Controller
Hq Global Workplaces, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga
My position started with the original executive suite company, Omni Offices, owned by Blackstone. My previous supervisor from Lend Lease Real Estate recruited me for this position. During my tenure, we grew from 28 to 150+ executive suites through the acquisitions of HQ franchises around the country. Once we acquired more than 50% of the franchises, we then took over the HQ network. My staff grew to more than 35 team members handling all aspects of general ledger work including accounts payable, collections, systems support and maintenance and support of the cash management function. We also handled all corporate accounting including the preparation of annual budgets by department and interim reporting to the department heads. As co-project leader, we successfully completed system-use design, implementation, conversion and training of CTI Real Estate software by the original target date for the accounting components of the system. I also was selected to work with the CTI programmers in Dallas, TX to test and debug a custom component of the billing portion of the system. The rapid growth of the company necessitated the creation of new policies and procedures. Through re-engineering the monthly close process, enhancing workflows and standardizing the mothly accounting packages, we were able to accelerate monthly close by 8+ days while providing more accurate information.Our new CEO lived in Dallas, TX and during the year or so, he started moving departments from our Atlanta head-quarters to Dallas, TX. The accounting department moved to Dallas at the end of 2000.