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Garvin Brooms

Gaithersburg,MD

Summary

Accomplished Senior Property Accountant with a proven track record at Halle Companies, enhancing financial accuracy and efficiency. Expert in Yardi and Excel, demonstrating exceptional analytical skills and a keen eye for detail. Achieved significant improvements in internal reporting processes, showcasing strong problem-solving abilities and a results-driven approach.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Property Accountant

Halle Companies
Silver Spring, MD
05.2019 - Current
  • Communicate with Asset managers to complete pre-close and close activities, answered questions and facilitate timely completion of accounting processes.Record and enter receipts against tenants' accounts receivable balances.
  • Enter monthly journal entries, which include prepaids, accruals, and reclassifications.
  • Follow-up on outstanding AR balances.
  • Perform bank reconciliations.
  • Review and bill back cam reconciliations.
  • Work directly with 'Ryan LLC' to assist, manage, and review real estate tax appeals.
  • Prepare 1099s.
  • Review, export, and reconcile monthly credit card transactions from RAMP.
  • Review tenant leases for the accuracy of rent calculations, payment dates.
  • Activate leases in Yardi
  • Participate in special projects and initiatives as requested by the CFO or Controller.
  • Assist with the preparation of quarterly financial statements for internal and external reporting purposes.
  • Analyze balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies.
  • Maintain fixed asset records, reconcile accounts, and prepare journal entries.
  • Verify the accuracy of invoices against purchase orders and contracts before payments are made.
  • Monitor daily cash balances to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet obligations.

Property Accountant

Global Medical REIT
Bethesda, MD
08.2023 - 08.2024
  • Reviewed and examined monthly financial reports, prepared by third-party managers.
  • Reconciled, reviewed, and paid monthly sales taxes for our Florida and Arizona properties.
  • Prepared and presented the monthly 'budget to actuals' analysis to the asset management team.
  • Provided tenants with support for any billed charges.
  • Analyzed and examined the '6-month trend' report for any irregularities or missing accruals.
  • Generated and evaluated annual CAM reconciliations.
  • Managed and tracked real estate tax payments and accruals.
  • Reviewed job costs and prepared CIP entries on a monthly basis.
  • Performed quarterly, undiscounted cash flow analysis.
  • Prepared monthly prepaid, accrual, and CAM/TAX true-up entries.
  • Reviewed, approved, and activated lease amendments in Yardi.
  • Updated the binder each month to ensure all activity is up to date.

Staff Accountant (AP & AR)

Global Medical REIT
Bethesda, MD
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Prepared annual 1099 files
  • Collaborated with a team of 5 to prepare summaries of account details and provide oral and written analysis where required
  • Managed and set up new vendors in Yardi
  • Entered month end JEs, which include, accruals, reclassifications, and daily activity
  • Adhered to company’s established internal controls and related processes
  • Assisted in the quarterly review and annual audit processes with our external auditors
  • Uploaded, determined appropriate account coding, and processed accounts payable invoices
  • Deposited and recorded tenant cash receipts against their AR balances
  • Applied credits to open AR balances
  • Reconciled bank accounts and prepared bank reconciliation

Staff Accountant

Capital Area Food Bank
Washington, DC
11.2019 - 11.2021
  • Performed accounts payable vouchering, which included account coding, verifying, and matching invoices to purchase orders.
  • Prepared weekly cash disbursement runs to PNC Bank.
  • Followed up on accounts receivable and collections with our customers, as well as other customer-related issues.
  • Processed incoming payments and donations, including checks, cash, gift cards, and credit cards.
  • Create journal entries in NetSuite to balance month-end accounts and ensure bills are in the correct accounting period.
  • Completed various month-end reconciliations, which included cash/ACH payments, and other expenses.
  • Accounted for executive credit card transactions, and posted journal entries.
  • Bank Reconciliations.
  • Managed and set up new vendors in NetSuite
  • Managed accounts payable email box

Intern

JDM Consulting
Burtonsville, MD
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • I worked alongside the President of JDM Consulting as a summer intern on an internal audit engagement (Client: NeighborWorks America).
  • Learned the mechanics of the internal audit process, which included budget analysis, risk mitigation, and a controls matrix.
  • Managed the tracking of various documents to facilitate the audit.
  • Documented the results of the audit in Excel format and qualified the entries.

Education

Business Administration -

McDaniel College
Westminster, MD

Skills

  • Yardi
  • NetSuite
  • Primarius
  • Microsoft Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Outlook
  • QuickBooks

Extracurricular Activities

Division III Football Player, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD, 2015-2018, Participated in a four-year intercollegiate football program. In doing so, learned proficiency, consistency, teamwork, hard work and dedication El Salvador Missions Trip, Good Counsel High School, Olney, MD, 07/2014, Fed the homeless, built homes and playground, interacted with kids and families, donated clothes and supplies and taught kids English

Timeline

Property Accountant

Global Medical REIT
08.2023 - 08.2024

Staff Accountant (AP & AR)

Global Medical REIT
11.2021 - 06.2022

Staff Accountant

Capital Area Food Bank
11.2019 - 11.2021

Senior Property Accountant

Halle Companies
05.2019 - Current

Intern

JDM Consulting
06.2018 - 08.2018

Business Administration -

McDaniel College

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