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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

- Managing and leading the company’s diverse real estate portfolio: finding, evaluating, and acquiring new real estate objects, completing the transaction with all involved parties (banks, investors, private funding)- Establish new investor relationships to drive future growth- Preparing market and initial site analysis, including trends, competition.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Champion change management program around key initiatives including: - Weekly Revenue Sensing tools - Supply Chain forecasting Lead standard planning & forecasting method/global design model and implementation including: - Revenue models leverage Data Science team to forecast Short Term (<90 days) and Medium Term (up to 18 months) - P&L, balance sheet.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Lead global Salesforce executive reporting and driving adoption
• Developed Predictive Analytics to provide our global CEO with forward looking insights into the impact of COVID-19 on each of our geographies
• Work closely with Salesforce to bring cutting edge technologies into our global portfolio
• Develop customized leadership dashboards focused on the key KPIs required by each region
• Improved adoption and data quality significantly over a 12-month campaignLead global investment program to determine most strategic opportunities to accelerate growth
• Designed and created alternative investment vehicles incorporating VBB concepts to drive multi-national game changing wins

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Provide planning & forecasting expertise to finance leadership, firm leaders and business partners
• Lead the top-down target-setting process and the development of the annual planning and forecasting guidance, assumptions, calendar and methodologies
• Business process improvement in several areas including: planning and forecasting processes, tools, templates and systemsLed Implementation of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
• Led designing and project management of the SAP BPC rollout
• Developed a detailed and strategic redesign of a best-practice, consistent and effective planning and forecasting process
• Led report rationalization and design within SAP BPC

Greater Atlanta Area

• Supervise and prepare engagement and client financial management reporting in areas around pricing analysis, budget preparation, time and expense tracking, budget reconciliation/variance analysis, client.
• Manage and develop both US and Indian resources to solve complex challenges
• Consistently communicate and present to Senior levels of management.
• Manage multiple direct reports where we provide and advise project leadership with analysis in areas around contract risks, financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and profit margins
• Experience with international and subcontractor relationships and contracting
• Support the growth and career development of junior resources by serving as an informal mentor and, as assigned, as a formal Counselor to junior staff

• Responsible for financial management of the Southeast offices in the following areas:
• Provide support and leverage to the officer group in managing the financial aspects of office operations, accounting, financial reporting and systems.
• Lead a team of finance and accounting members.
• Manage Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Accounting functions as well as quarterly planning and forecasting.
• Led several firm-wide initiatives including: Accounts Payable outsourcing, Pricing Model development and rollout and Profitability Improvement measures.

• As the Group Controller for the largest division within the US operations, I was responsible for over $900 M in Revenue across 250 retail and on-site locations. Work directly with the operational leaders to make.
• Real Estate Management – worked to reduce cost exposure and adjust space needs in each market based on current economics. Teamed closely with legal and real estate teams to contract more effectively
• Headcount Management – reported to Executive team on current staffing levels with suggestions for improvement based on financial results and market demographics
• Variable Pay Initiative – assisted leadership team in structuring and evaluating compensation programs including communication and target setting

• Evaluated Fortune 500 companies to find inefficiencies in workforce structure, rewards and performance management programs.
• Developed workforce strategies that targeted 5-20% of total salary cost annually. Conducted and implemented workforce audits/assessments to ensure ongoing alignment with corporate strategy.
• Analyzed and redistributed organizational structure to eliminate redundancies by 10%+. Worked closely with CFOs and finance leadership teams to create a more comprehensive strategy, based on the current trends in the.
• Provided a clear human capital strategy and modeled alternatives to achieve efficiencies. Recommend and prioritized areas for future investment to drive workforce productivity.
• Clients included AT&T, American Express, First Data and Sprint.

• Managed the annual budget and forecast process for the Global and Strategic Account teams. Supervised and trained three reporting analysts.
• Improved efficiency of the reporting process by 100%, eliminating the need for two positions within the Financial Reporting Group
• Provided monthly forecasting for 18 account managers
• Formulated and participated in the evaluation of strategic national pricing plans
• Provided complex pricing consulting services to global and strategic teams
• Supported business development teams by conducting analysis on potential solutions developed for clients

Mba, International Finance

Activities and Societies: Graduated with a 3.5 GPADouble Major - FInance and Entrepreneurship

Finance, Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Florida Scholar Treasurer for fraternity (Phi Sigma Kappa)