Real Estate Management

PETER GUARINO

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West Orange, NJ 07052

Telephone: 973-***-****

E-mail address:******@***.***

EXPERIENCE:

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Consulting Construction/Real Estate Accountant September, 09 to

present

. I am working as a consultant to a real estate/construction company

in Hoboken, NJ. I am performing month end closings, project

accounting, financial analysis, cash management including bank

reconciliations, general ledger review & adjustments, & other

special projects as needed.

Diversified Developers, LLC,

Parsippany, NJ

Controller October, 2005 to July 2009

(Multi-million dollar real estate development, and construction

company)

. Preparation of financial statements for 22 entities including

payroll & bank statement reconciliation, journal entries, accruals,

general ledger adjustments, monthly & yearly closings & of the

consolidated financial statements of the parent companies

. Monitor, consolidate, & report to ownership weekly cash flow

projections & intercompany allocations for current projects

. Coordination of bank requisitions with project managers relative to

budgets & change orders & subsequent payments to vendors and

subcontractors

. Develop operating & overhead budgets for the different entities

. Analyze & report financial progress of each entities' projects to

determine profit margins and cost variances

. Provide direction & support to financial staff

Jeral Construction Services,

Bloomfield, NJ

Operation Director to Controller, March 1987 to September 2005

(Retail and public construction and consulting firm, reporting

directly to the President.)

. Staff supervision, administration & review

. Monthly financial statements preparation including WIP

. Cash management control including A/P review & scheduling, A/R

collection & cash projection, and sales forecasts

. Expense review and recommendation

. Insurance & bonding review and administration

. Financial project management & budget variance review including job

costing & auditing

. Coordination of audited financial statements with CPA firm

City of Bayonne,

Bayonne, NJ

Director of Community Development Department, April 1984 to March

1987

(Managed 5 million dollars of yearly federal and state funds for

housing, economic, and social service programs in the City of Bayonne,

reporting directly to the Mayor.)

. Management of 15 person staff

. Yearly action plan development including quantitative goals

. Public presentations to community & citizen groups & to city

council

. Proposal preparation for federal & state funding

. Consultant to Bayonne Economic Development Corporation

. Administration of consultant and client contracts for budget

compliance

City of Hoboken Community Development Agency,

Hoboken, NJ

City Housing Planner September 1979 to March 1984

Procured public and private funds to create housing opportunities for

low and moderate income families in the City of Hoboken.

. Program development including the revolving home improvement loan

program

. Presentations to community groups and to the City Council

. Creation of innovative housing redevelopment plans

. Research state & federal funding regulations

EDUCATION:

Rutgers University Graduate School of Management,

Newark, NJ

MBA in Professional Accounting

Rutgers University Graduate School,

Newark NJ

Master in Public Administration (MPA)

Rutgers University, College of Arts and Sciences,

Newark, NJ

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Urban Studies

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Office including Word and Excel with working knowledge of

Powerpoint

Timberline Software

ORGANIZATIONS

Treasurer and Executive Board Member of the NJ Chapter of the

Construction Financial

Management Association (CFMA)

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