DONNA HORDILA, Toronto, Ontario
tel. 416-223-1609, cell: 647-284-9609, office: 416-681-6312 e-mail: donna.hordila @ hordila.com, office: dhordila @ bentall.com resumes: dhordila.doc, dhordila.txt
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Fully qualified accountant, CGA Ontario - Experienced in business planning, management accounting, - Experienced in managing the day to day activities of an Accounting Function - Knowledge of auditing requirements - Skills in training, monitoring, appraising staff - Highly adaptable, performing well in a fast paced environment
WORK HISTORY:
Jul.2004 – to date BENTALL CAPITAL, Toronto Real Estate Service Accounting Manager, reporting to The Finance Controller Commercial and Retail portfolio (2,405,000 sf, 550 units) Produce month end property files and reports Prepare annual cost and revenue budgets Calculate annual recovery installments and create recovery changes Prepare year-end audit files Review A/P coding for appropriateness, accuracy and authorization Review and discuss A/R and provision for bad debts with property managers Supervise and evaluate staff assigned to report (4 staff) Review and approve month-end recovery calculations, and year-end files Special projects and implementation as assigned Provide on-going training and support to accounting staff Initiate follow-up and liaison with managers on problems and areas of improvement or training Participate in creating and maintaining a property accountant instruction manual Setup, testing, training for new JDE budgeting module Other duties as required Mar.1998 – Jul.2004 METRO CAPITAL GROUP, Toronto Property Management Company Manager Property Accounting, reporting to The VP Finance Prepare the annual budget package for 6 residential properties for 19 buildings and 2 commercial properties. Prepare annual year end audit Working Papers and year end Financial Statements for external reporting and liaison with the auditors, Prepare the Cash Flow statements, Prepare and file Goods and Services Tax returns, CAM and Tax recoveries for commercial properties, collection reports. Prepare monthly reporting packages including Financial Statements, Variance Analysis (actual to budget), operations reports on a timely basis. Responsible for 21 sets of books (15 residential, 2 commercial), Supervise four Revenue Accountants, review/approve all tenant adjustments, rent roll reconciliation, A/R collections. Supervise Accounts Payable, ensure timely and appropriate processing of payables and monthly cutoff procedures. Ensure monthly reconciliation of accounts receivable/accounts payable/ /last month's rent ledgers to control accounts. Oversee/coordinate with off-site management office to resolve operational matters, which require head office attention and/or affect the integrity of accounting data and financial reporting. Achievements: Prepared Purchase Orders and Accounts Payable procedure manual, Parking policies and procedures, setup workflow standards, setup training sessions with end users. Mar.1997 - Mar.1998 YONGE-EGLINTON CENTRE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Toronto medium sized Property Management and Development Company, with Residential, Commercial Properties, and Shopping Mall. Senior Accountant, reporting to The Controller Monthly adjusting entries, G/L analysis, actual-budget variance analysis, monthly Financial Statements for 5 companies, year end Working Papers, Revenue analysis, Inventory control, Accounts Payable control, bank reconciliation, GST and PST Returns Mar.1995 - Mar.1997 RAMLAND CORPORATION LIMITED, Toronto medium sized Property Management and Development Company Accountant, reporting to The Controller Maintaining accounting records of 9 (nine) different corporations: Property Management; Construction; Investment. Working Papers, adjusting entries, accruals, prepayments, closing entries, Financial Statements, cashflow management, intercompany reconciliation, payroll, bank reconciliation, GST returns, payroll deductions, remittances, Accounts Receivables: aging, bad debts, collections, maintenance of subledger. Achievements: Setting/maintaining books for two new companies (construction ventures) Jan.1990 - Dec.1994 PARKGATE PROPERTIES, London, UK medium sized Property Management Company, consisting of five Limited Companies and one Partnership, with 20 hotels and 200 private letting units. Accounting Manager, reporting to The Managing Director Business plans, cashflow forecasts, operating budgets; monthly Financial Statements: Profit and Trading and Loss Account, Balance Sheet; payrolls, preparing tax returns, liaison with banks and government offices. Other Duties: Supervise Accounts Receivable Supervise Accounts Payable Company's insurance and computer functions. Achievements: Involvement with the Managing Director in the production of a five-year business plan, streamlined the accounting function to cope with the reduction in staff. 1977 - 1990 S.C.I.M.C.M.-IMCOM SA, Bucharest, Romania major Manufacturer and Supplier of Irrigation Systems. Accounting Manager (1985-1990), Accountant (1977-1985) Book-keeping and accounting, development planning, payrolls, statistics and reporting, liaison with banks, finance authorities, government authorities, consulting (expertises, surveys, auditing).
EDUCATION:
CGA – Toronto, Ontario ACCA - London, U.K., Intermediate Level BSc in Accounting and Finance - University of Bucharest, Romania REFERENCES: Available upon request
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: Dos, Win 3.x, Win 95, network environment (Novell, NT), Microsoft Office, Lotus Suite, WordPerfect Suite, dBase Applications, AccPac Plus (A/P, A/R, G/L, Payroll, Job Costing), J.D. Edwards, Yardi, Minicom, SkyLine, Property Management Software.
