RACHEL R. FORTE

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Kennesaw, GA 30144

Cell 770-***-****

E-mail: acfpxc@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Strong desire to take my career to the next level, searching for a management position in accounting

with a strong, well established company that can benefit from my past experience, and provide me

with a greater sense of fulfillment and opportunity for growth.

Experience:

FREMONT REALTY CAPITAL, Headquartered in San Francisco, California

JSS ADVISORS, LLC, Headquartered in New York, New York

Assistant Controller - Property Accounting 2003 - Present

• Manage all accounting functions for retail mall properties located in Las Vegas, NV, Fredericktown, MD and

Savannah, GA including accounts payables, accounts receivables, tenant ledgers, collections, bank reconciliations,

account reconciliations

• Manage a staff of eight accounting and mall office personnel

• Oversee and administer payroll and all state and federal compliance reporting

• Perform and coordinate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting including variance analysis, occupancy

reporting, cash flow, consolidating balance sheet, gross sales comparison and trend reporting for ownership

• Oversee and coordinate annual budgeting with management company and submit to ownership

• Administer 1099 process and all state and federal compliance reporting

• Perform annual audit compliance preparing various requested reporting and responding to all audit requests to

ensure timely issuance of audited financials

• Perform all bank funding requests, oversee loan and ensure compliance with all loan requirements

• Project manager for implementation of MRI software

IIAS-USA INC., Las Vegas, Nevada

Assistant Controller – US Operations 2001- 2002 (Business closed)

• Administered and oversaw all accounting functions including accounts payables, accounts receivables,

collections, payroll, bank reconciliation’s, various account reconciliation’s, general ledger

• Performed and coordinated monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting including variance analysis,

occupancy reporting, cash flow, consolidating balance sheet, gross sales comparison and trend reporting for

ownership

• Worked closely with London finalizing numbers, strategic overview and future cash forecasts

OMNI INSURANCE INC., Marietta, Georgia

Accounting Operations Manager 1998- 2000 (Relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Responsible for supervising staff of seven employees

• Manager of accounts payables, accounts receivables, commissions, inter-company, bank reconciliation’s, various

account reconciliation’s and month end general ledger closing

• Managed cash flow processes

• Various schedules and analysis

• Participated with budgeting process

• Troubleshoot system problems with IT

ERE/YARMOUTH GROUP MANAGEMENT, INC., Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Accountant 1996 - 1998 (Accepted new position)

• Responsible for supervising a staff of four employees

• Manager of Accounts Payables with responsibilities for ensuring weekly processing of invoices and

distribution of checks

• Set up gift certificate programs at sites, troubleshooting problems and reconciling gift certificate accounts

• Managed the Sales and Use Tax returns and Retail/Property returns for all properties and ensuring timely

payment of taxes due

• Managed invoicing of inter-company charges, monitored and collected outstanding accounts receivable,

month end closing and JE’s

• Various schedules and variance analysis, assist with budgeting process and various other duties

• Forecasted income and revenue from new leases signed

• Payroll for offsite employees

Accounting

Software: MRI, Palm Beach Software, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks, Adobe, PeopleSoft, MSA 400, Argus,

Cinc, Yardi, Peachtree

Education: GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Georgia

Attended 1994 – 1997 with accounting concentration

KENNESAW STATE COLLEGE, Kennesaw, Georgia

Attended 1993 – 1994 with accounting concentration

NORTH DEKALB COLLEGE, Atlanta, Georgia

Attended 1990 - 1993

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