Suzanne Beck
Accounting Manager at Denver Hardwood/ FDG Commercial- Claim this Profile
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Jennifer Strickland
Of the 14 years I've known Suzanne, I directly reported to her for more than 11. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat. As a supervisor, her expectations of her employees are both high and clear, but not impossible to achieve. She runs a very tight ship. Suzanne pushed me to expand my knowledge and understanding of accounting, but also gave me the latitude to learn in other areas of interest i.e. HR. I consider her to be the most important mentor of my entire career. Side bonuses of working with Suzanne are her kindness and good sense of humor. She would be an incredible asset to any company needing a high quality, trustworthy, efficient leader of their accounting department.
Derek Smith, IACCP®
Working with Suzanne as the Controller at Denver Investments was an absolute pleasure. During that time, the firm underwent a lot of change including implementing new expense and travel systems as well as an acquisition. Suzanne’s professionalism, leadership and expertise helped the firm navigate through all these very challenging projects. Many times over the years, I worked with Suzanne on last minute requests and she was always quick and accurate in her work. I never had to worry about the quality of work. In addition, Suzanne is really lovely and a thoughtful person. Any firm would be incredibly lucky to have her to work with.
Jennifer Strickland
Of the 14 years I've known Suzanne, I directly reported to her for more than 11. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat. As a supervisor, her expectations of her employees are both high and clear, but not impossible to achieve. She runs a very tight ship. Suzanne pushed me to expand my knowledge and understanding of accounting, but also gave me the latitude to learn in other areas of interest i.e. HR. I consider her to be the most important mentor of my entire career. Side bonuses of working with Suzanne are her kindness and good sense of humor. She would be an incredible asset to any company needing a high quality, trustworthy, efficient leader of their accounting department.
Derek Smith, IACCP®
Working with Suzanne as the Controller at Denver Investments was an absolute pleasure. During that time, the firm underwent a lot of change including implementing new expense and travel systems as well as an acquisition. Suzanne’s professionalism, leadership and expertise helped the firm navigate through all these very challenging projects. Many times over the years, I worked with Suzanne on last minute requests and she was always quick and accurate in her work. I never had to worry about the quality of work. In addition, Suzanne is really lovely and a thoughtful person. Any firm would be incredibly lucky to have her to work with.
Jennifer Strickland
Of the 14 years I've known Suzanne, I directly reported to her for more than 11. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat. As a supervisor, her expectations of her employees are both high and clear, but not impossible to achieve. She runs a very tight ship. Suzanne pushed me to expand my knowledge and understanding of accounting, but also gave me the latitude to learn in other areas of interest i.e. HR. I consider her to be the most important mentor of my entire career. Side bonuses of working with Suzanne are her kindness and good sense of humor. She would be an incredible asset to any company needing a high quality, trustworthy, efficient leader of their accounting department.
Derek Smith, IACCP®
Working with Suzanne as the Controller at Denver Investments was an absolute pleasure. During that time, the firm underwent a lot of change including implementing new expense and travel systems as well as an acquisition. Suzanne’s professionalism, leadership and expertise helped the firm navigate through all these very challenging projects. Many times over the years, I worked with Suzanne on last minute requests and she was always quick and accurate in her work. I never had to worry about the quality of work. In addition, Suzanne is really lovely and a thoughtful person. Any firm would be incredibly lucky to have her to work with.
Jennifer Strickland
Of the 14 years I've known Suzanne, I directly reported to her for more than 11. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat. As a supervisor, her expectations of her employees are both high and clear, but not impossible to achieve. She runs a very tight ship. Suzanne pushed me to expand my knowledge and understanding of accounting, but also gave me the latitude to learn in other areas of interest i.e. HR. I consider her to be the most important mentor of my entire career. Side bonuses of working with Suzanne are her kindness and good sense of humor. She would be an incredible asset to any company needing a high quality, trustworthy, efficient leader of their accounting department.
Derek Smith, IACCP®
Working with Suzanne as the Controller at Denver Investments was an absolute pleasure. During that time, the firm underwent a lot of change including implementing new expense and travel systems as well as an acquisition. Suzanne’s professionalism, leadership and expertise helped the firm navigate through all these very challenging projects. Many times over the years, I worked with Suzanne on last minute requests and she was always quick and accurate in her work. I never had to worry about the quality of work. In addition, Suzanne is really lovely and a thoughtful person. Any firm would be incredibly lucky to have her to work with.
Experience
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Denver Hardwood/ FDG Commercial
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United States
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accounting Manager
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May 2022 - Present
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CVentures Inc
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United States
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accounting Supervisor
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Feb 2021 - May 2022
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Segall Bryant & Hamill
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Controller
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2018 - Jul 2020
“In supporting the integration of Denver Investments into the Segall, Bryant & Hamill environment, I focused on operational alignment, clear communications and expectations and team building. The culture and systems change was significant and team engagement was essential for ongoing success. To this end, I led the management and integration of financial and accounting operations and cross-functional team support. This was both challenging and fulfilling.” “In supporting the integration of Denver Investments into the Segall, Bryant & Hamill environment, I focused on operational alignment, clear communications and expectations and team building. The culture and systems change was significant and team engagement was essential for ongoing success. To this end, I led the management and integration of financial and accounting operations and cross-functional team support. This was both challenging and fulfilling.”
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Denver Investments
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Controller
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1998 - 2018
“My work over the years has been multi-dimensional - consultative, operational, relationship driven, and strategic. In essence, I led the establishment and management of accounting and financial operations for Denver Investments. I ensured compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and set up controls for risk mitigation and asset protection.As my role expanded, I relished the diversity inherent to the work and guided functional process development in a strategic, organized fashion. I enjoyed coaching and mentoring junior team members for professional growth and developed technical and leadership bench strength.”• Consulted with leadership to build processes and procedures: budget management, financial analysis and reporting, payroll disbursement, taxes, business and financial forecasting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, vendor management• Developed multi-disciplinary collaboration through internal and external relationship building • Supported the SBH acquisition due diligence process; led mini-audit of SBH accounting and identified vital information on revenue and expenses, payroll data and market values for clients• Achieved seamless processing for billing, vendor payments and payroll during team member absence over several months• Hired, coached and trained high performing Accounting team focused on business goals and operational efficiency• Delivered technical financial presentations to the BOD and executive team, influencing critical decision making• Led the transition from a manual corporate travel process to an automated online travel solution tool involving employee training, integrating the tool into the accounting system, expense limitation parameters, and annual cost reduction of $100k• Authored accounting business plan with multi-level stages and goals• Increased efficiency through implementation of new client billing system• Streamlined HR processing through ADP payroll system implementation Show less
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Senior Accountant
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2002 - 2005
• Supervision and management of two staff members• Developed financial plan with department outlines• Member Distributions preparation• Cash forecasting and management, short-term investments• Revenue forecasting and analysis• Expense forecasting and monitoring• Implemented online payment for vendors and employee reimbursements• Corporate insurance administration• Implemented paperless record keeping• Audit preparation and management• Tax return schedule preparation Show less
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Staff Accountant; Accounting Clerk
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1998 - 2002
• Accounts Payable• Accounts Receivables• Client Billing• Payroll• Profit share calculation
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Education
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2002 - 2005
University of Colorado Denver
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
1992 - 1997
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
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