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Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Managed global treasury and capital markets function. Led financial strategy integrated with corporate strategy, capital markets activities, transactions and bank syndications, and capital structure strategy and planning, as well as international subsidiary funding. Directed inter-company structures and tax planning, debt agreement negotiations and compliance, cash management and treasury operations, as well as cash forecasting and liquidity optimization. Managed interest expense planning and forecasting, financial risk management FX and interest rate, bank relationship management, and SOX compliance and internal control, as well as rating agency relationships.Drove overall execution process, bank meetings, capital raise and credit agreement negotiations, improving financial flexibility, interest expense savings and financial covenant profile. Eliminated $57,000,000 in interest expense annually.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Oversaw strategic, operational and financial leadership of international treasury activities, guiding capital funding, banking, cash management and liquidity management strategies. Partnered with international CFO and in-country leadership to understand and support international strategy, facilitating capital structures to balance business, tax, treasury, legal and risk management goals. Led international cash and working capital management, trade finance, cash forecasting, treasury systems, process standards, compliance, bank account and relationship management, and subsidiary funding. Developed and maintained key internal and external business relationships. Fostered strategic partnerships with internal business units to support international and treasury goals. Coordinated across geographic regions and departments internally, such as tax, accounting and legal. Brought clarity and visibility to existing design and funding of subsidiary capital structures. Managed global liquidity to ensure efficient use of capital. Developed and supported growing international business. Led global function’s administration competency with joint accountability for policy development (foreign exchange, interest rates), process standards and controls, credit agreement administration and integration of treasury systems globally. Built relationships with major domestic and international banks to facilitate business.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Managed revenue cycle accounting, including gift cards, sales tax, cash management and bank reconciliations. Researched, applied and documented GAAP technical accounting. Led major project and process improvements, such as Hyperion Financial Management consolidation tool implementation and business process outsourcing (BPO) initiative. Oversaw and directed the activities of 30 accounting team members.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Oversaw accounting and control over gift card accounting. Managed gift card accounting staff and daily activities. Ensured all gift card programs, related transactions and significant estimates were recorded and reported in compliance with GAAP. Directed and maintained appropriate internal control and SOX programs over consolidated unearned revenue balances, including top-level and detailed reconciliations. Ensured compliance with applicable accounting pronouncements. Performed related research to maintain compliance with laws and regulations.

Clearwater, Florida

Responsible for organizing and directing the financial, treasury and accounting areas of the Housing Authorities of Clearwater, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg and Dunedin, and the supervision of six senior and staff accountants. Control of over $100 million in real estate and assets and $50,000,000 in federal grants and revenues. Established, revised and maintained accounting and record-keeping systems. Developed and managed recording and review of financial records, preparation of financial statements, systems of internal control and adherence to GAAP.

Largo, Florida

Responsible for inventory accounting and gross profit involving over $4,000,000,000 in sales and $1,200,000,000 in gross margin. Responsible for the accounting, valuation and external financial reporting representing over $500,000,000 in annual ancillary revenues. Controlled Express Photo inventory and gross margin. Completed transition assignments related to sale of company to CVS/Brooks, including treasury transition and inter-company accounting and reconciliation, review of public debt offering SEC registration statement, due-diligence analyses and Canadian GAAP reporting issues.

Fifth Year Accounting Program, Accounting

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Corporate Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Bs Finance