1. Elizabeth Santos
Accounting Background/Qualifications
Managed comprehensive financial statements and administered all phases of accounting, financial
preparation and analysis of information in accordancewith GAAP.
Account Reconciliation: Effective in managingmonthlygeneral ledger account reconciliations
which identify itemsrequiringfollow-up & solutions. Includingextensive review of bank
account reconciliation. The reconciliationsare used for quarterly& annual external audit.
Accounts Payable: Executedpayables forover 150 million sq. ft.of office& industrial
properties. Implementation of thorough internal control and policies & procedures in
setting up vendors. Maintained timely data entry of payables that eliminated variance
explanations of expenditure when reviewing the budget vs. actual analysis.
Accounts Receivable: Administered receivables of $70 million in monthly gross rental
income. Comprehensive review of the accounts receivable report to tightly monitor
receivable aging.
Acquisitions & Dispositions of Assets: Successfully designed & restructured the chart of
accounts to monitor prospective & active A&D of real estate using job costing.
Auditing: Accountablein coordinating the quarterly & annual external audit. Designed the
simplified process of quarterly and annual audit preparation of all internal and external
reporting.
Budget/Forecasting: Designed and implemented the annual budget fordepartment
managers to review and analyze forprofit maximization. Implementation of monthly
budget/actual comparison and trend analysis to identify items requiring follow-up.
Cash Management: Effectivecontrolof profit utilization of the daily multi-million dollar
cash investments and overall corporate cash management. Intensive cash flow
management.
CAM Reconciliation: Co-designed the 1st automated common area reconciliationutilizing
CTI-property management system.
Construction Accounting: Workingknowledge of constructionprocesses and tenant
improvements. Conducted the Work-in-Processand analysis. Responsible in reviewing and
monitoring the Construction PeriodInterest for 2-million sq. ft. of properties under
development. Designed spreadsheet to monitor building under construction and tenant
improvement.
Fixed Assets: Monitored the detailed recording and maintenance of all asset valuations in
compliance with the fixed asset guidelines & regulations.
Financial Reporting: Managed the complex financial report writing that allowed us to
simplify the reporting process and financialconsolidation. Accountable forthe final review
of the monthly operation reports for all properties.
Payroll Management: Comprehensive knowledge in payrollprocessing and reporting.