PETER PUCCIO, CPA
Rockaway, NJ 07866
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Profile: Controller with over 20 years combined experience in both public
and private industry, primarily concentrated in the real estate sector.
Demonstrated competencies in all aspects of financial reporting in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consolidation,
budgets and projections. Results oriented manager who works well with all
levels of management across all departments.
Employment: Consulting
2010 - 2011 Consultant For Various Organizations
. Performed job costing for internal construction projects and submitted
draws to bank
. Perform Controller function for Coop / Condo management
company which manages 60 developments comprising 22,000 units
. Perform accounting manager role for real estate /
construction company
. Perform variance analysis, update projections and develop budgets for
various clients
. Supervise or perform accounting, account payable and account
receivable functions
. Develop financial reports on Jenark accounting package and excel
. Review and/or prepare all monthly financial statement packages
and budget
. Made collection calls and submitted necessary documentation to
vendors to collect delinquencies
The Durst Organization
2006 - 2010 Controller
. Controller for Multi Billion dollar portfolio encompassing 10
million square feet of Class A office buildings and 4 Class A
Residential buildings.
. Created efficiencies that resulted in the reduction of 5
members of the accounting department
. Prepare consolidations for corporate reporting
. Ran monthly financial statement presentation meetings with
Senior Management
. Approved all wires, manual checks and accounts payable on
workflow for entire organization and family trusts
. Maintain all banking, outside partner and mortgagee
relationships
. Review and/or prepare all portfolio budgets, forecasts,
cashflows, monthly financial statements and variance reports
for corporate, outside partners including SunAmerica and
mortgage holders including Wachovia
. Supervised 4 senior accountants, an accounts payable
department of 4 staff, an accounts receivable department of 4
staff and 2 payroll clerks
. Trained all junior staff in various computer programs and
other work matters
. Wrote up all policies, procedures, internal controls,
training manuals and workload calendar
. Ran annual corporate and portfolio audits with outside
accountants
. Responsible for various mortgage and real estate tax payments
. Reviewed weekly payroll for accuracy and 32BJ health and
benefit calculations
. Excel and Cognos expert on staff
. Liaison between Durst Organization and Fetner Associates
(Joint partner and / or owner of residential portfolio and
property manager for portfolio)
. Handle tenant collections and recommend actions to be taken
. Review all internal and external residential leasing broker
commissions
. Accounted for Durst family household and private expenditures
. Kept spreadsheet of owner's personal investments and stock
transactions
Fidelity Management Company
2002 - 2006 Controller
. Responsible for the financial accounting, budgets, cashflows
and projections for 20 retail centers comprising 3 million
square feet, medical timeshares, restaurants, golf activity
center and maintenance company
. Supervise Accounting, Account Payable, Account Receivable,
Payroll and Leasing Departments
. Pursue tenant collections and recommend action to be taken
with tenants
. Work with senior management on special projects
. Create and modify MRI reports using Report Writer and Excel
macros
. Prepare and/or review all tenant recoveries
. Laison with ADP for all payroll recordings, payments and
deadlines
. Prepare or review all internal and external broker
commissions and contracts
. Helped with preparation of documents for all refinancing
. Prepared all waterfall calculations
. Prepare financial models and due diligence for potential real
estate and cell tower deals
. Prepared payroll for family's household staff and paid
household and personal invoices
. Kept spreadsheet of owner's stock transactions
. Prepared owner's personal financial statement
RSM McGladrey
1998 - 2002 Manager
. Supervise and manage various real estate audits for: Hedge
funds, HUD, Class A office buildings, Coops, Condos and
rental residential buildings
. Supervise compilations and tax workpaper preparations for
large clients
. Prepare budgets for all client engagements
. Review staff accountants' work and prepare staff evaluations
. Responsible for staff development and training
1991 - 1998 Corporate Property Investors
Senior Accountant
. Perform various accounting duties for two malls including but
not limited to:
. Prepare all workpapers and analyze general ledger accounts
for retail properties
. Prepare tenant billing adjustments
. Prepare annual budget and forecasts
. Create computer-generated reports for users in MRI
1988 - 1991 Weissbarth Altman & Michaelson
Senior Accountant
. Accountant in-charge for various real estate audits
. Prepare tax returns for Individuals, Partnerships,
Corporations and Trusts
. Worked on engagements for manufacturing, entertainment and
service clients
Education: Pace University, Lubin School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration in Public Accounting, June 1988
Designations: Certified Public Accountant, State of New York, May 1991
Software: Excel (Advanced Skills in IF Statements, VLookups, Pivot
Tables, DSum Formulas, Groupings, Macros and advanced sorts),
Jenark, MRI, QuickBooks, Crystal Reports, Workflow, Cognos,
IBS, Tiny Term, SQL, JDEdwards