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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago

Responsible for project management services for strategic, technological and operational process improvement initiatives of NOI Strategies Advisory clients. Major projects responsible for:• Managed Argus Enterprise 11.0 migration for Starwood Retail Partners, consisting of integration to/from TM1; data validation from existing Argus Enterprise v. 10.5; development of policies and procedures for FP&A department; custom report design, testing and implementation.

Responsible for project management functions for technological and operational process improvement initiatives of General Growth Properties. Major projects responsible for:• Managed the implementation of FirstData Bank of America Payroll Credit Card services, comprising of business requirements gathering, system integration requirements and design and change management for Payroll and Asset Management departments.• Coordinating and managing the assessment of an enterprise wide e-Discovery solution related to litigation hold and data collection processes, encompassing current and future state processes analysis, future state business requirements, vendor research, request for proposal (RFP) and vendor selecton.• Managing the implementation/upgrade of Ceridian Dayforce HCM – Workforce Management system for enterprise wide Time and Attendance recording. Major tasks comprising of system design; data and system integration with Ultimate HR system; organizational readiness/change management; user acceptance testing; training plan, documentation and materials development; production cut over.• Strategic assessment of next generation of enterprise wide budget and forecast system landscape and process: comprising of current and future state system landscape design and integration dependencies and business process analysis.

Responsible for project management functions with focus on strategic initiatives to create unique customer experiences throughout our malls and for our customers. Major initiatives responsible for:• Managed the implementation of Medallia – Customer Experience Management system utilized by Asset Mangement, Marketing and Customer Experience teams; with overall objectives to: understand what drives overall experience in the mall; provide holistic view of all customer feedback in one aggregated platform; assign a value to each of the touch points along the path to purchase to allow for prioritization of resources; allow teams to manage the workflow, route comments efficiently, escalate as necessary and improve turnaround time, which will ultimately improve customer satisfaction.• Managed and launched expansion of SAME DAY Delivery services to 7 additional malls• Coordinated and implemented new guest service kiosks at 7 mall locations; collaborated with Asset Management, Leasing, Business Development, Corporate Security, Information Services, Marketing and several external partners on kiosk location, design, personnel, equipment, logistics and timing.

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Managed the Yardi Voyager - Commercial Management (CM) module conversion and implementation phase within overall global Yardi ERP project; responsibilities encompassed business process design and build of CM module; data conversion and mapping from legacy JD Edwards, CTI and MRI systems; coordination and preparation of CM ETL data files, data validation and approval between AMB Property Management/Operations and external Lease Administration teams; pre and post Go Live implementation support;Managed the application platform migration of the IT2 Treasury Management System (IT2 TMS) from our Amsterdam data center to the US data center to properly align within the AMB infrastructure standards;Managing the global implementation (US, Canada, Mexico and Singapore) of IT2 TMS to facilitate the following Treasury functions: Cash Management, Debt Management, Position & Risk Management and Back Office & Accounting Processes;Managed the Business Object XI (BOXI Infoview UI) re-engineering project to Advantage (Silverlight technology) user interface to generate better, easier-to-use and more powerful user interface for searching, scheduling, managing and viewing BOXI reports;Coordinated and implemented Finnovative Marketbridge Respository database automating and centralizing the daily retrieval of market data (foreign currency and interest rates) utilized in IT2 TMS and numerous Excel based reports for Treasury group;Managed the development and enhancement to provide .PDF versions of monthly recurring rent statements from our external service provider, Standard Register and to automatically store and index statements within our document management system, Documentum;Managed the development and implementation of a centralized exception based rent billing approval workflow system, BOTS, to facilitate Property Management/Operations and Lease Administration teams’ monthly recurring tenant billing review and approval process;

Conducted an operations and system review of RREEF Asia Pacific division consisting of full procedures manual and operational framework for the whole platform from property accounting through the fund accounting structures.Managed the development and enhancement release of the client tracking system, Tracker, incorporating RREEF Global business requirements.Managed re-engineering of property returns and investor reporting systems with the goals of the project to address the following business needs: create a GIPS (Global Investment Performance Standards) compliant return system; provide individual and consolidated financial performance and management reports at the individual property and fund level; establish platform to enhance scalability and revenue generation; reduce risk by moving platform to a modern widely supported technologyManaged the development of a property tracking system, Property Tracker, incorporating relationship between properties and respective contacts and activities, as well as the backbone for external user subscription into RREEF internet applications.Co managed the development and implementation of a property management budgeting and lease forecasting system, replacing Microsoft Excel based process and integrating data within source systems, CTI and data warehouse.Managed the development of RREEF internet portal, MyRREEF, comprising of single sign on functionality to all internet based applications, user based portal configuration and group calendaring.Conducted an operations and systems review of the Deutsche Property Asset Management division (RREEF UK) consisting of a comprehensive analysis of the business structure, system environment and the effectiveness of the roles within each facet of the business value chain.

Managed the development of RREEF data warehouse, iRREEF, enabling users to access property, building, tenant and lease data sourced from our commercial management, property returns,corporate accounting and data warehouse systems.Managed the re-engineering of the acquisition tracking system, Acquitrack, from a Microsoft Access database to full internet based application enabling real time updates and accessibility from all RREEF locations.Managed the re development of the client tracking system, Client Tracker, from a Lotus Notes database to full internet based application enabling real time updates, data interface with client reporting system and accessibility from all RREEF locations.Implemented a document management system, FileNET, providing a central repository for all tenant leases, management agreements, engineering due diligence documents, acquisition and disposition documents and loan agreements and incorporating iRREEF, user interface for document searchability and accessibility.Managed the development of security administration system, Usermanagement, with integration with human resource system for employee data in order to effectively and efficiently manage usernames and passwords within a central database and user interface.Managed the development of internet based employee absence tracking system, replacing a paper intensive process while increasing data accuracy, incorporating employee absence reports and providing accessibility from any RREEF location.Managed the implementation of an internet based management, performance and controlling application called Comshare, replacing a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet process.Managed the development of the training tracking system, Learning Center, which enables employees and their managers to monitor job specific and human resource specific trainings.

Responsible for liaising between the Residential and Information Technology - Application/Development Groups. Main duties were to analyze the business processes within the Residential Group and to determine appropriate technological strategies and solutions. Special areas of focus include:Managed the successful development of internet based quarterly investment reporting application utilized by Property and Portfolio Management divisions, increasing timely reporting through automated workflow and approval process.Implemented data transfer software between residential onsite workstation and corporate file server, which automated the receipt of monthend rental revenue reports, increasing efficiency and improving accounting monthend closing process and reporting.Co developed and administered a database application to capture residential market survey data utilized by the residential operation and RREEF research teams.

Responsible for all facets of the residential onsite software, Rentroll; hardware and software procurement, support, administration and maintenance; network infrastructure and file server administration; oversight of one technical support specialist. Responsible for residential groups' technological strategy and process improvement initiatives. Special areas of focus include:Managed the development of accounts payable application utilized by our on site and corporate personnel with direct interface with CTI accounting system, which incorporated an on line workflow and approval process increasing productivity and reducing data redundancy and payment cycle time.Established procedures and guidelines for accounting software administration, support and training.Managed the residential on site software Prentice Hall migration and conversion to Rentroll within six month period, consisting of business requirement gathering , application configuration, data conversion and 80+ on site and 15+ corporate personnel trainings.Completed Y2K system due diligence and managed all necessary hardware/software updates and implementations for entire residential division.

Responsible for the review of 20 properties' monthend financial statements prepared by my two staff accountants. Duties comprised of accounting journal entries reviews, accounts payable processing, appropriate cash distribution entries, review of bank reconciliation reports and provided assistance during staff vacations. Special areas of focus include:Established standardized journal entry Excel workbooks incorporating rental revenue entries from residential leasing and rental system (Prentice Hall) to be imported into corporate accounting system (CTI), resulting in more timely, efficient and accurate data processing.Co developed and administered Excel based Residential budget templates, enabling a standardized method of budget workflow and reporting between the Residential Group and Portfolio Management, resulting in a more streamline and effective budget process.

Responsible for the financial accounting and reporting of CNA Insurance Portfolio, comprising of 36 garden style residential properties across the United States. Prepared monthend closing journal entries, balance sheet statements, income statements, capital expenditure reports, bank reconciliations, cash distribution entries and accounts payable review and processing. In addition, provided assistance to onsite property managers, regarding invoice payments, rent deposits and financial reporting issues. University of Chicago(A private, nondenominational, coeducational institution of higher learning and research located

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting And Finance

Accounting

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