Ken Kuras

Experience

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  KPMG US

  Sept 1995 - Mar 2003

  Senior Manager

  • Managed over $1million in revenue for the San Diego office relating to assurance services in the real estate, venture capital and manufacturing industries.• Trained, managed, mentored and evaluated multiple audit engagement teams for publicly and privately owned companies, consisting of one to ten professional staff members.• Identified research and resolved various technical accounting issues including revenue recognition, long-term contracts, real estate profit recognition and relative sales value accounting, derivatives and implementation of new accounting standards.• Interacted with all levels of client management and members of audit committees with an emphasis on resolving accounting and auditing matters.• Evaluated internal control environments; consolidated findings and presented recommendations to senior management and members of audit committees. Show less

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  The Corky McMillin Companies

  Apr 2003 - Aug 2011

  Vice President and Controller

  • Leader of McMillin Homes and Land accounting teams. Responsibilities included; mentoring and managing the accounting functions in the homebuilding and land development lines of business, establishing financial reporting policy, process, procedures, organizational structure, and workload allocations to ensure timely and accurate reporting for various constituents requiring GAAP, tax and cash-flow information. Performance recognition and compensation reviews for as many as 40 home-office and divisional team members.• Coordinated, managed and oversaw the function’s monthly and quarterly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, consisted of over $1 billion in revenue for various real estate transactions.• Partnered with the lines of business executive management team to research and determine proper accounting for complex real estate transactions, and reported project and line of business financial results.• Communicated and coordinated with partners, lenders and divisional presidents to provide financial results, analysis and resolutions regarding financial statement inquires, accounting issues and other financial matters, including the accounting for and financing of complex real estate transactions.• Reviewed real estate project forecasts; provided finance and corporate forecasting functions insight on how scheduled real estate transactions would impact profitability and debt covenants.• Managed and participated in accounting and operational due-diligence of various M&A transactions.• Provided due-diligence and managed the implementation of new financial reporting software, accounting process changes enabling workflow efficiency, acquisition integration and other special projects. Show less

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  Sunroad Enterprises

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2013

  Corporate Controller

  • Financial leader of commercial property portfolio, real estate development and corporate accounting teams. Responsible for establishing financial reporting policy, process, procedures, organizational structure, and workload allocations to ensure timely and accurate reporting to various customers requiring internal and external operating and financial information.• Assessing, modifying and restructuring accounting function to improve the quality, productivity and timeliness of internal and external financial reporting. Evaluating and enhancing operating and financial internal controls.• Automated Sunroad’s corporate consolidation process including over 60 entities and $500 million of consolidated assets; providing timely and accurate combined financial statements.• Liaison with general managers, asset managers, property management and tax manager to maximize business opportunities and profitability by improving communication of operating results, providing business intelligence and enhancing the effectiveness of business processes.• Oversight of treasury and payroll functions; responsible for the management of over $10 million in liquid assets and over 40 zero balance account daily sweeps.• Provide support and assistance to acquisition, finance, development and construction teams regarding financial due-diligence and forecasting intelligence Show less

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  BioMed Realty

  Mar 2013 - now

  Vice President, Sr. Controller of Development