Keri Shea
Arlington,VA
Summary
Highly skilled financial and accounting executive with over 30 years of comprehensive experience in managing accounting, reporting and tax professionals, processes and internal controls. Experience also includes understanding multi-family operations through the executive leadership of a resident-facing shared service center, as well as compensation, incentive and benefits plans, payroll processing
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
SVP, Principal Accounting Officer
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2013 - 12.2024
- Oversaw accounting and tax platforms for a $30B publicly traded multi-family apartment REIT. During 20 years with AvalonBay, provided executive oversight and leadership to the following functions:
- Corporate, property, and construction accounting;
- Internal and external financial reporting;
- Accounts payable and cash management;
- Resident facing shared service and call center operations;
- Overhead budgeting and reforecasting; and
- Compensation, payroll and benefits
- Negotiated and operationalized a master service agreement to provide centralized shared service and call center activities for a third-party client
- Provided accounting, reporting and operational support for a $6B portfolio acquisition, including leading the wind-down of the operations of the acquired entity
- Provided oversight of the implementation of an organization-wide ERP system, with primary focus on financial accounting / reporting and procure-to-pay processes
- Provided consultation to the organization related to business process and technology related internal controls
- Managed relationship with Audit Committee, including setting of agendas, preparation of materials and presentation of content
- Managed relationship with external auditors
VP, Principal Accounting Officer
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2009 - 03.2013
VP, Corporate Controller
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2006 - 03.2009
Assistant Corporate Controller
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2002 - 03.2006
Auditor
Arthur Andersen
09.1992 - 09.1999
- Conducted financial audits to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (IFRS).
- Identified and assessed areas of significant business risk and internal control weaknesses.
- Performed financial due diligence for clients undertaking merger / acquisition activity
Education
BBA - Accounting
College of William And Mary
Williamsburg, VA05-1992
Skills
- Team management and leadership
- Board and C-suite interaction and management
- Project management
- GAAP compliance and technical accounting research
- Internal controls design, implementation and assessment
- Business process improvement
- General ledger accounting and public company financial reporting
- REIT and federal, state and local tax compliance
Timeline
SVP, Principal Accounting Officer
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2013 - 12.2024
VP, Principal Accounting Officer
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2009 - 03.2013
VP, Corporate Controller
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2006 - 03.2009
Assistant Corporate Controller
Avalonbay Communities Inc
03.2002 - 03.2006
Auditor
Arthur Andersen
09.1992 - 09.1999
BBA - Accounting
College of William And Mary
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