Karen Rivera

** ******* ***, ******* ****, NJ ***55

CELL 201-***-****; EMAIL: ace08m@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Skills Summary

. Bi-lingual - fluent in Spanish

. Property Management System: MRI, Yardi, Timberline, IBS (DOS)

. Accounting Systems: Great Plains, Oracle, Accounting PRO

. Account reconciliations (CAM, Bank, R/E Taxes)

. MS Outlook, MS Power Point, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio

. Supervisor Accounts Payable

. QuickBooks Implementation and complete set up

. Projects:

o April 2012 - Timberline Implementation at Shuster Management

o Jan - April 2013 - Yardi Implementation at Lefrak Organization

o Intuit: Special Projects: Assist with MRI Software translation

from English to Spanish for clients with offices in Spanish

speaking areas.

Education

Berkeley College, West Paterson, NJ

September 2002

Bachelor of Science - International Business/Finance

professional experience

Interstate Landscape Contractors, Inc., West Orange, NJ

3/2012 - Present

Project Manager/AP Manager

. Manage accounting functions including maintenance of general ledger,

accounts payable, accounts receivable, and project accounting; ensures

accuracy and timeliness.

. Manage monthly closing of financial records, posting of month end,

including accounts payable functions to ensure accuracy financial

statements.

. Develop, implement, and maintain systems, procedures, policies,

including accounts payable functions to ensure adherence to company

guidelines.

. Review, revise and/or create contracts, prepare bids for jobs within

our trades, verify and maintain all change orders, manage certificate

of insurance and bond requirements.

. Organize and prepare Bids per plans and specs, work with architect on

design projects on behalf of President, job site visits to ensure

project managed effective.

. Acts as liaison between the company, government and external

accountants to meet information needed to ensure that proper

information is maintained for historical purposes.

. Performing any other related duties and assignments as required.

Gravitas Real Estate Resources, Inc. (Now Studley), Hackensack, NJ

5/10/10 - 9/3/11 (Permanent/Full Time)

Lease Auditor

. Review annual operating expense reconciliations received from each

landlord or its agent.

. Communicate with landlords for resolution of audit issues and

settlement of audit findings.

. Perform field audit as necessary and create/distribute client reports.

. Maintain accounting systems for development including for all expense

accounts.

. Review abstract loan agreements.

Newmark Knight Frank GMS, Parsippany, NJ

8/27/08- 5/11/09 (Permanent/ Full Time)

Project Accountant/AP Supervisor

. Prepared Financial Statements, Annual Budgets, Quarterly Forecasts,

Escalation Calculations, Variance Analysis/Reports and General Ledger,

Monthly Operating Statements, Work Papers,

. Cash Management daily reconciliation, working with banks and arranging

short-term investments.

. Reviewed rent roll to determine compliance with lease provisions,

calculated tenant rent escalations (including real estate taxes,

porter wages, operating, and CPI).

. Reviewed vendor invoices, proper GL coding, prepared and received

approvals for funding requests and escrow draws.

. Worked with the independent accountants to complete year-end audits

and tax returns, supervised 4 employees.

. Property reconciliations, year-end reconciliations, Strategize and

planned implementation of MRI, transition from Yardi.

Intuit Real Estate Solutions, Clifton, NJ

2/19/07 - 8/25/08 (Permanent/Full Time)

Property Accountant/Account Manager

Administrator of MRI Property Management Software, understand and Implement

A/P, A/R, Commercial, Corp AR, GL modules. Provide training to clients on

MRI software;

. Assisted clients with financial statement formats, balance sheet,

income statement, statement of retained earnings, and statement of

cash flow. Post cash receipts, per real estate client request, ran

query for data modification to the client's database. Perform

monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings of general ledger.

. Traced Incidental Reports attach clients to the list and request hot

fix. Troubleshoot and correct data base as it persist.

. Special Projects: Assist with MRI Software translation from English to

Spanish for clients with offices in Spanish speaking countries.

The Morris Companies, Rutherford, NJ

10/24/05 - 2/16/07 (Permanent/Full Time)

Property Accountant

Administrator of Timberline Software, understand and implement JC, AR, AP,

Lease Administration; responsible for reading, reviewing, and inputting

Commercial/Industrial/Retail leases and real estate documents for tenants

relating to the property leased throughout the Northeast;

. Bank reconciliations, monthly/quarter financial statements/reporting

invoices, PO's. Prepared Balance Sheet, Bi-monthly AR report, Status

Report, perform daily tasks, work papers and variance analyses for

assigned properties.

. Processed Account Payable invoices with proper GL coding, applied cash

receipts and receivable invoices, prepare AR Aging report on regular

basis for management review.

. Prepare and reviewed annual operating expense/ CAM and RE TAX

reconciliations, perform year-end closings of general ledger.

. Lease Abstract, tracked lease commencement dates to initiate rent

payments and notify field personnel of renewals, expiration, review

annual property budget with colleagues and controller.

The Schonbraun McCann Group, Roseland, NJ

2/11/04 - 10/21/05 (Permanent/Full Time)

Junior Accountant

. Individual Tax preparation, Accounting: prepared client invoices,

analysis, analyzed and investigated various account receivable

accounts.

. Researched, understood and made use of relevant information from SEC

filings, including Proxy Statements, Annual Reports, S-11

Registrations and employment agreements. Cost Segregation and Due

Diligence projects.

Project Assignments/Consultant (2009-2012)

Ensured the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying,

consolidating, and entering transactions;

. Prepared, recorded asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by

compiling and analyzing account information.

. Maintained and balanced subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating,

posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.

. Maintained general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts;

preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.

. Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing

balance sheet, profit and loss, and financial reporting.

. Analyzed and reconciled Balance Sheet, Income Statement for all

portfolios; prepared appropriate accrual and adjusting journal

entries.

. Annual CAM/Real Estate Tax Reconciliations in accordance with tenant

leases, bank reconciliations, cash management, and approved all

disbursements.

Thor Equities, LLC, Manhattan, NY

9/10/2012 - 1/11/2013 (Project Assignment)

Property Accountant/Supervise AP

The Onyx Properties, Woodbridge, NJ

3/17/10 - 5/5/10 (Consultant)

Staff Accountant

Mountain Development Corp., Clifton, NJ

10/26/09 - 3/12/10 (Consultant)

Property Accountant

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