Ben Zuckerman, CPA

Real Clear Solutions

Real Clear Solutions provides full service, back-office accounting for real estate owners and operators.🏢

Do you and your staff spend considerable time overseeing your property's operations? 🔨⚒️

Do you feel like you are managing your property instead of your management company? 🧐

Do you you need a trusted accounting team to oversee your property's finances💵📖

Are you looking for an alternative to traditional property management,  but need help with the accounting and reporting? 📧

Real Clear Solutions is the answer. 👈👈👈

Just outsource the entire accounting process to us and for a flat monthly, per-unit fee.

Please message me for more information or a customized proposal for  your property

Co-Founder

Joy Construction Corp

Responsible for financial reporting of general contractor entity, several dozen real estate related entities and three principals

• Coordinate preparation of annual audit and annual review of financial statements by outside CPA firm. Includes preparation and review of audit documentation and draft financial statements. 
• Coordinate preparation of annual tax return
• Coordinate and review audit and accounting reports for investors and lenders, during construction/development of projects
• Coordinate and review tax returns during construction/development of projects
• Coordinate and review tax returns for various related development entities
• Coordinate preparation of ownership tax returns, including coordination with outside accountants and partners for all related returns that generate K-1s to principals. 
• Coordinate preparation of principals’ personal financial statements including schedules of real estate investments, ensuring proper recording on ownership records
• Assist property asset management with significant audit issues as required

CFO - consultant

Responsible for financial reporting and accounting oversight of general contractor entity, several dozen real estate related entities and three principals

•	Coordinate preparation of annual audit and annual review of financial statements by outside CPA firm. Includes preparation and review of audit documentation and draft financial statements. 
•	Coordinate preparation of annual tax return
•	Monthly project financial reporting to ownership
•	Coordinate and review audit and accounting reports for investors and lenders, during construction/development of projects
•	Coordinate and review tax returns during construction/development of projects
•	Coordinate and review tax returns for various related development entities
•	Coordinate preparation of ownership tax returns, including coordination with outside accountants and partners for all related returns that generate K-1s to principals. 
•	Coordinate preparation of principals’ personal financial statements including schedules of real estate investments, ensuring proper recording on ownership records
•	Assist property asset management with significant audit issues as required
•	Develop and direct the implementation of internal controls, processes and procedures to ensure that all transactions (both construction and development) are recorded timely and properly based on appropriate documentation and company policy
•	Oversee the management of cash accounts/treasury system of all bank accounts (both construction and development) and company investments

CFO 

Community Preservation and Development Corporation

•	Review real estate entity trial balances prepared by 3rd party management agent, and prepare adjusting journal entries to be posted to the general ledger
•	Reconcile property books to ownership general ledger
•	Coordinate with property development team to ensure that all development costs are properly recorded
•	Prepare/review entries to record complex accounting transactions such as refinances and property purchases

Assistant Controller

CohnReznick LLP

•	Responsible for the planning, execution, review and completion of financial statement audits and ensuring proper staffing, budgeting and tracking occurs throughout the process to management
•	Consulted directly with clients on audit and accounting issues, as well as other critical business matters
•	Reviewed work papers, documents and cleared the adjusting journal entries to complete the final financial statements, draft the management letter, opinion, cash flow and complex footnotes to disclose per regulations and authorities for Federal (HUD) , state agency and investor (LIHTC and HTC) requirements
•	Train staff and supervise them on source documents they reviewing, requirements for the general ledger and obtain copies of new lending agreements for perm records file
•	Supervised various engagements and team consisting of over 30 staff members
•	Prepared and reviewed performance evaluations and recommended team members for promotion when ready
•	Assumed responsibility for billing and collections of over $800,000 in client fees

Audit Manager

•	Responsible for financial statement audit engagements, involved with more of the planning, scope calculations, request for information for fieldwork and mentored staff in the field
•	Reviewed financial statements and files for compliance, regulation and partnership agreements
•	Propose adjusting journal entries, review fixed assets and look for items to be capitalized in the financial statements
•	Tie revenues, payroll, prepaids, deposits to documents 
•	Prepare analysis by comparing general ledger to budget as well as other options to source material errors
•	Import general ledger into our software and draft the financial statements that includes footnotes and cashflow
•	Monitored engagement progress against client deadlines and time budgets

Senior Audit Associate

•	Responsible for the preparation of a mix of financial statement audits, reviews and compilations 
•	Drafted financial statements, review unadjusted balance sheets, income statements, import general ledger into our software, provide adjusting journal entries and tie to supporting reconciliations
•	Prepare reconciliations, verify documents and determine if an activity is missing or reported incorrectly 
•	Prepared work papers to document and supported audit steps performed
•	Prepared tax returns for Partnerships and Corporations that included knowing the book to tax differences

Audit Associate

HKMP

▪    Assist in planning and performing of audits, reviews and compilations 
▪    Examine and analyze trial balance and additional supporting financial information 
▪    Prepare financial statements 
▪    Prepare work papers to document and support audit, review and compilation steps  
     performed
▪    Prepare tax returns; Corporations, Individuals, and Trusts
▪    Write-ups; enter transactions into accounting software and prepare bank reconciliations

Staff Accountant

We provide outsourced real estate bookkeeping, accounting and reporting services

Certified CPA with 20 years of accounting  experience.  Specialties include residential and commercial real estate entities during development and operations, including LIHTC/affordable/subsidized properties. Highly experienced in construction accounting and family office/trust oversight.

Self Employed

Through short weekly phone calls, I draw stories, business advice, value-adds and more out of my clients' heads and turn them into relatable lead-generating LinkedIn content.  

In addition to discovering and writing content, I coach my clients in how to best use this platform to maximize its marketing potential.

LinkedIn Marketing, Ghostwriting & Growth Coach

The Thinking Jew Podcast

The Thinking Jew Podcast opens your eyes to a deeper side of Jewish learning.  Many people are familiar with certain traditions, practices or holidays but don't really know much about WHY we do them?  The Thinking Jew Podcast provides those answers.

Each episode is 10-15 minutes and starts with analyzing the source in the Torah.  I then explain the practical elements of the topic and provide a philosphical or kabbalistic understanding as well.  The sources quoted in each episode are linked in the episode details.

Host

DATA of Richardson (Dor L'Dor)

The Jewish community in Richardson (DATA of Richardson or Dor L’Dor) was founded provide an affordable community to all Jewish families.   

As real estate prices kept rising in the existent Jewish community, many of our couples could not afford a home and were buying elsewhere.  

To provide them with the opportunity to raise a family in a Jewish community, we opened a new community in a more affordable part of DFW, where Jews of all backgrounds can feel comfortable raising a family.

Responsibilities:
• Led vision, strategy, and execution in all aspects of setting up a new Jewish community in Richardson, TX.  
• Engaged with members of the Richardson city council and Oncor to create necessary communal infrastructure (zoning the synagogue and building an eruv).  
• Created and ran meaningful Jewish programming to engage all members of the community.  
• Led the community of YJCs in their spiritual and life journey as a communal Rabbi, including counseling, life-cycle events, public speaking and leading services.  
• Developed and balanced organizational budget.

Founder

Young Jewish Couples (YJC)

YJC is a social network of Young Jewish Couples from diverse backgrounds and affiliations that got together to enhance their Jewish journey.  Through engaging programming, such as weekend relationship-building retreats, couples game nights, Torah study, counseling and more, along with the warm and accepting leadership, many couples have found their Jewish home in YJC.

Responsibilities:
• Creating, developing and running programming, including: game nights, getaway shabbatons, classes, social events, holiday parties etc.
• Research and setup of ideal platform for fundraising
• Creating promotional videos, flyers, email templates for fundraisers and general events 
• Wrote songs for organizational dinners and weekend retreats 
• Developing relationships with YJCs to guide couples in this important stage of life and to build the greater YJC community

Director and Rabbi

Dallas Area Torah Association (DATA) 

I studied in the mornings and afternoons with peers to uncover the theoretical and practical side of the ancient Jewish wisdom in the Talmud and its commentaries.  During lunches, evening and weekends, I engaged with Jews of all backgrounds and affiliations to deepen their connection with their Jewish heritage through a combination of studying, programs, shabbos meals and more.

I helped out with any tech issues that arose internally.  Specifically, fixing the website when there were issues, upgrading the website to allow for continued donations and updating organizational information.  I also assisted in general operations, specifically: seating, scheduling and various parts of entertainment at DATA's dinner and weekend retreats.

Kollel and Outreach Rabbi

Jewish Medical Ethics Dallas (JMED)

JMED is a social network of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals that got together monthly to discuss the Jewish perspective on various bioethical dilemmas.

I created JMED to inspire medical professionals to share ideas and to explore the Torah's perspective in their field.  

Responsibilities:
• Organized monthly meetups, including finding a host, arranging food and recruiting attendees. 
• Researched modern medical ethics topics extensively in both Jewish and secular sources, and then presented it and led a conversation of the Torah’s viewpoints with the participant doctors. 
•Followed up with attendees, developing a relationship and continuing learning with them beyond the monthly meeting

Topic included: Abortion, Alternative Medicine, Artificial Insemination, Decision Making For Minors, Forcing Life Saving Therapy, Quarantine, Risk-Taking In Saving Lives, Physician Assisted Suicide, Vaccination and more

Founder and Leader

Traveling The 🌎 On A 🚌 With My Wife And 5 Kids • Homeskooling Dad • Training LinkedIn Ninjas • LinkedIn Consultant & Ghostwriter • Rabbi • Podcast Host

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We talk 30 minutes every other week.  I’ll ask you a variety of questions about your business, your journey, your interests etc. and unearth content from your head.  I’ll then convert that into engaging LinkedIn posts to build your brand and get you in front of the right audience on LinkedIn.

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