Deanna Cantrell
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Efficient accounting professional offering over 15 years experience in facilitating accounting and clerical workflows in support of a fast-paced Property Management environment.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Property Accountant
RPM Living
San Antonio, TX
03.2023 - 11.2024
- Prepare monthly financial information in accordance with deadlines/requirements while adhering to accounting policies and procedures and maintaining effective internal controls
- Prepare financials for multiple clients with different reporting requirements
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with clients and property management in a timely manner while providing exceptional customer service
- Requires the use of detailed technical accounting skills to assess appropriateness of accounting treatment
- Requires cash flow management to pay the property expenses and to adequately predict the need for funding
- Records journal entries & accruals, reconciles income, and documents prepaid rent in industry specific software
- Reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly
- Perform bank account reconciliations as appropriate
- Perform cash disbursement through wires and checks, prepares invoicing and inter-company collections, and maintains a daily cash balance
- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned
Property Accountant
Internacional
San Antonio, USA
09.2015 - 03.2023
- Maintains an 8-10 property portfolio with various owners
- Makes and reviews monthly deposits
- Prepares monthly financial statements
- Generates year-end and month end reports for each property
- Prepares and records all monthly journal entries; Including but not limited to Insurance, Expense accruals, Expense/Income reclasses, RE/Franchise Taxes, etc
- Reconciles all subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger monthly via workbook
- Monitors cash balances
- Reconciles intercompany accounts
- Maintains weekly bank reconciliations for multiple bank accounts
- Maintain log sheets for expenditures eligible for replacement reserve (RFR) draws and prepare RFR draws as requested
- Perform accounts payable review as necessary, ensuring expenditures are coded appropriately and, when necessary, return to AP for verification, correction and/or reclassification
- Responsible for alerting Controller and assisting in appropriate resolution where instances of problems arise
- Reconcile bank accounts and cash tracking schedules monthly
- Analyze general ledger accounts and individual transactions for correct general ledger account coding
Accounting Assistant
Lightning Oilfield Services Inc
San Antonio, USA
05.2013 - 08.2015
- Assist in all bookkeeping for 4 producing gas wells
- Prepare bank deposits; reconcile bank statements, and general adjusted revenue reports
- Post accounts payable in QuickBooks and Roughneck (Oil and Gas Accounting Software)
- Assist accounting department with ad hoc duties, A/P and A/R and payroll for oil and Gas Company
Property Manager
Lafayette Place Condominium HOA
San Antonio, USA
03.2011 - 04.2013
- Managed one property and all day to day operations of property totaling 208 units
- Coordinated and directed 2 maintenance workers, construction projects, maintenance and repair items
- Communicated regularly with tenants, contractors, vendors and maintenance staff
- Negotiated tenant lease, renewals and vendor contracts
- Processed all vendor invoices and tenant payments on a daily basis via ACH to include monthly reconciliations of accounts
- Organized monthly reporting and month end financial statements
- Monitored and recorded company expenses
- Responsible for updating the HOA website and creating monthly newsletter
- Updating the HOA website
Office Manager
Northview Tower Condominium HOA
San Antonio, USA
07.2008 - 03.2011
- Managed one property and all day to day operations of property totaling 125 units
- Coordinated and directed 2 maintenance workers, construction projects, maintenance and repair items
- Ability to work collaboratively with senior management, Board of Directors, volunteers, as well as other constituents to design and drive new development directions and priorities
- Served as liaison between management and project team communicating any changes to project scope Assisted with the marketing and promotion design and implement campaigns related to promoting the property
Title Escrow Assistant
LeBlanc Law Firm, PC
San Antonio, USA
03.2007 - 05.2008
- Provide front desk representation, clerical support and customer service across a fast-paced title company
- Managed simultaneous projects and maintained calendars to ensure deadlines are met
- Developed executive-level correspondence and distributed accordingly
- Scheduled executive meetings, and made complex travel arrangements
- Supported accounting department to confirm accurate accounting resources for receipts and/or disbursements within department/customers/contacts
- Responsible for collecting information from sellers, buyers, agents, lenders and mortgage brokers Assisted the Escrow Officer with communications and title commitment ordering
Loan Processor
Washington Mutual
San Antonio, USA
07.2006 - 11.2006
- Approve loans with specified limits, and refer loan applications and to answer management for approval
- Meet with applicants to obtain information for loan application and to answer questions about the process
- Obtain and complete copies of loan applicant's credit histories, corporate financial statement and other financial information
- Review and update credit and loan files/Compute payment schedules
- Orders credit reports, appraisals, title commitments, flood certifications, insurance payoff, verification of rent, mortgage and income and surveys from the appropriate party
- Conducts verbal verifications of employment and changes mortgagee clauses on insurance for funding Assists Loan Processors with document file management responsibilities
Education
Bachelor Degree - Accounting Technology
ALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICT San Antonio College
San Antonio09.2015
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Yardi
- Teams
- Nitro
- Adobe
- Datto
- QuickBooks
- Texas Notary Public
- Analytical Financial Data Gathering
- Accounts Payable and Receivable Reporting
- Overseeing office operations
- Consulting
- Workflow specifications
- Streamlining processes
- Financial reporting
- Tax documentation
References
- Nicole Jefferson, 845-538-6212, Nikki6603@hotmail.com
- Mari Cintron-Williams, 210-952-7531, mtcwilliams@yahoo.com
Systemproficiencies
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Yardi
- Teams
- Nitro
- Adobe
- Datto
- QuickBooks
Key Qualifications
- Texas Notary Public
- Analytical Financial Data Gathering
- Accounts Payable and Receivable Reporting
- Overseeing office operations
- Consulting with Property Management partners to identify workflow specifications based upon needs of the client.
- Taking measures to ensure all processes are properly streamlined to promote organization for property owners.
- Offering reports outlining financial specifications to submit with tax appropriate documentation.
Timeline
Property Accountant
RPM Living
03.2023 - 11.2024
Property Accountant
Internacional
09.2015 - 03.2023
Accounting Assistant
Lightning Oilfield Services Inc
05.2013 - 08.2015
Property Manager
Lafayette Place Condominium HOA
03.2011 - 04.2013
Office Manager
Northview Tower Condominium HOA
07.2008 - 03.2011
Title Escrow Assistant
LeBlanc Law Firm, PC
03.2007 - 05.2008
Loan Processor
Washington Mutual
07.2006 - 11.2006
Bachelor Degree - Accounting Technology
ALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICT San Antonio College