Margaret Fong

Over 10 years of experience with property management and construction Accounting

• Ability to prioritize and multi task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle confidential information in a discreet professional manner
• Attention to detail and strong mathematical skills
• Strong working knowledge of the property management and construction process
• A team player and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent experience with accounting systems, e.g. MS Office, Axium, Yardi, Quickbooks, Newstar

Senior Accountant - Forest Gate Advisors Inc./ Great Sea Management Inc.

(2022-04 - 2026-07)

Residential (10 sites) and commercial (1 site) property management

• Tracking rent rolls, process security deposits (keys and lockers) applying commission or rent concessions to the tenant's accounts and update the tenant's ledger.
• Overseeing the collection of monthly rent. Collaborating with the property administrator before sending the N4 to the tenants.
• Processing and coding invoices, tracking purchase orders and issuing payments to vendors, contractors and utility providers.
• Bank reconciliations as well as balance sheet account reconciliations to ensure all transactions match physical records.
• Preparing comprehensive month end financial statements and cash flow reports.
• Compare the actual property performance with budget and identify the financial drivers behind the variance
• Analyze lease agreements to ensure accurate rent escalations, recovery calculations like CAM – common area maintenance and lease renewals.
• Monitor the finances of major property upgrades or renovation, tracking project expenses against allocated funds
• Provide support during financial audit

Account payable representative - Lindvest Developments Limited

(2020-04 - 2022-03)

Residential Home Builder for high rise and low rise

• Managed full functions of accounts payable in a high-volume environment
• Ensured project invoices were coded and entered correctly using "Newstar" software.
• Assisted in accumulating and analyzing accounting data for financial reports
• Updated various tracking schedules and ensured monthly management fees and site costs were assigned to each project, and complied to the company policy.
• Tracked monthly aged payable reports and commitment reports; performed monthly cheque run via EFT and cheques.
• Prepared monthly credit card reconciliations for projects and performed variety journal entries for expenses being allocated to different sites or projects adequately.
• Reviewed and prepared journal entries that complied with loan covenant document requirements
• Worked alongside with project managers including project soft costs allocation, proposed recommendations to resolve issues within my responsibility.

Bachelor - Economics - York university

Certified General accountant