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Manager Customer Service

Location:
Palisades Park, NJ
Posted:
July 23, 2014

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ODESSA PINKNEY

** ******** ******, #*, ******, New Jersey - Tel. 646-***-**** - Email:

ace265@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE To obtain a General Manager or Assistant Manager position

and provide innovative and teambuilding leadership

EMPLOYMENT 02/14 - Present FirstService Residential

(formerly CSR) New York, NY

HISTORY Acting General Manager and Assistant Property Manager

(Onsite)

. Oversee and manage all building amenities, operations

and systems

. Responsible for financial performance monitoring -

budgets, monthly financial statements, variance control,

etc.

. Review, analyze and approve all accounts payable

. Coordinate and process real estate tax assessment

challenges

. Responsible for assessing, managing and negotiating

service contracts/proposals

. Enforce building By Laws, house rules, policies and any

updates where needed

. Attend court hearings in severe arrears cases

. Closely monitor cash flow and all bank accounts, to

include operating, reserves, escrows

. Facilitate in annual preparation for annual audited

financial statements

. Draft and distribute all resident notices, memos and

reminders

. Perform monthly walkthroughs; both internal and external

. Chair all Board meetings as well as take all minutes for

drafting and approval

. Oversee union staff of 21; to include one full time

Resident Manager

. Mediate disputes between unit owners with regards to

quality of life issues

. Perform all Assistant Property Manager duties listed

below in addition to duties of Acting General Manager

10/11 - 02/14 FirstService Residential

(formerly CSR) New York, NY

On-Site Assistant Property Manager

. Assistant manager in a 408 unit downtown luxury

condominium

. Provide stellar customer service through in-office

visits, phone calls and e-mail responses

. Manage shareholder/owner billing amenities such as

cable, parking, storage, bike fees, gym fees, electric

fees, etc.

. Build and maintain relationships with building

attorneys, accountants, engineers, and vendors

pertaining to building and shareholder specific-related

issues

. Assist in annual and monthly board meetings, to include

presentations and spreadsheets

. Responsible for writing and finalizing drafted

minutes, as well as updating database and

. minute books

. Receive, process and oversee all apartment alterations

. Assist shareholders/owners with account reconciliations

and/or customer concerns

. Responsible for reviewing shareholder/owner arrears

reports, as well as processing arrears letters and late

fees and sending accounts to collections

. Manage unit owner billing for amenities to include,

storage, bike fees, electric fees, etc.

. Review and process all purchase, leasing and refinance

packages and bank questionnaires

. Work closely with Resident Manager in training and

daily management of 23 member staff

. Assist with preparation of fiscal budget and monthly

financials

. Receive, open, and forward all invoices to code for

approval

. Maintain and update shareholder/owner/ tenant accounts

via website Cooper Square Connect and Building Link as

information is received

. Coordinate all move in and move outs; to include

inspections

. Process and distribute move in and move-out deposits to

shareholders/owners/tenants

. Act as liaison for Sponsor as salesperson with respects

to purchases of all storage units

09/07 - 10/11 Cooper Square Realty,

Inc. New York, NY

Assistant Property Manager

. Assisted two (2) Property Managers and ten (10) building

portfolio

. Provided outstanding customer service by answering phone

calls and e-mails promptly

. Assisted clients with registering and maintaining

automatic payment accounts via Kliknpay

. Responsible for reviewing shareholder/owner arrears

reports on a monthly basis, as well as processing

arrears letters and late fees on shareholders/ owners

accounts

. Assisted shareholders/owners with account

reconciliations and/or customer concerns

. Created, managed and maintained client tenant files as

received on a daily basis

. Managed shareholder/owner billing amenities such as

cable, parking, storage, bike fees, gym fees, electric

fees, etc.

. Responsible for charging back accounts for various fees

such as legal, alteration, maintenance, etc.

. Reviewed and process all purchase, leasing and refinance

packages, co-op questionnaires, and apartment

alterations agreements

. Coordinated and filed boiler inspections, Local Law 10

and 11, permits, RPIE, MDR, etc.

. Built and maintained relationships with building

attorneys, accountants, engineers, and vendors

pertaining to building and shareholder specific-related

issues

. Distributed rent bills to shareholders/owners and

monthly financial statements to Boards

. Assisted in annual and monthly board meetings, to

include presentations and spreadsheets

. Coordinator for all annual meetings, to include

arrangements for meeting reservations

. Received, open, and forward all invoices to Property

Manager to code and approve

. Maintained and update shareholder/owner/ tenant accounts

via website Cooper Square Connect as information is

received

. Coordinated with the Superintendent for all move in and

move out inspections

. Processed and distributed move in and move-out deposits

to shareholders/owners/tenants

. Acted as liaison for Sponsor as salesperson with

respects to purchases of all storage units

. Responsible for finalizing drafted minutes, as well as

updating database and minute books

. Performed special project account analysis and research

as needed

04/05 - 09/07 Charles H. Greenthal

Management New York, NY

Administrative Assistant

. Assistant to Property Manager of eight (8) residential

properties (condo/coop)

. Manage and maintain Property Manager's schedule, as well

as calendar

. Receive, process and oversee all apartment alterations

. Handle heavy phones and extensive customer relations

. Responsible for investigative resolutions to residential

account matters

. Oversee and manage arrears reports, as well as

collections

. Assist in annual and monthly board meetings, to include

presentations and spreadsheets

. Coordinator for all annual meetings, to include

arrangements for meeting reservations

. Coordinate and file boiler inspections, Local Law 10 and

11, permits, RPIE, MDR, etc.

. Process purchase orders, petty cash forms, check

requests, billing change forms, etc.

. Contact vendors for proposals and pricing, as well as

account payables

. Type, edit and process correspondence, e-mails,

mailings, etc.

. Handle daily matters regarding building operations and

resident issues

. Sustain daily contact with Resident Managers and

building staff

EDUCATION 2012 - Present SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga, NY

Obtaining a Bachelors of Science in Business, Management

and Economics

Concentration: Business Management

1999 - 2000 Grace Institute

New York, NY

MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist) - Applications in

Microsoft Office 2000

Obtained certification for completion of course

1995 - 1999 Norman Thomas High School

New York, NY

Accredited High School Diploma in business

VOLUNTEER 2010 - June 2013 1770 Walton Avenue HDFC

Bronx, NY

WORK Served as Board President and Managing Agent; to

include all active responsibilities in

both positions

COMPUTER Technically skilled in the following applications:

SKILLS Microsoft Office Suite CAMACCT Building Link

BJMurray Technicierge/CSR Connect Microsoft

Publisher Lotus 123/Notes Paradox

(Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access,

Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook)

TRANSFERABLE Organizational Skills Effective Communication Skills

Managerial Skills

SKILLS Time Management Skills Flexibility

and Adaptability Skills



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