- Responsible for month-end and year-end close of accounting records in compliance with GAAP.- Responsible for day-to-day cash management and treasury functions, including compliance with debt covenants related to borrowing facilities.- Prepare management reports of operating results and present those results to management.- Manage year-end audit of accounting records with accounting audit firm.- Manage year-end filing of tax returns with tax accountants.- Design comprehensive business plans using Excel for forecasting and budgeting future time periods and comparing actual financial results to plan.- Design process to efficiently calculate commissions and branch profitability.

- Created accounting and finance function for this new mortgage Company sponsored by large New York hedge fund.- Responsible for month-end and year-end close of accounting records in compliance with GAAP, including accounting for mortgage-backed securitization structures.- Responsible for day-to-day cash management and treasury functions, including compliance with debt covenants related to borrowing facilities.- Prepare management reports of operating results and present those results at monthly Board of Directors meetings.- Manage year-end audit of accounting records with accounting audit firm.- Manage year-end filing of tax returns with tax accountants.- Design comprehensive business plans using Excel for forecasting and budgeting future time periods and comparing actual financial results to plan expectations and reporting those results to the Board of Directors.

- Design processes to streamline Federal, State and personal property tax preparation and submission which significantly reduced man hours while maintaining veracity and accuracy of workpapers documentation.- Design country-by-country reporting and transfer pricing documentation in compliance with OECD’s Action 13 which is part of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting initiative.- Supervise preparation and submission of consolidated federal and state unitary, combined and single tax returns for multiple corporations.- Calculate income tax provision for publicly-held companies.- Create and maintain models for calculation of state apportionment rates for multiple domestic companies.

- Created financial planning and analysis function for mortgage origination Company.- Design financial models and financial forecasts which were instrumental in marketing the Company for sale.- Design financial models and financial forecasts for annual budgets, capital expenditures, loan production forecasting, profit and loss, cash flow, financial position and future staffing requirements through coordination and communication with business unit managers.- Design treasury model using MS Access to track intraday available cash and warehouse line balances with warehouse lenders for best execution to maximize earnings, track aged loans, monitor compliance with warehouse lender agreements and anticipate various triggers that could lead to margin calls or interest rate hikes.- Design daily mortgage funding and sales accounting models using MS Access by interfacing with the company’s three front-end loan origination systems and warehouse lender systems to allow accounting to record daily mortgage activity automatically.- Interface with warehouse lenders on negotiation of agreements and terms for renewal of the company’s $400M of warehouse facilities, completed monthly Officer’s Certificates and ensured compliance with debt covenants.- Design monthly management reporting package including variance of actual profit and loss compared to budgeted amounts, financial position, financing facility status, loans held-for-sale, cash position forecasts and headcount requirements.

Interim Controller

- Created finance and reporting functions for this new Company which grew to over $50 billion in assets.- Design financial models for long-term strategic business planning which was instrumental in marketing the sale of public securities which raised over $1 billion of new capital.- Hands-on management, preparation and submission of 10Ks, 10Qs, Proxy Statements, Annual Reports, Registration Statements including writing all financial and footnote disclosures contained therein in compliance with SEC rules and regulations and generally-accepted accounting principles (GAAP).- Managed the preparation and filing of registration statements (S-1, S-11, shelf registration), per Securities Act of 1933, and the preparation and filing of SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4), per Securities Act of 1934, including the oversight of the accuracy of all financial information included therein.- Design financial planning and forecasting models for creation of pro-forma strategic plans based on corporate strategies and directives for the purpose of raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and asset valuations.- Responsible for the projection of cash flows and earnings generated by the company’s $35 billion investment portfolio based on assumptions of loan prepayment rates, default rates and interest rates using a structured finance application.- Assured the accuracy of all financial information contained in all public filings and internally disseminated reports through the design and implementation of internal control procedures and in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

o Managed the development, maintenance and reporting of a centralized database and managerial reporting system which was used throughout the organization as a decision-making tool to properly align the allocation of capital and human resources to profitable businesses and product lineso Managed accounting staff in monthly close of managerial and accounting books and records including managerial consolidations and eliminations, foreign currency translation and allocations for domestic and international subsidiaries and international branch officeso Managed completion of annual operating plans and capital budgets through coordination and communication with business unit managers