Vice President Of Finance
San Francisco, Ca, Us
Managed all finance operations for ProLogis European Properties Fund (FCP), including monthly consolidated reporting, local accounting issues, due diligence, statutory filings, tax compliance, and internal controls. The European headquarters is located in Amsterdam and reports to the Managing Director of Europe. • Supervised ten accountants in several European countries. Responsible for hiring, evaluations, and goal setting for the FCP team. • Managed the FCP monthly consolidated closing process for the Fund. Ensured accurate results while meeting tight US reporting timelines. Significantly reduced the closing period.• Prepared and analyzed the FCP annual budget and forecasted results. Developed the FCP budget/forecasting model to be more flexible to cope with changes and integrated into the ERP system.• Implemented the function side of the Yardi Budget system. Trained users, liaised with technical/consultants and performed testing on the system. • Active in the PeopleSoft financial implementation of Europe in 2000 working with the IT group on creating the financial roll up and producing reports for Europe. • Coordinated the completion of statutory work in the FCP for Luxembourg SARL entities. • Merged ProLogis Park Warsaw entities generating a tax savings of Euro 1.5 million for the FCP. • In 2004, lead a team to make ProLogis Europe Sarbanes-Oxley compliant and shaped the foundation for them to stay within the 404 guidelines in the future.