Accounting Real Estate

MS. BINTOU KEITA

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Qualifications & Achievements:

. 13 years of solid increasing responsibilities finance and

accounting experience with four promotions, 6 years mgmt

. Discovered an embezzlement problem by identifying a suspicious

check. Responsible for a $750 M debt portfolio

. Responsible for the accounting, SEC reporting, financial analysis

and evaluation of 4 real estate investment funds

. Resolved a $1,2 Million outstanding Account Receivable issue by

identifying improper accounting entries

. Achieved the accounting transition of 16 newly acquired companies

from New York to Atlanta by the deadline

Skills & Software:

. Oracle, JD Edwards-AS400, Lawson-AS400, MRI, CTI, Great Plains,

SAGE & Sage Integral (Procurement)

. Hyperion/Essbase, More4Apps, ADI, Microsoft Office, Internet,

Email. 10 key by touch, Typing: 38wpm

. Bilingual - First language : French, Second language : English

Experience:

SOMIKA SA (Gold Mining, Mine Site: Kalana), Bamako, Mali - 590 Employees

Sep 06 - Oct 09

Finance, Accounting & Administration Manager

. Ensured the compliance of the Operatorship convention signed by the

Company & the Government of Mali

. Responsible for managing four departments/cost centers, each of

them having its own supervisor: Accounting, Procurement, Warehouse

& the Administrative Office. Managed a staff of 21 and hired new

Staff

. Responsible for producing two sets of monthly, quarterly and annual

financial statements per SYSCOHADA (West African Accounting

Principles) and per US GAAP and in two currencies (USD & CFA),

taking into consideration foreign currency exchange translation. Ad-

hoc analysis as required

. Reconciliation of intercompany & loan accounts in two currencies

USD & CFA (shareholder listed on TSE)

. Company Board Member & Secretary of the Board: preparation of

board meetings, completion of minutes

. Responsible for providing support to all areas of the company's

activities, involving accounting & finance, administrative services

& support, procurement, customs releases, IT, telephony and

contracts

. Responsible for annual budget completion, reforecasts, variance

analysis, internal reporting, cash management

. Evaluation of company procedures and internal controls and

implementation of new ones as needed

. Management of fiscal and legal aspects of the company; of

external financial audits and government & tax audits

WEB.COM, Atlanta, GA - 800 Employees

Apr 06 - Aug 06

Senior Reporting Accountant

. Responsible for completing quarterly & annual SEC filings,

completed Footnotes and MD&A analysis

. Researched new accounting pronouncements and determined

applicability to company filings

DICKSON ALLAN, Atlanta, GA - 22,000 Employees at COX

May 05 - Apr 06

Consultant, Corporate Accounting Analysis at COX COMMUNICATIONS

. Various corporate accounting analysis and projects, focus on

capital projects/fixed asset

Traveled overseas for personal reasons

Oct 04 - Apr 05

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUNDS, INC., Atlanta, GA - 569 Employees

Mar 03 - Sep 04

Accounting Supervisor

Aug 03 - Sep 04

. Developed a risk based approach to perform a detailed review of

Senior Accountants' monthly accounting closings for approximately

40 properties to support the timely preparation of the REIT and

Partnership financial information

. Assisted Financial Reporting team in preparation of internal and

external reporting packages as needed

. Supported Property Management as an accounting resource, Reviewed

annual budgets & quarterly re-forecasts

. Coordinated with Acquisitions Accountants in performing accounting

Acquisitions Due Diligence

. Performed analysis, responded to questions/issues for auditors,

Developed/refined relevant policies/procedures

. Supervised, evaluated accounting staff and participated in the

hiring of additional staff

Senior Partnership Accountant

Mar 03 - Aug 03

. Responsible for a portfolio of 4 Partnerships: Prepared SEC filings-

10Qs & 10Ks for 4 Partnerships. Prepared balance sheets, income

and Cash flow statements separately. Completed Footnotes and MD&A

analysis

. Assumed all general ledger responsibilities using MRI for assigned

portfolio (4 Partnerships, 8 Joint Ventures, 17 office/commercial

properties), including closing the books monthly & quarterly and

reconciling all accounts

. Reviewed/oversaw responsibilities performed by others: AP, bank

recs, cash receipts, Reconciled all accounts

. Prepared net income & cash flows projections. Calculated actual &

projected return rates. Analyzed variances

. Provided input on automating certain accounting processes and

developed/documented accounting procedures

. Worked with auditors: analysis, addressed questions. Worked with

property managers for budgets, forecasts, issues

. Special projects as needed: 8K filing, systems implementation,

modeling, historical research

CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION, Washington, DC - 720 Employees

Sep 01 - Nov 02

Portfolio Accounting Team Member/Joint Ventures

Sep 02 - Nov 02

Portfolio Accounting Team Member/Third Party Owners

Sep 01 - Sep 02

. Fully responsible for maintaining & closing the books of 8 major

commercial, office buildings and retail centers: ensured entire

month end close in a timely fashion: accruals, checking correct

revenue recognition, payroll...

. Prepared & generated monthly and quarterly Cash & GAAP basis

financial reporting packages by the tenth

. Assisted building property managers with the preparation of

detailed income & expense variance reports

. Prepared monthly cash flow reconciliation and updated cash flow

statements

. Reconciled account receivable and payable sub-ledgers to the

general ledger and all balance sheet accounts

. Ensured debt service payments & partners 'distribution, Prepared

annual income & expense survey & BPOL forms

. Verified, calculated and reconciled management and asset management

fees and ensured monthly payments

LODGIAN, Atlanta, GA - 11,000 Employees

Jan 01 - Sep 01

Supervisory Corporate Accountant

. Responsible for $750 Million debt portfolio: Calculated weighted

interest and cost of debt, booked monthly interest and accruals,

reconciled all general ledger debt accounts and updated supporting

schedules, calculated debt-to-service ratios for covenant

requirements to ensure compliance with loan documents

. Responsible for companywide capital leases: set up amortization

schedules, reconciled all related accounts, made monthly debt

service payments and booked all necessary journal entries

. Preparation of monthly/quarterly financial statements & reports of

all 20 corporate departments: Sales, IT JEs

. Identified and analyzed all variances of corporate departments'

financial statements and distributed necessary reports to all

corporate Vice Presidents and Department Heads. Audited all

corporate departments general ledger

. Coded & booked all unapplied cash receipts. Made all Board of

Director payments, maintained payment schedules

. Reconciled & booked companywide American Express travel expenses

. Calculated & coordinated monthly franchise fees payment per hotel

(~$2.8 M/mo): resolved issues & reconciliation

HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES INC. (OMNIOFFICES), Atl., GA -1,400 Employees

Apr 98 - Dec 00

Senior Corporate Accountant

Sep 99 - Dec 00

. Fully responsible for the preparation of monthly/quarterly

financial statements/reports of all 18 corporate departments: HR,

Marketing. Full month end close. Reconciled all accounts & updated

supporting schedules

. Identified and analyzed all variances. Provided requested

information to auditors. Ad-hoc analysis

. Reviewed all corporate invoices processed by the Corporate AP

Representative: proper invoice coding, approvals

Senior Accountant

Apr 99 - Sep 99

. Achieved the accounting transition of the 16 HQ New Jersey

facilities from New York to Atlanta

. Responsible for the preparation of monthly/quarterly financial

statements/reports of the 16 facilities: JEs, Recs

Staff Accountant

Apr 98 - Apr 99

. Responsible for monthly close & the preparation of financial

statements of 8 facilities (multi-unit environment)

AMES TAPING TOOLS, Duluth, GA - 330 Employees

Nov 97 - Apr 98

Junior Accountant (started as temp-to-perm)

. Assisted with month-end close (multi unit retail) & the preparation

of monthly/quarterly financial stmts/reports,

. Reconciled GL & stores' cash accounts. Performed bank recs, cash

forecast. Maintained AR & posted cash receipts

Education:

LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF COMMERCE, Ontario, Canada, June 1994

Honors Bachelor of Commerce, cum laude

. Major: Finance, Minor: Accounting, Dean's List, GPA: 3.4/4.0 (3.6

in accounting), Graduated in the top 3%

. Recipient of Academic Scholarship for Excellence, and of Canadian

"Francophonie" Scholarship for 4 years

"ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE UNIVERSITAIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE" (ENSUT), Dakar,

Senegal, June 1990

Technological University Diploma (DUT)

. Major: Accounting, Graduated Top Student of the 2 year program

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