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Denver, Colorado, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Oversaw all financial, corporate operations and compliance functions for this health information technology company delivering data interoperability solutions for the healthcare provider community and patients. Hands on leadership role in start-up of organization including financial systems/process engineering, business development, customer relations, funding relationship management, Board governance structuring, sustainability and strategic planning.Engineered financial sustainability through the generation of over $50 million in public and private funding in conjunction with leading business and product development efforts to move to a subscription fee based revenue generating organization..Developed relationships resulting in the negotiation and execution of long term SaaS contracts with hospital systems, physician groups, state government, national laboratories and health insurers totaling over $20 million. Key driver in growing the data collection/sharing infrastructure to cover 95% of the hospital data (250 million messages) and 4 million patients, along with connecting over 6,000 system users.Accountable for $25 million in federal funds and oversight of the HIE and Regional Extension Center primary care practice transformation programs. Including the all regulatory reporting for these funds (FAR | CAS, A-133, Form 990). Responsible for managing all regulatory compliance and auditing including oversight of HIPAA privacy and security rules. Manage all financial and regulatory audits (no adverse findings).

Oversaw all financial, operational and contracting activities for this large multi use community development project. Generated revolving credit facilities in excess of $8 million to fund initial start-up and infrastructure development. Instrumental in timely closing, negotiating and implementing a joint venture with large multi-national company providing over $50 million in project financing and partial exit liquidity for original owners.Oversaw start-up activities for multiple entities including corporations, LLC's, nonprofits | foundations, and public infrastructure financing districts involving establishment of corporate | entity documents, budgets | business plans, internal controls, governance structure and financing.Implemented financial systems/processes to support multiple entity structure and consolidation for financial and tax reporting. Managed complex tax structure for multiple entities resulting in deferral of shareholder taxable income in excess of $5 million.

Financial leader for this high growth (headcount increased from 250 employees to 2,000 over 6 years) business process outsourcing/consulting and software development company.Spearheaded the procurement of combined financing and surety bonding exceeding $50 million through a combination of working capital lines, leasing, bonding and venture-backed investment. Feeding the growth of the organization and providing ownership liquidity.Managed all external financial reporting including complicated reporting issues involving business combinations, goodwill / intangible assets, stock options, deferred taxes, asset impairment / valuations, divestitures, revenue recognition and leases.Oversaw financial management and key member of contract negotiation team for $200 million case management/payment processing software development project - came in under budget and resulted in client avoiding $250 million in Federal penalties.Involved hands-on leader of accounting / financial team of 25 direct and indirect reports responsible for all aspects of corporate accounting, internal audit, treasury, financial analysis, planning, budgeting and tax compliance (multistate – 35 states – Federal).Implemented and managed Federal and state government contracting functions – GSA Schedule, FAR/CAS compliance, SCHIP / Medicaid and OMB A-133 audits. Implemented and managed financial reporting / ERP system involving job cost tracking, overhead allocations, labor tracking, monthly key financial metric reporting down to the business line and project level.Coordinated external, internal control (SAS70) and regulatory audits and established COSO based internal control structure as part of preparation for SOX 404 / 302 implementation.Initiated flexible budgeting process with linkages to the strategic plan/KPI's for a complex corporate structure consisting of over 70 profit centers, 12 overhead cost centers and 300 projects.Trusted liaison with Board and private equity investors.

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

Managed financial planning and analysis for the $2 billion healthcare division of this top 10 insurance | employee benefit company working closely with senior management team in development of corporate growth strategy and creation and reporting of key performance indicators (KPI's)Key financial advisor to senior management team in planning and monitoring expansion of managed care programs/products and determining new geographic markets.Working closely with actuarial division, initiated and implemented sophisticated long-range healthcare planning models integrating the use of GIS, financial and demographic information with predictive modeling.Established, and responsible for, monthly and quarterly preparation and presentation of key financial metrics to Board and Stakeholders.Compiled financial reporting for division including computation of claim and premium reserves for statutory and GAAP reportingMember of M&A team in performing due diligence and integration of a $250 million acquisition.Assisted in the reengineering of health claims processing unit resulting in reductions in processing time and improvements in EDI receipt rates and auto-adjudication rates.Member of ERP integration team resulting in more efficient / faster month-end financial and management reporting of key metrics and timely comparisons with industry benchmarks.Managed budget process for division, established timelines and document guidelines for budget process worked with senior management to establish targets for multiple business units.

Managed, performed and reviewed external audit work, litigation support, internal control review and M&A due diligence in wide array of industries including insurance, retail, oil & gas, hospitality/resort, real estate, healthcare and non-profits.Extensive experience (5 years) overseeing preparation and auditing of monthly and quarterly financial statements and correspondence required by SEC (10K, 10Q, 8K and S-1).Responsible for all financial and cost accounting, treasury and tax functions for publicly traded real estate division of a $2 billion savings and loan including shareholder relations, implementation and maintenance of construction project cost accounting system to provide job cost reports for both home-building and development activities. Managed accounting, budgeting and administration for a $150 million investment portfolio of residential, resort and commercial real estate projects.Performed market analysis and developed business plans and financial models for multi-use and resort developments which were instrumental in obtaining equity and debt financing.Negotiated, implemented and managed multiple joint venture projects from due diligence phase to project completion / liquidation.

Master'S Degree, Planning

Bs, Accounting / Finance