Accounting Manager

CONNIE J. REED

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Norcross, Georgia 30092

770-***-**** – cell

770-***-**** – home

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EMPLOYMENT:

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2010 Infinity Property Management Co

· Managing and all accounting functions for 12 Commercial Shopping centers

· Maintain Lease data base, monthly invoices, annual CAM billings.

· Track critical dates, renewals and expirations, certificates of insurance for 300 leases.

· Resolve billing issues and process Security Deposit payments & refunds.

· Process all payables and complete monthly reports, including Income Statements & Balance Sheets for all entities.

· Complete Annual Budgets and input into system for Variance reporting.

· Resolve any Tenant questions or issues with billings.

2006- Senior Lease Administrator/Accountant

2008 Grubb & Ellis

· Process and maintain lease Portfolio for National Clients.

· Abstract and/or examine legal documents, including Commercial Leases, Estoppels, SNDA, Amendments, and annual Operating Escalations from outside contractor for accuracy and corrections.

· Portfolio contains approximately 1,200 leases to date.

· Leases consist of Office, Branch, Land and ATM’s and Expense, Income and Owned.

· Convert and maintain accounts to payable system setting standards for controls and payments following Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines.

2004- Senior Accountant/Contracts Processing Manager

2006 Contract employment

· AT&T – Manager for quality assurance review of Telco lease packages for SOX compliance, developed procedures for training Specialists.

· Colonial Properties – Accountant for AP/AR according to GAAP & SOX.

· Kaufman Realty – Accountant reconciliation of monthly and year-end construction accounts.

2002- Senior Accountant/Tenant Coordinator

2004 Ackerman & Co, Atlanta, GA

· Initially hired to complete Escalation billings for a recently purchased office park.

· Completed two years of billings for over 130 leases.

· Responsible for two commercial office complexes of approximately 500,000 s.f.

· Handled all accounting functions from AP through Financial Statements, as well as all lease administration functions for over 100 leases.

· Responsibilities included abstraction of all leases, set up new leases, annual escalation billings, and job costing on all tenant construction, monthly reporting packages to outside partner/owner.

· Supervised property administrator regarding tenant billings and any tenant issues related to their accounts.

2000- Senior Project Account/Senior Lease Administrator

2002 Clarion Realty Services, Atlanta, GA

· Responsible for multi-site and multi-building commercial office and industrial real estate, approximately 500,000 s.f.

· Duties included AP through Financial Statements.

· Completed three (3) years of Escalation billings.

· Collected over $500,000 in delinquent accounts reducing Aging to a minimum.

· Trained on Budget process in Foresight software on MRI Windows.

· Extensive tenant contact regarding old issues to bring all accounts current, updating billing system for tenant billings.

· Set up all new and renewed leases in system.

1996- Senior Lease Administrator/Senior Project Accountant

1999 Bullock, Terrell & Mannelly, Inc. Atlanta, GA

· Responsible for all financial functions for 1,000,000 s.f. multi-building office park(s), retail center and industrial park.

· Duties included Accounts Payable through Financial Statements.

· Prepared Budgets for outside owners.

· Annually abstracted approximately 60 leases per year.

· Initiated a system for tracking and budgeting tenant improvement associated with all new leases executed.

· Calculated commissions for all brokers.

· Maintained internal corporate database for all brokers’ licenses.

1995- Senior Project Accountant/Assistant to Controller

1996 The Myrick Company, Norcross, GA

· Responsible for entire financial functions for 400,000 s.f. multi-building office park.

· Duties included AP and AR daily through Financial Statements both accrual and cash basis reporting to outside owner.

· Prepared annual budget for off site Asset Manager, with monthly variance report submitted with Financials.

· Assisted Controller in Property Management functions for additional entities and holding company.

· Maintained data base and commission payments for inside and outside commercial real estate transactions.

1991- Accounting Manager/Senior Lease Administrator

1994 The Metropolitan Group, Atlanta, GA

· Responsible for Lease Administration and accounting functions through financial statements for twelve (12) entities.

· Real estate included shopping centers and commercial office buildings.

· Duties included computerizing accounts payable from manual, monthly budgeting and monthly entries for CPA review.

· Prepared annual escalation billings, annual budgets and proformas in spreadsheet format.

· Lease administrator duties included abstracting all leases and initiated new format for tracking lease terms.

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1989- Property Manager/Assistant to Controller

1991 The Realcor Company, Atlanta, GA

· Responsible for management and accounting for five shopping centers and one commercial office building.

· Prepared monthly financials and processed all payroll functions including quarterly and annual tax reporting.

· Property Management duties included negotiating and preparing commercial leases.

· Reviewed, abstracted and renewed approximately 80 commercial leases.

· Prepared addendums and amendments to existing leases.

· Coordinated dispossessory of tenants with legal counsel.

· Handled all tenant complaints and repair requests.

· Coordinated construction for tenant build-outs including reviewing and negotiating bids from sub-contractors, supervising and inspecting contractors’ work.

· Supervised maintenance and security staff plus responsible for hiring, terminating, inspecting work performed and negotiating contracts with outside vendors for goods and services.

SOFTWARE:

Technical proficiency with Excel, Microsoft Word, Skyline, MRI, Harbor Flex, Yardi, CinguLINC and Timberline Property Management Systems.

EDUCATION:

Legal Assistant: Various attorneys in Atlanta real estate environment

University of Kansas (90 credit hours)

1982 Colorado Real Estate License

1993 Georgia Real Estate License

1994 Georgia Appraisers Certification (legal portion)

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