Matt Waters, CPA, MCR, CGLA

Experience

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  EY

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Internship
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  AutoTec, LLC

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Accounting Manager
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  American Tower

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Finance Manager

  Journal Entries, Reconciliations, Detailed Analysis, Audit, SOX, Capital Lease Testing, Lease Accounting, Energy Accounting

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  The Home Depot

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2013

  Lease Accounting Manager

  Journal Entries, SAP, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, 10K Reporting, Lease Software Implementation, Real Estate Accounting, Energy Accounting, CAM, GAAP Research, Capital Lease Testing, Variance Analysis, Audit Requests, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, REIT, International Travel, Process Improvement, Software Evaluation (CoStar, TRIRIGA / IBM, Accruent/Lucernex, Blackline), FASB Lease Accounting Readiness

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  American Tower

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2015

  Accounting Manager

  Oracle, Journal Entries, Reconciliations, Technical Accounting Research, 10K Lease Footnote, Audit, Variance Analysis, SOX, REIT, Capital vs. Expense Decisions, Budgeting, Revenue Share, Excel, FASB Lease Exposure Draft Review, Lease Accounting, Energy Accounting

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  University of Louisville

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  Program Manager

  Managed Simultaneous Projects, Process Improvement, Finance, Budgeting, Forecasting, Remote Program Management, PeopleSoft

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  CoStar Real Estate Manager

  Mar 2016 - now

  Director of Lease Accounting and Sustainability

  Lease Accounting and Sustainability Subject Matter Expert1000+ ASC 842 and IFRS 16 Automation Projects, including 250+ of the Fortune 1000Lease Portfolio Consolidation and Organization (Real Estate and Equipment)CPE Speaker on Lease Accounting, ESG, and SustainabilityFrequently Interviewed and Published