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Fractional Controller + Master Bookkeeper = Accounting Rockstar!

@ Tabular LLC
May 2015 - Present / New York City

• Set up & Clean up Quickbooks any version, along with Standard Procedures, Checklists, and Schedules.

• AP, AR, Bank Reconciliations, Expenses, Deposits, Payroll, Troubleshoot, Month End.

• Proficient in Inter-company Transactions and Setup, Audit Support, Forensic Accounting Support.

• Quickbooks Certified ProAdvisor.
   

Real Estate Agent @ Miron Properties
January 2013 - June 2015 / Manhattan and Brooklyn

• Showcasing properties for rent & sale, handling clients’ questions and concerns, and processing applications and offers to purchase.

• Coordinating and negotiating with all parties involved in rentals or sales:prospective tenants, landlords, buyers, sellers, brokers, co-op boards,managing agents, and lawyers.

• Previewing and prospecting for properties for rent and sale and bringing them to market.

Consultant @ Accounting Management Solutions (now part of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)
January 2012 - July 2012 / New York City

• Providing corporate accounting & audit preparation services for advertising agency client with $20MM annual revenue.

• Servicing the client's accounting team comprised of CFO, Controller, and Office Manager, all three full-time personnel.

• Conducting exhaustive review & clean-up of accounting platform on Quickbooks, presenting solutions to client, and implementing solutions.

• Ensuring a smooth completion of the regular annual audit by outside auditors, supplying schedules, details, back-up support and verbal and written communications.

• Setting up new standard operating procedures for accounting or improving existing ones, for maximum accuracy and efficiency while also keeping check-and-balances in place.

• Advising to the new Controller, especially in processing credit card charges and other high-volume activities for batched procedures.

• Assisting the CFO on shareholder transition and equity accounting.
   

Controller @ Converseon
April 2011 - January 2012 / New York, NY

• Managing daily accounting tasks for social media agency grossing $15MM per year.

• Fixing, streamlining & revamping QuickBooks for proper and efficient accounting.

• Informing CEO & executives of company profitability with customized reports.

• Consulting best practices for accounting & finance for the business.

• Delegating accounting and administrative work to two team members.
   

Freelance Bookkeeper for Local Small Businesses & Start-Ups
January 2006 - April 2011 / Los Angeles

• Preformed all accounting duties for various small businesses within Quickbooks.

• Cleaned up records for Year-End, saving thousands of dollars for clients. Initiated & regularly published Financial Statements, such as Income Statements and Balance Sheets.

• Handled AP, AR, Bank & Credit Card Statements, Payroll, Filing, HR.

• Managed relationships with Vendors, Sub-Contractors, Clients, Partners.

• Consulted with Owners and Managers on business development matters, such as client relationships, increasing revenue, marketing & prospecting for new clients.
   

JRK Property Holdings - Corporate Accountant
August 2008 - June 2009 / Los Angeles

• Executed corporate accounting procedures for one of the largest real estate asset management firms with over 37,000 multi-family units.

• Studied and issued distributions through various ownership entities (limited partnerships) of $2MM every quarter to 150 partners.

• Examined and processed monthly fee revenues of $200k per month from 200 properties.

• Published 100+ page cash report for the Controller every morning.

• Collaborated with property accountants and accounting executives on day-to-day issues and solutions.

• Investigated and proposed new methods for better efficiency to the Controller and the Assistant Controller of the corporate accounting team.
   

STUHO Student Housing Management - Controller
August 2006 - July 2008 / Los Angeles

• Managed accounting for asset & property management firm with over 30 residential & commercial properties, totaling over $15MM in real estate holdings.

• Booked and assured $200K in monthly rent rolls & properly reporting to the principals.

• Started from scratch & fine-tuned the accounting system for 10 different ownership groups managed within one office.

• Consulted the principals for the most efficient method of collections, software, accounting, tenant relations, operations.

• Interviewing, hiring, training & overseeing employees & interns.
   

Narver Insurance - Staff Accountant
October 2003 - May 2006 / Los Angeles

• Handled all daily accounting duties as the only full-time accounting personnel for insurance agency with $5MM in annual gross revenues. 

• Managed and processed AR, AP, Payroll (30+ staff), Month-End Closings, Reconciliations.

• Assisted the President and Executive Management on Special Projects.

 

Education
California State University, Los Angeles - BA, Economics, 2008

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