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Houston, Texas, Us

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Led 35 person finance team with oversight of ~$2B annual budget for the Global Technology Organization. Served as strategic financial advisor to the Chief Information Officer with responsibility for all financial activities including multi-year financial planning, management reporting, quarterly financial close processes and business case analysis.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Led team in providing strategic financial advice to the Investment and Pension Solutions (IPS) business, across multiple business lines, including Global Pension Risk Transfer, Structured Settlements and Stable Value. Provided dedicated support on all financial matters including transaction pricing, new product development, and forecasting and management reporting.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Oversaw finance function for Prudential’s International Insurance Asia (ex-Japan) region, consisting of operations in South Korea and Taiwan, and joint ventures in Malaysia, India, and Indonesia. Responsibilities included oversight of U.S. GAAP quarterly close processes, management reporting, multi-year forecasting processes, and M&A workstreams. Led efforts to create a stronger, globally connected Community by fostering collaboration, best practice sharing, and talent mobility across the Region.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Led multiple teams in providing support to the CFO and COO of the International businesses and consolidating the quarterly multi-year forecast and capital plan for International Insurance, which comprised almost half of Prudential Financials’ earnings. Developed strong partnerships with country CFO’s to support key strategic initiatives and optimize local balance sheets while providing education on parent company objectives, frameworks, and policies.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Led Business Unit Treasury team supporting our International businesses; partnered closely with individual country operations on optimizing cash flows with the parent company. Oversaw the development of a new FX hedging framework to protect the value of Japan's earnings to the Enterprise and managed Treasury workstreams on M&A opportunities.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Gained valuable experience across multiple Treasury disciplines including capital and liquidity management, stress testing, statutory accounting, risk based capital, and legal entity management while working closely with multiple insurance businesses to optimize capital, cash flow, and financing needs.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Worked closely with Senior Management to report and analyze investment portfolio performance on a GAAP, STAT, and total return basis. Managed investment related client relationships with the business and financial managers and presented results at quarterly result meetings. Led project team that designed a new methodology to improve accuracy and transparency into portfolio analytics that was instrumental in reducing forecast cycle time.

Performed accounting and maintenance of operating lease asset portfolio with strong focus on detailed monthly income analysis and forecast projections for Senior Management. Responsible for evaluating transaction profitability and FASB 13 lease classification.

Responsible for all accounting for Personal Mortgage Corporation, a subsidiary of Beneficial Corporation, including preparation of monthly financial packages, quarterly forecasts, and the annual budget.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance, General