Maria Velarde Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Va, Us

Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

GATES HUDSON & ASSOCIATES FAIRFAX, VA, MARCH 2008 – PRESENTACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ASSOCIATE • Monitor lock-boxes and CMOL portal for all ACH/Wires payments.• Prepare daily cash/ACH deposit batches and post to individual tenant accounts.• Post residential and commercial payments received at corporate, distribute the information from CMOL payments to the property bookkeepers for prompt posting.• Reconcile cash receipts postings to online bank records.• Maintain accurate paper and electronic files for cash receipts and tenant billings.• Reviewing and monitor delinquent accounts by running the age receivable report and provide timely follow-up on payments to the Property Managers. • Process all NSF, failed and return payments and make the necessary adjustments in the tenant’s account.• Monitor credit card dashboard for any disputes and adjust tenants accounts accordingly. • Research tenant billing and/or payment discrepancies.• Monitor bad debt recovery portal and post payments accordingly. • Month end preparation, running of reports and reconciliations.• Assist the Portfolio Accountants with month end issue as need it. • Resolve outstanding bank reconciliation items from account receivable transactions. • Process and post miscellaneous entity deposits and intercompany cash receipts. • Responsible for the accurate calculation and posting of write-offs for all commercial and residential properties.• Temporarily assumed the role of Junior Property Accountant from 2/2017-12/2017 to assist on a project basis. Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements, including budget comparisons, balance sheets, and financial summaries for assigned portfolio of commercial and residential entities.

Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

• Focused on the execution of all routine logistics of payables on assigned portfolio, as well as ensuring the accurate recording of vouched expenditures in accordance to the Company’s policies and regulations.• Input high volume of invoices in Jenark system.• Managed vendor/supplier relations and oversaw the timely, accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions.• Work with Property Manager for any discrepancies in invoices or request with petty cash.• Addressed escalated issues from employees and vendors regarding accounts payable.• Sorted and distributed mail & covered the front desk as needed.Key Accomplishments:• Streamlined the accounts payable system by educating team members on core audit compliance and control procedures. Assist with the production of 1099s.

Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

• Assisted managers on the coordination, monitoring and implementation of multifaceted projects for all entities (both Commercial and Residential units) managed and controlled by Gates Hudson.Key Accomplishments:• Created reasonably but firm monthly deadlines in the dissemination of reports.• Established review tracking for key descriptive reports which improved availability and accuracy of financial data, triggering 15% increase in accuracy.• Single-handedly developed and implemented employee scheduling plan, consequently, increasing work efficiency by 70%• Streamlined vendor relations, as a result, obtained a 20% discount on all purchases for different properties managed by Gates Hudson

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Maintained and communicated all meetings for team leads to discuss organizational goals• Prepared expense reports, analyzed workplace procedure and introduced index filing, thereby increasing efficiency by 25%.Key Accomplishments:• Trained four new team members based on predictive CEO’s project needs.• Safeguarded the company’s inventory by considering the operating requirements and financial resources of the business resulting in 35% reduction of resource misuse and efficient use of scarce raw materials.

Washington Dc

Streamlined operational activities for the Synergy Project; a subsidiary of the U.S. Agency for International Development contract; to develop and Support the agency’s global HIV/AIDS portfolio.Key Accomplishments:• Assisted in developing a database management program, leading the team in meeting all project deadlines.• Budgeted effectively, saving $50,000 operational cost annually.• Identified and solved program challenges leading to marked increase in the distribution of keys materials for operational Staff.