Carmen Franklin

Professional accountant with 10+ years of experience in financial reporting, general ledger accounting, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing, and multi-entity operations. Experienced in month-end and year-end close, GAAP financial reporting, complex reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany accounting, audit support, budgeting, and process improvement.

Background includes accounting for 70+ healthcare facilities across multiple states, residential and commercial real estate portfolios, development operations, and privately held businesses. Strong systems experience with AppFolio, Yardi, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics GP, QuickBooks, F9, and Excel.

Owner | Fractional Controller & Senior Accounting Consultant at Franklin-Martinez Bookkeeping & Consulting, LLC (2024-01 – Present)

Provide senior accounting and fractional-controller support to organizations across real estate/property management, healthcare, manufacturing, construction, and professional services.

• Manage and review month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, balance-sheet review, and financial reporting.
• Perform complex bank, cash, payroll, revenue, liability, and due-to/due-from reconciliations across multiple accounting platforms.
• Prepare accounting records and supporting schedules for CPAs, audits, lenders, and management review.
• Design and restructure charts of accounts, close procedures, SOPs, internal controls, and accounting workflows.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow analysis, management reporting, and financial decision-making.
• Train accounting personnel and provide technical guidance on reconciliations, journal entries, close procedures, and system processes.

Senior Accountant – Real Estate & Development at Romano Capital, Inc. (2022-02 – 2024-01)

• Managed the monthly accounting cycle, including accruals, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
• Prepared monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for management, creditors, lenders, and investment stakeholders.
• Performed bank and balance-sheet reconciliations using Sage and AppFolio.
• Prepared quarterly and annual Excel/F9 financial reporting packages for the investment team.
• Supported accounting for lines of credit, mortgages, long-term liabilities, real estate assets, and development operations.
• Directed accounting staff to ensure reporting accuracy and completion of monthly deadlines.

Accounting Supervisor at Empres Healthcare Management (2019-09 – 2022-02)

Supervised general ledger accounting and financial reporting for more than 70 skilled-nursing facilities across nine states.

• Supervised preparation and review of monthly P&L statements, balance sheets, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Oversaw journal entries, operating cash activity, bank reconciliations, and revenue accounts using Microsoft Dynamics GP.
• Prepared intercompany journal entries involving payroll, accounts payable, revenue, and clearing accounts.
• Coordinated accounting-team close responsibilities, reporting deadlines, and reconciliation standards.
• Worked with the Controller and KPMG during annual corporate audits, coordinating schedules, reconciliations, documentation, and audit requests.
• Supported semiannual line-of-credit audit requirements and related financial reporting.

Property Staff Accountant at America Capital Properties (2018-10 – 2019-09)

• Prepared monthly financial reporting for approximately 40 residential and commercial properties using cash and accrual accounting.
• Prepared financial statements in accordance with GAAP and applicable Tax Credit guidelines.
• Performed monthly bank reconciliations using Yardi.
• Prepared CAM reconciliations and supported property and state tax reporting.
• Coordinated accounts payable processes and vendor-payment accuracy.

Assistant Controller at Transpacific Food (2018-02 – 2018-10)

• Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable activities.
• Performed raw-material and finished-goods inventory reconciliations.
• Prepared journal entries for cost of goods sold and supported production reporting.
• Reconciled employee timecards and supported month-end accounting activities.

Full-Charge Bookkeeper / Property Manager at New & Neville Real Estate Services (2016-05 – 2018-02)

Prepared financial statements, CAM reconciliations, budgets, development-project cost reporting, commercial lease information, real estate commission billing, and brokerage payroll.

Community Manager at Reach Community Development (2015-05 – 2016-05)

Managed operations for two affordable-housing communities totaling approximately 150 residents and supported tenant qualification, Tax Credit, and HUD compliance requirements.

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – National University of El Salvador