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Arlington, TX, US

• Support operational activities, working closely with various departments including Land Acquisition and Development, Accounting, Purchasing, Construction, and Sales to ensure accounting accuracy for Fort Worth.
• Meet monthly with the Land Development Project Managers to review budgeted and actual expenditures, ensuring expenditures are properly recorded in over 70 different build sites containing multiple phases.
• Review and approve land development budget changes as needed, ensuring cost allocations are accurate.
• Prepare cash flow analysis for all land potential purchases to determine feasibility.
• Maintain accounting for land purchase earnest money, and due diligence expenditures.
• Responsible for coordinating month end closing processes, working closely with corporate accounting.

Chicago, IL, US

• Work closely with operations management, along with the corporate finance and accounting teams to manage all financial aspects of the National Claims Center with annual revenue of $200 million.
• Successfully managed transition of accounting functions to third party outsourcing company.
• Maintain $30 million of client receivables with 95% of aged balances less than 60 days outstanding.
• Create ad hoc reporting as well as operational dashboards to monitor primary business activities.
• Review P&L variances and communicate opportunities to the management team.
• Work with operations management to develop annual operating budget and update forecasts quarterly.

• Responsible for providing accounting support to seven Regional Distribution Centers, Merchandise Accounts Payable Team, and Service/Repair Centers
• Manage nine degreed accountants and an Accounts Payable Supervisor, overseeing a clerical staff of fourteen.
• Create and/or supervise annual budget preparation and monthly forecast updates.
• Ensure corporate financial statements are accurate for all areas of Distribution and Service/Repair Centers.
• Review and discuss monthly budget to actual SG&A variances with VP and Controller, Supply Chain CXO, and functional area VPs.
• Participate in quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley disclosure meetings to discuss financial statements, reserves, and other significant items.