Finance Manager/Controller

Robert Smith

**** **** **., *********, ** *****

Mobile Phone: 214-***-****

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Residential Apartment Property Accountant at Western Rim Residential Property Co. located in Grand Prairie, Texas.

January 2011 to Present( temporary assignment through a Personnel Agency)

Timberline Sage software used for 7 residential properties. Heavy month end reconciliation of A/P coding errors for 50 general ledger expense accounts. Mortgage wire payments made through Wells Fargo/Wachovia and Bank of American online accounts. Monitoring of daily cash flow for property checking accounts. Daily processing of Tenant rent payments made through OneSite property management software. Responsible for Month end Financial Statements such as the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Actual vs Budget Income Statement and projection of cash flows reports in addition to Excel supporting schedules for Property Liability Insurance, Property Taxes, and depreciation/amortization of Building, land and plant assets.

Property Accountant November 2008 to December 2010

Soliman Property Management Dallas, Texas Real Estate/ Property Management

Property Accountant using MRI , Yardi and Timberline software for 15 Commercial and Residential properties

Responsible for monthly production of full set of Financial Statements. Balance Sheet, Income Statement with variance comments, Statement of cash flows, General Ledger, a/r(checking batches keyed in from Accounting Associate) and A/P(checking 3rd party invoice entries), aging a/r report with variance comments, supporting schedules for property taxes and prepaid building liability insurance, bank reconciliation’s and Tenant rent roll reports. Heavy G/L reconciliation for Residential Properties.

Property Accountant April 2000 to November 2008

Transwestern Commercial Svcs. | Houston, Texas Real Estate/Property Management

Project Accountant using Skyline, MRI and Yardi software for 18 properties

Review and post tenant billings, additional billings/adjustments according to information received from the property manager. Maintain property cash balances. Submit Open A/P report for weekly check run processing after reviewing property’s available cash balances. Transfer funds as necessary between property cash accounts to cover check runs. Initiate monthly distributions to Owners based upon the requirements set forth in the Management Agreement. Insure timely payment of mortgages and property taxes. Enter new and amended leases from lease abstracts into the appropriate accounting system. Insure that the information entered agrees with the lease abstract and the appropriate financial sections of the lease document. Review the monthly posting of the Rent Roll by property management. Insure that changes from the prior month Rent Roll are reasonable, e.g., current month move-ins or move-out’s, rent steps, etc. Review Aged Accounts Receivable listings with the property manager for any adjustments, applying open credits to open charges, and insure that cash receipts have been properly applied to each tenants’ account. As appropriate, close Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Commercial Management modules to the General Ledger at the end of the month. Review or prepare all supporting schedules as required by the Owner. Ensure sub-ledgers and supporting schedules tie to the General Ledger. Review the General Ledger for any adjusting entries or accruals and make all necessary journal entries. Print and review financial statements and all monthly reports and tie all supporting schedules to the financial statements. Submit the monthly financial package to the Accounting Manager for review and then forward to the property manager.

Restaurant Accountant – July 1998 - March 2000

Landry's Seafood Restaurants | Houston, TX

Maintained operating and revenue bank accounts for nine restaurants. Process checks for A/P vendors on a weekly basis. Monitored daily cash and credit card receipts through uplink cash register service. Monthly journal entries made to general ledger. Monthly Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Budget Analysis Statement.

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts Degree from San Antonio Junior College, San Antonio Texas

1 year at University of Texas at San Antonio

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Woodfield University, Santa Monica, California

Certificate of completion for Accounting courses from Adelphi Business College, Santa Ana, California

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