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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Responsible for leading the Corporate Accounting Department, overseeing accounting operations, the month-end close process, SEC reporting, and the preparation of the Corporation’s audited financial statements. Manage a department of forty-five.

Rosemont, Il

• Responsible for managing the Corporate Accounting Department of a $20 billion bank, overseeing accounting operations, the month-end closing process, accounting policy, and the department’s internal control process. Managed a department of twenty. • Led the Finance integration team during the recent acquisition of another bank resulting in the timely and efficient transfer of operations and systems.• Formulated the technical accounting research for several acquisitions and consulted with internal resources, outside experts, and external auditors to create the documentation that supported the acquisitions and related accounting.• Oversaw the department wide effort to reduce the monthly closing cycle by approximately one-third by streamlining the month-end closing process.• Consolidated the accounting operations performed at several subsidiaries into the centralized corporate accounting department.

Rosemont, Il

• Responsible for managing the Operational Accounting Department of a $5 billion bank. Managed, trained, and developed a staff of ten.• Assisted in building the Company’s process for producing SEC filings and worked with internal resources, legal counsel, and external auditors to ensure full compliance with all filing requirements and deadlines.• Provided the accounting support for the Company’s IPO and capital raises. • Led the implementation of the Sarbanes Oxley internal control process for accounting operations and financial reporting.• Streamlined operations and improved efficiencies by overseeing the implementation of several systems and other process improvements.

Chicago, Il

• Managed the Corporate Accounting Department and supervised a department of eight.• Oversaw the monthly accounting close process and all account reconciliations and ratio analysis. • Prepared SEC filings and oversaw regulatory reporting and internal reporting. • Responsible for accounting for income taxes and coordinated with external tax consultants the preparation of annual federal and state income tax return filings.

Schaumburg, Il

• Oversaw the Corporate Accounting Department for a mortgage bank and an insurance agency. • Supervised the preparation of all financial statements and analyses and the annual budget. • Responsible for all external reporting and regulatory filings.

• Responsible for planning, scheduling staff, and managing fieldwork for audit engagements. • Served on a variety of engagements with a focus on financial services clients.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accountancy