Career driven and self-motivated professional looking for a position as a bookkeeper in commercial/residential real estate field. I have 14 years of experience working in accounts payables/receivables for a fortune 500 company along with 8+ years in property management accounting.
· Assist with the day-to-day operations of property management, including administrative tasks related to accounting.
· Perform data entry and maintain accurate records of financial transactions.
· Assist with monthly bank account reconciliation and ensure accuracy of financial statements.
· Process invoices and other accounts payable documents by reviewing for accuracy and completeness and entering data into accounting system, and obtaining approvals for payment.
· Issue payments to vendors by preparing checks or electronic transfers.
· Responsible for rent collections, security deposits, monitor delinquencies and initiate necessary actions per company policies.
· Compile weekly demographics report and monthly market analysis for upper management review.
·Ensure certificates of insurance are up to date with tenants and vendors.
· Pre-qualify prospects, show apartments, and amenity spaces. Follow up after tours to secure lease.
· Process applications, prepare lease documents and coordinate move in.
· Perform inspections: move in, move out, property site inspections, and assist with compliance inspections. Fire inspections, housing inspections, elevator and boiler etc.
· Coordinated and submitted work orders for repairs to maintenance staff. Recommended alterations, and remodels as necessary.
· Assisted in performing periodic regular property inspections on units and around properties.
· Filed court documents for evictions and attended scheduled court hearings as property representative.
· Develop and maintain positive relationships with residents, addressing their concerns and resolving conflicts in a timely manner.
· Generate memos, emails, invoices, and reports when necessary to communicate with tenants about building and unit related issues.
· Update Building Access and Package Tracking system on a weekly basis.
· Manage lockbox (PNC Pinnacle) cash application, live checks, resolve lockbox exception items, unprocessed lockbox
checks and electronic payments.
· Used JP Morgan Access system to manage and monitor high volumes of incoming wires, EFT payments and BAI files,
and match them to the correct annuity policies, invoices, and remittances.
· Reconciled sub-ledgers to general ledger account.
· Maintained records of financial deposits and transactions, including bank deposits, and keep accurate ledgers,
balancing and reconciling.
· Prepped and batched documents for scanning for different departments and upper management.
· Acted as back-up for the call center in helping process withdrawals for customers by issuing manual checks, ACH and
Fedwire.
· Communicate directly and daily to the Property Manager/Owner. Helped manage a portfolio of a total of 7 properties with over 100 units.
· Responsible for rent collections and all security deposits.
· Proficient in QuickBooks Online. Ran month end, quarterly and yearly reports for management/owners.
· Draft new lease agreements and renewals with Property Manager signing off.
· Maintained files/recordkeeping systems and confidential files.
· Handled ALL tenant complaints and resolved issues in a timely manner to tenant and property manager satisfaction.
· Coordinated and submitted work orders for repairs to maintenance staff. Recommended alterations, and remodels as necessary.
· Assisted in performing periodic regular property inspections on units and around properties.
· Filed court documents for evictions and attended scheduled court hearings as landlord's representative.
· Scheduled building inspections with city and state officials and also fire inspectors.
· Generate memos, emails, invoices, and reports when necessary to communicate with tenants about building and unit related issues.
· Other duties as requested by management.
· Helped oversee partial and full apartment remodels making sure vendors used approved materials by management. Familiar with plumbing, electrical, and carpentry terminology.
QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor Certification
Intuit Bookkeeping Certification