Samantha Pettis
North Little Rock,AR
Summary
A Resourceful Accounting professional with 10 years of experience in audit preparation and reporting. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Accountant Manager
BSR REIT, LLC
2019.05 - Current
- Manage and train accounting staff
- Organize and process real estate/personal property payment for 35 multi-family communities.
- Prepare monthly operational financial reports of entire portfolio for Chief Accounting Office, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operational Officer
- Assists with compliance with IFRS and US GAAP, Fair value accounting, and foreign currency accounting
- Preparation of monthly financial statements, report on variances, and document for assist with annual audits
- Maintain cash, accrual, and IFRS accounting books
- Audit of internal controls
- Update capitalized items and prepared depreciation expense report in SAGE FAS software
- Preparation of accounting team reports
- Preparation of domestic and international wire transactions
- Verify and Process International wires for stock trading
- Train new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Verify, approve, and organize capital investment expenses for entire company’s portfolio
- Cooperate with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Improved financial reporting accuracy by streamlining the month-end closing process and implementing efficient reconciliation procedures.
- Reduced financial discrepancies by conducting thorough account analyses and identifying areas for improvement in data management.
- Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
Property Accountant
BSR Trust, LLC
2014.12 - 2019.05
- Reconcile Bank Statement monthly- Operating and Escrow
- Completed bank and account reconciliations on weekly and monthly basis for 12-17 multi-family housing communities.
- Write off bad debts and record monthly allowance entry
- Responsible for assigned properties' mortgage escrows, replacement reserve, tax and Insurance accounts
- Set up and monitor recurring journal entries for prepaid and accrued expenses
- Month end close reconciliations: Review monthly financial statements for accuracy; identify and correct discrepancies
- Distribution of financial statements to owners or lenders
- Prepared for year-end audit cycle by compiling documentation for income statement and balance sheet accounts.
- Analyzed and reported financials for 17 multi-family properties and 5 commercial properties annually
Financial Assistant I
Practice Plus
2014.09 - 2014.12
- Calculated monthly depreciation, produces, and distributes accurate monthly depreciation reports to Accountants
- Reconciled all assets and accumulated depreciation from Assets Management to general ledger accounts
- Key daily clinic collections for assigned clinics accurately and within established time frame
- Collected data to create over 25 new account summary reports designed to track transactions, identify potential issues and create solutions
Bookkeeper/Human Resource/Payroll
The Salvation Army
2013.06 - 2014.09
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs
- Tracked expenses and income for businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts
- Maintain general ledgers & generate reports in financial system for management, advisory board, and divisional headquarters
- Reconcile monthly bank statement; identify and code all bank adjustment transactions
- Process, receive, and distribute supply orders
- Process employee applications, background checks, and new hire paperwork
- Completed payroll for employees and maintained detailed records of procedures
- Assist team with producing yearly budget
- Report variances of actual expenses & revenues compared to allotted budget
- Posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with corporate protocols
- Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols
Education
BBA - Business Administration, Accounting
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR12.2013
Skills
- Collect Data
- Accounting Management Assessment
- Accounting Procedures Validation
- Effective and Professional Communication
- Microsoft Excel
- Accounting Policy and Control
- Accounting Terminology
- Closing Procedures
- Monthly Financial Statements
- Statement Reconciliation
- Cash Analysis
- Budgeting and Variance Analysis
- GAAP Accounting Practices
- Journal Entries
- Account and Ledger Reconciliations
Accomplishments
Class of 2019 Arkansas Business 20 in their 20
Features in the Sept. 2020 Arkansas Next magazine "Real Pro" article
Timeline
Corporate Accountant Manager
BSR REIT, LLC
2019.05 - Current
Property Accountant
BSR Trust, LLC
2014.12 - 2019.05
Financial Assistant I
Practice Plus
2014.09 - 2014.12
Bookkeeper/Human Resource/Payroll
The Salvation Army
2013.06 - 2014.09
BBA - Business Administration, Accounting
University of Central Arkansas
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