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Nashville, TN

Direct General is a medium sized auto insurer concentrated in the southeast.Responsible for treasury and cash management functions, investment accounting, SEC reporting, process improvement initiatives, state insurance department correspondence and rating agency support. Led the process of selecting and transitioning the portfolio management to a new.

XL Life and Annuity is a newly formed division of XL Capital that sells spread based products to institutional clients.Responsible for all accounting, budgeting and reporting functions for this startup company. Designed, built and operated the deposit liability administration system. Designed and implemented all accounting and administrative systems..

Responsible for the accounting and internal and external reporting for the Life group of companies. Led a staff of thirteen to perform all quarterly and annual statutory reporting and SEC reporting for the life companies and various internal management and ad hoc reports. Led the reporting team during the People Soft general ledger implementation..

Headed a unit including six direct reports and thirty two additional staff in the areas of general accounting, investment accounting, financial services, cash processing, accounting controls, payroll and financial actuarial. Streamlined the reporting process and interfaces, resulting in direct savings of over $100,000. Performed all of the purchase GAAP.