Laura Marcil joined Elliott Associates in March 2010 as a portfolio accountant, providing accounting services on 30 properties and working with six different property managers at any given time. In her day-to-day responsibilities, Laura prepares financial reports, cash projections, owner draws and tenant statements, reconciles bank statements, monitors cash flow and drafts property budgets. Additionally, she enjoys focusing on ways the company can be more efficient and is always looking for a better way to accomplish her tasks.

Before coming to Elliott Associates, Laura was a general ledger accountant for three years at General Growth Properties, a commercial real estate trust that owns, develops and operates regional shopping malls across the country. There, she was responsible for preparing NOI variance reports, narrative explanations for owners, fianancial statement packages and lease abstracts. She also worked on maintaining the general ledger, preparing year-end audit schedules and acted as a manager on duty at various properties when necessary.

Laura has over ten years experience as an accountant. She graduated from Lower Columbia College with a major in accounting and a minor in finance. She is currently continuing her education at Warner Pacific College for her C.P.A license or M.B.A. She is a member of her local chamber of commerce and volunteers for Habitat for Humanity as well.

In her spare time, Laura likes to play both indoor and outdoor soccer, softball and tennis. She also enjoys spending time with her husband, Chris. They love to watch her son, Ryan, play football in the fall and basketball in the spring.