Vancouver, Washington, United States
Asset Management Accounting executive with extensive experience in real estate and financial operations. Proven track record in implementing efficient accounting systems, managing multi-million dollar portfolios, and leading cross-functional teams. Specialized expertise in multi-family housing accounting and property management accounting.
YouTube Video Creator/Content Creator Channel Name: Amber J Baldwin
VP of Accounting for a mid-size property management company.
- Managed Asset Management Accounting - Managed accounting Acquisitions and Dispositions of all multi-family and senior housing assets with internal/external teams - Managed ops/accounting relationship between 7 property management companies to ensure accuracy of financials for internal use in all departments. - Onboard new properties from acquisition and worked with property management companies to ensure accuracy. - Ensured review of monthly financials with property accountants was accurate and reported up regarding any significant variances. - Cash flow analysis and cash management - Onboarded new properties into Yardi - Managed roles and main admin responsibilities for Yardi - Mentor Accountants for promotion and train new Accountants - Strategize with key leaders on areas of improvement and efficiencies internally and externally with management companies - Coordinate audit reviews. - Major project completion: I brought the Yardi platform, along with all 3rd party applications in-house within the first 1 year of my employment at Wolff, and put together processes and procedures for all property management companies to use our in-house Yardi system. This was instrumental in making sure we controlled the data and could implement any property management company we choose without a loss of data if we changed management companies. It also served as a key tool for metrics with the acquisition, disposition, and investment teams internally.
- Lead a staff of 4 Accountants - Review financials for a portfolio of 46 properties - Foster relationships with clients and field staff - Onboard new properties from acquisition, complete financials, train new staff - Cash flow analysis and cash management of wires, deposits, monitoring of funds - Reconciliation of software conversion from AMSI to Yardi - Reconciliation of balance sheet and bank accounts - Mentor Accountants for promotion and train new Accountants - Communicate financial information with properties, regional, and accounting managers - Coordinate audit reviews for clients' internal and external auditors
- Financial statement preparation - Variance and budget analysis - Managed accounting for 7 properties - Provided supporting documents in annual audits - Identified and corrected major accounting errors from predecessors - Streamlined closing process and implemented processes to reconcile balance sheet - Trained new employees - State transient tax report - Troubleshoot and communicate with properties