Gerardo Gato Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Miami, Fl, Us

Coconut Grove, Florida, Us

Coconut Grove, Florida, Us

Coconut Grove, Florida, Us

Miami, Florida, Us

Pembroke Pines, Florida, Us

Responsible for the financial activity, as well as HR and IT functions, for the organization which owned and managed over 8,500,000 square feet of commercial real estate. Cultivated relationships with institutional and private investors and national, regional and local lenders. Managed audit and tax reporting for over 150 entities. Developed valuation models, managed treasury functions, debt and developed policies for fiscal responsibility as well as corporate compliance for the multi-state company.

Pembroke Pines, Florida, Us

Supervise the organization's senior and staff accountants for corporate, property management and development departments.Responsible for the organization's cash management, handling and analysis to ensure immediate liquidity and safeguard of cash investments.Responsible for reconciliations of balance sheet and P&L statements, G/L and bank accounts for multiple entities to ensure timely closing of monthly financial statements for all corporate entities.Responsible for the review of all property financial statements on a monthly basis.Perform detailed intercompany accounting, property management accounting and CAM reconciliations.Responsible for the implementation of Yardi, system's performance, troubleshooting, rolling out of new modules and upgrades. Duties include being the system administrator for the Yardi software, including attending annual conference for YASC (Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference) for Advanced Users and Administrators. Implemented training program so that staff would maximize the various features, modules and reports available through the Yardi software.Performed roll-up of all operating entities in order to calculate a true-up of expected revenues to the management company.Perform reforecast and reprojections of all operating entities and responsible for cash flow projections in order to create distribution schedules and waterfalls for outside investors and partners. Restructured department to streamline processes and create higher efficiency in order meet deadlines and cost savings. Recommended fiscal policies and procedures for the organization.Responsible for the annual budget for all commercial properties and the property management corporate entity.Responsible for packages and supporting schedules provided to outside tax accountants in preparation of tax returns. Involvement in annual budget process and annual audit/review to include review of trial balances and preparation of schedules for outside auditors.

Oversaw and managed the day-to-day operations of accounting, HR, I.T., transportation and maintenance departments. Restructured accounting/finance department and streamlined financial statement processes. Recovered over $300,000 in reimbursables from federal and local grants. Restructured existing debt to provide for additional cash flows and acquired L.O.C.'s through new banking relationships. Lead acquisition efforts of organization's purchase of real estate for new headquarters. Responsible for the real estate management of residential units provided to member clients.

Managed all fiscal and budgetary aspects for the Community Services Division approximately $10 million in federal, state and local grants. Responsible for the reconciliation of revenues and expenditures for monthly financials. Also, prepared fiscal and budget reports for funding sources. Experienced with local, state and federal government contracts. Point of contact and liaison between funding sources and program centers. Responsible for the Accounting of Dove Real Estate, real property holding company with assets over $300MMAppointed the Quality Control Team Leader for Finance Department

Master Of Science, International Real Estate (Msire)

Ba, Finance