LEON WALKER
DUMFRIES
Summary
Senior Accountant with extensive expertise in financial operations across retail, residential, and commercial properties. Demonstrated success in preparing precise financial statements, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with GAAP and regulatory standards. Skilled in coordinating with property managers, asset managers, and auditors to enhance reporting processes. Strong analytical capabilities and commitment to accuracy in financial reporting.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
EastBanc, Inc
Washington
05.2016 - 05.2025
- Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for 20+ retail, commercial and residential properties in accordance with owner, Investor, and lender requirements
- Create and maintain detailed schedules; prepare journal entries to accurately recognize revenue and expenses
- Prepare Bank Reconciliations for various Operating, Lockbox, Escrow and Money Market/Investment accounts
- Prepare and process owner and partner distributions, track, and record capital contributions
- Review and Reconcile Accounts Receivable/Cash Receipts and Accounts Payable/Cash Disbursements
- Lease Administration
- Conduct annual Common Area Maintenance (CAM) Reconciliations and variance analysis
- Collaborate with property management teams to ensure proper lease accounting and accurate revenue/expense recognition
- Prepare annual property budgets and forecasts factoring in current and projected occupancy
- Prepare Year end Audit schedules and assist auditors and tax preparers as needed
- Prepare annual income and expense reports as well as personal property tax returns
- Accounting Software used - MRI Real Estate Accounting, Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP's)
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
Republic Properties Corp
Washington
01.2008 - 05.2016
- Prepared and analyzed monthly financial statements per owner requirements for multiple properties
- Post monthly closing entries for accruals, taxes, and recurring transactions as required
- Prepared, researched, and reviewed monthly budget variances and assisted with operating budget preparation
- Prepare Bank Reconciliations for various Operating, Lockbox, Escrow and Money Market/Investment accounts
- Reviewed and Reconciled Accounts Receivable/Cash Receipts and Accounts Payable/Cash Disbursements
- Prepared audit schedules, reports, and assisted property auditors with year-end Audits
- Ad-hoc projects requested by the VP, Controller, and/or department heads to support the business
- Accounting Software used - MRI Real Estate Accounting
REVENUE ACCOUNTANT
National Public Radio
Washington
05.2006 - 01.2008
- Performed all month-end and year-end closing procedures to record and accurately report company revenues
- Processed invoices, monthly statements, cash applications and donor credit card transactions
- Maintained detailed excel schedules for grant tracking, ensuring proper classifications of assets by restrictions and discounts on multi-year grants
- Prepared revenue, accounts receivable, bad debt, and deferred revenue reconciliations
- Prepared and filed monthly/quarterly sales and use tax returns
- Accounting software used - Epicore Financial
Education
Accounting Degree in Progress - Accounting
Northern Virginia Community College
Woodbridge, VA06.2025
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CTSkills
- Cash management
- Balance sheet schedules and reconciliations
- Fixed asset management
- Variance analysis
- Month-end closing
- Depreciation management
- Capital expenditure oversight
- CAM reconciliation
- Lease administration
- Audit support
- General ledger entries
- Income statement analysis
- GAAP compliance
- MRI software
- PeopleSoft software
- Microsoft Excel
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Accounting software
- Budget Preparation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
SENIOR PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
EastBanc, Inc
05.2016 - 05.2025
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
Republic Properties Corp
01.2008 - 05.2016
REVENUE ACCOUNTANT
National Public Radio
05.2006 - 01.2008
Accounting Degree in Progress - Accounting
Northern Virginia Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
Central Connecticut State University
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