DARREN PINKETT
Upper Marlboro,MD
Summary
Certified and acclaimed accounting and budget analyst with 10 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, accounts receivables, and lease management. Extensive knowledge in governmental accounting procedures, financial statement preparation, general ledger activity, budget preparation and analysis, bank reconciliations, accounts payables and receivables, tax preparation, and audit procedures. Recognized for providing detailed, timely, and highly effective analysis, research, and recommendations. Successfully optimizes budgetary efficiency to facilitate a company’s financial strategy.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Lease Administrator
WC Smith
Washington, DC
03.2020 - 11.2025
- Collect Sales Reports from commercial tenants monthly and send report to Senior VP of Property Management
- Bill Percentage Rent
- Collect information, invoice and mail water billings for commercial tenants
- Prepare Tenant Billbacks
- Prepare Cover Letter, DHCD change notification to residents for Utilitiy Allowance Reports for multiple properties
- Assist with MOS Reports
- Assist with and save PAMD reports to Box.com
- Post Utility Allowance Reports to Box.com
- Download, format, and save to property folders the AP Workflow Reports from Yardi for entire Residential Portfolio on the first of every month
- Save Payroll Register for entire Residential Portfolio monthly.
- Download Yardi Invoice Image Reports for entire Residential Portfolio and save to property folders every month
- Download and save Utilities from Conservice for entire Residential Portfolio and save to property folders every month
- Import Budgets to Yardi (Entire portfolio)
- Manually enter budgets into Yardi (Bliss Properties, CHR, and FED Gateway)
- Prepare Shared Expenses Invoice for N Street by the 1st of the month
- Prepare N Street Project Performance Report for N Street by the 22nd of each month
- CAM Reconciliation for commercial property
- Commercial Tenant Adjustments for commercial property
- Bill 1st Half and 2nd Half Taxes to Giant and send correspondence
- Maintain and enter Commercial Leases, Amendments, Renewals
- Answer phones for Property Management department
- Correspond with Property Managers on Tenant Issues
- Write and edit DHCD Violation response letters for residential properties
- Contact Commercial Tenants to inquire on outstanding balances
- Assemble Incident report folders
- Save and e-mail vendor contracts
- Distribute checks to Property Managers
- Mail checks to Vendors and Tenants thru FEDEx
- Assist with DC Income and Expense for Accounting
Sr. Lease Administrator
Carl M. Freeman Companies
Rockville, MD
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Oversaw the daily operations including, maintenance, and administration of leasing activities as well as accounting documents for the portfolio of 200 properties using MRI and Clarion MRI.
- Directed collection of monthly rental fees, processed payments received from residential tenants, and performed detailed reconciliations of rent accounts to ensure 100% compliance with lease terms.
- Singlehandedly managed the collection procedures for residential tenants daily and ensured that the process was expedited for an audit and simultaneously processed daily account receivable (AR) for cash receipts totaling to $60 million annually.
- Prepared and processed account reconciliations and introduced a concept of creating and maintaining critical reports, which made it easier for managers to determine defaulted leases.
- Visited properties regularly while coordinating with Property Managers to identify needed maintenance, building code violations, and safety violations thus maintaining a 98% customer service level with tenants.
- Established outstanding relationships with tenants and property managers, creating an environment for effective communication and ensured customer interaction with tenants thus meeting their needs.
- Reviewed and processed 100+ statements and invoices, including utility charges, rent, reconciliations, and estimates for pay monthly and simultaneously analyzed operational reports, monthly rental updates, rent percentages, and monthly customer bills.
- Performed detailed quality assurance (QA) review of general ledger to ensure 100% accuracy and compliance of each tenant account.
- Successfully reconciled lease entries against processed payments, resulting in increased integrity of the information and also notified customers of delinquent accounts.
- Served on the Carl M. Freeman Foundation grant advisory panel as a financial analyst and helped in researching for community outreach programs to identify non-profit organizations eligible for a total of $50,000 in charitable grants.
Sr. Revenue Account Specialist – Lease Administration
Combined Properties, Inc.
Washington, DC
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Reviewed and modified budgets, lease records, and input account adjustments for 40 properties using the CM module of MRI and Yardi software.
- Prepared and submitted AR status reports for 100+ accounts into the company master account, inputted CPI checks into MRI and ensured collection activities were 100% compliant with the state and federal regulations.
- Reviewed consolidated lease assumptions, CAM and R/E Tax recoveries, tenant account adjustments, and quarterly utility billings to insure proper legal, regional, and asset management approval.
- Effectively maintained the accuracy of tenant rent rolls, constructed tenant lease files, and fires safety files and ensured records management was 100% compliant with the company’s records system.
- Conducted hiring interviews, trained and supervised three new lease administrators and supported management and peers as well as regularly provided quarterly performance evaluation and mentoring to junior staff, which resulted in recognition for outstanding internal customer service.
- Coached management and leasing team to maximize occupancies and incomes, ultimately achieving a 98% collection rate.
- Performed mid-month and end of the month accounts receivables reviews of cash receipt reconciliations for the company portfolio totaling to $120 million annually.
- Streamlined and automated the revenue share process by creating standard reporting and automatic calculations for cash receipts received daily from lockbox accounts for accountants to review and post.
- Analyzed, computed, and invoiced utility charges monthly and quarterly and continuously audited leases, which resulted in the collection of 1M+.
- Reviewed and corrected budgets, lease input, and account adjustments of other lease administrators and updated monthly Blackrock reporting schedules.
- Implemented a Storage Lease Tracking procedure to reduce procedural errors and maintained the accuracy of lease information within the CM module of MRI and Yardi software.
- Computerized tenant operating expense reconciliations, adjusted billings, and percentage rent, thus reducing preparation time to meet deadlines required in leases by 50%.
- Successfully reconciled and billed annual CAM, Tax and other miscellaneous billings for each property that totaled to roughly $80M annually.
- Ensured accurate and efficient financial functions for multiple assets and thus reviewed accounts for discrepancies, calculated and invoiced monthly and quarterly utility charges, reconciled differences such as late fees, percentage rent and legal fees when applicable.
- Conducted detailed analysis of semi-annual and annual account records for 200+ tenants and financial statements, reviewed proper coding of accounts and resolved issues.
Revenue Account Specialist - Lease Administration
Combined Properties, Inc.
Washington, DC
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Established and maintained more than 200 tenant accounts in the Metropolitan areas of DC and Southern California.
- Increased financial accuracy to 98% by analyzing financial reports, providing feedback, and addressing reconciled items to property managers and the proper department for resolution.
- Reviewed and corrected budgets, lease input, and account adjustments of other lease administrators and updated monthly Blackrock reporting schedules.
- Implemented a Storage Lease Tracking procedure to reduce procedural errors and maintained the accuracy of lease information within the CM module of MRI and Yardi software.
- Computerized tenant operating expense reconciliations, adjusted billings, and percentage rent, thus reducing preparation time to meet deadlines required in leases by 50%.
- Successfully reconciled and billed annual CAM, Tax and other miscellaneous billings for each property that totaled to roughly $80M annually.
- Ensured accurate and efficient financial functions for multiple assets and thus reviewed accounts for discrepancies, calculated and invoiced monthly and quarterly utility charges, reconciled differences such as late fees, percentage rent and legal fees when applicable.
- Conducted detailed analysis of semi-annual and annual account records for 200+ tenants and financial statements, reviewed proper coding of accounts and resolved issues.
- Maintained accounting control procedures by analyzing revenue and delinquency trends into an excel database.
- Assembled tenant lease files and fires safe files, ensuring 100% compliance with the company’s records system.
- Maintained and managed all aspects of accounting and administrative responsibility for multiple properties in the Metropolitan areas and Southern Carolina, including monthly statements preparations, drafting rent increase letters, demand letters, and rent commencement letters.
Education
Business Management with Finance
University of Maryland University College
Adelphi, MDSkills
- Governmental accounting procedures
- Business Management
- Lease Administration
- Financial statement preparation
- General ledger activity
- Customer service
- Financial Data and Analysis
- Budget preparation and analysis
- Staff Training
- Issue Resolution
- Bank reconciliations
- Accounts payables and receivables
- Tax preparation
- Audit procedures
- Microsoft Office
- MRI X
- Yardi Voyager 70
- QuickBooks
Timeline
Commercial Lease Administrator
WC Smith
03.2020 - 11.2025
Sr. Lease Administrator
Carl M. Freeman Companies
01.2017 - 01.2018
Sr. Revenue Account Specialist – Lease Administration
Combined Properties, Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2017
Revenue Account Specialist - Lease Administration
Combined Properties, Inc.
01.2011 - 01.2012
Business Management with Finance
University of Maryland University College