Allison S.

Gordin (nee Dehn)

RECENT HISTORY:
State University at Farmingdale - Long Island, NY Sept 2010 - present
Institutional Research &
Special Projects,
Duties include:
* Conduct surveys on-campus for Institutional Research and Affirmative Action da
ta update & confirmation,
* Review PDF reports from prior years and Re-create them in Excel spreadsheets f
or future use; highly confidential, classified materials; reporting to College
Provost & Vice President, and Executive Asst. to President,
* Student Services/Transfer Credit Evaluation: Review of student's transcripts
from prior colleges, match achievements and evaluate comparable courses offered
by SUNY,
* Manually post all acceptable transcript information into the university's comp
uter database (Banner),
* Review for accuracy and edit adjustments, coordinate with Admissions Dept., fo
r student's permanent records.
Robert Half International - Accountemps, NY May 2009 - Oct 2009
Temp assignment at Castagna Realty (Americana Manhasset & Wheatley Plaza) in the
position of Property Accountant
Assistant to Senior Controller (Kenneth Denning)
Duties included:
* All daily A/P and A/R functions associated with the company's two main shoppin
g centers (Americana Manhasset and Wheatley Plaza, Long Island, NY) - MRI acco
unting software v. 4.0
* Perform general ledger analysis, write and enter journal entries; post to G/L
all miscellaneous adjustments
* Perform monthly bank reconciliations and monthly closings

CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Swig Equities, LLC, New York Mar 2006 - Dec 2008
A small, commercial real property owner; multiple entities, local FIDI area
Position: Lease Administrator & Abstractor
(reported to the Director of Lease Compliance Dept. and CFO)

Responsibilities:
* Abstracted all leasing activity. Designed new customized abstract for in-hous
e use emphasizing on the firm's standard lease provisions. Audited pre-existing
abstracts, made corrections and updated information. Converted old abstract fi
les to the new format.
* Set up and maintained all new leases, renewals, assignments, subleases etc. w/
detailed lease notes & accurate billing and contact information in Landlord's da
tabase (MRI system v. 2.14 thru 4.0)
* Dealt w/tenant billing inquiries. Provided support to management for resolving
tenant/landlord disputes.
* Provided support to in-house counsel w/interpretation of key lease provisions
and due diligence work.
* Performed monthly rent billing updates to ensure step ups were accurate and ti
mely.
* Performed monthly period closings (A/R to G/L). Cross-trained as back-up for
Assistant Controller's position. (Supervised 2 accounting clerks, and trained s
taff in various MRI uses)
* Analyzed General Ledger recorded expenses and performed annual reconciliation
of Operating Expense Escalations (triple-net tenants, anchor tenants) also BID a
nd Real Estate Taxes.
* Prepared CAM/OEE/RET invoicing, providing full documentation and updated Accou
nting files.
* Attended monthly Accounting dept. arrears meetings, made collection calls. Rev
iewed and approved credit/debit memo adjustments, write-offs; cleaned up old acc
ounting records matching receipts to open items, etc.
* Responsible for issuance of LMEP credits to qualifying tenants. (Restricted to
downtown FIDI area)
Special projects: Performed cost recovery analyses to maximize landlord's revenu
e (billed approx. $480,000+ sundry charges previously missed in fiscal year 2007
and $218,000 in 2008).
* Trained by MRI consultants in SQL to reformat MRI reports/notices.
UrbanAmerica, L.P., New York, NY Jan 2001 - Mar 2006
A mid-sized commercial real property owner/manager; approx 2 mil sf. throughout
Florida & Washington DC.
Position: Property Accountant/Lease Administrator
Responsibilities:
* A/R functions for multiple entities, cash application of daily deposits tied t
o G/L.
* Billing of shopping center retailers and some government office buildings, doc
tor offices: Base Rent, CAM, insurance, R/E Tax and annual Operating Expense rec
onciliation.
* Maintained a balanced G/L, performed monthly bank recs, recorded inter-company
transfers,
* Maintained tenant security deposit accounts,
* Fielded tenant phone calls and resolved issues and complaints,
* Proofread, corrected & approved new leases, performed system set-up and produc
e abstracts (MRI v. 2.14)
* Updated tenant database for all changes (renewal, amendment, assignment or tra
nsfer, etc.)
Parkoff Management, Inc., Great Neck, NY Apr 1999 - Dec 2000
A residential Landlord, privately owned; approx 1,750 units throughout Brooklyn,
Queens and Bronx, NY
Position: Staff Accountant
Responsibilities:
* Designed custom Excel cash management spreadsheet reporting daily operating ba
lances, weekly income/ expenses, monthly cash flow and investment reporting.
* Performed bi-monthly analysis of 43 entities holdings, monthly bank recs, jour
nal entries, recorded inter-company funds transfers and wired capital investment
s/interest income.
* Quarterly analysis of NYC DEP water & sewer rent billing. Calculated all charg
e-backs to commercial tenants.
* Reviewed vacancies and opened default cases against delinquent accounts, inter
faced w/outside legal counsel on residential case proceedings.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Some Banner database experience running queries/ entering confidential informati
on. Trained and experienced using Real Estate Accounting systems:
* Intuit MRI (v. 2.14 thru 4.0) for Windows,
* Timberline,
* IBS, RE-96,
* Windows v. 7 MS Office apps (Excel, Word, One Note, Outlook & Power Pt)
* Adobe Acrobat Reader/Writer (thru v.10)
* Various online banking programs including remote deposit processing w/Bank o
f America, JPMorgan/Chase, Wells Fargo and State Bank.
ADVANCED BUSINESS SKILLS:
Effective business correspondence, and Landlord/Tenant satisfaction. Efficient
real estate office procedures and problem solving. Excellent comprehension and
interpretation of legal jargon. Skilled Lease document abstraction. Accurate p
roofreading and rapid keypunch of 10 key calculations. Strong accounting, analy
tical and research skills. High Security clearance for classified info.
EDUCATION:
Hofstra University, Liberal Arts A.A. 1983-86
Nassau Comm. College, Accounting I & II 1994-95
The Learning Annex, NY Excel Experts Certificate 1997
MRI (on-site training) SEQUEL 2005-08
AIU Online University, Bus. Administration 2006-07
Farmingdale State College, Business Management (presently auditing)