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Real Estate Manager

Location:
New York, NY, 10280
Posted:
April 06, 2010

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Thomas S. Goodkind, CPA 212-***-**** (home) 646-***-**** (cellular)

**********@***.***

Experience

TIAA-CREF New York, NY

**** - ****

Director

Managed real estate fund accounting for the $400 billion international financial

services group reporting to the SEC. Created, maintained, and oversaw all financial

operations and reporting of various new real estate funds, including value added

discretionary funds of commercial and residential properties under development.

Assisted in overall firm compliance with the most current accounting standards,

including REIT and other structures. Authored the REIT Standard Operating

Procedures for the firm. All financial work was performed on YARDI software

(experienced in Timberline, MRI, and IBS). Supervised a staff of five.

Assisted in preparation of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in

accordance with GAAP

Performed valuation review of real estate investments

Maintained and reviewed details of investment portfolio and limited partnerships

including investor and executive specific reporting

Maintained and consolidated general ledgers for all fund-related entities.

Headed correspondence and capital call requirements with outside investors

Oversaw all financial compliance issues including tax filings, reporting to lenders,

and tax certiorari filings

Supervised fund analysis and reporting internally and externally in using fair

value, historic accrual, and other accounting methods.

Ran analysis and improvement of corporate accounting IT programs for real estate.

Koeppel Companies LLC New York, NY

2001 - 2007

Controller

Managed all financial and business functions for one of the City's leading

commercial and residential real estate owner operators. Reporting directly to the

Koeppel family as the controlling executive responsible to asset owners,

responsibilities included all financial reporting and budgeting, audit and tax

preparation, loan maintenance and tracking, and union building staff oversight and

payroll for over 200 employees for all properties throughout the New York City.

Supervised staff of 4.

Overviewed and maintained all financial aspects of top tier New York properties.

Ran month end, quarterly and annual close and reporting

Coordinated and prepared external audit process and tax filings

Managed the monthly billing process

Supervised all cash management including daily bank reconciliations

Produced monthly executive management reports for Finance and Board level reporting

Conducted variance analysis reporting for all accounts

Reviewed and updated internal financial controls to ensure integrity of financial

data, protection of corporate assets, and adherence of corporate policies

Conducted all payroll processing with ADP

Managed fixed assets in conjunction with building supervisors

Assisted in sale of assets and winding down of organization.

Managed Union Relations - 32 BJ and Local 94.

Arthur Andersen, LLP New York, NY

1994-2000

Acting Audit Manager - Financial Markets Division

Clients: Tishman Speyer Real Estate, World Trade Center, O'Conner (Shopping Mall

Properties), North Star Capital, General Electric Capital, Rockefeller Center, Paine

Webber, NYC Economic Development Corporation, Urstadt Biddle (NYSE REIT)

Provided detailed assistance to clients in numerous SEC filings of 10-Qs and 10-Ks.

Developed and implemented financial consolidating budgeting project for Port

Authority of NY and NJ, General Electric Capital, and North Star Capital.

Called upon by SEC Chair Arthur Levitt Jr. to give expert testimony on auditing.

Developed, taught, and implemented the first paperless audits.

Implemented client software such as Yardi, MRI, and SAP.

Lead senior supervising sale of the World Trade Center, Rockefeller Center, and the

Chrysler Building.

Additional Career Information

First Chicago (Morgan Guarantee Trust) New York, NY

1991 - 1994

Accountant

Responsible for accounting and maintenance of worldwide stock investments and

financial statements.

Developed IT financial macros to speed the processing of worldwide stock transfer

Managed certificated shareholder relations

Education

New York University - Stern School of Business New York, NY

B.S. - Business Science Graduated 2 Terms Dean's List, Guest Lecturer

Honored by Stern School of Business Dean at graduation for academic excellence

Interests

Community Board Member (Lower Manhattan - NY): consulted on expansion plans for

Battery Park City, co-chair the BPC Community Center Task Force, chosen for Battery

Park City and World Trade Center Committees and the special task force reviewing

internal workings of the Board.

Conductor of volunteer charitable downtown NYC community band.

Live with wife and 8th grade daughter in Battery Park City with one daughter away at

Cornell University.



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