Oversee the accounting team comprised of 1 assistant controller and 6 property accountants. Transitioned accounting software from QuickBooks to Sage for 100 property portfolio. Liaison for Reliant and 3rd party Real Estate Company having dual ownership partnership. Acting as 3rd party accounting and financial reporting for partners. All aspects of monthly closings and reporting. Fulfill audit requirements and onboarding of new properties.

Controller over Ardent’s $800M Strategic Fund consisting of land, industrial, multi-family, commercial, and outdoor industrial storage. Areas of responsibility include acquisitions/dispositions of US and UK assets, sale gain/loss calculations, review of 3rd party financials, booking complex JV ownership structures, capital calls, commercial/land development and job cost. Transitioned and trained assistant controller on Storage Fund and TAC Vega Fund.

Overseeing the entire property management real estate accounting department. Direct supervision of 14 property accountants and 4 accounting assistants making up the accounting team. Direct screening and hiring of new employees, reviews, monthly package reviews, annual budgets and uploading into systems, CAM recoveries, onboarding of new properties through change of management or booking settlement entries for new purchases, and managing the Yardi, MRI, and Nexus (AP) systems. Treasury management setting up bank accounts, wire and ACH transfers. Training and mentoring the team in using the proper GAAP processes affiliated with real estate accounting.

Oversee the entire financials for Roswell Assembly of God. Review monthly accounting provided by outsourced firm. Track all AP, complete bank reconciliations monthly, and payroll. Transfer funds, when appropriate, from general checking to savings, building checking, or building savings for current build out. Set up new hires and terminations and advise salary ranges. Work with the Sr. Pastor on annual budgets and input into system. Contracted to be the project manager for the new building project, through Nov. 2017, overseeing the estimates, vendor payments and tracking the new building expenses keeping them within scope.

Responsible for managing 5 Sr. Property Accountants in the retail enclosed mall settings. Reviewed all monthly financial reporting packages and its compilation to client owned malls. Applied cash and accrual based accounting procedures. Prepared and reviewed budgets, reforecasts, and CAM/RET settlements on an annual/ongoing basis. In charge of screening, hiring, and training new employees. Oversaw mall transitions into the company and sales of malls and their transitions out of the company. Worked directly with all mall GM’s/PM’s and their teams when financial assistance was determined for clients, tenants, and leasing personnel.

Responsible for all accounting functions of 3 retail centers, 5 land parcels, and an office building within the REIT. Provided full service accounting from AP/AR, bank reconciliations, corporate books, journal entries, month end close on all properties, CAM billings, monthly and quarterly reporting, lease administration, and straight line rent. Contract work.

Project Manager May 2003-2005: Implemented organizational changes throughout the company and was responsible for streamlining current processes within the various organizations. Implemented the internal audit group (SOX) and produced the first year’s auditing requirements and established the groundwork for the following years. Sr. Portfolio Accountant June 2005-April 2011: Responsible for 25 commercial real estate buildings overseeing and reviewing 4 property accountant’s monthly close packages. Applying accrual based accounting procedures, executing month end close processes, creating straight-line rent schedules for new leases, preparing CAM/OPEX reconciliations on a quarterly basis, preparing budgets for portfolio properties annually, re-forecasting financials as needed per property, assisting property management, capital projects, and ad-hoc reporting. Maintained the FAS system for fixed assets for the entire 70 plus building portfolio. Accounted for 3 regional offices monthly accounting. Trained new staff and assisted in the development of accountants responsible for properties within my regions.