Mohamed Barkouk

•Oversee day-to-day accounting operations of property buildings
•Prepare month end and quarter end close for each respective property
•Examine accounting records and draft reports to help Property/Portfolio Managers develop and handle their budgets.
•Prepare or contribute to documents such as lease and rental agreements, cost estimates and annual reports.
•Compile financial statements and portfolios for joint venture and third party outside owners
•Prepare monthly financial reports. Process accounts receivable and review accounts payable for each respective property
•Issue tenant statements and supporting schedules. Ensures that all property and tenant lease input information is up to date and correct
•Ensures reports/documents are forwarded to auditors and maintains applicable documentation
•Informs management as to any discrepancies or any other problem areas that may exist that arise from the audit
•Meets Accounting Department calendar deadlines
•Makes bank deposits as required

-Primary duties and responsibilities:

• Prepares, examines and analyzes accounting records and financial statements to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• General Accounting including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, depreciation and asset management.
• Maintain General Ledger, Subsidiary Ledgers.
• Maintain all financial records.
• Prepare all of the financial reports such as profit and loss, Statement of financial position and statement of cash flow.
• Analyze spending, find areas to invest in to increase revenue and profitability and also suggest areas to cut costs.
• Prepare regular reports including Monthly Management reports
• Ensure timely completion of reporting.
• Ensure that all transactions and documentations are in compliance with the established policy and procedures.
• Ensure timely processing and payment of accounts payable.
• Process month end entries.
• Ensure timely collection from customers.
• Ensure proper coordination with statutory auditors
• Manage preparation of profit & loss statement and balance sheet
• Preparing the consolidated Financial Statements for the company and the related parties and subsidiaries.
• Participate in all budgetary meetings.
• Develops and maintains budgets.
• Analyzes business operations to project future revenues and expenses.
• Ensure expenses are defined within the allocated budgets.
• assessing operations, effectiveness in attaining goals and efficiency in carrying out operations.

-Personal duties :

*Display a high degree of professionalism and integrity
*Establish and maintain close working relationships with all departments of the Company to ensure maximum cooperation and productivity
*Promote goodwill by being courteous, friendly and helpful to Managers and fellow employees

•Maintaining payment draw files and invoice files.
•Communicate with project managers, vendors, and external parties to manage draw requests/requirements
•Communicate with external clients and lenders to manage funding and draw requests, provide timely responses to questions and inquiries.
•General accounting including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, job costing and general ledger posting.
•Job cost tracking, analysis and reporting.
•Assist in the development/enhancement of project reporting
•Assist with Construction project analysis reporting
•Prepare deposits and weekly cash flow forecasts.
•Enter project setup sheets and maintain filing system for projects.
•Lien waiver maintenance and subcontractor insurance verification.
•Prepare and monitor project work in progress schedules and reports Confer with estimators and project executives on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
•Prepare projections used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
•Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
•Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
•Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures. Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or to effect cost reduction.

• General accounting including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, job costing and general ledger posting.
• Process accounts receivable and understand the construction billing and collections process.
• Process accounts payable from invoice to payment, beginning with coding invoices to the appropriate job number, cost code, GL account number and distributing invoices to Project Managers for approval.
• Reconciliation of Vendor statements and Customer payments.
• Enter project setup sheets and maintain filing system for projects.
• Job cost tracking, analysis and reporting.
• Assist with Construction project analysis reporting
• Assist in the development/enhancement of project reporting
• Responsible for Construction accounts receivable tracking, management, and reporting.