Controller of a Real Estate Management Company with 200+ properties throughout the tristate area including Residential, Commercial, Retail, and Warehouse. With over 13 branch offices and over 200 employees in New York & New Jersey, Alma Realty provides full-service brokerage & property management.•Responsible for the preparation and distribution of monthly financial reporting package to stakeholders and investors.•Oversight/Review of 200+ individual LLC entities monthly accounting, and bank reconciliations•Guidance and oversight of outside auditors/accountants for the following: TC201, RPIE, Y/E Partnership Tax Returns (1065), External Audits, 4 annual HUD Audits.•Implementation and migration of MDS, & Document Imaging AP & GL.•Restarted financial reporting, priorities first.•Directed a staff of 14 (Accounting, AP, Payroll, AR/Cash).•HR consulting for turnover statistics, salary planning, & benefit oversight.•Improved reporting package, Cash Flow (CF) focus, more details.•Manage 5 YR cash-out Refi schedule, reinvest in new properties.•Manage Cash basis accounting to mimic CF, convert to accrual at YE for audit & Tax.•Liaise with external owners/partners/investors.•Reduce time, download bank statements, and upload to MDS.•Manage Inter/Intra company bank transfer & loan schedule & repayments.•Oversight of Invoicing & collection of management fees.•Train accounting staff in A/P, bank reconciliation, MDS & Skyline system.

Fractional CFO of a maritime transportation company attempting to emerge from DIP CH11 with oversight of Accounting/Finance, Purchasing, HR/Payroll. Oversaw a successful office audit for operational license. Prepared 13-week cash flow and projections. Restored financial reporting, as well as guided the prioritization of A/P. Negotiated with Vendors.

Oversight of financial reporting, accounting operations, budgets, forecasting, modeling, treasury, daily cash flow reporting, tax planning, internal controls, audits, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing as well as a retail company store, for a multi-disciplinary for-profit college with revenues of $200MM.• Built and restructured the Finance, Treasury and Accounting departments of a large higher educational institution to facilitate rapid growth and long-range goals.• Leveraged relationships to negotiate higher interest rates on deposits to banks, cost of funds during pandemic/crisis.• Redesigned the Chart of Accounts (COA) and developed the financial statement reporting process for a Higher Education Institution.• Refinanced debt; renegotiated and migrated banking agreements/accounts, resulting in a savings of ≈$1MM.• Streamlined lease agreements saving $200K annually.• Increased revenue streams through the creation of a billing system for departmental billing and collections. • Restructured the company store, achieved improved gross margin that covered operating expenses and contributed to the overall bottom line. • Reformed the Art for Kids program, bringing the program from a loss to profitable. • Influenced spending to achieve rebates totaling in excess of $100K.• Negotiated a 3-year lease renewal for the international/foreign office, resulting in $0 rent increase, and a savings of at least 3-5% YOY. • Reduced operating expenses, $500K over three years. • Member of Emergency Management Committee – Crisis Planning Group and Budget Committee.• Served on a Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) peer review accreditation team.• Executed full month end closings to produce monthly financial statements including qualitative and quantitative financial analysis.• Directed a staff of ten.

Provided financial reporting and analysis for this $300MM marketer of private label watches distributed through multiple channels including mass markets.• Developed financial models to monitor performance, pricing and volume levels. • Designed strategies to establish and maintain efficiencies. • Oversaw global financial statement consolidations, and devised methods to measure global inventory levels. • Established parameters to measure success factors for key programs and investments, including cash-flow impact, ROI, NPV, IRR, and online metrics such as clicks-to-sale.• Executed annual audit with PricewaterhouseCoopers.• Directed a staff of six.

Member of TICE - Technology, Information, Communication, Entertainment and New Media Group.Managed engagements for top tier clients, including financial statement audits, technical research, and analytical procedures, due diligence, internal controls, systems reviews, risk assessment, and regulatory filings.