Jacqueline A. Strang
Hanover Park,IL
Summary
Senior Property Accountant with extensive expertise in Real Estate Accounting, focusing on full-cycle financial reporting and cash flow projections. Proficient in Yardi, delivering precise financial statements while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. Recognized for exceptional budget management and strategic financial guidance, enhancing overall portfolio performance. Strong analytical skills and effective communication foster positive relationships with clients and team members, driving productivity and profitability.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Property Accountant
Golub & Company
10.2024 - 09.2025
- Contract Role.
- Full Cycle financial reporting for Retail and Property Owners Associations.
- Completes Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis.
- Creates wire transfers for mortgage payments and distributions.
- Prepares monthly adjusting journal entries, including accrual entries.
- Reviews and approves monthly charges.
- Reviews and authorizes accounts payable through Avid Exchange.
- Prepares cash flow projections.
- Management fee and distribution calculations.
- Communicates with on-site and other property management.
- Compiles and distributes monthly financial reports.
Senior Property Accountant
Horizon Real Estate Services
12.2021 - 04.2024
- Full Cycle financial reporting for Retail Properties.
- Completes Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis.
- Prepare monthly adjusting journal entries, including accruals.
- Reviews/analyzes and approves monthly charges.
- Reviews and authorizes accounts payable through Avid Exchange.
- Prepares cash flow projections.
- Management Fee and distribution calculations.
- Prepares monthly financial reports and variance analysis.
- Calculates annual CAM/TAX/Insurance reconciliations.
- Abstracted Leases and entered New and Renewal Leases in Yardi.
- Heavily involved in annual budget calculations.
- Produced ad hoc reports and documents for Senior Team Members.
Senior Property Accountant
Contract/Temporary Assignments
04.2014 - 11.2021
- Realogic Analytics: Leases were abstracted and recorded in client software such as MRI, Yardi, and Skyline.
- Peak Real Estate: Calculated CAM/TAX/Insurance calculations using Yardi and Excel. Set up a commercial chart of accounts.
- Connor Commercial: Full Cycle financial reporting for Office Properties. Completed Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis. Prepared monthly adjusting entries, including accruals. Prepared monthly financial statements.
- Starwood Retail: Assisted on project to restate financials from Cash basis to Accrual basis.
- Lincoln Properties: Set up tenant CAM Pools in Kardin.
- Stream Realty Partners: Set up prepared CAM reconciliations using Kardin.
- Management Marketing Corp: Completed Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis. Accounts receivable billing and Cash application. Prepared monthly adjusting entries, including accruals. Prepared monthly financial statements. Abstracted and set up New Leases in Sage Timberline. CAM/TAX/INS reconciliations in both Kardin and Excel.
- Newmark, Frank, Night: Full Cycle financial reporting for Retail Properties. Completed Bank Reconciliations and Balance sheet analysis. Prepared adjusting entries, including accruals. Approved Accounts payable. Abstract and set up new leases in MRI.
- Clear Height Properties: Lease Abstracting. Verifying charges billed using both QuickBooks and Yardi. Research /resolve outstanding payables. Assisted with conversion from QuickBooks to Yardi. Reconciled work in progress account.
Senior Property Accountant
Foresite Realty Partners
12.2009 - 03.2014
- Full cycle financial reporting for Receivership and REO Multi-Family, Retail, Office, Industrial, Student Housing, Manufactured Homes, and other properties.
- Prepared monthly adjusting entries, including accruals.
- General Ledger and Balance sheet analysis/reconciliation.
- Processed accounts payable, including coding and entry.
- Reviewed/approved monthly billing.
- Accounts receivable, processed and applied daily receipts.
- Prepared Cash flow projections.
- Management Fee calculations.
- CAM, TAX and INS reconciliations in Excel.
- Abstracted and entered leases in Yardi.
- Prepared Audit workpapers.
- Produced ad hoc reports and documents for Senior Team Members.
Senior Property Accountant
NAI Hiffman
12.2008 - 12.2009
- Full Cycle financial reporting for Office and Retail Properties.
- Completes Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis.
- Prepares monthly adjusting journal entries, such as accruals.
- Reviews and approves monthly charges.
- Reviews and authorizes payables.
- Prepares cash flow projections.
- Calculates management fees and distributions.
- Prepares monthly financial reports and variance analysis.
- Calculates annual CAM/TAX/Insurance reconciliations.
- Abstracted Leases and entered New and Renewal Leases in Yardi.
- Heavily involved in annual budget calculations.
Senior Property Accountant
MidAmerica Asset Management
01.2003 - 12.2008
- Fully Cycle financial reporting for Office and Retail Properties.
- Completes Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis.
- Prepares monthly adjusting journal entries, including accruals.
- Reviews and approves monthly charges.
- Reviews and approves payables.
- Prepares cash flow projections.
- Calculates Management Fees and distributions.
- Prepares monthly financial reports and variance analysis.
- Calculates annual CAM/TAX/Insurance reconciliations.
- Abstracted Leases and entered New and Renewal Leases in Yardi.
- Annual budget and reforecasting calculations.
- I won an award from Third Party Institutional owner for budget preparation.
Property Accountant
CB Richard Ellis
01.2002 - 12.2002
- Full Cycle financial reporting for Office and Retail Properties.
- Completes Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis.
- Prepares monthly adjusting journal entries, including accruals.
- Reviews and approves monthly charges.
- Reviews and approves accounts payable.
- Prepares cash flow projections.
- Calculates Management Fees and distributions.
- Prepares monthly financial reports.
Senior Property Accountant
Trammell Crow Company
01.1989 - 12.2001
- Full Cycle financial reporting for Third Party Office, Retail, Industrial and Multi-Family Properties.
- Completes Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis.
- Prepares monthly accrual and adjusting journal entries.
- Reviews and approves monthly charges.
- Reviews and approves accounts payable.
- Prepares cash flow projections.
- Calculates Management Fees and distributions.
- Prepares monthly financial reports and variance analysis.
- Calculates annual CAM/TAX/Insurance reconciliations.
- Abstracted Leases and entered New and Renewal Leases in Yardi.
- Annual budget and reforecasting calculations.
- Completes Monthly Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet analysis.
- Prepares monthly adjusting journal entries, including accruals and GAAP entries.
- Examines and authorizes accounts payable.
- Prepares cash flow projections.
- Calculates Management Fees and distributions.
- Generates monthly financial reports.
- I was an onsite accountant for a 600-unit Multi-Family Property for two years, in addition to financial reporting I also: Showed and leased apartments. Pursued delinquencies. I telephoned tenants, served 5-day notices and made court appearances for evictions. Former tenants were turned over to a collection agency within 120 days of move-out. For the year ending 1992 we only had a total tenant delinquency of $85.00.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Illinois Benedictine College
Lisle, ILSome College (No Degree) - Accounting
College of Dupage
Glen Ellyn, ILNorth Carolina State University
Skills
- Yardi and MRI expertise
- Sage Timberline proficiency
- Rent Manager knowledge
- CTI and AMSI skills
- QuickBooks and JD Edwards
- Kardin software use
- Microsoft Office suite
- Accounts payable processing
- Accruals management
- Billing expertise
- Cash flow analysis
- Financial statement creation
- Fixed assets management
- General ledger oversight
- Job costing skills
- Revenue recognition techniques
- CGMA certification
- Great Plains software use
- Auditing and attestation skills
- Employee motivation strategies
- FRM certification knowledge
- CBV certification insight
- Controls investigation skills
- PRM certification understanding
- Tax liability calculation skills
- Intuit QuickBooks expertise
- Real estate brokerage management
- Title research proficiency
- Collections management skills
- Tax filings preparation
- Real estate industry insight
- Internal controls implementation
- Cost control measures
- Asset reporting proficiency
- Tax compliance knowledge
- ERP system proficiency
- CGFO certification insight
- Turnaround professional certification (CTP)
- Fraud identification techniques
- Corporate finance strategies
- Investigation management skills
- Cost reduction options analysis
- Business strategy development
- Organization and time management skills
- Communication excellence
- Analytical thinking abilities
- Leadership and supervision skills
- Multitasking capabilities
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Self-Directed
- Tax filings
- Cost control
- Internal controls
- Tax compliance
- IFRS expertise
- Certified real estate brokerage manager
- Property information filing
- Title research
- Intuit quickbooks expert
- Tax liability calculation
- SAGE software trained
- Certified accounts payable associate (CAPA)
- Information systems examination
- Certified internal control professional
- Certified corporate FP&A professional
- Tax litigation
Timeline
Senior Property Accountant
Golub & Company
10.2024 - 09.2025
Senior Property Accountant
Horizon Real Estate Services
12.2021 - 04.2024
Senior Property Accountant
Contract/Temporary Assignments
04.2014 - 11.2021
Senior Property Accountant
Foresite Realty Partners
12.2009 - 03.2014
Senior Property Accountant
NAI Hiffman
12.2008 - 12.2009
Senior Property Accountant
MidAmerica Asset Management
01.2003 - 12.2008
Property Accountant
CB Richard Ellis
01.2002 - 12.2002
Senior Property Accountant
Trammell Crow Company
01.1989 - 12.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Illinois Benedictine College
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
College of Dupage
North Carolina State University