Chosen to monitor and manage the Department's $37 million capital expenditure budget in building new retail outlets.Responsible for the financial functions of the Real Estate and Construction Departments, plan and administer departmental budget as required for budget development and planing.Responsible for analyzing the capital expenditures vs. budget for over 75 projects annually plus various corporate projects.Identify and research capital expenditure variances and discuss the results with the Vice President of Real Estate. Manage and collect the company's annual tenant allowance receivables.Responsible for projecting the cash influx from the tenant allowances on a monthly basis and reporting the projections to Finance.Monitor and review general ledger entries for accuracy. Assist in problem resolution and make decisions within established authority level.Ensure adherence to internal operating policies and procedures and external guidelines and regulations.

Chosen to monitor and manage the Department's $75 million capital budget in building new retail outlets.Responsible for the financial functions of the Construction Department, specifically budgeting and forecasting.Actively involved in the annual budgeting process with the Executive team from start to finish.In charge of preparing annual capital expenditure budget, tracking expenditures, analyzing budget to actual and meeting financial objectives by forecasting department requirements. Coordinate with several Departments to ensure their projected budget, project costs, schedules and forecasts are property estimated and controlled.Ensure correct accounting and closure of project charges.Responsible for developing and maintaining comprehensive spreadsheets to track new store costs, leasehold improvements and fixtures for over 200 projects annually.Responsible for analyzing new store build out cost by various parameters such as store premises, union labor, and geographic segments to present a detailed representation of cost per square footage for the Executive management.Interpret and communicate financial results to the Department Vice President by presenting a detailed analysis of the cost drivers applicable to each area.Responsible for approving the department's purchase orders and authorizing invoices for payment, review entries recorded by accounting for accuracy as well as code invoices if necessary. Track monthly accruals for new stores, relocations, expansions, temporaries and Outlets.Accountable for timely collection of tenant allowances, from the landlords, for an annual receivables of over $26 million. Drastically improved the aging of tenant allowance receivables from 90 days to 30 days, a first in the company, positively impacting company's related cash flow. Developed and implemented systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information regarding tenant allowances.

Chosen to coordinate financial analysis for a startup, bath products manufacturing company.Ensured correct and accurate financial posting, adhered to the period end close timetable, as well as financial support and evaluation to the supply chain decisions.Reviewed POS reports for monthly revenues, A/P aging, A/R collection trends and inventory value for changes and trends in the business.Worked on various special projects that included a multitude of analysis that required the ability to obtain necessary information from internal and external sources and prepared comprehensive presentations.Complete analysis of monthly financial results detailing variances to budget.Managed and processed employee payroll.

Managed the company's Accounts Payable and Receivable operations, maintained financial and accounting goals, objectives, policies, procedures and systems.Managed and directed the accounting staff in the preparation and consolidation of A/P and A/R processes.Responsibilities included recommending and implementing credit and collections, purchasing and cash discount policies, scheduling and implementing the payment of bills, timely customer collections and interfacing with the bank on use of line of credit.Prepared internal financial statements, month end closing and bank reconciliations.Prepared, reviewed, and approved journal entries. Reconciled general ledger accounts including sub-ledgers.Reviewed POS reports for monthly revenues, A/P aging, A/R collection trends and inventory value.Managed the staff payroll using ADP.Coordinated the preparation of external audit materials for year-end Accounts Payable accruals, Accounts Payable balance reasonableness and Accounts Receivable confirmation letters. Improved the Accounts Receivable aging from 65 days to 30 days and as a result improving the company's cash flow.