Cory Pace Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

As SVP and Head of Finance for this luxury real estate developer, I was hired to build a new financial infrastructure after the company exited a multiyear joint venture. Expanding from architectural and interior design services into land development, we dramatically expanded margins (double-digit growth) after I reorganized and deployed new accounting processes and procedures backed by robust analytics and reporting. 📈 Added millions in new revenue while transforming net income📈… Show more As SVP and Head of Finance for this luxury real estate developer, I was hired to build a new financial infrastructure after the company exited a multiyear joint venture. Expanding from architectural and interior design services into land development, we dramatically expanded margins (double-digit growth) after I reorganized and deployed new accounting processes and procedures backed by robust analytics and reporting. 📈 Added millions in new revenue while transforming net income📈 Reduced month-end close from 45 to 15 days📈 Trained SVPs on budgeting and P&L management📈 Increased utilization by 25%📈 Reduced overhead by 15%📈 Launched a new executive dashboard and focused on utilization, driving additional double-digit growth Show less

Phoenix

Founding a financial consulting company, I served as fractional CFO to SMBs valued at $1M-$30M. Engagements included cleaning up general ledgers and conducting due diligence for two mergers and acquisitions (M&As) valued at $10M and $30M. Focusing on GAAP, I often reported directly to boards and held additional auditing contracts.

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Led financial management and accounting for a joint venture between Discovery and Denton House. Bottom-line impact included envisioning and adding a profit center that generated millions in new revenue, adding contract templates to improve the contract lifecycle, and linking KPIs to business goals. 📈 Decreased month-end close by 7 days 📈 Collected $1M in past-due balances while preserving client relationships📈 Led ERP conversion from Sage to Deltek📈 Systematized and… Show more Led financial management and accounting for a joint venture between Discovery and Denton House. Bottom-line impact included envisioning and adding a profit center that generated millions in new revenue, adding contract templates to improve the contract lifecycle, and linking KPIs to business goals. 📈 Decreased month-end close by 7 days 📈 Collected $1M in past-due balances while preserving client relationships📈 Led ERP conversion from Sage to Deltek📈 Systematized and standardized policies and procedures for budget reviews and financial reconciliations Show less

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Initially hired as Project CFO, I served as President of one developer community and later on as Corporate Controller for six developer communities. This included leadership of ~200 employees across all departments, from finance and accounting to HR, IT, customer service, sales, maintenance, and legal. My success in this role led to a promotion working directly with Mr. Andersen on the Sierra Reserve development, a $750M project located in Scottsdale, where I created accounting and financial… Show more Initially hired as Project CFO, I served as President of one developer community and later on as Corporate Controller for six developer communities. This included leadership of ~200 employees across all departments, from finance and accounting to HR, IT, customer service, sales, maintenance, and legal. My success in this role led to a promotion working directly with Mr. Andersen on the Sierra Reserve development, a $750M project located in Scottsdale, where I created accounting and financial infrastructure in accordance with GAAP. In addition, I also managed relationships with major banking institutions. Show less

Macc, Accounting, International Businss, Spanish

Activities and Societies: International Business Certificate Certified Public Accountant AZ Society of CPAs

Masters Of Accountancy, Accounting And Business/Management, 3.7

Activities and Societies: BYU Men's Choir, BYU Honors, BYU Scholastic Award