Experience

Paradise Advertising & Marketing Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Financial Controller & CAO

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  St Petersburg, Florida, United States



Next Science, LLC

• Accounting & HR Senior Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  The Greater Jacksonville Area



Debbie Karasek - Accounting Solutions Consultant

• Chief Solutions Officer

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

  The Greater Jacksonville Area Experienced Professional with 25+ years in Financial Leadership Roles. *Accounting *Audits *Budgets *Conversions *Payroll *Training



United Way of Northeast Florida

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Jacksonville, Florida



Atlantic Beach Country Club

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  jacksonville, florida Opened Atlantic Beach Country Club 12/31/14 Established all Accounting Policies and Systems of Internal Controls for Restaurant & Bar, Golf, Tennis and Fitness Departments. Staffing and Payroll preparation Maintain complete accounting in Jonas software. Bank statement reconciliation of five bank accounts. Establish Annual Budget Prepare Board and Finance Committee Financial Packages Prepared External Audit information Software: Jonas, Oasis, Excel, Word



Sawgrass Country Club

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Controller

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2014

  ponte vedra, florida Prepare monthly Journal Entries, Financial Statements, and the Financial Package for the Board of Directors. Converted manual bank reconciliations to automated through Jonas software. Developed Accounting Procedures and Deadline Responsibility lists for the Accounting Assistant and Assistant Controller positions. Positive Pay & Desktop Deposit and Sales Tax Returns. Perform Inventory test counts; Prepare Inventory CGS calculations. Daily and monthly Jonas responsibilities include… Show more Prepare monthly Journal Entries, Financial Statements, and the Financial Package for the Board of Directors. Converted manual bank reconciliations to automated through Jonas software. Developed Accounting Procedures and Deadline Responsibility lists for the Accounting Assistant and Assistant Controller positions. Positive Pay & Desktop Deposit and Sales Tax Returns. Perform Inventory test counts; Prepare Inventory CGS calculations. Daily and monthly Jonas responsibilities include AP, AR, Member Setup and Maintenance of Dues; Billing; Installments; Food Minimum; Late Fees, Member Statements; Adjustments to Member Accounts; Daily update of POS, Menu Setup. Prepare and transmit payroll for 250employees with Timeco Clubpay and Certipay Customer Service Prepare information for ExternalAuditors. Software: Jonas, ADP, Excel, Word, Timeco/ Clubpay, Certipay Show less



Watson Realty Corp

• Director of Accounting

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2012

  jacksonville, florida Manage twenty-two offices with four thousand properties and accounting staff of four to six Resolve software conversion issues and catch up accounting workflow due to conversion issues Work with software developers to create accounting reports to help with bank reconciliation Develop and implement new procedures that work with the new software to insure accuracy Maintain four thousand Owner and Tenant ledgers, bank reconciliation, 50 monthly Bank Reconciliations. Software:… Show more Manage twenty-two offices with four thousand properties and accounting staff of four to six Resolve software conversion issues and catch up accounting workflow due to conversion issues Work with software developers to create accounting reports to help with bank reconciliation Develop and implement new procedures that work with the new software to insure accuracy Maintain four thousand Owner and Tenant ledgers, bank reconciliation, 50 monthly Bank Reconciliations. Software: Promas, Propertyware, Excel, Word Show less



Restaurant Corp Office - CRS

• Controller

  • Oct 2007 - Aug 2010

  Charleston, South Carolina Through audit procedures uncovered theft and inaccurate reporting of information from 2006 – 2008 Implemented conversion of Accpac Software to Quickbooks Enterprise Learn Accpac to work with past years information gathering to correct that information Reviewed and corrected audit information to include revising the financial statements for accuracy for 2006 and 2007 Prepared Bank Statement Reconciliations for 2007 through current Research to discover discrepancies W2s to 941s –… Show more Through audit procedures uncovered theft and inaccurate reporting of information from 2006 – 2008 Implemented conversion of Accpac Software to Quickbooks Enterprise Learn Accpac to work with past years information gathering to correct that information Reviewed and corrected audit information to include revising the financial statements for accuracy for 2006 and 2007 Prepared Bank Statement Reconciliations for 2007 through current Research to discover discrepancies W2s to 941s – get returns and forms corrected Maintain current status for financial statement preparation while correcting the previous year’s information and preparing the financial statements and audit information for tax purposes Show less



Jacksonville Housing Authority

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Comptroller

  • Jul 2006 - Oct 2007

  Jacksonville, Florida Supervise staff of six, complete bookkeeping, payroll Responsible for accuracy of financial statements and budgets Responsible for bank statement reconciliations Responsible for general ledger account reconciliations Responsible for accuracy of quarterly payroll tax returns as well as year end W2s and 1099s Fund accounting project to include multiple funds and years, eight million dollars and reporting to HUD, the Manager of Operations and the Vice President Responsible for… Show more Supervise staff of six, complete bookkeeping, payroll Responsible for accuracy of financial statements and budgets Responsible for bank statement reconciliations Responsible for general ledger account reconciliations Responsible for accuracy of quarterly payroll tax returns as well as year end W2s and 1099s Fund accounting project to include multiple funds and years, eight million dollars and reporting to HUD, the Manager of Operations and the Vice President Responsible for monthly review and budget revisions for Mod Rehab program Cont. page 2 Deborah J. Karasek Implemented improved procedures, training and forms for the existing payroll, inventory and fixed asset systems Revised month end closing procedures to go from a three month financial statement close to a ten day close with final statements ready to present to the Board Developed an accrual system to ensure costs were included in proper months due to change in closing timeframe Software: CCS, Excel, Word, Power Point Show less



RiverTowne Country Club

• Accountant

  • Jun 2005 - May 2006

  Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Maintained some clients listed below while holding this position) Complete bookkeeping, payroll, collections, member billing, customer service Worked with restaurant and retail managers to monitor their inventories and helping them to isolate problems to reduce their food, alcohol and retail costs Prepare monthly financial statements and year end audit information Prepared quarterly tax returns, W2s and 1099s Prepared monthly sales tax returns Responsible for conversion of… Show more Maintained some clients listed below while holding this position) Complete bookkeeping, payroll, collections, member billing, customer service Worked with restaurant and retail managers to monitor their inventories and helping them to isolate problems to reduce their food, alcohol and retail costs Prepare monthly financial statements and year end audit information Prepared quarterly tax returns, W2s and 1099s Prepared monthly sales tax returns Responsible for conversion of Timberline and IBS to Infogenesis and Springer Miller and helping staff with problems arising during and after conversion Software: Timberline, IBS, Excel, Word, Infogenesis, Springer Miller Show less



Snee Farm Country Club

• Accountant

  • Jul 2004 - May 2006

  Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Clients while working at RiverTowne Country Club listed above) Complete bookkeeping and payroll Prepare budgets, financial statements, bank statement reconciliation, and payroll tax returns



Hagood & Kerr

• Accountant

  • Jun 2002 - Jul 2004

  Worked concurrently with Johnson & Johnson Inc. Mgrs. Listed below) Complete bookkeeping, client billing and ADP payroll Prepare monthly financial statements and review with owners Developed and entered budget numbers to financial statements Responsible for the conversion from Tabs to Time Matters and Quickbooks Software: Tabs, Time Matters, Quickbooks



Johnson & Johnson Inc. Mgrs

• Accounting & Human Resource Supervisor

  • Jan 1995 - Apr 2004

  Charleston, South Carolina Insurance Broker; Supervise staff of 7 for accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, month end journal entries and accruals Prepare financial statements and comparative actual to budget statements and prepare for yearly outside reviews Set up thirteen month rolling budgets Worked with managers of nine departments to develop yearly budgets and monitor on a weekly basis for maximum profitability Research, implement and maintain employee benefits for 70 Johnson… Show more Insurance Broker; Supervise staff of 7 for accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, month end journal entries and accruals Prepare financial statements and comparative actual to budget statements and prepare for yearly outside reviews Set up thirteen month rolling budgets Worked with managers of nine departments to develop yearly budgets and monitor on a weekly basis for maximum profitability Research, implement and maintain employee benefits for 70 Johnson & Johnson employees Responsible for various accounting responsibilities for six additional entities owned by Johnson & Johnson: JJPF (finance company), Seafix (deep sea fishing), JJHoldings(real estate), JJ&K(commercial painting), Toler's Cove Marina and JJ&K (painting company) Responsible for all inter company transactions and their respective reconciliation Extensive spreadsheet design Excel and Power Point presentations Responsible for setting up as well as maintaining inventories in marina store; and renting boat slips for company owned boat slips as well as collecting rent and paying commission on outside owner owned boat slips United Way coordinator for company for 9 years. Attained 100% company participation for the last 4 of the 9 years Software: Quickbooks, AS400, Finance Master, Excel, Word, Power Point Cont. page 3 Deborah J. Karasek Show less



MSJ Organization

• Controller

  • Jan 1984 - Jan 1995

  Charleston, South Carolina Opened first three restaurants Hire, train and supervise staff of 8. Responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, general ledger reconciliation, bank statement reconciliation, payroll, payroll tax returns and employee benefits Performed complete bookkeeping for the first two years manually before making the conversion to automate the entire operation Design spreadsheets with programmers to transfer Lotus into Remax network programs Programming of Point of… Show more Opened first three restaurants Hire, train and supervise staff of 8. Responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, general ledger reconciliation, bank statement reconciliation, payroll, payroll tax returns and employee benefits Performed complete bookkeeping for the first two years manually before making the conversion to automate the entire operation Design spreadsheets with programmers to transfer Lotus into Remax network programs Programming of Point of sale system Positouch for payroll, inventory and menu changes Developed all on site office and restaurant systems (Point of Sale NCR 2160) Developed corporate office structure and all job descriptions Prepare and analyze financial statements Prepared cash flow Audit inventories and on-site bookkeeping systems at all three restaurant locations Manage owner’s personal finances to include budgets, financials, and banking Analyzed all monthly construction billings for new locations and throughout renovations Show less