LISA BEARD
Gallery Residential
Richmond
7
years of professional experience
Property accounting professional with progressive experience managing complex property portfolios, financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, audits, cash management, and general ledger activity. Known for accuracy, attention to detail, timeliness, and strong collaboration with property management, ownership, auditors, and accounting teams. Experienced in overseeing a portfolio of 20 properties and supporting accounting teams through month-end and year-end close.
Work History
Senior Accountant
2 Years 5 Months- Manage accounting and financial reporting for a portfolio of 20 properties, ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting.
- Oversee and review property-level accounting, including general ledger activity, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, cash management, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
- Lead and support property accountants, providing accounting guidance, review, training, and oversight to ensure consistency and accuracy across the portfolio.
- Review monthly financial statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and variance reports to identify discrepancies, trends, and areas requiring attention.
- Coordinate monthly and year-end close processes and ensure financial reporting deadlines are consistently met.
- Prepare and analyze annual property budgets, forecasts, and budget-to-actual variances in partnership with property management teams.
- Oversee CAM reconciliations, tenant billing, expense recoveries, and related financial analysis.
- Review property cash balances, bank reconciliations, reserves, loan activity, and other significant balance sheet accounts.
- Coordinate external audits and provide supporting schedules, documentation, and explanations to auditors.
- Partner with property managers, ownership, vendors, and senior leadership to resolve accounting issues and improve financial reporting.
- Review and approve accounting transactions and recommend corrections or process improvements when necessary.
- Develop and implement improvements to accounting procedures, internal controls, and reporting processes across the portfolio.
- Provide financial analysis and ad hoc reporting to management to support operational and strategic decision-making.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
1 Year- Responsible for reviewing and maintaining property, fund, and corporate accounts.
- Reconciled monthly accounts and reviewed monthly financials for management companies and a portfolio of properties in Yardi.
- Prepared quarterly investor distributions, NACHA files, corporate and fund accounting financials, and tax and insurance escrow analyses.
- Reviewed and approved accounts payable and accounts receivable; assisted with audits and 1099 tracking.
- Tracked and processed investor funds, reinvestments, and redemptions and recommended accounting system and procedure improvements.
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
7 Months- Managed financial aspects of a portfolio of corporate, commercial, and residential properties.
- Prepared monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements, reporting packages, budgets, and analysis.
- Reconciled accounts; reviewed AP/AR; prepared journal entries and maintained the general ledger.
- Prepared and analyzed Historic Tax Credit audit reports and worked with outside audit teams.
- Coordinated construction loan draws, quarterly distributions, tenant ledger issues, and property reporting.
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
5 Months- Analyzed property-level cash balance sheets and cash flow statements for discrepancies.
- Performed pro-forma construction reports and underwriting, aging and financial reporting, reconciliations, and audit preparation.
- Prepared monthly budget reports, maintained journal entries and daily cash, and oversaw AP/AR.
TREASURY SPECIALIST
2 Years 8 Months- Updated payables processes from paper to electronic and maintained GL accounts.
- Handled EOM reporting, budget reporting, cash flow, income statements, and balance sheet reporting.
- Oversaw AP/AR, cash applications, property deposits, supervision fees, loan advances, 1099 tracking, and vendor master maintenance.
- Trained new AP/AR employees in Yardi, Excel, M-Files, and QuickBooks; supported investor closings and distributions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
- Accredited Accounts Payable Specialist
- Accredited Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Board Member, Institute of Finance and Management
Skills
Property Accounting
Portfolio Management
Financial Reporting
Budgeting & Forecasting
Month-End Close
General Ledger
Account Reconciliations
CAM Reconciliations
Cash Management
AP/AR
Audit Coordination
Variance Analysis
Team Leadership
Process Improvement
Yardi
Excel
Microsoft Office Suite
Word
Teams
Outlook
Nexus
Yardi Voyager
QuickBooks
M-Files
Salesforce
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Gallery Residential
05.2024 - CurrentRead More
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
37th Parallel Properties
02.2023 - 02.2024Read More
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
The Monument Companies
07.2022 - 02.2023Read More
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Weinstein JCC
02.2022 - 07.2022Read More
TREASURY SPECIALIST
Capital Square
06.2019 - 02.2022Read More
Charleston Southern University
Bachelor of Science from Business Administration
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