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Tempe, Arizona, Us

Chasse Building Team ("Chasse") is a commercial general contractor that strives to provide innovative and exceptional construction services to our Clients, while cultivating a positive and enthusiastic approach to the building process. The firm focuses on providing Best-in-Class construction services to Clients with a cost-effective overhead model and highly experienced builders that creates a winning formula for the Clients we serve. Chasse is committed to long-term relationships and creating win/win solutions on every project, under several delivery methods, including design-build, construction manager at-risk, design-bid-build, and job order contracting.Markets comprising a substantial percentage of our construction portfolio include K12 education, higher education, industrial, office, multi-family housing, senior housing, religious, medical, municipal and retail.Responsibilities include assessment and mitigation of risks associated with construction contracts, subcontractor prequalification, implementation and management of the ESOP, insurance and surety program management, interaction with project managers regarding cash flow and profitability, recruiting and retaining team members, financial statements, tax, budgeting, and other duties as assigned.In 2021, Chasse became 100%-teammate owned when we transitioned to an ESOP. My role was the primary intermediary and responsible party working with all of the engaged parties, including consultants, attorneys, external trustee, and valuation firm. The implementation of the ESOP was the single most challenging and rewarding professional achievement of my career. Chasse has consistently been rated as a Best Place to Work, and now we were able to very clearly establish a direct correlation between each participants efforts and financial reward for those efforts, while also solidifying the sustainability of the organization for years to come. And I'm incredibly proud of what we accomplished.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Regional Controller for Adolfson & Peterson Construction, a commercial general contractor with offices and/or projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington (state), and Wyoming. Responsibilities cover the Southwest and West Coast regions, and include interaction with project managers regarding cash flow and profitability, assessment and mitigation of risks associated with construction contracts, subcontractor prequalification, insurance and surety program maintenance, joint ventures/teaming agreements, recruiting and retaining team members, fleet management, year-end financial statements, tax provisions, accounting for investments, budgeting, and other corporate duties as assigned by Regional Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Tempe, Az, Us

Controller for FNF Construction, a leading heavy highway general contractor specializing in asphalt and rubberized paving, highway structures, and private site development in the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico. Responsible for preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements and footnotes for the construction entity and majority-owned aggregate mining partnership, including FAS109 calculation.Gained an understanding of the significant processes within the financial services department, created a comprehensive training document, and conducted training classes for all key field personnel.Primary contact for the year-end financial statement audit and corporate income tax return.

Stamford, Ct, Us

District Controller within Highway Technologies division of United Rentals in Phoenix, Arizona. The HT division was a subcontractor providing traffic control, pavement marking, sign installation, guardrail, shoring/road plate, and contractor supplies to various road and highway contractors in AZ, CA, CO, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, and WY. This position dealt with interacting with branch managers & staff to ensure proper revenue recognition on 1800+ contracts, ranging in size from $500 to $3.0M+ using %-age completion methodology. Also had responsibility for 19 branch-level financial statements which required in-depth knowledge of monthly activity within each branch and any factors affecting branch performance (bidding, project awards, competition, pricing, etc.) .

Stamford, Ct, Us

Reduced month-end close from eleven to five business days by working with existing District Controller group to identify and overcome process bottlenecks.Sole contact for external auditors on Fy2002 audit to generate audited statutory financials for purposes of filing prequalification packages for each state contractors board.Drafted monthly divisional executive summary for review by United Rentals corporate executives.Documented formal month-end close tasks to better manage the process from the regional level.Reviewed and provided feedback on all seventy branch budgets for the division.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Responsible for preparation of consolidated financial statements for fourteen locations in a decentralized branch structure within six business days of month-end.Performed operational and safety compliance audits, and year-end physical inventories.

New York, Ny, Us

Performed financial audits of public and private businesses, with primary focus on hospital systems, health maintenance organizations, manufacturers, and not-for-profit foundations. In-charge auditor for publicly traded assisted living company, including review of quarterly and annual SEC filings.

Performed financial audits of telecommunications and electric generation entities, with some responsibility for preparation of corporate income tax returns.

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