Services — Property Accounting, Specialized & Controller Services | Buffalo.Accountants

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Services are grouped by engagement type. Scope and pricing are tailored to portfolio size, asset class, and reporting complexity.

I · FIXED MONTHLY FEE

Core Property Accounting

Monthly, fixed-scope services — the accounting backbone of the engagement.

Accounts Payable Processing

Invoice coding, approval routing, and payment processing against the property chart of accounts.

Accounts Receivable & Tenant Billing

Rent charges, CAM/escalation billing, delinquency tracking, and collections coordination.

Bank Reconciliations

Monthly reconciliation of all operating and reserve accounts to the general ledger.

Trust Account Reconciliation (3-Way)

Bank balance, trust ledger, and liability schedule reconciled monthly to state real estate commission standards.

Security Deposit Administration

Deposit tracking, interest accrual where required, and liability schedules separate from operating cash.

Management Fee Calculation & Billing

Fee computation per management agreement terms and invoicing to ownership.

Owner Distribution Processing

Distributable cash calculation and disbursement, including waterfall and tiered structures.

Financial Statement Preparation

Balance sheet, income statement, and supporting schedules for owner-operated or third-party managed assets.

GL & Chart of Accounts Maintenance

GL integrity, account mapping, and month-end close support.

II · HOURLY / PROJECT-BASED

Specialized Services

Scoped as needed outside the recurring monthly engagement.

1099 Preparation & Filing

Annual vendor and owner 1099 preparation, W-9 collection, and IRS e-filing.

CAM Reconciliations

Annual common area maintenance true-up calculations and tenant billing.

Utility Billback / RUBS Administration

Ratio utility billing system setup and monthly tenant utility charge processing.

New Property / Portfolio Onboarding

Chart of accounts setup, opening balance verification, and system configuration for newly managed assets.

Acquisition & Disposition Due Diligence

Financial and lease file review to support purchase, sale, or refinance decisions.

Budget & Reforecast Preparation

Annual operating budgets and periodic reforecasts by property and portfolio.

Fixed Asset & Capex Tracking

Capital expenditure tracking, fixed asset schedules, and depreciation maintenance.

COI Compliance Tracking

Tenant and vendor certificate of insurance collection, expiration monitoring, and coverage compliance.

Sales / Rental Tax Compliance

Filing support in jurisdictions imposing tax on commercial rental income.

III · FRACTIONAL CFO

Controller & Advisory

CFO and controller-level oversight for clients requiring institutional-grade financial infrastructure.

Interim / Outsourced Controller

Fractional controller-level oversight without the cost of a full-time hire.

KPI & Owner Dashboard Reporting

NOI trends, occupancy, delinquency, and variance reporting for ownership.

13-Week Cash Flow Forecasting

Rolling short-term liquidity forecasting at the property or portfolio level.

Lender Compliance Reporting

Covenant reporting packages and lender-required financial deliverables.

Debt Schedule & Covenant Monitoring

Loan schedule maintenance and proactive covenant threshold tracking.

Month-End Close Process Design

Structured close timelines with defined ownership and review checkpoints.

SOPs & Segregation of Duties

Documented procedures and control design to prevent single-point-of-failure risk in cash handling.

Year-End Audit Prep & CPA Liaison

Audit-ready workpapers and direct coordination with your external auditor.

PM Software Optimization

AppFolio, MRI, and Yardi configuration, workflow design, and reporting automation.

Not sure which engagement fits?

We'll scope it with you — fixed monthly fee for core services, hourly for specialized work.

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