Paula Augustin

Experience

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  Cargill, Inc.

  Jan 1999 - Aug 1999

  Accounting Intern

  • Reconciled basic accounts and gained JDE experience. • Responsible for month-end transactions to ensure timely payment of vendors.

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  Cargill, Inc.

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Associate Accountant

  • Aided in the consolidation of company financial statements; prepared footnotes and schedules required for the annual corporate audit. • Maintained general ledgers and quarterly reporting for corporate subsidiaries. • Served as primary contact for international locations.

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  CarVal Investors

  Aug 2003 - Mar 2009

  Senior Accountant and Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

  • Utilized investment company accounting standards to account for fund legal entities in a complex structure. • Served as liaison to external auditors.• Completed monthly balance sheet reconciliation and ensured monthly accruals and intercompany/intra-fund eliminations were accurate. • Performed monthly balance sheet and P&L reconciliations for multi-currency legal entities. • Teamed with operations staff on real estate investment closings, cash movements, partnership tax reporting, and monthly analysis of financial statements. • Consolidated accounting data for creation of quarterly real estate fund financial statements and annual audits. • Participated in asset manager audits to evaluate internal controls and ensure compliance with legal documents. • Co-led the implementation of new accounting standards and was actively involved with a global fund launch. Show less

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  Northstar Capital

  Apr 2009 - Jul 2014

  Assistant Controller

  Northstar Capital is a private equity firm specializing in mezzanine debt transactions in middle market companies.• Performed portfolio accounting for partnerships and prepared quarterly financial statements, partner statements and workpapers. • Handled controller duties independently on various occasions; responsible for the audits of five funds during this time.• Issued capital calls and distributions to investors. • Prepared tax information for annual filing and quarterly tax payments of partnerships and holding companies; prepared annual tax estimate for investors.• Managed annual 1099 filing process, state use tax filing, and fixed asset accounting for the management company.• Handled various treasury functions such as wire funding, ACH payments and bank account reconciliations. Show less

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  O'Brien-Staley Partners

  Aug 2014 - now

  Director of Accounting