Linda P. Atem(Roberts)

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Dorchester, MA. 02124 Cell: (617)

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EDUCATION

Boston College

Boston, MA

Masters in Business Administration, 2006

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1998

EXPERIENCE

The Community Builders Inc, Senior Real Estate Property Accountant

Boston, MA

2

006-Present

• Manage, analyze and audit all aspects of the general ledger to ensure accuracy of transactions and investigate and

resolve any and all discrepancies with property management staff.

• Analyze and prepare monthly GAAP financial statements, including all supporting schedules as required for

balance sheet and P & L for a portfolio of forty properties.

• Performs daily and/or monthly cash management responsibilities, including wire transfers, cash projections and

weekly priority selection of invoices for payments and bank reconciliations.

• Monitor Security Deposit cash and all escrow accounts for proper funding and timely payment of invoices refund.

• Review coding of invoices to fixed asset accounts to verify they are legitimate capital items.

• Provide revenue and expense variance explanations on a monthly basis for financial statement review.

• Perform analysis and complete financial reports and related schedules in accordance with lender, housing

authority and/or third party requirements.

• Analyze and true up, on a monthly basis, all prepaid expenses and monthly operating accruals for assigned

properties.

• Audit and ensure the accuracy of various subsidiary reports to the general ledger, including but not limited to

Accounts Payables, rent charges and receivable.

• Serve as a resource and assist with the preparation of portfolio annual budgets and any re-forecasting.

• Work with Property Management Operations, Corporate, Legal, Asset Management, Development Accounting

and Operations to obtain necessary information for the completion of financial statements.

• Prepare interim and annual audit work paper package for approximate forty entities for year-end external audits.

• Provide Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, Regional Managers and all TCB personnel and external clients

with the highest level of service.

• Commercial Real Estate Property: Maintain accurate posting of tenants monthly rent payments, prepare bank

deposits, post and true up, on a monthly basis, all tenants invoices

• Worked with Accounting Property Manager to maintain debt ratio per loan agreement.

• Supervise a group of Staff Accountants, assigning, planning, organizing, reviewing, evaluating their work,

perform performance evaluations for staff, including setting goals and professional development plans

• Act as primary liaison to third-party management companies (if applicable) on all accounting matters; ensure

audits of third-party managed properties are done accurately and on time

• Act as primary liaison with CPA firms working on operating property engagements

• Ensure auditor requests for assistance are resolved in a timely manner

• Review draft audits of operating entities, ensuring amounts are accurately presented and in accordance with

generally accepted accounting principles.

• Monitor and analyze department workflow to develop more efficient procedures.

• Assist in hiring decision and new staff training

Boston AREO Property Management, Jr. Staff Accountant

Boston, MA

2000 – 2006

• Reported to Controller, responsible for general accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable for multi-

entity portfolio

• Prepare and record journal entries; run financial statements; perform account and variance analyses; prepare bank

reconciliations

• Review and input of vendor invoices; prepare weekly check runs, including funding and distribution of checks;

prepare year-end 1099’s

• Perform billing and collection function over tenant and client receivables, including processing daily deposits and

generating monthly rental invoices

• Prepare and maintain documentation on periodic legal and tax filings

• Assist in annual budget process and provide support to annual audit

• Prepared /maintain Annual report for corporations to do business in the USA and offshore

Parametric Technology Corporation, Accounts Payable Associate Waltham,

MA

199

9-2000

• Processed invoices, expense reports and time cards

• Prepared monthly journal entries, reconciliations and analysis

• Ensured proper account coding and approval of invoices

• Prepared manual check disbursements

• Prepared and analyzed monthly and quarterly reports for temporary employee time sheets (75% of the Company

were temporary employees)

Accounts Receivable:

• Liaison between the Sales Department and vendor

• Ensured timely check deposits and postings to customers accounts

• Processed manual and Pro-forma invoices

Cambridge Hospital, Billing Associate

Cambridge, MA

1998 – 1999

• Responsible for billing and correspondent adjustments

• Input patient billing data, ensuring accuracy and completeness

• Acted as liaison between insurance company and patient

• Itemized patient statements as directed

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft word, MRI, Oracle, Ariba, Timberline, Boston Post, excel,

REFERENCES

Furnished upon request

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