Romello Kalani
Senior Accountant @Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Accountant @Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Oversee and manage the full lifecycle of projects, ensuring accurate tracking of capital expenditures, from inception through completion for over 50 railroads. Ensures quality standards are established in accordance with internal practices, risk and compliance policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual capital reports for senior management, highlighting key variances and trends but not limited to month and quarterly end journal entries and reconciliations• Collaborate with operations and internal departments to develop and maintain capital budgets of $350M+, providing regular forecasts and updates on capital expenditure commitments. Providing cost solutions to minimize carryover into the new year resulting, in less penalties for next year’s budget. In collaboration with Financial Planning and Analysis and Purchasing, estimated $2M in savings to the bottom line in 2024 which resulted in an increase in EBITDA of 5+% • Assessor in Microsoft-D365 ERP integration. Lead efforts to optimize capital accounting systems, processes, and reporting tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness. Collaborated with Accounting and Finance on solutions to expedite the close process and minimize risk for external audit which resulted in a 20% increase in productivity and a 10% decrease in audit risk
EDUCATION
University of North Florida
Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting AASCB accredited
University of North Florida
Master's degree, Accounting
Wharton Online
Digital assets
Mandarin High School
High School Diploma
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Associate’s Degree, Accounting
ABOUT ROMELLO KALANI
Highly skilled and astute professional, offering more than 9 years of broad-based background in banking, financial analysis and public accounting. Complemented with expertise in corporate budgets and in-depth forecasting/planning. Armed with the ability to determine, recommend, and drive unified solutions across functional areas, which include capital and budget management, risk management, and data analytics. Knowledgeable of financial concepts, principles, and practices.Equipped with proven adeptness in managing large and complex corporate relationships. Fast learner, with capability to handle multiple assignments under extreme pressure, while meeting tight deadlines. Trustworthy, powered with critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
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