Summary
In the last two years, I have been involved in the start up and running of a full scale Law Firm from which I have learned invaluable skills. However, previously, I was in Property Management for five years and as well as accounting and network management for over ten years. Outlined below are my personal work experience and skills which I feel would be instrumental in achieving my goals with the right company.
Skills Application of Skills
• Accounting - AP/AR, Quickbooks, Quicken, Peachtree
• Property Management - Yardi, MRI/Foresight, Rent Rolls
• Real Estate Licensed - California LIC#01823948
• Leased Space Management – Utilities Management, Administrative, Site Planning
• Project Management – Team Management, Space build-out, Administrative
• Additional Languages spoken – Spanish, fluently
Work Experience
Bookkeeper / Office Manager, Ritter Law 2/2011 to Present
Acted as full charge Bookkeeper, performing full scope of accounting duties for fully operational law firm including Banking, A/P, A/R, Billing, Budgeting and Reporting. Managed office operations and performed full scope of paralegal duties including calendaring, new client sign up, pleading preparation, and client case management. Managed staff and temporary contractors.
Property Manager, Shelter Bay Retail Group 6/2005 to 2/2011
Account Analyst, Shelter Bay Retail Group
Property Coordinator, Shelter Bay Retail Group
Burbank, California
Performed full scope of duties related to Maintenance, Operations and financial planning and reporting for 800,000 square feet portfolio of Retail Shopping Centers. As Account Analyst, worked on Majors and National Tenants or any other complex tenant/ownership disputes or recurring aged balances with goals to resolve grossly aging balances, expedite income to minimize legal costs and facilitate ownership/tenant ongoing relationship. Coordination of property transitions for a portfolio of 1.5 Million square feet of multiple retail properties.
• Budget and CAM Reconciliation – Preparation and review prior to client submission
• Leasing/Budget/CAM Software Management – MRI/Foresight, Yardi/Kardin
• Major Account Reconciliations – Multiyear aging balance reconciliations
• National Tenant Ongoing CAM/Budget dispute resolution – Multi-year/-tiered disputes
• Complex Billings and payment monitoring – i.e. Taxes and Insurance, Capital Improvements
• Coordination/Transition – New properties
• Lease Administration and compliance– Abstracting, Rent increases, CAM Reconciliation, dispute resolution
• Property Maintenance and Quality assurance
• Due Diligence – Estoppels, SNDAs, Client interface
• Financial Reporting - Variance report, AR Reports
Accounting Administrator-Property Manager, Shaste Management, Inc. 1/2005 to 06/2005
Los Angeles, California
Accounting for investment portfolio of 50 to 100 multi-unit residential properties including the following main responsibilities
• Accounts Payables – Investor Distributions, Mortgages, Utilities, Purchase Orders and Invoices., Loans
• Accounts Receivables – Cash receipts; rent collection, delinquent accounts collection.
• Cash Balances – Daily update
• Banking – Deposits, Transfers, EFT, New Accounts, reconciliation, discrepancy resolution.
• Financial Reporting – Investor profiles, Financial Statements, Profit & Loss statements, Cash Balances, Rent Rolls + delinquencies report
Office Manager / Bookkeeper, Arabian Expressions 3/2004 to 1/2005
Phoenix, Arizona
Acted as Full-charge Bookkeeper for Arabian Prize Show Horse training ranch.
• Accounts Payables – Utilities, Supplies, Refunds, Credit Card expense accounting.
• Accounts Receivables – Billing, Collection, Invoicing
• Banking – Deposits, reconciliation, EFT
• Reports – Expense reports, Financials - Yearly, Quarterly and YTD.
Manager, NewWave Communications, 5/2000 to 5/2002
Charlotte, North Carolina and transferred to Los Angeles, California -
• Network Management – Managed team of network technicians, ongoing network management and auditing of billing and network health.
• Project Management – Planned network installation including both Operational and Financial points of network from start of project to deployment.
• Account Management – High Profile Customer Dedicated Account Manager
Technician, Primus Telecommunications, 3/1998 to 4/2000
Mclean, Virginia
• Project Management – Handled all projects related to telecom systems, installs, call center build outs, and premise wiring for all locations.
• Network Management – Ongoing support and monitoring of multi-site network of telecom networks.
Education
Santa Monica College Enrolled - Business Degree
California Real Estate Salesperson License LIC#01823948
California Healing Arts College – Los Angeles, California Massage Therapy - CMT
Glendale Community College – Glendale, Arizona Computer Studies
Metro Tech Vocational Institute – Phoenix, Arizona Advertising Design 1-2