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Gainesville, Florida, Us

Niles, Illinois, Us

Niles, Illinois, Us

Rolling Meadows, Il, Us

Chicago , Il , Us

• Lead Financial Planning and Analysis for Kemper Preferred, an insurance company with nearly $750 million of revenues• Creating revised process and procedures to identify and analyze loss results and expense variances• Developing key performance indicators and executive dashboards for operating company president to better understand the state of the business and what is driving both top and bottom line results• Member of team developing Kemper’s property strategy; identifying attractive markets for the organization to develop customized solutions in areas with limited or weak competition

Chicago , Il , Us

• Composed the prepared remarks refined the presentation for Kemper’s announcement of its $1.4 billion acquisition of Infinity P&C• Managed investor and analyst outreach initiatives following the announcement of Kemper’s acquisition of Infinity P&C, which lead to an analyst upgrade of Kemper’s stock • Developed the initial M&A model for the Infinity P&C acquisition, identifying potential synergies, calculating the payback period as well as transaction and change in control payments• Created Investor Roadmap - outlined future goals to become a best in class provider of information • Implemented competitor analysis process to monitor and report on peer results to Executive Management• Designed equity and debt investor marketing materials including talking points• Initiated quarterly earnings calls starting in 1Q 2012 • Created variance analysis for sell-side research estimates that could be updated with the push of a button and eliminated 90% of manual work• Facilitated and led discussions regarding key themes to shape messaging of earnings calls• Drafted quarterly earnings call presentation and prepared remarks; prepped Executive Management for the question and answer session and developed responses to potential analyst questions• Developed process to analyze quarterly results and walk earnings from period-to-period ensuring all material items were identified and disclosed in the earnings release• Composed and coordinated feedback on all aspects of the quarterly earnings release• Reviewed and provided feedback of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K and Proxy• Ensured communications were conducted pursuant to federal disclosure policies (Reg Fair Disclosure)• Maintained all aspects of the Investors Relations website including updates for quarterly results• Championed SWOT (strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats) analysis and presented findings to the Board of Directors

Chicago , Il , Us

• Created and prepared valuation models for potential mergers and acquisition opportunities• Assisted in analysis of operating company performance measures and goals• Prepared and reviewed rating agency presentations

Chicago , Il , Us

• Managed team of five individuals responsible for all investment accounting for an $8.6 billion portfolio• Composed various parts of Management’s Discussion and Analysis as well as compiled various footnotes to the consolidated financial statements and reviewed quarterly and annual SEC filings for content and accuracy• Security Officer responsible for ensuring appropriate access levels for all employees at the corporate office as well as provided monthly reports to executive management

Chicago , Il , Us

• Managed team of four individuals responsible for all general accounting and accounts payable operations at the corporate office• Streamlined processes and improved efficiency of routine tasks

Chicago , Il , Us

• Converted financial reporting and consolidation packages from Lotus 123 to Excel which included learning and writing visual basic for applications code• Aided operating company employees understand corporate reporting requirements and developed processes to automate monthly tasks • Vital member of special project team spearheading compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Reviewed internal control procedures, identified weaknesses, and developed recommendations. Provided weekly progress updates to executive management and assisted in the preparation of presentations to the Board of Directors.

London, Gb

• Planned and coordinated audit engagements of public and private companies in several industries including financial services, consumer and retail services and manufacturing• Researched accounting issues and resolved items with management• Supervised and reviewed work of other staff auditors• Key engagement member of audit team responsible for three years worth of back audits for eventual IPO

Mba

Bachelors, Accounting And Finance

B.S., Accounting And Finance