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Decatur, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Support budgeting and planning process. Includes developing and managing the project plan for the annual budget process, ‎communicating with and training the stakeholders throughout the process as appropriate• Prepare, and coordinate with other departments the submissions of Troutman Pepper data ‎to various peer survey organizations‎• Preparation of various Firm survey and performance reports including analysis and trending reports of key metrics• Produce various financial reporting decks for executive committee meetings including review for accuracy, analysis of financial results versus budget, gather supporting reasons for variance and drafting narratives on variances

Greater Atlanta Area

Offer business development planning, budget preparation, and financial forecasting for small business clients. Address clients’ needs, from business planning, product pricing to financial reporting. Determine financial areas for improvement. Key projects include: • Developed project plan and financial projections for the Atlanta professional soccer club of the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). Obtained certification through the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) on the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) platform to transfer players between clubs.• Provided financial strategy assistance to small public relations firm who is launching a new publication business.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Fiscal Administration Division of Information Technology Services

Norcross, Georgia

Led finance and business operations for the Big South Region External Affairs organization. Managed a $2.7M external affairs OPEX budget for 15 employees, including the oversight of all regional spend for not-for profit (501(c)3), political advocacy (501(c)4), and foundation grant spend. Identified and executed cost saving initiatives. Coordinated all government escalations for the region, ensuring best in class service for all government clients and continually assessing the effectiveness of 11 different escalation paths.• Recovered $1.05M of fiber lease back payments and established process for annual collection of $250k in fees.• Researched and prepared analysis as well as call center scripts for over $3M in pass through of costs to customers.• Partnered with legal and regulatory accounting to negotiate pole attachment agreement terms, determine P&L impact of potential pole attachment litigation, and develop advocacy plan to mitigate business impact of rising pole attachment costs for $30M annual spend.• Spearheaded the consolidation of leased access operations across multiple lines of business in 13 markets across 7 states, successfully moving over 80 clients from DVD insertion to an IP based platform resulting in the reduction of contractors from 6 to 1.• Managed project to obtain $7M in tax incentives and grants related to move to new regional headquarters in Peachtree Corners, GA.

Greater Atlanta Area

National Tax Credit, Inc. is a diversified company committed to capital recovery in the areas of tax credits/incentives and waste management controls.Established the day to day operations of the state tax credit department.· Evaluated and presented available state tax credits to over 150 clients and provided client CPAs with the necessary tax schedules to obtain tax credits.

Greater Atlanta Area

Directed and organized the financial planning process for a start-up direct sales organization including all matters related to employee compensation structures, preparation of financial reports, contract bids and strategic goals.• Leveraged existing relationships to secure $10M in venture capital funding to purchase an installation company, creating a new, profitable revenue stream.• Increased revenue from $500k to $4.5M over 4 years by developing financial plans that expanded direct sales organization from 2 to 10 markets and increased direct sales staff from 10 to 120.

Negotiated programming and content arrangements for IPTV start up with 58 systems across 4 states; developed subscriber based model for the long haul transport of IPTV content.• Developed financial forecasts for the application of $35M submission for Rural Utility Service funding for the expansion of broadband to rural areas.

Greater Atlanta Area

Manager in PriceWaterhouseCooper's Technology, Infocomm, & Entertainment Advisory Services group, with focus on process optimization, assurance and risks management for Fortune 500 telecom clients.

Greater Atlanta Area

Performed risk-based audits for various business units focusing procedure compliance and compliance. Managed seven direct reports in planning, tracking, and reporting for capital projects in the Atlanta Regional Engineering group.

Bba, Economics

Certified Public Accountant

Accounting

Took the requisite accounting classes to sit for the CPA exam.