Driven, focused and confident with over 10 years of experience, including financial statement preparation, general ledger, payroll accounting and account reconciliation. Expert in completing real estate lease analyses and assessing complex issues that call for precise, timely solutions.

Recent background involves the management of shopping centers, office buildings and other industrial properties. Adept in notably cutting property taxes via tax appeals. Skilled in analyzing tenant leases for maximizing purposes. Seeking a general accounting opportunity; open to work in the nonprofit sector, as well as continued work in commercial real estate. Targeting Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller or Controller positons; ultimately open to the right position in any industry.

Accounting | Finance | Customer Support | Communication | Strategic Planning | Process Improvement Problem Solving | Time Management Organization | Critical Thinking | SAGE/Peachtree | MS Excel (Advanced: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Macros) | ADP/Total Source Payroll

IBM I Series Real Estate Accounting Software | QuickBooks Professional Advisor | MS Word

         Led general accounting functions including e.g. monthly journal entries, account analysis and completion of financial statements

         Submitted a 50-person bi-weekly payroll; also reconciled payroll reports to the General Ledger

         Simplified payroll procedures and thoroughly revised staff benefits accounting processes

         Managed and guided an Accounts Payable Clerk in completing bi-weekly freelance writer and operating expense payments

         Also supervised a Bank Reconciliation Specialist; reviewed eight reconciliations each month

         Completed daily monitoring for bank account balances, transferring cash as needed to fund operations

         Slashed the number of days needed for monthly close processes from 15 to 12

         Prepared documentation for the yearly audit; acted as the foremost contact point for audit staff members

         Authored a 45-page manual that detailed accounting procedures in great detail

         Headed all tax appeal process stages for a multi-state, 8M-square-foot portfolio comprised of retail, office and industrial space

         Created a pro-forma valuation statement to note opportunities for reducing municipal assessments

         Valued properties by working extensively with outside Appraisers and Attorneys in prosecuting appeals

         Saw assessment reductions of up to 35%, with combined 2011 and 2012 refunds and savings totaling $2.2M

         Handled Property Tax invoicing and Common Area Maintenance (CAM) invoicing large, complex properties

         Reviewed lease language to ensure it supported an aggressive billing strategy; completed timely billings that improved cash flow

         Prepared lease abstracts; worked with internal counsel to use lease language that boosted the number of property tax recoveries

         Resolved Property Tax and CAM disputes with tenants in a holistic, timely fashion

         Prepared the company s individual property operating budgets for rent, tenant reimbursements, mortgage and property taxes

         Evaluated store leases to ensure landlords compliance with Property Tax and CAM invoicing guidelines

         Prepared budgeted expenditure levels for property taxes

         Served as an expert in projecting new stores, lease renewals and remodeling efforts

Also spent three years preparing tax returns with a small accounting firm on a part-time basis while in graduate school; spent four years as a Staff Accountant, Real Estate Accountant and General Ledger Supervisor with a regional liquor store chain

Master of Business Administration, Taxation (Thesis: Tax Implications of Sale/Leaseback Transactions), Pace University

Master of Science, Real Estate Valuation, Xxxxxx University Real Estate Institute

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Northeastern University

Also passed all parts of the CPA exam