Manager Real Estate

Robert Dickinson

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Seaford, New York 11783

516-***-**** 516-***-**** (cell)

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SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE offering over 20 years experience in auditing, finance, portfolio

management, accounting, real estate and operations.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Lease Audit recoveries in excess of $15.0 million.

Skilled Auditor of major real estate clients.

Financial Analyses and Due Diligence in the investment in multi-million dollar commercial properties.

Financial Officer of planning and analyses of a $400.0 million operating budget.

Experienced Financial Statement Analyses and Reporting.

Profit and Loss portfolio management.

Exceptional Leadership skills in supervision and process improvement.

Professional Experience

Friedman, LLP, New York City, NY 2007 – 2009

Privately held accounting and advisory firm specializing in the retail, manufacturing and real estate industries.

AUDIT SPECIALIST

Audit engagements of major real estate clients. Financial statement preparation with disclosure and without

disclosure. Footnote preparation. Cash flow statement preparation. Certiorari compiliations. Documentation of

audit procedures and risk assessments. Agreed upon procedures in the due diligence in the investment of

commercial real estate including financial statement review and ARGUS pro-forma analysis. Financial model

review of operating leases for significant provisions such as termination clauses, tenant refurbishments, tenant

improvements, contingent liabilities and operating escalation provisions. Comparison between ARGUS cash

flow summary to the most recent financials and the current year’s budget. Financial review of revenue and

expense streams, capital expenditure commitments, vendor contracts, aging of account receivable and prepaid

expenses.

Elk Investors, Inc. New York City, NY 2006

Privately owned commercial real estate company including commercial, residential, industrial properties and

development projects around the country.

COMMERCIAL LEASING ADMINISTRATOR

Lease control and administration. Lease document preparation and execution. Lease abstracting, compliance

and maintenance. Management of monthly rent and additional rent billings and collections. Budgeting and

forecasting. Variance analyses. Account reconciliations and tenant relations. Manage and track tenant

improvements. Assist leasing manager with negotiation of leases, renewals and expansions. Administer IBS,

property management system, including operating escalation billings and management reports.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. Westbury, NY 2002 – 2006

$4.0 billion multi-unit retailer with a portfolio of superstores and regional shopping center mall locations

MANAGER

Lease audit recoveries in excess of $10.0 million. Fiscal management of over $400 million budget. Quarterly

forecasting. Managed the monthly and year-end closing process. Lease audit and compliance. Accounts

Payable responsibility. Account reconciliations. Variance analyses. Sarbanes-Oxley documentation preparation.

Disaster recovery documentation. Reserve analysis and contingent liability exposure of closed stores.

Management of monthly rents payable. Pro-forma and trend analyses modeled in EXCEL. Manager of 11

professional accountants. Financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

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Sterling Financial Group, Manhasset, NY 2000 – 2002

Privately owned developer, manager and syndicator of Section 8 low-income housing

CONTROLLER; SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Coordinated the financial analyses and financial modeling of syndication sales. Structured syndication of multi-

family low-income Section 8 housing with a minimum capital requirement of $50 million for marketing to investor

groups. Evaluated, analyzed and structured transactions to meet yield and fee requirements. Controller

responsibilities including consolidated financial statements, preparation of workpapers, adjusting journal entries

and financial reporting. Due diligence, underwriting and investment analyses.

Rainbow Apparel Companies, Brooklyn, NY 1997 – 2000

Privately owned multi-unit retailer with over 600 locations

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND REAL ESTATE

Lease audit recoveries in excess of $1.0 million. Directed financial operations of the lease payable and lease

administration departments. Lease audit and compliance. Financial analyses in the purchase of 200 leases from

bankruptcy court. Financial and pro-forma analyses of under-performing stores. Structured lease buyouts, rent

reductions and early termination. Financial statement review, analyses and reporting. Manager of 3 professional

accountants.

Lerner New York (Division of The Limited, Inc.), New York City, NY 1991 – 1997

$900 million multi-unit retailer with over 900 locations

FINANCE MANAGER; SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Lease audit recoveries of $4.0 million. Implemented, developed, maintained and managed the financial

operations. Directed, developed and identified the key performance measures for benchmarking the best

practices for occupancy cost avoidance at The Limited, Inc. Developed, automated, maintained and enhanced

the national portfolio financial reporting to the business units. Managed the financial operations, budgeting,

accounting, financial reporting and pro-forma analyses for the Real Estate Department. Identified opportunities

to add value to store operations. Financial reporting, monthly and year-end closings, account reconcilations,

variance analyses, and pro-forma analyses.

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.., New York City, NY 1975 – 1991

$32 billion multi-unit department store retailer with over 1600 locations

Executive financial positions of increasing responsibility include experiences in the departments of Controllers,

Administrative Services, Credit and Real Estate. Financial Advisor to JCP Realty, Inc., a subsidiary of

JCPenney Company, Inc, investment team in the acquisition and divestiture of commercial properties. Project

Manager of 30 joint ventures including IRR and discount analyses, cash flow analyses, project financing and

refinancing decisions, excess land sales, and lease execution approval.

Professional Activities

Member: National Retail Tenant Association

Member: Financial Executives Networking Group

Education

St. John’s University, Queens, NY, M.B.A. Finance

State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, B.S. Accounting

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