Tatiana Farrow, Mba Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

The Dallas Housing Finance Corporation (DHFC) provides tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds and other support for the acquisition, construction or substantial rehabilitation of multi-family housing.DHFC has the authority to purchase, lease, own, hold title to, or otherwise acquire an interest in a residential development, directly or indirectly through a subsidiary of the DHFC.

Technical Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis-Review, evaluate and implement (as needed) accounting policies, procedures and systems.-Oversee general ledger, technical accounting and reporting systems to ensure compliance with US GAAP. -Calculate cash forecast and work with accounting manager to manage cash.-Help CFO investigate variances from budget for the monthly financial meeting and review consolidated financials. -Attend the monthly financial meeting, as well as regular strategic planning meetings with operations, legal and sales. Provide financial support to the legal team for insurance underwriting and technical accounting for risk reserves & excess, plus insurance premiums and surgery warranties/guarantees.Internal Controls -Ensure revenue recognition practices comply with US GAAP.-Create, review and maintain internal controls to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial statements and fixed assets. -Supervise and mentor the accounting team: accounting operations, accounts payable, accounts receivable.-Manage banking relationships; review banking policies for highest efficiency and cost-effective procedures. Strategic Planning & Reporting-Work with operations and legal department to create procedures and systems to support new products and business. -Work with IT to connect general ledger to reporting systems with ODBC or API connections. -Optimize KPIs and performance metrics to support operations and managements' business decisions. -Coordinate with CPA for reporting compliance and timely state and federal filings.

Plano, Tx, Us

Profitability Projections & Financial Trend Analysis▪ Extract data for analysis & produced ad-hoc reports for management.▪ Reported to management reasons for new vehicle cost increases & engineering change variances.▪ Trained new analysts over a 6 month period.Budgeting & Forecasting▪ Update vehicle costing to include international & domestic transfer pricing.▪ Analyzed budget balance sheet for depreciation changes and new R&D capital expenses.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Sales & Commissions Trend Analysis▪ Reported daily, weekly & monthly sales for management; focused on PowerBI automation.▪ Tracked & calculated commissions for internal & external sales representatives.Financial Planning & Analysis▪ Scheduled & facilitated team meetings to discuss project scope, deliverable timelines and managedcash flow of proposed projects.▪ Mapped order entry process flows to identify opportunities to reduce human error.▪ Completed data extraction from system for project bid reviews and profitability analysis.Budgeting & Audit Controls▪ Compiled and loaded division level production budget in TM1 and produce budget financials.▪ Complete month end SOX and ASC606 compliance reports & liaison with Big 4 auditor.▪ Performed ASC606 contract & bid reviews to flag potential fees, fines and onerous covenants.

Toledo, Oh, Us

Forecasting-Weekly corporate reporting on plant productivity and idle expenses. -Calculate mix changes and report on variances. -Incorporate scheduling changes into forecasted production matrix.Month End Close & Audit Controls-Prepare journal entries in accordance with US GAAP. -Complete month end SOX compliance reports. -Liaison with Big 4 auditor for inventory audits and cycle counts.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Month End Close & Financial Reporting▪ Prepared journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP.▪ Assisted A/R & A/P clerks with reclassifications, recurring expenses and prepaid liabilities.▪ Filed Property Tax, Franchise Tax and Sales & Use Tax for multiple jurisdictions.▪ Provided data for financial (bridge) reporting, PPV & scrap analysis and ad-hoc reports foroperations managers. Work with operations & sales teams to produce more relevant reporting.▪ Identified and implemented automation opportunities for financial & trend reporting.Fixed Assets & Inventory▪ Managed entire fixed asset function from capital requests to capitalizations & disposals.▪ Ensured inventory valuation accuracy and periodically update standards & report changes.Budgeting & Forecasting - Financial Planning & Analysis▪ Provided labor & overhead allocation for operations, material cost estimates & supply chain.▪ Calculated depreciation for budget year and created forecast for financial planning & analysis.▪ Consolidated projected revenue and validate information received from sales team.▪ Created financial models to show different budget scenarios to CFO & upper management.Audit, Internal Controls & Asset-Backed Loan Reporting▪ Assumed primary responsibility for interim & annual audits with external Big 4 auditor.▪ Performed annual internal SOX testing for multiple subsidiaries.▪ Mapped A/R, A/P, invoicing & inventory accounting process flows for internal control riskassessment and system risk assessment.▪ Tracked accrued wages/rebates/reserves & completed monthly ABL bank reporting package toreport financials and other commercial loan requirements.

Plano, Texas, Us

Variance Costing & AP Supervision▪ Completed planned vs. actual profitability analysis for variable and fixed costs.▪ Tracked SG&A expenses to budget; explained actual results in monthly FP&A reports.▪ Supervised A/P clerk for consistency and accuracy; set up new vendors (W-9, W-8 & duty forms).

Atlanta, Ga, Us

ACHIEVEMENTS • Implemented use of Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) for production cost reporting.• Executed OBIEE training for management and lead production associates. • Became subject matter expert for financial and production reporting using OBIEE.Inventory Valuation & Profitability Analysis▪ Prepared performance to standard production analysis by (order, customer, etc.).▪ Analyzed manufacturing variances & made suggestions for manager’s improvement efforts.▪ Performed periodic revaluation cost rollups to calculate total material cost variances▪ Prepared historical trend reporting for inventory analyses.▪ Calculated cost components and profits for intra-company transfers.Month End Close & Trend Analysis▪ Analyzed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and calculated waste.▪ Prepared reporting package and scorecard for plant and operations managers.▪ Trained and integrated A/P Clerk into closing process to increase efficiencies.Oracle ERP Data Warehouse Implementation Core Team Member▪ Performed system data validation for Shreveport and Elgin plant database warehouses.▪ Identified and implemented automation opportunities for the scheduling and costing processes.▪ Mapped process flows for the scheduling and costing process to identify and eliminateredundancies.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Masters In International Accounting And Finance, Ifrs

Mba, Multinational Operations And International Finance

Education record

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts, Double Major: French And Business Economics