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Tampa, Florida, United States

• Managed the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning process for a vertically integrated real estate investment company with $3 Billion assets under management and 150+ legal entities.
• Established an FP&A function with a comprehensive understanding of key business drivers and complex financial models that enabled the team to deliver insightful, value-add analysis across the company.
• Served as a key interface between finance, senior operational management, and the executive management teams.
• Delivered executive-ready presentations with detail-oriented and timely analysis and meaningful financial and operational metrics that lead to informed business decision making.
• Provided competitor analysis, market trends, and associated commentary to the executive management team.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Developed financial forecasts, tracked performance metrics, and modeled business scenarios to inform key strategic and operational decisions to drive the growth and performance of the business.
• Led monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and planning cycles and prepared corresponding financial deliverables.
• Worked cross-functionally with business, accounting, and corporate finance teams, including regular collaboration with senior leadership throughout the organization.
• Compiled financial metrics and performance results to be used in offering materials.
• Analyzed financial and operational results to better understand company performance and communicate opportunities and risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Performed ad hoc analysis as required to assist in management decision making.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Managed a three-member team in the performance of all accounting and finance activities for a SDVOSB defense contracting/staffing firm.
• Collaborated with other senior management on the development and execution of an organizational financial strategy to facilitate sustainable growth.
• Designed and implemented a corporate budgeting, forecasting, and internal reporting process involving financial analysts, program managers, senior management, and other key budget owners.
• Led implementation efforts to convert organization accounting/ERP system from Quickbooks to Deltek Costpoint to increase automation, improve quality of financial reporting, and gain efficiencies throughout the.
• Developed price-to-win solutions and wrote pricing narratives to assist business development and proposal teams.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Led the day-to-day activities, including the planning, performance, and documentation of audit procedures, of engagements for various Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrant clients.
• Supervised audit associates and interns on client engagements.
• Reviewed and evaluated financial risk, financial reporting, and other accounting information related to complex business entities in the financial services, professional services, and commercial real estate sectors.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

Master Of Accountancy (Macc), Acounting

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics