Real Estate Management
Resume:
Helen J. Snowden
New York, NY 10019 **************@*****.***
Experienced Senior Accountant
I am a successful senior accountant with over ten years of experience in real estate management. I have been responsible for financial reporting package and auditing.
Areas Of Expertise
Review Financial and Business activity
Forecast trends
Audits
Bi-lingual Spanish native
Process improvements and change
Analyze variances
Yardi
Quickbooks
Accounts Payable Expense
Pivot Table, H/VLookup
Accounts Receivable
Excel
Professional Experience
BlackPoint Partners, New York, New York February 2014 to August 2016
Property Accountant
Real Estate
Prepare Financial Monthly reporting package for retail properties.
Handle Operating Funding request when necessary.
Escalation billing-RE Taxes, Water & Sewer true-up.
Annual Budgets, Year End Reconciliations of General Ledger.
Review abstract leases & other Property Accountant lease abstracts.
Prepare Tenant Security Reconciliations – Monthly.
Deposit & withdrawal tenant security – Monthly.
A/R Monthly billing, post daily cash receipts batches processed by A/R & A/P bi-month.
Prepare Bank Reconciliations.
Prepare lender draw request for capital and commissions.
Reconcile mortgage statements.
FirstService Residential, New York, New York December 2013 to January 2014 (Temp)
Property Accountant
Real Estate
Overall financial responsibility for a portfolio of buildings.
Worked closely with property managers and boards to understand a building’s financial goals and needs.
Worked with other disciplines within accounting in accomplishing their tasks.
Monthly financial statement review/preparation.
Bank reconciliations and cash management.
The Rawlings Group, LaGrange, KY October 2010 to October 2013
Financial Analyst
Health Insurance
Supported the recovery process, including detailed review of daily reconciliations and
disbursements, and preparing monthly client reports.
Prepared and reviewed internal management reports.
Prepared trust account reconciliations on a monthly basis.
Researched and resolve client and internal issues effectively and in a timely manner and
assist on client ad-hoc requests.
Monitored outstanding receivables and follow-up with clients on a routine basis, while
working outstanding issues.
Assisted in the implementation and re-implementation of clients, including working to define
and communicate client requirements and testing of client specific reports.
Assisted in the development and testing of system enhancements of the Finance recovery
database.
Performed other support functions within the Finance department, as needed.
Chasm Lake Management, New York, New York Nov 2007 to August 2010
Accountant
Real Estate Property
Prepared monthly management package.
Analysis of variance of current month versus budget.
Prepared bank reconciliations for main cash accounts for 28 buildings including operating accounts, security deposit accounts and escrow accounts
Updated Prepaid Expense Detail schedule for month’s additions.
Recorded month’s amortization expense for real estate invoices, insurance and water & sewer.
Updated Fixed Asset Detail schedules for month’s additions, disposals and transfers and recorded amortization for the month.
Ensured that year-to-date roll forward by asset category agreed with fixed asset detail schedules.
Updated schedule of real estate tax and insurance escrows held by lenders.
Traced real estate tax and insurance escrows balances as per statements from lenders to G/L.
Provided general accounting support. Perform year-end closing activity. W-9 tracking, 1099-MISC reporting.
Also worked directly with bank auditors and financial auditing company on all levels of the year-end certified audits.
Juniper Communities, Bloomfield, NJ Nov 2003 – Nov 2007
Junior Accountant
Assisted Living Facility
Compiled and processed monthly bank reconciling, inclusive of all credit accounts.
Performed balance sheet analysis, income statement analysis and forecasting on monthly basis.
Calculated revolving receivable and asset based borrowing capacity for the company on monthly bases.
Prepared accurate and timely debt activity reports and related accruals.
Assisted CFO on corporate finance functions including analysis and implementation of equipment financing (loans and leases) and related accounting of equipment purchases and disposals.
Forecasted interest and loan expenses and analyzed loan and bank administration fees. Also reconciled all loan and interest fees in order to ensure timely payment.
Education
Kean University, Union, NJ 2003
BS: Accounting GPA:3.47 (Dean's List)
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