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Jenny Kraus: Senior Accounting Manager in Irvine, CA

Jenny Kraus

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Senior Accounting Manager
Irvine | United States
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McDonald Property Group

Senior Accounting Manager | 02/2015 - Current

• Full charge management and preparation of all accounting duties for small commercial real estate company with multiple Entities • Oversee all aspects of each Entity's accounting operations, and am primarily responsible for full cycle accounts payable, receivable, cash management, and financial statements • Handle monthly tenant rent statements, loan statements, rent receipts and data entry of same • Management of construction job cost / draw process for multi-million dollar projects • Payroll oversight and 1099 processing • Perform monthly bank reconciliations and month end closing • Prepare quarterly financial statements, and provide detailed review to Principals with suggestions for improvement • Direct financial activities of 3rd party Property Management Company by reviewing monthly financial reports and providing oversight and feedback • Serve as the primary coordinator and liaison for the parent company annual audit process • Create and analyze closing entries for asset acquisitions, dispositions, and refinancing • Performing and analyzing of various reconciliations as deemed necessary • Contribute to tax return preparation of all Entities in conjunction with external Tax Accountant • Prepare, review and coordinate all lender reporting packages • Developed and implemented a large number of changes to maximize efficiency, and improve overall operation and effectiveness of the organization, as well as vastly enhanced financial statements and other financial records
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LBA Realty, LLC

Corporate Accountant | 05/2013 - 02/2015

• Review and process corporate payables and receivables (processing of all incoming invoices, General Ledger coding, adjusting entries, handling any special or rush requests, ensuring time sensitive payments are completed on time, daily check runs and communication with employees and vendors for AP inquiries, remote depositing of incoming checks, booking of Journal Entries for a variety of transactions) • Company wide administrator for Concur Expense System and processor of expense reports of 180 employees including timely GL coding and Journal Entry uploads, resolving inquiries from upper level management on expenses, providing HR reports for payroll, and handling of any additional special projects or requests related to Concur • Responsible for payment, coding and GL uploads for monthly bills for 10 company issued American Express credit cards used by the Company's Partners • Process monthly G&A, Labor, Fund Reimbursables, Property Chargebacks • Responsible for handling Company Gift Card Program, entailing large number of orders from Regional Management Offices for Brokers and Tenants or other Corporate use, ensuring all chargebacks are completed timely, and records are up kept and matching GL • Assist with the quarterly close and reforecast cycle, which includes preparing quarterly close entries, supporting schedules, budgeting, and variance analysis • Prepare capital calls and distributions to and from partners • Assist with preparation of income tax return information for tax preparers, and K-1 Tax Return Distribution to Partners, as well as Financial Audits and 1099's • Handling of frequent additional projects as assigned by Controller • Develop process improvements to streamline tasks and promote efficiencies in the department
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Billabong, Inc

Production Finance Coordinator | 09/2006 - 05/2013

• Responsible for AP matching, GL coding and approval of all invoices for production dept., establishing and paying of LC's, noting and resolving discrepancies, tracking of payments and approvals • Acting as liaison to vendors and management both domestically and overseas for payment related matters, extensive excel work, organizing and upkeep of filing • Prepare and accumulate the company's financial data and calculate actual costs of all product received for month-end financial closing and reporting to the Australian Stock Market • Assemble financial back up for twice yearly company audits • Facilitate various projects such as Duty Drawback program, upkeep and collection of CTPAT and other documents, global vendor database and organization of supplier audits, preparation for customs and government audits • Performance of extensive data mining to analyze and prepare reports when conducting Freight Forwarder & Broker RFQ and financial analysis • Integration of records from all Billabong acquired companies into one. Train new staff or staff upon acquisition of other companies • Developed training manuals and SOP's on all Production Department procedures for all brands owned by Burleigh Point, Ltd.
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University of California

Bachelor of Arts

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1501 Lincoln Blvd.#1014 Venice, CA. 90291