Accountant

EXPERIENCE

Gatlin Development Company Inc. September 2013 – June 2015

Accountant

• Responsible for Cash Management function including maintaining the Cash Balance Report, maintaining sufficient balances in project cash accounts, recording cash deposits including lockbox deposits and reviewing all check batches for proper coding, entry and approval.

• Analyzed and maintained the general ledger to ensure the accuracy of payables, cash receipts, and recorded all JE transactions.

• Responsible for intercompany reconciliations on a monthly basis.

• Calculated and prepared monthly distributions.

• Responsible for reconciliation of approximately 75 bank accounts.

• Reviewed and returned monthly CAM statements from A/R. Processed the payables and the receipts.

• Responsible for mortgage payment processing including invoicing property management companies, requesting the transfer, processing the payable and receipt and recording of the auto debit.

• Responsible for reconciliation of all mortgage escrow loan balances.

• Responsible for management fee billings, management fee transfer request, and the process of the payable and receipt.

Centerline Homes January 2007 – August 2013

Project Accountant

• Responsible for maintaining the day-to-day accounting functions in connection with all the entities assigned.

• Responsible for the month end closing, account reconciliations and preparation of the monthly financial statements associated with the entities assigned.

• Reviewed all financial information for adherence to established budgets and reported any fluctuations or deviations to management for assigned communities.

• Responsible for the dissemination of reliable financial information to internal users in conjunction with our investors and outside third parties related to entities assigned.

• Assisted in the summation of all financial information to be used in year-end audit reporting.

• Generation of analysis related to cash flow.

• Accountable for Job Cost analysis and adherence to established budgets and the reporting of variance to those budgets.

Tarragon Corporation March 2006 – October 2006

Project Accountant

• Prepared Indicated Outcome Report for assigned projects.

• Provided explanation on variance reports for items over $50,000.

• Prepared Projected Manager Projections with updated forecast for closing proceeds, interest payments, and trade payables.

• Processed Capital Calls.

• Prepared and recorded monthly journal entries related to assigned projects.

• Maintained prepaid and expense insurance schedules for all projects.

• Prepared insurance amortizations entries for all projects.

• Prepared bank reconciliations for assigned projects.

• Reviewed and approved monthly HUD closing recaps.

Equity One Realty & Management Inc. February 2004 – March 2006

Property Accounting Manager

• Prepared financial statements.

• Analyzed all balance sheet accounts and prepared detailed support schedules.

• Participated in the preparation of the annual property operating budgets.

• Analyzed and maintained the general ledger to ensure the accuracy of A/P coding and revenue and cost allocation

• Prepared and analyzed common area maintenance and property tax rate adjustments.

• Calculated and prepared quarterly and year end expense participation billings.

• Analyzed and reviewed bad debt reserves.

• Recorded all monthly and year-end accruals.

• Assisted in the preparation of variance explanations.

• Recorded mortgage activity and analyzed escrow accounts.

• Responsible for entering and maintaining all fixed assets.

• Depreciation analysis

LNR Property Corporation December 2002 – February 2004

Staff Accountant

• Reviewed and analyzed Real Estate Owned financial reports for accuracy and integrity of financial information from property management companies.

• Compared revenue and expenses to budget.

• Analyzed the general ledger for unusual entries.

• Reviewed bank reconciliations to verify owner contributions or distributions.

• Performed cash flow analysis.

Velocitel September 2000 – November 2002

Senior Accountant

• Responsible for the complete financial data and analysis for six Latin-American countries including accounts payables, accounts receivable, fixed assets management, payroll, accruals, adjusting journal entries, multi-currency analysis, and bank reconciliation.

• Maintained constant communication with representatives in each country to ensure compliance with corporate procedures.

• Responsible for the cost analysis of all cellular towers under construction in Latin-America including posting to the appropriate job.

• Responsible for the consolidation of all financial records into the corporate general ledger

• Reviewed financials for accuracy and compliance with corporate policies.

• Participated in a full-scale corporate audit of ones division’s financial records.

EDUCATION

Thunderbird School of Global Management, Thunderbird Campus, Glendale Arizona

• Master of International Management

• Emphasis: Accounting/Finance

Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

• Emphasis: Accounting/

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