Tsion Yifru
Eden Prarie,MN
Summary
Financial Management professional with over 10 years of experience in providing accurate financial statements and analysis. Demonstrates great interpersonal skills and the ability to function as a leader as well as a team member to meet financial and operational goals. Possess the ability to interpret complex financial data, identify discrepancies, research and provide solutions. Proficient in Excel, Access, other MS programs and proprietary accounting software programs including SAP.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager
BKV Group
Minneapolis, MN
06.2021 - Current
- Develop financial reports and models for upper management to support decision-making processes.
- Manage a team of accountants to ensure accuracy of all financial transactions.
- Perform financial analysis of actual and projected results, identify discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.
- Identify areas of improvement within existing processes and implement solutions accordingly.
- Complete account reconciliations for month-end reporting.
- Collaborate with different departments regarding their budget requirements.
- Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
- Co-ordinate close transactions, including journal entries, lease amortization, intercompany transactions, variance analysis and forecasting.
- Review general ledger postings on a daily basis for accuracy and completeness.
- Review and process revenue recognition on a monthly basis.
- Ensure proper internal control procedures are in place over all areas of accounting operations.
- Oversee implementation and installation of new software programs, procedures and methods of operation.
- Provide support for internal and external audit requests.
Senior Accountant/Team Lead
UNFI
Eden Prairie, MN
02.2018 - 06.2021
- Managed the completion of monthly, quarterly and annual financial close.
- Reviewed and approved month-end journal entries.
- Reviewed and approved general ledger account reconciliations.
- Reviewed and provided recommendations for aging AR and AP reports.
- Managed and delegated tasks to direct reports.
- Planned and co-ordinated meetings with Accountants and Accounting Clerks as needed.
- Verified completeness and accuracy of contract agreements.
- Identified process improvement ares and provided recommendations to management.
- Reviewed and analyzed financial reports and records. Made recommendations relative to the accounting of revenues and expenditures.
- Recommended and implemented processes to increase accuracy and efficiency of quarterly reports.
- Coordinated with team members and management to assess impacts of changing financial transactions.
- Coordinated and provided resolution of accounting or finance questions affecting operating results.
- Evaluated, maintained and monitored appropriate internal controls.
- Reviewed procedures for internal control documentation.
- Assisted and provided support for annual audit requests.
- Evaluated employee performance and communicated improvement plans to employees.
- Trained employees on proper accounting methods, best practices and protocol.
Accountant
NRG
Minneapolis, MN
05.2014 - 02.2018
- Prepared comprehensive financial reporting packages to reflect growing organizational complexity.
- Worked with plant managers to collect detailed revenue and expense line items for efficient forecasting.
- Performed complex variance analysis for forecasting.
- Accurately calculated and invoiced customers for energy usage to maximize earnings.
- Prepared monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
- Sourced data from various accounting systems for ease of reconciliation and review.
- Created condensed reports from general ledger entries with nearly 100% accuracy.
- Analyzed and researched reporting issues to improve accounting operations and procedures.
- Assisted regional accountants, internal and external auditors with complex account transactions.
Senior Accountant
CBRE
Minneapolis, MN
09.2009 - 05.2014
- Prepared and analyzed financial statements to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to procedural standards.
- Analyzed business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations to project future revenues and expenses
- Developed and analyzed budgets by preparing periodic reports that reconcile budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Reviewed and provided details of material variances to management and clients for forecasting.
- Reconciled bank statements for various financial accounts to track revenues and expenses.
- Worked with A/R and A/P staff to ensure revenues and expenses are recorded in an accurate and timely manner.
- Provided support for internal and external audit requests.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Metropolitan State University
2008
Skills
- Review and Approve G/L and Subsidiary Ledger Reconciliation
- Financial Analysis and Forecasting
- Budget Preparation, Review and Analysis
- Financial Statement Review
- Prepare Financial Reports for Board Members
- Internal/External Audit Assistance
- A/P and A/R Review and Approval
- Complex Operating Expense Reconciliation
- Financial Variance Analysis
- Bank Statement Reconciliation
- Train Team Members
- Design and/or Edit Financial Dashboards
Affiliations
- Created customized reports for ease of transition of several financial accounts between management companies.
- Designed efficient budget review processes by creating new checklists that eliminated redundancies.
- Trained new employees in a couple of months to ensure coverage during close.
Timeline
Accounting Manager
BKV Group
06.2021 - Current
Senior Accountant/Team Lead
UNFI
02.2018 - 06.2021
Accountant
NRG
05.2014 - 02.2018
Senior Accountant
CBRE
09.2009 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Metropolitan State University
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