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LAWANA R. SIMMONS
Aurora, OH **202
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OBJECTIVE To secure a position that will provide challenging opportunities leading to professional growth, increasing responsibilities and/or development of my professional strengths.
EDUCATION INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Masters of Science in Management, Currently Pursuing
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Masters of Arts, Early Childhood Education & Development
LICENSED REALTOR®
Keller Williams Greater Cleveland
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONALS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Certification in Business Management (CBM), License #0522
WALSH UNIVERSITY, Akron, OH
Bachelor’s of Arts & Science-Management, Minor Accounting
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, Akron, OH
Associates of Applied Business in Office Administration
Certification in Computer Programming
EXPERIENCE THE CORAL COMPANY, University Heights, OH
07/05-Present Sr. Property Management Accountant
Supervise Property Management Accountant, A/P Associate and Property Management Associate. YARDI and MRI systems administrator. Lease administration, tenant account maintenance, cash application and management, monthly billing and collections, year-end reconciliation of CAM, TAX, INS, tenant delinquency reporting, tenant billing inquiries, disputes and defaults, processing inter-company reimbursements, auditing/reconciliation of accounting records, general ledger reconciliation and analysis, assist the Controller & CFO on special projects.
HUSBAND ADULT CARE FACILITIES, Cleveland, OH
07/03-06/05 Property /Accounting Manager Consultant (Independent Contractor)
(Contract Exp) Primary responsibilities were to oversee the day-to-day operation of 10 residential 8-suite apartment buildings and 4 commercial properties, ensure quality, timeliness and accuracy in all company day-to
day accounting and budget analysis including the preparation of monthly P & L and balance sheet
analysis, budget forecasting and financial variance analysis; processing rent roll, accounts payable, weekly check runs; G/L reconciliations; post accrual journal entries; quarterly sales & payroll tax filing; cash management & rent collections. Supervised outside contractors and three office personnel.
WESTFIELD SHOPPINGTOWN GREAT NORTHERN MALL, North Olmsted, OH
12/00-06/03 Sr. Property Accountant
(Resigned) Supervised Office Manager/Accounts Payable Clerk. Responsibilities included managed capital expense and budget; budget development and analysis of variances; accounts payable processing and management, tenant, vendor, inter-company & bank account reconciliations; vendor contract administration; G/L reconciliation; financial statements preparation and analysis; processing monthly rent roll; monthly, quarterly and year-end revenue, expense and sales forecasting; delinquency reporting; month- and year-end closings; cash applications and management; sales tax filing; abstracting temporary and permanent leases; occupancy reporting; tracking insurance tenant and vendor Certificate of Insurance; reconciling/invoicing quarterly and year-end recoveries (CAM, RET and UWS); collection of rents; preparation and posting of accrual journal entries auditing sales; processing monthly/quarterly/yearly percentage rent; preparation of monthly/quarterly financial statements and sales reports using CTI; liaison to operations, marketing and leasing for reports; other projects as assigned. Administrative responsibilities include human resource management and payroll processing.
LaWana R. Simmons
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GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (GCRTA), Cleveland, OH
02/99-12/00 Assistant to Director of Accounting
(Resigned) Duties included reconciling delinquent accounts; reconciling departmental petty cash account; processing 1099’s; creating and analyzing the payables and utility ledgers; assisting with monthly closings; and maintaining the FASER (Utilities) Program. Administrative duties include organizing, creating and analyzing information for financial reporting.
JONES, LANG, LASALLE (Commercial Property Management) - Beachwood, OH
02/95-01/99 Office Manager/Property Accountant
(Comp Sold) Responsibilities included typing correspondences; payables of daily invoices; creating/distributing work orders; payroll; invoicing work orders using JDE; assisting with recovery reconciliations; preparing financial reports for Ownership/ Management using MRI and JD Edwards Accounting Systems; reconciling petty cash; mail distribution; assisting Property Manager with financial reporting and other duties as assigned; tenant relations coordinator of over 200,000 sq. ft.; answering multi-line phones; greeting vendors/ patrons; negotiating contracts; maintaining confidential vendor/tenant filing systems.
08/94-02/95 Sr. Bookkeeper/Leasing Administrator
(Promotion) Responsibilities included supervising Jr. Administrator; payables of tenant/vendor monthly invoicing; recovery reconciliations; assisting with financial statements; bookkeeping for parking garage; collection of rents and parking fees; invoicing & record keeping for properties; tenant relations; answering multi-line phones; typing letters and memoranda; creating spreadsheets; daily cash deposits; mail distribution; calculating, recording, processing ADP payroll; tenant service coordinator of over 800,000 sq. ft. Other responsibilities include assisting Property Manager in preparation and reviewing of financial and statistical reports dealing with rental income, escalation & expenses; preparing and reviewing of tenant leasing documents; maintaining confidential leasing files; preparing commercial proposals, amendments, commencements, storage leases, and agreements; assisting Operations Manager by allocating work orders to the proper facilities; assisting maintenance staff with forms and reports; assisting Office Manager with reconciling delinquent tenant accounts.
OTHER THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVES, Cleveland, OH
03/92-03/01 Administrative Specialist and Petroleum Specialist
(Honorable Typed petroleum reports and forms; maintained confidential records and documents for petroleum lab; Discharge) distributed and tested fuel.
SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, YARDI, MRI Accounting System; CTI Real Estate Management; Internet, Access, FASER Utility Program, Oracle Financial Management System, People Soft, Kronos Timekeeping, WordPerfect 6.1, Lotus, AmiPro, WordPro, Pascal, QuickBooks, Quicken, Peachtree Accounting System, Lotus Graphics, ALDUS, dBase IV, COBOL, GroupWise Email, Outlook, Lotus Notes, JD Edwards Accounting System; Crystal Report Writing.
Type 60-65 wpm, 10-key by touch, Fax and copy machine, Dictation Transcription (Lanier and Sony)
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS Member of Institute of Certified Management Accountants
Member of Association of Professionals in Business Management
Member of Cleveland Board of Realtors®
Member of National Association of Realtors®
Member of Ohio Board of Realtors®
REFERENCES Available upon request.
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