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Phoenix, AZ, US

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Lead all IT systems, personnel, and cloud based infrastructure for North American property management company
• Effectively managed business from an IT standpoint through significant growth and downsizing phases
• Implemented REBA business intelligence platform for Yardi Voyager along with suite of PowerBI reporting
• Developed, configured, and maintained Yardi integrations as well as Voyager plug-ins for a large number of standard and niche products
• Led and facilitated international (CA & US) VOIP centralization and transition efforts between two leading carriers while reducing telephone expense and streamlining on/offboarding
• Transitioned Voyager property onboarding to in house staff effectively eliminating cost of third-party consultants

• Assist clients with business initiatives, discuss desired outcomes and facilitate integrated, enterprise software solutions such as Yardi, AppFolio
• Communicate with all levels of the business to engage clients through the implementation, upgrade, system support, or automation process
• Assemble and partner with world-class technology teams to ensure all client needs are met as efficiently as possible
• Plan and execute business strategy, assign project resources, engage industry experts, and achieve or exceed agreed to benchmarks
• Develop and direct global strategy for business operations

Pleasanton, California, US

• Led and executed critical projects related to automation, accounting, and financial reporting
• Performed ad-hoc financial, data, and business analysis for GL accounting group, managed account reporting, and maintained BI dashboard KPI’s
• Utilized Excel and advanced VBA to automate manual accounting and settlement tasks resulting in 20% reduction in journal entry preparation
• Managed accounting and other critical business databases, performed custom SQL queries and analysis, and worked with settlement team to eliminate or reduce process deficiencies
• Developed and defined global best practices as part of the broader Global Business Strategy team

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Managed all marketing department accounting functions
• Facilitated all components of the month-end closing process, including preparation of journal entries and variance analysis
• Collected, entered, and maintained all marketing department budget and reforecast line items into PeopleSoft/Hyperion accounting software
• Led projects, identified, and implemented marketing accounting process improvements including the automation of the purchase order system
• Developed, in conjunction with the FP&A team, budgeting, forecasting and real-time dashboard, executive reporting tools

US

• Prepared general ledger entries/accruals in Great Plains as needed to ensure completeness and accuracy of the financial results for month-end close
• Generated and reviewed month-end close, operating statements, compared actual results to historical trends and investigated variances
• Ensured deadlines and financial reporting requirements were met and all accounting activities performed in accordance with GAAP
• Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliation of selected assets/liabilities
• Performed ad-hoc financial analysis and other projects based on need

Dallas, Texas, US

• Managed and administered Yardi, Salesforce, and Entrata
• Bridged gap between accounting, finance, acquisitions, construction, and IT
• Led, trained, and inspired team of 6 expert software developers and 5 systems analysts across two campuses and two time zones
• Recognized as top performing IT team by department leadership
• Helped achieve over $45 million in cross-company efficiencies through restructuring, systems integrations, vendor synergies, and automation
• Promoted twice in less than two years from analyst, to lead, and then manager

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Executed all aspects of financial accounting and reporting for a portfolio of 10 high-end, multi-family commercial real estate properties
• Worked with business and regional managers to ensure financial reporting aligned with owner guidelines and completed in accordance with GAAP
• Performed bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, GL adjustments, accruals, tax calculations, TPT, and variance analysis in Yardi
• Compiled all financial statements and built financial reporting packages for distribution to management, owners, and joint venture partners
• Developed full-scale automation tools in Excel which increased the efficiency of journal entry preparation by 50%

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Business-Finance

Certificate For Proficiency, Computer Science