Antoine Johnson
Chicago,IL
Summary
Highly skilled Real Estate Accountant and Professional manager ready to lead teams with strong focus on collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in strategic planning, project management, and performance optimization. Known for reliability, adaptability, and effective communication. Prepared to drive impactful change and streamline operations for maximum efficiency.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
LEAD MANAGER, FUND/CLIENT ACCOUNTING
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
09.2021 - Current
- Lead Analyst for Industrial, Retail/Mall and Office real estate portfolios
- Responsible for training analyst to ensure adherence to policy and procedure and that deliverable deadlines are met
- Review third party managed financial reports for accuracy and compliance to GAAP
- Facilitate month end close by reconciling cash flow at both the corporate and property level, which includes equity and timing entry reconciliations
- Serve as a liaison between third party manager and client to ensure goals and objectives are met and promote a team atmosphere
- Provide support for quarterly audit request for entire portfolio
- Monthly meetings with client to discuss and resolve deficiencies in reporting package and increase efficiency
- Provide Investor Rate of Return, Partnership Capital and other financial statement reports
- Create ad hoc analysis reports that increase efficiency
- Review and record acquisition entries
- Attend on-boarding calls for acquisitions and provide support for third party management
PROPERTY CONTROLLER
PAN AM EQUITIES, INC.
10.2013 - 08.2021
- Assisted CFO with establishing policy and procedure for accurate and timely financial reporting according to GAAP
- Review tax based year-end financial statements/work paper packages
- Reconcile subsidiary ledger and intercompany to general ledger to ensure accurate reporting and expense allocations
- Assisted in budget variance and analysis with property management to ensure projected cash flows
- Maintained fixed asset/depreciation schedules
- Responsible for ad hoc analysis reports and request
- Responsible for lender compliance reporting including financial packages to lenders, TC201, RPIE, etc
- Coordinate owner distributions and capital calls
- Review CAM reconciliations to ensure all cost are recovered from commercial tenants
ASSISTANT PROPERTY CONTROLLER
COLLIER'S INTERNATIONAL
05.2011 - 10.2013
- Monthly Bank Reconciliation's including inter-company accounts
- Responsible for Financial Statement Reporting to clients including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and analysis
- Review of monthly rent rolls and tenant lease abstracts to ensure leasing information in the system agrees with support documentation
- Preparation of annual budgets, reforecast, escalation billings, and expense recovery schedules
- Assessing and implementing internal controls
- Implementing and maintaining new database to monitor management fee income
- Maintaining properties cash position and initiating funding request, as well as interfacing with mortgagors, lenders, and third parties
SENIOR PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
SL GREEN REALTY CORP
10.2006 - 05.2011
- Responsible for property portfolio's monthly and annual financial reports including preparation of year end work papers, variance analysis reports, adjustments, and accruals in accordance with GAAP
- Preparation of Straight-line rent, Amortization, and Depreciation schedules
- Review monthly rent rolls and tenant lease abstracts to ensure leasing information in the system agrees with support documentation
- Preparation of annual budgets, reforecast, escalation billings, and expense recovery schedules
- Responsible for preparation of monthly and quarterly sales and property tax filings
- Maintain properties cash position and initiate funding request, as well as interfacing with mortgagors, lenders, legal advisors, realty tax consultants, and other third parties
- Responsible for lockbox, operating, security deposit, and loan escrow bank reconciliations
- Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of all G/L accounts
- Assist with staff development and training
- Assisted in special projects as required
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
PRIME GROUP REALTY TRUST
05.2006 - 10.2006
- Monitor, generate and administer monthly charges to tenant including base rent, rent concessions, consumer price index increases, operating and real estate tax recoveries, and billings for special tenant services
- Monthly preparation of variance report for all relevant expense and income accounts
- Monthly preparation of balance sheet, income statement, executive summary, capital expenditure, financial analysis reporting, and occupancy percentages
- Preparation of annual budget and quarterly reforecast
- Monitor new tenant database to maintain lease compliance
REAL ESTATE ACCOUNTANT
ORIX REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
09.2004 - 05.2006
- Reconciliation of bank and general ledger accounts
- Preparation of project cost reconciliation's, W.I.P
- Reports, draw packages, recovery schedules and percentage complete worksheets
- Preparation of the monthly financial statements in accordance with G.A.A.P
- Annual preparation of fiscal and calendar year tax packages
- Assist with external and conduct internal audits
- Prepare sales calculations for subsequent disposition of property
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
URBAN INVESTMENT TRUST
07.2000 - 09.2004
- Responsible for construction project setup, closeout, and monthly financial reporting in accordance to G.A.A.P
- Preparation of project cost reconciliation, W.I.P
- Reports, and draw packages, recovery schedules and percentage complete worksheets
- Assist with tax liability issues and S.E.C
- Filings
- Process payroll, workmen's compensation, carpenters union reports, and assist with independent auditors
- Maintain new tenant database, monthly rental billing, and lease compliance
- Administer common area maintenance, tax and special assessment charges to tenants
- Prepare year-end tax packages for tax accountant
- Assist in all tenant service related issues and service contract bids
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
KRAHL CONSTRUCTION
05.1999 - 05.2000
- Responsible for the preparation of quarterly and year-end financial statements
- Prepared draw packages detailing work in process and costs of materials sold
- Maintained accounts payable and client billings
- Maintained contract profit margins
- Prepared depreciation schedules and budget forecast
ACCOUNTANT
M. ARTHURGENSLER JR. Inc.
09.1998 - 05.1999
- Prepared monthly financial package for Midwest office
- Responsible for trial balance and budget variance reporting
- Generated monthly profit and loss analysis and client billings
- Supervised office and implemented accounting procedures
Education
Bachelors Degree - Business Administration with a concentration in accounting
Robert Morris College
Chicago, IL01.1997
Skills
- Manage Team of Accountants through monthly close procedures
- Lead Monthly Quarterly Close accounting close including closing journal entries
- Review/Audit Monthly Financial Reports
- Prepare Quarterly Investor Reports (ie Joint Venture Investment Anal, Partnership Capital, Net Asset Value, and other partnership reports)
- Preparation of Tax Filing (ie 1065,K1,1120)
- Streamline and Improve accounting procedures according to GAAP
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Yardi
- Power Point
Timeline
LEAD MANAGER, FUND/CLIENT ACCOUNTING
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
09.2021 - Current
PROPERTY CONTROLLER
PAN AM EQUITIES, INC.
10.2013 - 08.2021
ASSISTANT PROPERTY CONTROLLER
COLLIER'S INTERNATIONAL
05.2011 - 10.2013
SENIOR PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
SL GREEN REALTY CORP
10.2006 - 05.2011
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
PRIME GROUP REALTY TRUST
05.2006 - 10.2006
REAL ESTATE ACCOUNTANT
ORIX REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
09.2004 - 05.2006
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
URBAN INVESTMENT TRUST
07.2000 - 09.2004
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
KRAHL CONSTRUCTION
05.1999 - 05.2000
ACCOUNTANT
M. ARTHURGENSLER JR. Inc.
09.1998 - 05.1999
Bachelors Degree - Business Administration with a concentration in accounting
Robert Morris College
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