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Vernon Hills, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

Rosemont, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

Leads team responsible for collateral management, margining, liquidity stress analysis, as well as portfolio exposure aggregation and reporting across Exelon

Chicago, IL, US

• Led a team of 12 professionals and approximately 25 outsourced agents responsible for Receivables Management and Bad Debt Forecasting and Analytics at Exelon’s Retail Energy Supplier, Constellation-Responsible for.
• Led Credit-wide project team responsible for both front-end and collections systems transformation
• Actively participated in Risk’s People Strategy initiative, leading on-campus recruiting efforts at the University of Illinois and mentoring two Risk analysts

Chicago, IL, US

• Led a team of up to ten financial analysts responsible for accounting, forecasting and budgeting at Exelon’s shared services company ($1.8B of annual costs)-Managed team through monthly close and forecast reviews.
• Acted as the shared services due diligence lead for several potential corporate acquisitions, performing synergy analysis and cost allocation modeling to support the overall financial modeling
• Served as the shared services finance integration lead for Exelon’s proposed acquisition of Pepco Holdings which included designing the combined forecast and budget processes, supporting systems alignment, and.
• Provided strategic support to management on other special projects, including company-wide cost savings initiatives, rate case filings at Exelon’s Utility subsidiaries and business case analysis

Chicago, IL, US

• Served in a Chief of Staff capacity to Exelon’s CFO which included running his staff meetings, coordinating finance-wide communications and partnering with finance leadership on key strategic initiatives.
• Advised the CFO on key personnel and cultural challenges during a significant post-merger transitional period
• Coordinated a review of the CFO’s organizational structure in July 2012; developed a set of metrics to review spans of control and staffing mix across Finance and led a challenge session with the leadership team to.
• Managed the first Finance-wide communication of strategic vision and goals post-merger; partnered with several members of the leadership team to develop a 90 minute presentation outlining the vision and goals for the.
• Supported the CFO in key meetings with Treasury, Investor Relations, Corporate Planning and other business leaders.

Chicago, IL, US

• Managed team responsible for completing all required SEC, Federal and state regulatory filings for ComEd, including Form 10-Ks, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Annual Reports, and Debt issuance filings
• Main accounting contact for responses to legislative and regulatory data requests associated with the Illinois Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act, enacted in October 2011; responsible for coordinating all.
• Led the annual goodwill impairment assessment process from start to finish, including coordination with auditors and valuation experts and eventual presentation of results to senior management
• Supervised two direct reports and provided indirect supervision of approximately ten other staff accountants; provided training on processes, software, strategies and reporting regulations

Chicago, IL, US

• Held several roles of increasing responsibility focusing on monthly close, financial reporting and analysis and regulatory compliance reporting
• Researched new accounting issues to determine appropriate treatment and drafted necessary disclosures
• Collaborated with other team members to develop new processes and efficiencies to reduce the length of the reporting cycle
• Implemented IBM Cognos Financial Reporting software in the second quarter of 2009
• Leveraged Hyperion software to automate detailed variance analysis used by the Corporate Controller on quarterly earnings calls
• Analyzed monthly costs and prepared budget and forecasts for the Controller’s group

Chicago, IL, US

• Involved with the planning, execution and management of audit engagements for public, privately held and not-for-profit companies primarily in the Manufacturing, Real Estate and Health Care industries
• Led engagement teams in performing first time audits, gaining experience in problem solving, financial reporting and evaluating a company’s internal control environment
• Responsible for documenting results of test work, coordinating engagement team meetings, monitoring engagement budgets and helping manage client expectations
• Actively involved with the firm’s recruiting process and on-campus presentations as well as serving as a ‘buddy’ for the firm’s internship program

Chicago, Illinois, US

Mba, Entrepreneurship, Finance, & Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting