Rebecca Willis has over 17 years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, budgeting and forecasting for retail real estate companies. She has held management roles overseeing accounts receivable teams and has experience with financial reporting, lease administration, and system implementations. Her experience includes positions at Rouse Properties as Manager of Asset Recovery and interim Assistant Property Accounting Controller, and at General Growth Properties advancing to Group Manager of Mall Accounting.

1. Rebecca M. Willis
5317 Buckner Dr. Flower Mound, TX 75028 * (318) 393-5109 * rw0711@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Financial Analysis / Accounting professional with 17 years of financial reporting and analysis, budgeting,
forecasting, asset recovery,management and general accounting; including full month and year-end
cycle. Highly skilled in rapidly developing rapport. Self-starter and persuasive communicator with
extensive knowledge of retail realestate concepts.
CORE STRENGTHS
 Analytical, Financial & Decision
Making Skills
 P & L Management
 Operating & Capital Budgeting
 New Development Proformas
 A/R, A/P; Expense Management
 Acquisitions & Dispositions
 Training & Development
 Resource Management
 Problem Resolution
 Tenant Relationship Management
 Accounting software design &
conversion implementation
 JD Edwards & CTI Software
 DYNA
 Hyperion Retrieve
 Microsoft Office Proficient
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ROUSE PROPERTIES – Dallas,TX
Manager, Asset Recovery 2012 – Present
 Direct management of 9 A/R Analysts
 Responsible for recruiting, on boarding, training/coaching and managing performance metrics
 Abstract tenant leases to ensure properly stated revenue stream
 Review cash applications for accuracy and coordinate corrections through third-party vendor
 Resolve tenant billing and expense settlement disputes
 Prepare monthly Aged Trial Balance reconciliation for Rouse portfolio
 Prepare monthly Bad Debt Reserve calculations; communicate with General Managers and Legal regarding
specific tenant reserves and collection actions
 Prepare monthly Executive Accounts Receivable variance analysis including metric variance and trend
commentary
 Participate in software design & conversion from CTI to JD Edwards, up to and including building Chart of
Accounts, workflows, system interface capabilities with parallel applications
Assistant Property Accounting Controller (interim)
 Interfaced with GeneralGrowth Properties Accounting,Capital,Development,Lease Management and Accounts
Receivable departments to transition Rouse Properties subsequent to spin
 Coordinated contracted Property Accounting, Lease Administration & Accounts Receivable teams engaged
during post spin
 Hired and trained initial Property Accountants (15)

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 Reviewed system integrity reports related to Lease Administration & prepared action steps to correct
 Prepared SEC quarterly reporting supplemental package
 Participated aspart of core team relative to design and functionality of CTI for conversion from JD Edwards
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES – Chicago, IL 1998 –2012
Group Manager, Mall Accounting 2004 – 2012
 Liaison for Asset Management and Property Accounting; 10 properties,2 VP Asset Managers and a SVP Asset
Manager
 Consolidated 10 property rolling forecasts with trend commentary for various metrics
 Participated as part of core team for JD Edwards 8.0 to 9.0 upgrade
 Implemented corporate initiatives with respect to operational cost reductions, enduring goals and refinancing
 Analyzed expense models to determine areas for reductions to meet company goals
 Managed accountspayable processfor assetsinvolved in Cash Trap funding including interaction with Capital
Markets relative to special funding requests and disposition of assets
 Completed development pro-forma, businessplans and forecasting models for two ground up lifestyle centers
 Provided supporting financial reports for insurance loss claims (Riverwalk/Oakwood – Hurricane Katrina)
 Coordinated preparation of annualfinancialbudgets; analyzed consolidated group reporting for corporate metrics
compliance
 Monitored key controls in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
 Reviewed monthly A/R; interfaced with centralized Asset Recovery department to maximize collections and
coordinate billing corrections
 Abstracted tenant leases to ensure properly stated revenue stream
 Coordinated and reviewed year-end reconciliations on various lease required rental charges
 Consolidated trending reports forAssetManagement regarding P & L items, Occupancy and Asset Recovery
Sr. Mall Accountant / 2002 – 2004
Mall Accountant 1998 – 2002
 Coordinated annual budget with General Manager, Operations Director, Marketing Manager and Business
Development Manager
 Reviewed financial statements and produced trending reports
 Produced various occupancy and lease clause schedules; analyzed metrics for potential income impact
 Forecasted all aspects of financial statements in DYNA software
 Prepared Rolling 24 month forecast with variance analysis commentary
 Processed accounts receivables, accounts payables and cash application
 Recorded rental transactions utilizing JD Edwards software
 Researched tenant inquires and provided necessary documentation on behalf of management
 Processed requests for capital projects utilizing CapEx database
 Maintained human resource paperwork and payroll for property
EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Professional Development
Chamber of Commerce Leadership Graduate ~ GGPeer Learning Coach Certification ~ GGP
Emerging Manager Certification