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Malcolm Woods

Atlanta

Summary

Data-Driven Accountant with 4+ years of experience in financial reporting and audit preparation as both a Senior Auditor and Senior Property Accountant. Areas of expertise include both multi-family and Commerical real estate portfolios. Seeking a client facing role that will allow me to produce, review, or analyze financials, while building relationships within Real Estate Asset Management community in the South East Market of the United States..

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Property Accountant

RAM Partners LLC
08.2023 - Current
  • Prepared monthly financial statements for 11 - 16 properties ensuring over $500M in assets were reported accurately at fair value and revenue was recognized in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Assisted in the onboarding of six new properties across multiple portfolios, while maintaining quality control standards and reporting timelines to Owners.
  • Addressed questions from external auditors and provided requested documentation to ensure timely resolution.
  • Performed daily cash reconciliations and analyzed future cash flows to determine monthly distribution amounts to ownership

Financial Reporting and Assurance, Senior

Bennett Thrasher, LLP
07.2022 - Current
  • Performed strategic planning, execution and finalization of audits for clients with average assets of $100M across several industries including real estate, franchises, and technology companies
  • Trained and mentored 15 departmental staff on organizational protocols and audit best practices while actively supervising 3 to 5 staff on an ongoing basis
  • Identified and recommended changes to management regarding controls to establish segregation of duties to safeguard client assets
  • Increased audit efficiency by improving planning processes and optimizing testing procedures resulting in 9% budget surplus


Financial Reporting and Assurance Staff

Bennett Thrasher, LLP
01.2020 - 07.2022
  • Participated in client interviews, performed observations and evaluated pertinent information to supplement audit findings
  • Provided assistance and support to Senior Auditor in performing accounting trend-analysis according to relevant industry standards and internal methodology
  • Evaluated client policies and procedures regarding financial reporting and key transactions classes to evaluate their standards based on best practices
  • Utilized firm technology such as teammate analytics and data snipper to analyze general ledger data and increase audit efficiency

Account Executive - Receivables

Norfolk Southern
08.2019 - 12.2019
  • Conducted a detailed review of all outstanding receivables
  • Researched and verified discrepancies to expedite resolution of client billing issues
  • Processed incoming payments in accordance with established financial policies
  • Reconciled daily AR ledger and ensured proper posting

Education

Master Of Accountancy -

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
07.2023

Bachelor Of Accountancy -

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
12.2018

Skills

  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Analysis
  • GAAP
  • Compliance
  • Project Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Staff Training
  • Financial Data Analyzation
  • Proactive and Self-Motivated
  • Yardi Voyager

Affiliations

Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, 2018-Present

National Association of Black Accountants, 2017 - Present

Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2020 - 2022

Timeline

Senior Property Accountant

RAM Partners LLC
08.2023 - Current

Financial Reporting and Assurance, Senior

Bennett Thrasher, LLP
07.2022 - Current

Financial Reporting and Assurance Staff

Bennett Thrasher, LLP
01.2020 - 07.2022

Account Executive - Receivables

Norfolk Southern
08.2019 - 12.2019

Master Of Accountancy -

Georgia State University

Bachelor Of Accountancy -

Georgia State University
Malcolm Woods