled chargeback information daily from AMEX and Global systems and uploaded to JIRA
  • Monitored Cash Postings and Property Accountant Help inbox to assist with inquiries from other departments
  • Completed tickets in JIRA system from sites and reconcilers related to banking issues
  • Pulled daily deposit exception reports from Salesforce and provided information to reconcilers

Accountant I

Life Storage LP
01.2023 - 07.2023
  • Oversee monthly reporting and procedures, including posting accruals for over 1,000 stores using integration files, reviewing month-end profit and loss, and validating bank reconciliations from store account representatives
  • Provide direct accounting support for stores by posting journal entries, adjusting store budgets, depositing corporate checks, and providing copies of checks and stop payments for internal departments
  • Streamlined account creation and maintenance by establishing and managing a list of banking contacts for use in opening new accounts and providing assistance both in person and online

Account Representative/Accounting Team Leader

Life Storage LP
09.2004 - 01.2023
  • Analyzed and audited financial reports including daily cash, check, and credit card transactions, application of customer payments, invoices, and coding for payment
  • Facilitated weekly transfers from store accounts to corporate account and prepared monthly bank reconciliations and month-end reporting
  • Established relationships with banks to open new accounts, set up online banking access and obtain account information for staff and management
  • Utilized effective listening, interpersonal and communication skills to supervise and support accounting representatives, providing onboarding guidance to new hires and conducting training on new policies and procedures-both in person and remotely-to all account staff as needed

Education

BS - Financial Economics

Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY
12-1992

Skills

  • Accumatica
  • Great Plains
  • Account reconciliation
  • General ledger accounting
  • Journal entry preparation
  • Accounts payable
  • Budgeting
  • Variance analysis
  • D365

Timeline

Staff Accountant

Self Storage Plus
01.2025 - Current

Staff Accountant

Extra Space Storage
07.2023 - 01.2025

Accountant I

Life Storage LP
01.2023 - 07.2023

Account Representative/Accounting Team Leader

Life Storage LP
09.2004 - 01.2023

BS - Financial Economics

Buffalo State College

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