Led and managed all aspects of property budgeting and quarterly forecasting.• Designed and implemented budget model used by 20+ managers representing 440 properties, achieving annual reduction of over 500 man-hours across all groups.• Developed clear communication to ensure understanding of the current and future state of the process, the roadmap and timeline to get there and the impact to multiple functional groups.• Coordinated the implementation of complex projects across multiple business groups, brokering commonalities between corporate, accounting, property management, leasing teams, and IT management.• Worked closely with CFO using analytic insights and critical thinking to understand business performance, to identify improvement opportunities, and to support quarterly board meeting and analyst call through generation of scorecards.• Implemented system and process enhancements for variance reporting and quarterly forecasting processes, significantly improving understanding, efficiency and accuracy.• Organized and led budget and forecast review meetings with senior management to ensure clear understanding and buy-in of expected results.

Directed all aspects of property budgeting and periodic forecasting for both owned and fee-managed multifamily assets.• Developed and implemented new budget model used by 250 operators throughout the company, resulting in a consistent, efficient process.• Created specialized reporting, including key performance indicators and trend analysis for both internal owner and clients. • Interacted and communicated directly with clients and owners regarding budget reviews, ad hoc analysis, and reporting requirements ensuring client satisfaction with budgeting and reporting services. • Oversaw revenue management function, using both Rainmaker LRO and YieldStar software to ensure that rental transactions resulted in optimization of revenue.• Interfaced directly with tax consultants for property tax management. • Led a team of 4 associates, with a focus on accountability and customer service.

Heavy involvement in and exposure to all areas of the operating, financial and technical teams throughout the lifetime of the company, gaining well-rounded business experience and expertise.• Key role in the successful implementation of sophisticated Hyperion Planning / Essbase budgeting system used by 300+ users throughout the organization, including:* Analysis of the current and future state of the process* Assessment of impact to multiple functional groups across the company* Development of timeline and roadmap for project* Creating documentation, training and reference materials for users* Directing and overseeing system programmers* Testing and troubleshooting the product at key stages of design and implementation* Assessment and evaluation of the continuously changing needs of the organization and formulation of refinements and enhancements after initial build of the system• Played critical role as subject matter expert and internal partner with BI team creating enterprise business intelligence system.• Prior to the implementation of Hyperion system, designed Excel/RealBridge model used for property budgeting, including:* Design, formulation and implementation of system* Testing and troubleshooting* User acceptance, training, and support* Analysis and summarization of results* Analytical support for and participation in executive level budget meetings • Created Excel model used in infancy of SCG/Archstone for due diligence and investment memo budget.• Developed dashboard-type models to evaluate and measure property performance, using power-user skills in Excel, Crystal Reports, Access, and Visual Basic.