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Jane Doe 123 Main Street
Everytown, MD 12345 jdoe@gmail.com (301) 555-12129

SUMMARY:

Senior level financial and administrative real estate executive with a proven track record of success and accomplishments. Experience is in many phases of real estate including the development, construction and management of commercial, multifamily and residential properties. Extensive financial and management reporting, budgeting, forecasting with solid presentation and communication skills. Results driven, with a flexible team oriented management style.

SUMMARY:

THE GERRY BEATLEY COMPANIES – Washington, D.C.

Real estate development and management company with a portfolio of over 20 properties.

Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities:

• Plan, direct, and report the financial activities for the company. This includes financial projections, evaluating new business opportunities, budgeting, taxes, insurance, cash management and funding arrangements.
• Interface with partners and lenders regarding all financial aspects of the property and insure adherence to cash distribution and reporting requirements.
• Supervise an asset manager, three accountants and an accounts payable bookkeeper.

Major accomplishment: Played significant role in the development of North Carolina Place, a $350 million mixed-use project consisting of 850,000 SF of office and retail space, hotel and condominiums in Cleveland, Ohio. This included proforma projections, securing a joint venture partner and the closing of the construction loan and tax increment financing for the project.

THE HICKLEMAN GROUP – Baltimore, Maryland

Real estate development and management company

Assistant Vice President and Controller of Hickleman Management

Responsibilities:

• Plan, direct, and report the financial activities relating to forty-five apartment buildings totaling over 11,000 units and commercial buildings totaling over 800,000 square feet.
• Interface with partners, lenders, and owners regarding all financial aspects of the property and insure adherence to cash distribution and reporting requirements.
• Review annual operating budgets.
• Supervise two Assistant Controllers, Accounts Payable Supervisor and a Management Analyst and their staff of eighteen.

Major accomplishments include:

• Setting up accounting policies and procedures for the commercial properties.
• Restructuring the Accounts Payable Department.
• Overseeing the creation of an accounting procedures manual.

THE DC AREA COMPANY – Rockville, Maryland

Real estate development and management company with revenues of $1.5B and 2,500 employees.

Accounting Director - Promoted from Senior Group Controller and Group Controller

Responsibilities:

• Plan, direct, and report the financial activities relating to eleven shopping centers and office buildings with revenues of $250M and 10M square feet.
• Supervise and coordinate the review and determination of the annual operating and capital budgets.
• Prepare feasibility studies for expansions and remerchandising of major retail areas.
• Review monthly operational, capital, renovation and accounts receivable reports.
• Interface with partners, lenders, and owners regarding all financial aspects of the property and insure adherence to cash distribution and reporting requirements.
• Supervise four Group Controllers and a Lease Administration Supervisor and their staff of twenty.

Major accomplishments include:

• Recommending a refinancing for a shopping center resulting in annual savings in excess of $1M in cash and earnings.
• Reducing accounts receivables from $16M to $7M in six months.
• Assisting in the design and implementation in centralizing the accounting department.
• Assisting in a general ledger and property management system migration.
• Assisting in the implementation of a major accounting reorganization.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

Big 4 CPA firms in New York City, NY and Pittsburg, PA

Responsibilities

• Plan, control, supervise, and execute audit engagements.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate staff accountants
• Prepare financial statements and footnotes
• Evaluate internal controls and accounting procedures
• Resolve business and accounting problems with client.
• Work with clients in the following industries: oil and gas, health care, government, insurance

EDUCATION:

B.S. (Cum Laude). Majored in accounting. University of Nowhere GPA: 3.6
CPA certificate received in Florida.