Mia Edwards
Dallas,TX
Summary
Accomplished Property Accountant effectively maintaining relationships with diverse clients through meticulous and accurate financial records and portfolios, dynamic budgeting, and honest communication. Passionate and mathematically adept worker.
Knowledgeable Property Accountant with extensive knowledge of customer service and financial responsibilities for real estate companies. Fast worker with great multitasking skills and understanding of modern broker computer systems.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Property Accountant
Spire Realty
Dallas, TX
06.2022 - 03.2025
- Participated in monthly close process, prepared property operating statements, made accrual journal entries, and ensured the accuracy of the general ledger and financial statements for twelve commercial properties and one multi-family property.
- Backed up Accounts Payable Specialist as needed in reviewing expense reports to ensure compliance with company policy including spending limits and document support.
- Validated and approved AP vendor invoices based on property number, coding, description, and permissions.
- Reconciled monthly bank statements to the general ledger.
- Engaged with property manager for punctual reporting and to ensure effective expenditure oversight.
Senior Property Accountant
Various Companies
DFW Area
03.2017 - 03.2022
- Investigated, verified, and reconciled all general ledger accounts on assigned property trial balances with sub-ledgers.
- Coordinated accounting processing, verified that it is properly accounted for in accordance with established guidelines.
- Researched performance issues or unreasonable discrepancies and notified appropriate departments.
- Maintained balance sheet schedules for utilization in the correct reporting of monthly financials and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
- Responsible for communicating on a regular basis with property managers to relay financial information as well as to ensure the understanding of various financial reports.
- Monitored all banking activities to detect irregularities and investigated all transactions to prevent fraud.
- Prepared and processed receivable invoices and verified appropriate posting within GL.
- Provided internal/external resolutions to billing discrepancies to ensure timely collection of receivables.
- Ensured the proper posting of incoming payments and reconciliation of customer accounts.
- Facilitated and completed monthly close procedures.
- Received, reviewed, and handled daily information on new contracts, amended contracts, and terminated contracts within a current contract period.
- Invoiced clients as requested by operating divisional Finance, interfaced with the Divisional Controllers on contract inquiries, and passed along contract inquiries to the proper resources as required.
- Worked with the Divisional Controllers and Senior Accountant-Billing on developing correct billing and payment schedules for complex contracts.
Senior Staff Accountant
MV Transportation
Dallas, TX
04.2016 - 11.2016
- Researched and resolved problems pertaining to financial reporting systems, ensured compliance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Reviewed and recommended modifications to accounting processes and procedures.
- Maintained financial records and financial statements and prepared various monthly consolidated financial reports and analysis.
- Investigated material, sometimes complex, for various balance sheet fluctuations, and documented differences for management.
- Reconciled sub-system to general ledgers to provide support for balance sheet accounts.
- Assisted the supervisors in monthly preparation, reviewed, and sign-off of balance sheet.
Client Accountant
FirstService Residential
Dallas, TX
11.2014 - 04.2016
- Prepared and reviewed association financial statements, P&L variances, bank reconciliations.
- Assisted management in the preparation of annual operating budgets.
- Identified and recorded income and expenses by accounting periods and followed accounting schedules by preparing accruals, prepaid schedules, or receivables schedules in a timely manner.
- Responsible for reviewing all invoices and checks generated by accounts payable associates for accuracy and completeness in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Property Accountant
Riverstone Residential Group
Dallas, TX
01.2013 - 10.2014
- Assisted in ensuring timely month-end closes, prepared, and entered monthly journal entries, bank reconciliation, and calculated owner’s distributions and maintenance of cash sheets.
- Reviewed all invoices and checks generated by accounting associates for accuracy and completeness in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Reviewed profit and loss statements to ensure accuracy.
- Maintained balance sheet schedules for correct reporting of monthly financials and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
- Communicated daily with property managers and third-party owners to relay financial information as well as ensure understanding of various financial reports.
Staff Accountant
Jewish Federation of Greater
Dallas, TX
07.2012 - 10.2012
- Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
- Prioritized invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms.
- Processed check request and matched invoices to checks, obtained all signatures for checks and distributed checks accordingly.
- Prepared, examined, and analyzed accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, and completeness.
- Reconciled financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
Staff Accountant
Visiting Nurse Association
Dallas, TX
07.2008 - 07.2012
- Maintained the company’s general ledger and subsidiary ledger accounts, including posted and prepared opening, adjusting, and closing journal entries.
- Prepared statement of cash flows and handling all the monthly cash reporting.
- Reviewed journal vouchers and general ledger transaction journals to ensure their accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
- Filed and maintained journal entries for the department.
- Maintained the Fixed Asset and associated depreciation schedules in Great Plains; provided monthly detail to the Controller; ensure proper recording of new purchases and disposals.
- Performed bank reconciliations, performed account reconciliations between the general ledger and subsidiary ledger, account reconciliations between the general ledger and the financial statements.
- Researched status of AP checks, stop payments, and cancelled check copies.
- Researched and made correcting entries to General Ledger.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Economics
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TexasSkills
- MS Office Suite
- Word
- Excel
- Pivot Tables
- PowerPoint
- Great Plains
- SAP
- Yardi
- M3 Knowledge
- Lawson
- Entrata
- Oracle
- MRI
Timeline
Property Accountant
Spire Realty
06.2022 - 03.2025
Senior Property Accountant
Various Companies
03.2017 - 03.2022
Senior Staff Accountant
MV Transportation
04.2016 - 11.2016
Client Accountant
FirstService Residential
11.2014 - 04.2016
Property Accountant
Riverstone Residential Group
01.2013 - 10.2014
Staff Accountant
Jewish Federation of Greater
07.2012 - 10.2012
Staff Accountant
Visiting Nurse Association
07.2008 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Economics
Southern Methodist University
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