Deon Taylor, CPA
Controller at Raintree Investment Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Public Accountant
State of UtahJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Quickbooks Online ProAdvisor
QuickBooks Proadvisor CAAug, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Raintree Investment Corporation
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United States
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Controller
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Oct 2020 - Present
• FULL CHARGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RAINTREE INVESTMENT CORPORATION’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (DRAFTING, RECONCILING, AND MONITORING TRANSACTIONS) • CONSULTED WITH RAINTREE ABOUT IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESSES • MANAGED AND DRAFTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR BANK COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BANK CONSTRUCTION LOANS FOR MULTIPLE REAL ESTATE DEALS OF RAINTREE INVESTMENT CORPORATION NATIONWIDE • DRAFTED CONSTRUCTION DRAWS FOR THE VARIOUS BANK CONSTRUCTION LOANS THAT REQUIRED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS • REVIEWED AND APPROVED RAINTREE EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS USING CONCUR • REVIEWED AND APPROVED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FINANCIALS FOR BANK COMPLIANCE • DESIGNED AND MANAGED CASH ROLLS FOR VARIOUS ENTITIES FOR CASH MANAGEMENT • GATHERED ACCOUNTING DATA FOR THE DIRECTION AND EXECUTION OF EXTERNAL AUDITS • PERFORMED BANK WIRES FOR ACH PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS • CONSULTED WITH RAINTREE ON VARIOUS OTHER ACCOUNTING AND TAX ISSUES Show less
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Momentum Development Group
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South Jordan, Utah
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Controller
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Sep 2017 - Present
Full charge responsibility of all accounting operations for 8 different entities within the Momentum Development Group entity Implemented web hosting for the accounting software for all of these entities Assisted with budget preparation and performed cash forecasting for the companies Implemented Expensify for expense tracking for AMEX transactions Streamlined reconciliations with templates that I built to make the accounting operations more efficient, allowing days to be taken off of monthly close process Quickbooks Online and Desktop Certified 2017-2018 Currently in the process of sitting for the CPA Exam 1040 Schedule C and 1065 Tax Prep Show less
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Darius Clark's i-75 CPA Review Course (CPAexamTutoring.com)
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United States
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Jul 2020 - Present
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Progrexion
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United States
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Financial Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Accountant
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Nov 2015 - Aug 2017
● Full charge responsibility for reconciling all balance sheet accounts, accounting operations, and drafting all of the financial statements for the Marketing company of Progrexion, Revenue Manager for a small subsidiary of the Marketing company. ● Assist in quarterly and annual external audits ● Maintained and created schedules, booked the current month’s rent expense, reconciled, and performed all of the Accounts Payable for all the leases for the company ● Managed and Reconciled all of the Marketing Company’s spend which produces the company’s revenue (12-15 MM monthly), wrote accrual for Marketing spend monthly (7MM-9MM monthly), maintained vendor reconciliations for the previous month’s accrual and booked true-ups based on accrual variances. Renovated the processes to book this large accrual from 3 days down to 1 day. ● Managed and Reconciled Marketing’s prepaid accounts ● Provided coding instructions and released wire transfers for Accounts Payable ● Cash reconciliations for 2 companies, totaling over $40 million monthly ● Managed payroll travel reimbursements for Progrexion’s marketing company ● Collected data for and completed quarterly sales tax returns ● Managed and performed all of the accounting for our lobbying attorney that operates his law firm out of our corporate offices (drafting financials, A/R, A/P, Balance Sheet reconciliations, etc.) ● As a revenue manager, booked and managed all of the A/R for the Marketing subsidiary, booked cash receipts for those A/R accounts, and performed collection efforts where necessary based on A/R aging schedules. Show less
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Extra Space Storage
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Property Accountant
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Dec 2013 - Nov 2015
● Maintained the books for 30-37 properties, with revenues over $30 million dollars annually. ● Made journal entries to record accruals and deferrals ● Researched and resolved deposit discrepancies with properties ● Maintained Tax Schedules to track accrual estimates for property taxes ● Performed Bank Reconciliations and Cash Management for all properties ● Audited and approved invoices for payment ● Tracked accounts for balance sheet reconciliations ● Reconciled mortgages for properties ● Headed up a conversion team that converted ESS from Great Plains to Microsoft AX, and assisted with converting reporting from IBM Cognos TM1 to Microsoft AX. Show less
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Education
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University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
Master's Degree, Accounting -
Weber State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting -
Tennessee Technological University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Management Information Systems, General