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Detroit, MI, US

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Southfield, Michigan

Bloomfield Hills, MI

• Guided staff of 180 national shared service employees with combined annual budget of $13,000,000. Oversaw all aspects of national shared service operations with primary responsibilities which included, cash management.
• Designed and implemented national shared service in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, supporting entire homebuilding operation and corporate office, which resulted in annual hard cost savings of $3,000,000.
• Rebuilt team in Atlanta within 12 months while maintaining engagement of team in Michigan during relocation of headquarters.
• Integrated Centex shared service organization in Dallas, Texas with Pulte shared service in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan following 2009 merger of Pulte Homes and Centex Homes.
• Pioneered negotiation, selection, and implementation of accounts payable workflow and travel and entertainment expense management tools, saving $300,000 and $150,000, respectively.
• Defended company in numerous state sales and use tax audits, including one assessment of $30,000,000 settled for $200,000.

Schaumburg, IL

• Managed staff of 9 employees, including coordinator up to manager level for regional shared service center supporting company’s homebuilding operations across Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana Ohio and.
• Guided design and implementation of shared service in Schaumburg, Illinois to support company’s homebuilding operations across Midwest… Show more Managed staff of 9 employees, including coordinator up to manager level.
• Guided design and implementation of shared service in Schaumburg, Illinois to support company’s homebuilding operations across Midwest region, resulting in annual savings of $400,000.
• Maintained strong culture of employee engagement by focusing on individual employee development during a period of significant contraction.
• Supported local homebuilding division through analysis of land development spending and budgeting in an effort to minimize unexpected cost overruns. Show less

Schaumburg, IL

• Performed duties as division-level CFO for $340,000,000 homebuilding division. Oversaw all financial and administrative activities for division, including monthly financial close, financial reporting, preparation of.
• Assisted with re-alignment of two divisions originally organized by brand to geographic.
• Evaluated alternative legal entity structures and related benefits to local operations.
• Coordinated legal matters with corporate and external legal counsel.
• Acted as Treasurer for several community associations.
• Served as the main point of contact for inquiries and communication with media and others outside the company. Show less

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Performed as key finance leader of $690,000,000 vertically-integrated homebuilding division. Supported financial and administrative activities for division, including monthly financial close, reporting and analysis, preparation of quarterly business plans, and quarterly physical inventories for plant operations. Managed litigation and insurance for.

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Performed technical accounting research on new and pending rules to determine impact on company financial statements and educated operational finance leaders. Assisted with preparation of board presentations, press releases, and investor presentations. Rewrote company’s accounting manual, filling several missing relevant areas and creating indexes and.

Detroit, MI

Managed audit engagements for large multi-national SEC registrants to privately held companies in various industries, including consumer products, automotive, media, and government. Coordinated large, cross-functional audit teams, quality audit work, and client service. Oversaw client accounts, including fee negotiation, billing, profitability analysis.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Taxation

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Accounting

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi