Karol Rozanek, CPA, MAS
Senior Manager - Fund Accounting at National Equity Fund- Claim this Profile
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REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
-Mar, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
LICENSED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
-Jun, 2009- Nov, 2024
Experience
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National Equity Fund, Inc.
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United States
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Real Estate
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Manager - Fund Accounting
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Mar 2017 - Present
1. Responsible for reviewing quarterly and annual financial statements prepared by staff/seniors before they are issued to investors. 2. Responsible for responding to auditor requests during the annual audit. 3. Preparation and review of tax schedules prepared by staff/seniors for each fund. External CPA firm uses these to prepare the tax return for each fund and issue K-1’s for each investor.4. Approval of equity disbursements to projects which the funds invest in, ensuring all requirements in the partnership agreement are met before the cash is sent out.5. Work closely with project level CPA’s to ensure our investors receive both the credits and returns they were promised at the fund level.6. Worked closely with our IT staff during system conversion to make sure the new system would meet all of our investor reporting needs, recommending changes as needed. Both internal reporting system and GL software. 7. Manage 9 to 12 staff, seniors, and temp employees including hire/fire/discipline decisions. Show less
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Fund Accounting Manager
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Oct 2012 - Mar 2017
1. Responsible for reviewing quarterly and annual financial statements prepared by staff/seniors before they are issued to investors. 2. Responsible for responding to auditor requests during the annual audit. 3. Preparation and review of tax schedules prepared by staff/seniors for each fund. External CPA firm uses these to prepare the tax return for each fund and issue K-1’s for each investor.4. Approval of equity disbursements to projects which the funds invest in, ensuring all requirements in the partnership agreement are met before the cash is sent out.5. Work closely with project level CPA’s to ensure our investors receive both the credits and returns they were promised at the fund level.6. Worked closely with our IT staff during system conversion to make sure the new system would meet all of our investor reporting needs, recommending changes as needed. Both internal reporting system and GL software. 7. Manage 9 to 12 staff, seniors, and temp employees including hire/fire/discipline decisions. Show less
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Analyst
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Jun 2010 - Oct 2012
Financial analyst in the trading group responsible for: 1. Inventory accounting for north and south America. 2. Communication of quarterly financial results to management along with variance analysis. 3. Maintaining GL (in SAP) for Canada operations along with most of the Canada journal entries (hedge and foreign currency translation accounting). 4. Calculation of tariff amounts between US and Canada based on pipeline transportation volumes. 5. Analysis of confidential payroll data. 6. Various inventory analytics involving valuation and currency translation. Show less
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Baker Tilly US
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United States
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accountant (Auditor)
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Apr 2008 - Jun 2010
Public accounting firm (Chicago office)1. Worked in the construction real estate group for four busy seasons (as staff & senior accountant)2. In-charge senior on numerous audit engagements ensuring that the engagement team was on track to meet the client’s deadlines. Clients mainly included: publicly traded REITs, private construction companies, and building management companies.3. Helped a private construction company convert their books to GAAP and prepare for an IPO.4. Worked on overhead multiplier audits for construction companies working with the City of Chicago.5. Worked on numerous due diligence projects using ARGUS software to map out financial projections for retail properties.6. Worked on international audits dealing with currency translations for companies holding properties in Europe.7. Researched new standards and communicated filing requirements with clients.8. Experienced with both public (SEC) and private company audits.9. Experienced in SOX internal control testing.10. Performed reviews, compilations, and agreed upon procedures engagements.11. Worked on numerous projects requiring the use of IDEA data extraction software. Show less
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Staff Accountant
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Sep 2006 - Apr 2008
Public accounting firm (Chicago office)1. Worked in the construction real estate group for four busy seasons in total (as staff & senior accountant)2. Staff accountant on numerous audit engagements ensuring that the engagement team was on track to meet the client’s deadlines. Clients mainly included: publicly traded REITs, private construction companies, and building management companies.3. Helped a private construction company convert their books to GAAP and prepare for an IPO.4. Worked on overhead multiplier audits for construction companies working with the City of Chicago.5. Worked on numerous due diligence projects using ARGUS software to map out financial projections for retail properties.6. Worked on international audits dealing with currency translations for companies holding properties in Europe.7. Researched new standards and communicated filing requirements with clients.8. Experienced with both public (SEC) and private company audits.9. Experienced in SOX internal control testing.10. Performed reviews, compilations, and agreed upon procedures engagements.11. Worked on numerous projects requiring the use of IDEA data extraction software. Show less
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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Jun 2005 - May 2006
Assisted the instructor in teaching the class and grading various assignments (Financial Accounting and Accounting Control Systems). Class size was about 300 students. Assisted the instructor in teaching the class and grading various assignments (Financial Accounting and Accounting Control Systems). Class size was about 300 students.
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Meaden & Moore
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United States
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Accounting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Accounting Intern
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Jun 2004 - Apr 2005
1. Calculated business interruption losses for companies that were hit by natural disasters. The analysis performed was used by our clients in insurance settlements. 2. Communicated with clients and explained the analysis performed. 3. Analysis of confidential information (mostly in Excel). 1. Calculated business interruption losses for companies that were hit by natural disasters. The analysis performed was used by our clients in insurance settlements. 2. Communicated with clients and explained the analysis performed. 3. Analysis of confidential information (mostly in Excel).
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Menards
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Intern
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Apr 2004 - Jun 2004
1. Monitored, updated, and corrected the inventory system in the hardware department. 2. Monitored operations of the hardware department including supervision of employees. 3. Reported directly to hardware department manager and general store manager. 1. Monitored, updated, and corrected the inventory system in the hardware department. 2. Monitored operations of the hardware department including supervision of employees. 3. Reported directly to hardware department manager and general store manager.
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Education
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2000 - 2006
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business
Bachelors and Masters, Accounting -
Lincoln Park High School
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