Volunteer position at my Granddaughter's school, doing general building maintenance. The Attic is a unique learning environment serving as a home school support system. The Community uses innovative teaching methods and truly functions as a community. As the granddaughter said recently "At The Attic, students are teachers and teachers are students." The program requires more than the usual commitment from parents as well.

Sound Numbers brings high end accounting expertise and financial managment to smaller or newer companies that cannot employ a full time CFO or Controller.I have particular expertise in cost controls for real estate development and renovation projects, and assembling financial information packages for creditors or investors.Finally, I have formal training in technical writing and can bring this to accounting policy and procedures in a way that insures that all team members are… Show more Sound Numbers brings high end accounting expertise and financial managment to smaller or newer companies that cannot employ a full time CFO or Controller.I have particular expertise in cost controls for real estate development and renovation projects, and assembling financial information packages for creditors or investors.Finally, I have formal training in technical writing and can bring this to accounting policy and procedures in a way that insures that all team members are producing results in line with management goals. Show less

I have published business articles and two short stories on the internet. A small publisher is reviewing a novel.

Responsible for revenue accounting for twenty-two apartment communities and small commercial properties. Produced monthly financial statements for all properties. Coordinated delivery of reports to bankers, trained staff in use of computer system, and resolved system related problems.

Accounting through full financial statements (balance sheet, P&L, General Ledger for 7 multifamily residential properties totaling 1200 units, and five commercial properties totaling approximately 470,000 square feet Accounting for four corporate entities including a management company and restaurantDevelop and maintain depreciation and amortization schedules for multiple entitiesProvide supervision to A/P and A/R and office support personnelProvide direction regarding… Show more Accounting through full financial statements (balance sheet, P&L, General Ledger for 7 multifamily residential properties totaling 1200 units, and five commercial properties totaling approximately 470,000 square feet Accounting for four corporate entities including a management company and restaurantDevelop and maintain depreciation and amortization schedules for multiple entitiesProvide supervision to A/P and A/R and office support personnelProvide direction regarding accounting issues to onsite managersProvide special project support to Vice President as neededImplemented new program to improve recovery of bad debt and accounting for write-offs, resulting in increased NOI and valuations Improved completion of tax returns and K-1's to investors from August extensions to delivery by March 15th. Show less

- Accounting through monthly financial statements for ten properties comprising 1.5 million square feet of office and retail space.Thomas page 2- Successfully reduced tenant accounts receivable through aggressive collection efforts and working closely with tenants to resolve misunderstandings and problems.- Abstracted and input to computer data-base major deal points from leases for the entire portfolio.- Acting from little data created a stacking plan for a… Show more - Accounting through monthly financial statements for ten properties comprising 1.5 million square feet of office and retail space.Thomas page 2- Successfully reduced tenant accounts receivable through aggressive collection efforts and working closely with tenants to resolve misunderstandings and problems.- Abstracted and input to computer data-base major deal points from leases for the entire portfolio.- Acting from little data created a stacking plan for a property acquired through foreclosure. The plan included square footages, rates and expiration dates for the existing tenants. Show less

Implemented a job costing, payroll system, financial reporting and cash management program for a large painting contractor.- Financial reporting support for a start up telecommunications firms preparing for a limited stock offering.- Enabled a manufacturing company to bring a previously unused computer system on line.

Setup and maintained a job costing and property management system for a commercial Real Estate Developer owning two million square feet of office and industrial property; - Worked with several large tenants to reduce past due accounts.- Completed operating expense reconciliation's for the first time in two years at two of the properties.

- Financial Management for and Developer and Limited Partnership Syndicator specializing in multi-family housing, with subsidiary companies that leased laundry and cable TV equipment, and in house property management.- Responsible for timely and accurate monthly financial statements for the company and its subsidiaries. Maintained records, wrote operational and tax planning reports to investors. Assisted outside auditors with financial reporting for the thirty limited partnerships owned… Show more - Financial Management for and Developer and Limited Partnership Syndicator specializing in multi-family housing, with subsidiary companies that leased laundry and cable TV equipment, and in house property management.- Responsible for timely and accurate monthly financial statements for the company and its subsidiaries. Maintained records, wrote operational and tax planning reports to investors. Assisted outside auditors with financial reporting for the thirty limited partnerships owned by The Axelrod Company- Implemented employee benefit programs and insured compliance with State and Federal Show less

- Successfully transitioned Client Company from manual to computerized accounting system.- Resolved two million dollar discrepancy in accounts payable records for another Client Company preparing for public offering.

After one year promoted to Property Manager, supervised operations at eleven buildings totally 1200 units. -Raised economic occupancy from average of 80% to over 95%.- Instituted program to increase collection and improve tenant screening.- Initiated accounting systems to insure more timely and accurate reporting to owners.