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Develop and distribute financial and statistical reporting to all levels of the organizationAnalyze monthly, quarterly, and annual results to highlight key driversOwner of the annual budgeting process for Operations and Corporate divisionsLed the development of detailed, on demand, property level forecastsDeveloped highly granular daily rental revenue forecastLead and direct team of Financial AnalystsResponsible for quarterly and annual bonus calculationsProvide various quarterly earnings release schedules

Develop & implement revenue management strategies for 290+ multifamily housing properties (85,000+ units)Conduct monthly meetings with CEO & COO to review rent & occupancy results and projectionsManaged the integration of Revenue Management practices through the merger of MAA & Colonial Properties Trust (CLP)Expert user of LRO revenue management softwareLed development of custom tools around LRO system (renewal generation & review, custom data capture, etc)Lead and direct staff of Revenue AnalystsLed team that explored automated revenue management software options and conducted performance testing versus control groupDeployed automated revenue management software portfolio wide (42,000+ units)Periodically review revenue management system assumptions and recommend adjustments to achieve company goalsCoordinate with operations management and onsite staff to optimize revenue opportunities and identify market trendsUtilize background in data mining and P&L expertise to serve as point person for complex analytical reviews required within the Asset Management Group

Led the corporate and operations budgeting processDeveloped “bottom-up” budgeting process using detailed operations data (ie: traffic, closing ratio, rent assumptions, etc) to project revenue and expensesCreated budgeting application utilizing Excel, VBA, and Citrix to facilitate roll-up of budget for 140+ entitiesDesigned queries through Access to provide critical operations data for load into Hyperion EnterpriseDesignated as Hyperion Administrator

Supported budgeting processDeveloped, generated, and distributed customized financial reportsCollected and loaded portfolio wide market survey dataAssisted in the transition from MS-DOS based property management system to a web based platform

Create, update, and maintain financial statements and graphsProvide financial data and analysis to executive managementConduct extensive Excel spreadsheet work including development and presentation of training courses for the accounting departmentDevelop and implement streamlined processes in various departmentsResponsible for the monthly closing of Canadian subsidiary financialsReview and present to management financial information for seven international subsidiaries and interact with local accountantsResponsible for all operational aspects of acquisition of target corporation Develop and oversee annual budget processReview banking activity daily and check printing responsibilitiesSupervise Sales Tax Specialist in the monthly completion of sales tax returns for over 40 states and various municipalitiesSchedule and prepare all property tax, motor carrier, business license, and other various state and local tax reports and returnsPrepare for and work with state sales tax, bank, and yearly C.P.A. auditors. Thompson Dunavant PLC Memphis, Tennessee

Performed all manner of tax duties for individual and corporate clientsServices provided include the preparation of Federal and State Returns, Extensions, Estimated Payments, Property Assessments, Motor Carrier Reports, Ad Valorem Reports, and Annual ReportsResponsible for apportionment of income, expenses, etc. of a large public corporation with operations in multiple states