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ELIZABETH MALHOTRA

New York

Summary

Experienced Senior Accountant specializing in financial reporting and compliance at Brookfield Office Properties Inc. Utilized Yardi to improve reporting accuracy and streamline processes. Successfully managed audits, ensuring adherence to regulations and efficiency. Bilingual in Spanish, promoting effective communication within diverse teams.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant

Brookfield Office Properties Inc
New York
10.2010 - Current
  • Coordinated with auditors to provide support and answer any inquiries on quarterly and annual audits.
  • Prepared, reviewed and posted monthly accounting entries: ensured that all expenses, receipts, owner’s distributions, funding requests and other transactions for the accounting period have been accurately posted.
  • Managed and monitored bank accounts and their reconciliations.
  • Monitored and maintained cash balances for various properties.
  • Prepared quarter and annual financial statements.
  • Prepared supporting schedules for the consolidated annual financial statements.
  • Prepared capital call and distribution notices and flow of funds memos.
  • Reviewed and audited funding and payment requests for accuracy, documentation and authorization in accordance with established operation procedures.
  • Maintained leadership in the process of gathering, archiving and extracting documents on and off site.
  • Audited G&A expense files for discrepancies and/or errors.
  • Responded to and resolved issues and requests from management regarding various accounting issues and reports.
  • Handled the cleanup of various ledgers with historical balances.
  • Assisted with setup of new properties within accounting software.
  • Detail oriented, problem solving, capable of multitasking during busy seasons.

Audit Staff Accountant

Rothstein Kass
New York
10.2008 - 10.2009
  • Collaborated with diverse management teams in performing audits of Hedge Funds.
  • Assisted managers with the bank/broker/legal/administrator and capital confirmations.
  • Prepared cash/broker reconciliations, location checks, management fees, realized/unrealized.
  • Performed walk-thru on clients’ premises.
  • Managed the completion of administrative checklists.
  • Revised trial balances and financial statements.
  • Prepared engagement and representation letters.
  • Handled tax allocations, and K-1 preparations.

Audit Intern

Rothstein Kass
New York
01.2008 - 04.2008
  • Conducted internal control testing procedures to evaluate compliance and effectiveness.
  • Prepared audit work papers, including trial balances and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy in analysis.

Audit Intern

Rothstein Kass
New York
01.2007 - 04.2007
  • Ensured the accuracy and compliance of client documents with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Identified discrepancies between actual results and expected outcomes to inform corrective actions.
  • Utilized audit software and tools to optimize efficiency and effectiveness of audit procedures.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Communications

Baruch College/ The City University of New York (CUNY)
New York, NY
05.2008

Skills

  • Office applications expertise
  • Process improvement
  • Problem solving
  • Team collaboration
  • Audit software knowledge
  • Citrix and Hyperion skills
  • Yardi and Go Systems proficiency
  • Spanish fluency

Timeline

Senior Accountant

Brookfield Office Properties Inc
10.2010 - Current

Audit Staff Accountant

Rothstein Kass
10.2008 - 10.2009

Audit Intern

Rothstein Kass
01.2008 - 04.2008

Audit Intern

Rothstein Kass
01.2007 - 04.2007

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Communications

Baruch College/ The City University of New York (CUNY)

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