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• Implemented improvements and new reporting for monthly and quarterly financial data which allowed in depth analysis for increased budgeting accuracy
• Instituted new financial procedures to capture month end and year end accruals to accurately account for spend as well as initiated procedures to capture and report capital project segregated spend
• Improved client annual budget processes and constructed new templates for YoY comparisons and variances. This template and process was presented to multiple JLL accounts and distributed to the account finance leaderships
• Delivered accurate annual corporate (JLL) budget as well as monthly forecasting
• Ensured all corporate reporting including P&L, reclasses, reconciliations, ASC606 reporting, etc. is accurate and timely for JLL corporate finance
• Manage all aspects of AP/AR, client relationship building, vendor relationship building, and strategic success of the finance group

• Initiated cost savings to improve upon client budget, which resulted in an annual savings of $1M
• Fostered Facility Managers financial acumen, allowing them to provide detailed variance explanations for senior leadership reporting
• Implemented new invoice submission procedures to create timing and accuracy efficiencies, which reduced invoice cycle time by 15 days
• Supported new business development including proposal development, reviewing the acceptability of proposals, and review of contracts
• Advised and mentored direct reports as my succession plan

• Managed all daily financial operating expenses for 16.5M sqft
• Advised Regional Facility Managers on forecasting and budgeting; resulted in achieving savings of $27M of a $390M budget
• Standardized reporting for seven regions, which reduced compilation time by 10 hours
• Presented monthly financial reports to senior leadership teams

• Supported project managers in all financial aspects of various projects including requesting and securing funding, and tracking of expenses; this resulted in a 100% financial compliance for all projects (~70/year)
• Created accurate and efficient tracking of global real estate transactions and related legal expenses
• Cross-trained financial coordinator on various day to day activities, which allowed me to support finance manager with ad hoc assignments
• Provided financial support related to the pre-sale and post-sale activities of the Enterprise business of Motorola to Zebra Technologies that assisted in a timely transition

Naperville, IL

• Created methodology to improve accuracy and efficiency for Project Management project spend, which resulted in 100% financial compliance for all capital and expense projects
• Developed labor reporting documents and created weekly aging reports, which improved revenue by $1M annually
• Supported financial reporting for the closing of the various Gulf Coast Properties for efficient and timely decommissioning
• Developed process to inventory and value artwork located across seven sites, which was distributed to all BP locations; the sale of the inventory brought in $2M+ for one site

• Established methodology to improve accuracy and efficiency to improve pricing estimations used by photo studio which saved the photographers 2 hours per quote
• Created analysis for employee utilization reporting and improved analysis for sales variance reporting
• Developed, instituted, and improved efficiencies for new asset tracking with the IT department
• Responsible for maintaining customer accounts, including SOX compliance

• Provided financial/credit analysis on clients, vendors, and prospects with recommendations for any actions
• Maintained and monitored client database for rating changes and creditworthiness to improve portfolio
• Maintained all licenses, insurance documentation, and company compliance annual reports

Learned to work efficiently in a fast paced environment while providing customer serviceConceptualized the "Customer Appreciation Day" event to promote sales. Worked full time while also attending school full time.

Developed accounting standard books for organization to track all revenue and expensesManaged office and other internsCollaborated with team members to plan the first annual summer entrepreneurship program

Responsible for a class of 25 students, on a weekly basis, to ensure understanding of all course work and assignments. Responsible for grading class assignments and test for professor. Supported professor through projects and monitoring on test days. Tutored students outside of class who needed additional support with assignments.

Acquired strong communication skills by assisting customers with all banking issuesImplemented a program for all employees to gain insight of company's products

Electrical Engineering ResearchConducted Time of Flight (ToF) Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry(SIMS)experimentFabricated nano devicesAnalyzed data for research experiment

Bachelor Of Science, Finance

Activities and Societies: Purdue Collegiate Financials Planners Club, Timmy Foundation, National Society of Black Engineers, Minority.

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