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Durham, North Carolina, US

Durham, North Carolina, US

• A private investment management firm focused on the development, construction, and sale of residential real estate. Operating partner for one of the 10 largest hedge funds in the US.
• Performed financial analysis and market due diligence to underwrite potential investments. Evaluated real estate development projects through ground-up DCF models, analyzing leveraged and unleveraged IRR and.
• Established and managed all accounting functions for 60+ special purpose entities, including fund accounting, consolidations (controlling and minority interests), AP, AR, payroll, banking, fixed assets, and monthly GL.
• Prepared, organized and presented portfolio management reports for major institutional investment funds. Reporting includes in-depth updates on business plans, asset disposition, legal issues, financing, and financial.
• Developed IT solution allowing for centralized data collection and online review of investments using the SharePoint platform. Data included both qualitative and quantitative information related to specific assets.
• Recruited, interviewed and developed finance, market research, and accounting staff.

• A private equity portfolio company focused on analytical testing services for the environmental, food and pharmaceutical industries. Genapure was acquired by Eurofins in 2015.
• Generated quarterly Board and Executive Committee reporting packages (corporate strategic initiatives update, financial statements, budget variance analysis, key operational performance indicators, and acquisition.
• Designed a sophisticated budgeting tool incorporating sales, operational expenses, capital expenditures, cash flow projections, debt, and other balance sheet detail.
• Performed as an integral member of the M&A evaluation team. Participated in financial due diligence and Pro-forma modeling on prospective acquisitions. Performed purchase price allocations for acquired entities..
• Created sales reporting tool allowing for financial and operational performance information at the client level (i.e. reports included client retention calculations, service efficiency parameters, etc.). Reports also.
• Manager of all accounting functions including AP, AR, billing, payroll, banking, fixed assets, and monthly GL accrual and closing processes.

• A digital printing company specializing in wide format printing for architects, engineers, and general contractors. BPI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the nation’s largest reprographer, American Reprographics Company.
• Formulated business strategy and resolution of key issues through participation in the management committee.
• Generated financial statements, cash management reports, budget variance analysis and reporting on key business measures (including the creation of several new reports to include segment profitability analysis by.
• Manager of all accounting functions including AP, AR, payroll, sales tax registration and reporting (multi-state), bank reconciliations, fixed assets, and the monthly GL accrual and closing processes (staff of 7 direct.
• Developed electronic invoicing and data transfer processes from printing equipment / IT systems allowing for direct import by customers.
• Improved BPI’s financial management processes such that cash from operations consistently equaled or exceeded 100% of EBITDA - CAPEX (during 2002 total cash flow was +$3.9M on $18.7M in sales – 130% of EBITDA - CAPEX).

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• A consulting firm providing professional services in the areas of technology strategy, user experience, application development, design, print advertising, and print/media management.
• Managed all accounting and finance activity including AP, AR, payroll, and GL monthly closing.
• Compiled information for sales tax reporting, workers compensation reporting, bank credit line management, cash utilization, and forecasting.
• Prepared corporate contracting guide to include identification and positioning on key risk issues. Advised sales team, management, and solutions delivery personnel on how to introduce, negotiate and resolve business.

• A privately held general contractor based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1924, Zachry employs over 13,000 employees with annual revenues exceeding $1.5B.
• Managed accounting functions on large-scale capital improvement and industrial maintenance service contracts.
• Performed as project accountant on a joint venture for reconstruction of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia. Designed and prepared financial reporting for the JV (financial statements, budgets, projections, and cash.
• Managed up to five personnel to ensure timely and accurate processing of billings, payroll, AP, AR, fixed assets and GL accrual entries.
• Created financial models to support negotiation of industrial maintenance service contracts with various clients.