Mesfin G. Ababu

**** ******* ***** *********, ** 22003

Cell phone: 703-***-****

E-mail: ad30hg@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Southern Management Company (SMC)

Property Accountant for 8 Residential & 6 Commercial properties 11/14/2022 to Present

Classifying, recording Summarizing & reconciling

Record & manage Monthly Recurring Payments, Transfers, Distributions, and Mortgage & Escrow.

Proper records of amortization/depreciation of fixed assets and leasing commissions. Update Fixed Assets schedule including depreciation monthly and yearly.

Manage Annual Subscriptions & Renewals and payments for Business licenses, Property tax, Property Commercial & Liability Insurance, contractual agreements with Vendors. Reconcile and true–up monthly and end of year balance for these accounts.

Federal & state Annual Taxes & other standard and special accounts.

Reconcile monthly bank statements to the general ledger.

Record and process accounts payable and accounts receivables.

Review Utility expenses and record accruals in a monthly basis.

Monitor daily cash balances & Accrued expenses.

Financial Reports

Prepared and analyzed monthly, quarterly and year end financial statements for residential & commercial properties individual and consolidated financial statement.

Send financial report packages to the company executives.

Maintained reporting compliance with federal and state agencies.

Reviewed monthly financial statements for accuracy and prepared analytical review of account balances.

Monitored tenant accounts receivable activity, refunds, write-off & collection including disputes, and minimized unapplied cash receipts.

Prepared and analyzed Monthly, quarterly and year end accruals.

Review & Analysis

Perform accounting analyses.

Analyze the general ledger to ensure its accurate and balanced Carry out forecast to identify future cash deficiencies in order to effectively manage cash positions.

Performed balance sheet and general ledger account analysis. Tie out process.

Preparing and ensuring the accuracy of all ledgers, accounts, portfolios, and balance sheets.

Ledger correction & adjusting journal entries

Reconciled balance sheet accounts including bank accounts, A/R, and A/P and resolve all discrepancies.

Analyzed monthly financial statements and investigated budget variances.

Managed cash-flow and all accounting issues.

Review and approve IR & PO processes

Review and correct move out, move in deposit accounting process.

Review GPR monthly report.

Residential & commercial ledger correction (Charge, credit,reverse, apply payment )

Review Team member rent balances Check payroll deduction, concession, prorate collected or not.

Update lease charges for commercial & residential tenants.

Create lease charge for Government subsidy rents HAP & HOC

Review residential & commercial tenant ledger before account closed

Write off delinquent accounts and process refund.

Finalize Move out statement.

Commit refund payments for Move out residential & commercial tenants.

Create manual payables for move out refunds

Perform Tenants ledger corrections for Residential & Commercial tenants ( charge, Credit, receipt, reapply payments & reverse )

Managed cash-flow and all accounting issues for affordable rental housing sites.

Monitored security and rent deposits and ensured that all accounts are fully funded.

Assist management with special projects and other tasks as assigned.

Maintains open communication with Management, Accounting team, property managers, venders, Federal State & County agencies, External auditors,

Assist with preparation of annual operating budgets.

Monitored and reported monthly cash flow, vacancy loss, Rent roll & GPR.

Preparation of required documents for annual audits and tax filing processes.

Review and record audit adjustment.

Based on Tax report process payments for Federal & states governments.

E&G Group

1651 Old Meadow Rd, Suite 305 McLean, VA 22102 / 703-***-****/

Property Accountant for 12 Residential & 4 Commercial properties 05/20/2019 to 11/11/2022

Classifying, recording Summarizing & reconciling

Record & manage Monthly Recurring Payments, Credit card Payments, Transfers, Distributions, and Mortgage & Escrow.

Proper records of amortization/depreciation of fixed assets and leasing commissions. Update Fixed Assets schedule including depreciation monthly and yearly.

Manage Annual Subscriptions & Renewals Business licenses, Property tax, Federal & state Annual Taxes, Property Insurance & other contractual agreements with Vendors.

Reconcile monthly bank statements to the general ledger.

Record and process accounts payable and accounts receivables.

Monitor daily cash balances & Accrued expenses.

Prepared monthly Management fees schedule, record monthly Management fee Payables and payments for all properties. True-Up Year end Management fees.

Financial Reports

Prepared and analyzed monthly, quarterly and year end financial statements for individual and consolidated financial statements.

Send financial report packages to the company executives, owners, lenders, and bank, federal and state agencies.

Maintained reporting compliance with federal and state agencies.

Reviewed monthly financial statements for accuracy and prepared analytical review of account balances.

Monitored tenant accounts receivable activity, write-off & collection including disputes, and minimized unapplied cash receipts.

Prepared and analyzed Monthly, quarterly and year end accruals.

Review & Analysis

Perform a wide variety of accounting analyses.

Analyze the general ledger to ensure its accurate and balanced Carry out forecast to identify future cash deficiencies in order to effectively manage cash positions.

Performed balance sheet and general ledger account analysis.

Reviewed ledger detail and recorded adjusting journal entries.

Reconciled balance sheet accounts including bank accounts, A/R, and A/P

Analyzed monthly financial statements and investigate budget variances.

Managed cash-flow and all accounting issues.

Review the Rent Roll & GPR monthly report.

Managed cash-flow and all accounting issues for affordable rental housing sites.

Monitored security and rent deposits and ensured that all accounts are fully funded.

Perform Tenants ledger corrections.

Assist management with special projects and other tasks as assigned

Maintains open communication with Management,Accounting team, property managers, owners, Lenders,Lawyers, bank, Venders, Federal State & County agencies, External auditors, IRS

Assist with preparation of annual operating budgets.

Monitored and reported monthly cash flow, vacancy loss, Rent roll & GPR

Preparation of required documents for annual audits and tax filing processes.

Review and record audit adjustment and send required audit documents for clients.

Review tax return documents and send tax documents & K-1 Forms to owners, lenders, bank, and Federal and State agencies.

Based on Tax report process payments for Federal & states governments.

Rappaport Companies Inc 8405 Greensboro Drive 8th floor Mclean, VA 22102

From 10/04/2018- 04/18/2019 Account temp job Robert Half Company

Bank reconciliation & Account reconciliation.

Financial reports review.

Performed balance sheet and general ledger account analysis

Journal Entry & Posting

Deposit check,money order & Certified check on Click Pay & Nexus

Payment application on MRI and mailing Check payments for different companies,

Running different reports from different systems retrieving, sorting summarize organizing data on excel schedules.

Update monthly excel schedules report for A/R, A/P,Fees,Credit card Payments & Cash Management, Preparing Year end working Paper for tax purpose.

Zuckerman Gravely Management Inc

Financial Services Coordinator 1/29/2016 – 09/28/18 full time at Zuckerman Gravely Management Inc ( Fair field Crossing Apartments) Two Wisconsin circle suet 1050, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Process Payments in One Site and Real Page software

Process cash, check & money order payments.

Prepare and send all notice, correspondence to resident and external parties by mail, email and fax.

Post all account receivables, and manage delinquent accounts.

Generate, create, and summarize monthly resident renewal reports.

Review, edit, organize all necessary documents for move in and move out residents & data entry

Perform move out inspections.

Complete all activities in Final Accounts Statements.

Process refunds and collections.

Attend scheduled non-payment eviction court cases.

Provide necessary Accounting documents to court & represent as witness.

Process security deposit collections & refunds.

Turn over bad debt for collections & follow up.

Maintain inventory control of equipment and supplies.

Maintain property files and accounts.

Prepare daily /weekly/monthly reports of vacant apartment, traffic, leased, renewed leases, delinquency & projected occupancy.

Transportation Inc. 3251 Washington Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 05/07/07 to 01/21/16 (full time)

Account Payable (08/06/12 to 01/21/16)

Accounts payable for 9 separate companies with many intercompany transactions

Collect, compile, and review invoices from vendors for check processing

Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment

Code invoices to the proper general ledger accounts

Enter invoices into Microsoft Dynamics SL

Correspond with vendors by phone, email and fax and respond to their inquiries.

Print, and distribute signed checks with appropriate backup

Prepare immediate hand checks as requested.

Pay cab drivers by ACH transfer each week.

Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.

Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements

Prepare analysis of accounts, as required.

Maintain all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets and corporate accounts payable files.

Opened new vendor accounts and updated current accounts as necessary.

Account Receivable (02/19/2010 to 08/03/12)

Preparing, finalizing and distributing client invoices

Carry out account analysis and research.

Perform reviews of billing or revenue discrepancies.

Provide accurate aging report.

Process all credit cards and check payments of vendors and apply the payments to accounts.

Responsible to reach out customers to collect payment for overdue bills. Contact customers and manages overdue accounts.

Communicate via mail, email, telephone or in person with customers.

Documentation and filing.

Develop and maintain periodic reports for management.

Forward account statement to the company’s vendors.

Resolve all inquiries requested by customers after proper investigation

Credit Card Processing and Research (05/07/2007 to 02/18/10)

Processing credit card payments for several cab companies in multiple processing systems

Handling credit card payments and refunds for individuals and corporate accounts

Prepare credit card payment report for management.

Research credit card Payment inquiries and disputes.

Assist with bank reconciliations.

Handling walk in customers & Vendors, phone calls, email fax, and mail correspondence and related activities.

Education

Bachelor of Art in Accounting, Ethiopia

Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Associate degree in Law, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Other Training

Database Administration SQL IT-Point Consulting & Training, Inc. 901 South Highland Street, Arlington, VA, 22204 703-***-****

SharePoint Administration IT-Point Consulting & Training, Inc 901 South Highland Street, Arlington, VA, 22204 703-***-****

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Google Drive, Yardi, Yardi Voyage - One Site, Real Time Page, Nexus, MRI plus,QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamic SL, Drake Accounting, and various credit card processing software.

Language: English, Amharic

References: furnished upon request.

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