- Originally brought on board to assume temporary responsibility for Excel financial model management on $175M, 168-unit condominium project located in Dana Point, CA.- Implemented IMS (Investor Management Services) software, which provided the Company with a professional, secure platform for communicating with investors collectively and transmitting individual management\financial and tax documents. Served as System Administrator for IMS.- Created quarterly investor management\financial reporting packages.- Assembled monthly bank draw packages to ensure project funding was never interrupted (and construction activity halted).- Executed recurring accounting tasks including month-end project closings including detailed account analyses\clean-up\reconciliations, and preparation of all tax information for outside CPA firm.- Performed ad-hoc analyses regularly as directed by the EVP, Accounting.

- Managed global Budget and Forecast process.- Teamed with business divisional/channel leaders weekly to generate updated annual bookings and billings projections.- Developed Constant Currency reporting and analysis tool, allowing Senior Management to evaluate multi-year performance by country and business unit absent currency translation distortion. This tool played a pivotal role in the marketing and sale of the Company in 2016.- Reported actual operating results broken out between existing and new customers for two primary business units, by channel, and compared to budget, forecast and prior year actual.- Prepared revenue, margin (price/cost/mix) performance by business unit & channel, along with detailed commentary on variances to forecast.- Implemented Excel-embedded query functionality to automate critical data feeds, which expedited the weekly re-forecasting process and replaced fussy Access queries prone to crashing.- Assisted in preparation of management and Board of Directors presentations.- Supervised one Financial Analyst.

- Monitored, reported and proactively worked to resolve manufacturing variances, and provided mid-month COG's Flash Forecast to senior management.- Prepared COG’s reporting package monthly, complete with detailed narratives.- Developed and maintained standard raw material, labor and packaging costs for all Finished Good products and WIP builds.- Managed Bill of Materials in production system - ensured change controls.- Reported month and YTD revenues and gross margin by product within product line and compared to forecast.- Assembled and presented to co-pack customers material usage and yield analyses on a quarterly basis to ensure performance complied with contractual requirements.- Prepared aging, obsolete, expired and on-hold inventory complete with financial impact assessment of potential and planned dispositions.- Worked closely with CFO to develop and revise product pricing.- Managed continuous improvement project tracking and reported actual and anticipated cost savings to senior management.

- Built ODBC solution to automate consolidation process and certain management reports.- Implemented Bank of America’s CashPro Accelerate software and developed cash reporting tool-reduced daily preparation time from approximately 1 hour down to 10 minutes.

- Managed and executed semi-annual forecast process for more than 100 homebuilding, residential land and commercial entities - presented comprehensive package of consolidated forecasted financial data to senior management.- Prepared comprehensive, detailed projection of short-term cash sources and uses monthly.- Partnered with various levels of management to effectively budget and manage G&A.- Prepared quarterly Board of Directors PowerPoint presentation.- Responsible for maintaining company’s financial reporting software, SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) system, including security, report creation\debugging, DTS consolidation scripts, back-end SQL data warehouse, data feeds, and user support.- Spearheaded and managed implementation of SAP BPC - achieved marked efficiencies, including a 35% reduction in Project Accounting overtime and standardized reporting across projects.- Conceptualized and developed process automation for Project Accounting, which expedited the creation of individual project trial balances and lead schedules utilizing Excel-based ODBC functionality - zero software investment required.- Prepared quarterly bond holder, bank\creditor, and senior management presentations, complete with pertinent financial results, ratios, covenant compliance and liquidity data.- Create ad-hoc analyses and projections regularly to support management decision-making.

- Conducted customized system design sessions with clients for financial reporting/budgeting/forecasting software package, Cognos Finance.- Installed and configured software in server-based environments - built reporting dimensions and structures, loaded thin client interface on user systems and enabled web functionality.- Trained and assisted clients on system administration and utilization, including structure maintenance, data population methodologies, report writing, web functionality, currency translations, inter-company eliminations, cost allocations, security administration, and consolidations.

Financial Reporting Manager (4/00 - 5/01)- Prepared and filed SEC Forms 10-Q and 10-K.- Developed internal reporting package monthly for executive management and BOD review.- Performed multi-currency consolidations, including inter-company eliminations, balance sheet revaluations and currency translation adjustments.- Managed quarterly forecasting process - presented consolidated financial forecasts to senior management.- Directed month-end closing process - assisted peers and subordinates with accounting, procedural and systems issues.- Coordinated selection process of new software - spearheaded implementation of Cognos Finance.Accounting Supervisor (4/97 - 4/00)- Reported and analyzed actual and forecasted revenues, selling prices and gross margins by product and channel.- Worked with Sales, Marketing and Engineering to develop quarterly departmental budgets.- Assisted in implementation of the ERP system, Baan.- Supervised staff of four in A/P and payroll.

Accounting Supervisor (12/95 to 4/97)- Supervised staff of 3 in various financial accounting activities.- Directed month end closing process.- Oversaw general ledger maintenance for two operating units.- Implemented and managed Comshare's Financial Data Consolidator and reporting system.- Produced actual and projected Economic Value Added (EVA) results.- Prepared sales and use tax returns.- Developed three year revenue, earnings and net cash flow forecasts annually.Financial Specialist (5/90 to 12/95)- Prepared consolidated financial results for company with $200M in annual revenues.- Implemented Dunn & Bradstreet general ledger system.- Oversaw audit and tax data preparation and supported audit activities.- Monitored, audited and forecasted letter of credit and workers compensation charges.- Reconciled multiple general ledger and bank accounts.