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MICHAEL A. DI SOMMA
10 Silkwood Lane
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
mdisomma77@yahoo.com
 (949) 903-4317

OBJECTIVE:
?	To use my accumulated experience and MBA in a role with a company that will offer me an opportunity for growth, contribution and advancement.

EXPERIENCE:
Strategic Storage, LLC.    	Ladera Ranch, CA   
Accounting Supervisor	December 2010 – Current

?	Supervises a staff of six accountants to ensure timely and accurate financial statement preparation for senior management for a portfolio of 120+ properties
?	Integral part of monthly financial statement  preparation  streamlining process creating efficiencies and reducing cycle time
?	Works closely under a CPA in fully documenting policies and procedures for SOX compliance and dissemination to property accountants
?	Liaison between external auditors and accountants to quickly and accurately provide audit requests
?	Supervises loan covenant requirements with lenders for encumbered properties/portfolios
?	Prepares the monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements for a portfolio of international facilities; including ground-up development properties
?	Prepares variance comments in cooperation with property management analyzing actual financial results to budget
?	Performs the financial statement consolidations with variance comments for senior management for three portfolios made up of 37 properties 
?	Works closely with regional managers and property staff in proper handling of accounting policies
?	Responsible for oversight and review of cash management functions such as initiating wire transfers, fund requests, and reconciling cash balance 
?	Prepares annual budgets and budget reprojections 
?	Treasury experience including establishing complex banking structures among properties
?	Assists with special projects from Controller/CFO including property audits, assistance with, property acquisitions, treasury functions, financial statement filings and various miscellaneous reports

RREEF North America, A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group    	Costa Mesa, CA   
Accountant	April 2007 – December 2010

?	Manages the financial statements for a portfolio of  ten commercial real estate properties with greater than 200 tenants
?	Prepares variance comments in cooperation with property management analyzing actual financial results to budget 
?	Prepares annual budgets and budget reprojections 
?	Properly maintains tax books including, fixed asset entry and monthly depreciation and amortization
?	Charts fixed asset acquisition and progress through the Capital Expenditure Status Report 
?	Responsible for oversight and review of cash management functions such as initiating wire transfers, fund requests, and reconciling cash balance 
?	Responsible for bank statement reconciliation
?	Prepares recovery schedules and prepares tenant year-end reconciliation billings 
?	Responsible for the oversight and review of AP invoice input, check run processing and cash receipts processing 

Zieman Manufacturing Co.    	Laguna Hills, CA   
Staff Accountant	May 2005 – April 2007

?	Prepared  and analyzed financial statements for three manufacturing plants with annual sales in excess of $31 million
?	Managed and analyzed plant financial statements with multiple and differing product lines 
?	Performed month-end and year-end closing duties, including accrual entries
?	Assisted controller with physical inventories in accordance with GAAP & Sarbanes Oxley testing
?	Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts
?	Assisted controller with various accounting projects including acquisition due diligence
?	Advised plant accounting staff on day-to-day procedures
?	Completed bank reconciliations for three plants
?	Worked as a communication liaison with the corporate office in Indiana and the plant managers in California

Residential Finance America    	Irvine, CA 
Jr. Staff Accountant	January 2005 – May 2005

?	Recorded entries into general ledger
?	Reconciled Provident Bank account
?	Entered accounts payable into AccPac
?	Complied and paid state and federal taxes for branches

EDUCATION
California State University	Long Beach, CA
MBA with an option in Finance	December 2004
Graduate GPA: 3.20

California State University	Long Beach, CA
BA, English 	December 2000
Graduated cum laude, GPA: 3.9

PERFORMANCE SKILLS
?	Advanced computer skills
?	Self-motivated with a high degree of initiative and follow through
?	Team player who can excel in a dynamic environment
?	Excellent communication skills
?	Good at analyzing inefficiencies and implementing a corrective course of action

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
Great Plains, FrX, Yardi, CTI,  rPay, Navision, Citrix, Fixed Asset System (FAS), Excel Jet Reports, Advanced MS-Excel knowledge, AccPac, Accounting Package, AS400, MS-Access, MS-Word, MS-Outlook


EXPERIENCE:
Strategic Storage, LLC.    	Ladera Ranch, CA   
Accounting Supervisor	December 2010 – Current

?	Supervises a staff of six accountants to ensure timely and accurate financial statement preparation for senior management for a portfolio of 120+ properties
?	Integral part of monthly financial statement  preparation  streamlining process creating efficiencies and reducing cycle time
?	Works closely under a CPA in fully documenting policies and procedures for SOX compliance and dissemination to property accountants
?	Liaison between external auditors and accountants to quickly and accurately provide audit requests
?	Supervises loan covenant requirements with lenders for encumbered properties/portfolios
?	Prepares the monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements for a portfolio of international facilities; including ground-up development properties
?	Prepares variance comments in cooperation with property management analyzing actual financial results to budget
?	Performs the financial statement consolidations with variance comments for senior management for three portfolios made up of 37 properties 
?	Works closely with regional managers and property staff in proper handling of accounting policies
?	Responsible for oversight and review of cash management functions such as initiating wire transfers, fund requests, and reconciling cash balance 
?	Prepares annual budgets and budget reprojections 
?	Treasury experience including establishing complex banking structures among properties
?	Assists with special projects from Controller/CFO including property audits, assistance with, property acquisitions, treasury functions, financial statement filings and various miscellaneous reports

Senior Accountant / Accounting Supervisor

RREEF North America, A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group    	Costa Mesa, CA   
Accountant	April 2007 – December 2010

?	Manages the financial statements for a portfolio of  ten commercial real estate properties with greater than 200 tenants
?	Prepares variance comments in cooperation with property management analyzing actual financial results to budget 
?	Prepares annual budgets and budget reprojections 
?	Properly maintains tax books including, fixed asset entry and monthly depreciation and amortization
?	Charts fixed asset acquisition and progress through the Capital Expenditure Status Report 
?	Responsible for oversight and review of cash management functions such as initiating wire transfers, fund requests, and reconciling cash balance 
?	Responsible for bank statement reconciliation
?	Prepares recovery schedules and prepares tenant year-end reconciliation billings 
?	Responsible for the oversight and review of AP invoice input, check run processing and cash receipts processing

Staff Accountant

Zieman Manufacturing Co.    	Laguna Hills, CA   
Staff Accountant	May 2005 – April 2007

?	Prepared  and analyzed financial statements for three manufacturing plants with annual sales in excess of $31 million
?	Managed and analyzed plant financial statements with multiple and differing product lines 
?	Performed month-end and year-end closing duties, including accrual entries
?	Assisted controller with physical inventories in accordance with GAAP & Sarbanes Oxley testing
?	Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts
?	Assisted controller with various accounting projects including acquisition due diligence
?	Advised plant accounting staff on day-to-day procedures
?	Completed bank reconciliations for three plants
?	Worked as a communication liaison with the corporate office in Indiana and the plant managers in California

Accountant

Residential Finance America    	Irvine, CA 
Jr. Staff Accountant	January 2005 – May 2005

?	Recorded entries into general ledger
?	Reconciled Provident Bank account
?	Entered accounts payable into AccPac
?	Complied and paid state and federal taxes for branches

Junior Accountant

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Michael Di Somma

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RREEF North America, A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group

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Residential Finance America

California State University Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach