Eric Fitzgerald - Mba Email & Phone Number

Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton, Nj

Responsible for financial planning and analysis of $150 million in annual operating expense budgets; partnering with and supporting Senior Technology Directors and their staffs while providing directional leadership to team of three financial analysts.

Responsible for financial planning and operating analytics of 500 FTE loan servicing business unit, providing daily directional leadership to team of six; directly driving the FP&A function and supporting senior management company-wide.•Successfully managed $55 million operating budget and monthly re-forecasts from financial and business-side perspectives.•Drove and supported operating efficiencies and cost reduction initiatives, helping to achieve a 20% decrease in annual expenditure over five years.•Responsible for financial analysis of all capital spending projects, ensuring targeted IRR hurdles were exceeded.•Responsible for economic P&L and pricing analysis for largest private-labeled clients, effectively driving contract negotiations and ensuring profitable business models.•Successfully managed and owned $50 million monthly foreclosure/credit-loss reserve process, providing detailed loss projections on defaulted loan assets and maintaining strict policy and procedural adherence.•Successfully managed Sarbanes-Oxley policy compliance, working in concert with Big 4 internal and external audit firms to develop and implement comprehensive key controls. Ensured zero material weakness findings.•Responsible for consistent internal and external reporting and analysis of $160 billion mortgage loan servicing portfolio.•Successfully managed all rating agency engagements with Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poors, producing all portfolio analysis and business operations reporting on a semi-annual basis and achieving rating upgrades to top categories.•Provided business-critical analytic leadership support to five call centers, including staff and cost-per-call modeling, strategic planning, outsourcing economics, and contract and SLA development. Led financial analysis projects specific to web and voice-based technology initiatives.•Reduced analyst staff by two FTE through consolidation and elimination of unnecessary reports and job functions.

Responsible for financial planning and business unit operations reporting, directly supporting the FP&A function and the Senior Vice President.• Successfully re-engineered annual operating budget and monthly re-forecasts, developing all departmental headcount and cost drivers and pushing 10% annual efficiency gains across the business.• Responsible for economic and cost-benefit analyses of all major outsourcing initiatives proving aggregate cost savings of $2 million annually.• Successfully managed all financial and operational reporting for participation in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual Servicing Operations Study and Forum.• Responsible for staff reductions equating to $200k - $300k in annual benefit.

Responsible for financial reporting and analysis of three leasing business units, their vendors and the Asset Management and Equipment Re-marketing functions.Responsible for production and analysis of business unit and vendor P&Ls, variance analysis to forecast and plan, lease residual analytics and gain and loss reporting on equipment dispositions.Successfully managed sales compensation programs and monthly reporting and analysis for all business units.Created and administered all MS Access database applications and Excel models.

Responsible for business development and maintenance of equipment vendor relationships, including negotiating and managing all lease transactions from application to close.Top performing sales representative, consistently maintaining a $300,000+ monthly book of business and successfully managing a diverse portfolio of vendor relationships.Earned "Presidents Club" recognition for outstanding sales performance.

Mba, Finance

Bs, Mass Communications/Marketing