Illinois Housing & Development Agency (Remote: Aug. 2021 - Apr. 2024)Provided financial acumen for IHDA's Illinois Homeowners Assistance Fund (ILHAF) & Illinois Rental Payment Program (ILRPP) Covid-19 grant programs. ILHAF program granted $298.6 million in relief to 16,845 homeowners. ILRPP granted $1.02 billion to 137,372 households.Leveraging strong analytical skills to reconcile payment records with program data, maintaining accurate accounting & program budget management.Financial expertise for the December 2021 implementation, development and testing of enterprise-grade financial systems using Unqork IDE. Reports integrated with Encompass Loan (Grant) Management Software.Collaborated with Compliance to investigate potential fraud cases and resolve discrepancies.Fostered positive relationships by effectively communicating with applicants, landlords, and other stakeholders regarding payment status and necessary actions using best practices.Designed financial reports/models during the development and implementation of new financial systems and protocols for the grant programs.Time from grant application to decision improved 50% (~61-30 days)Improved the time to complete resolution of escalated files from ~35 days to ~10 days.Using audit knowledge/experience provided improvements to protocols used to identify fraudulent grant applications.Audio Products MFG & Distributor; Knowles Electronics (Oct. 2019 - Dec. 2019)Assisted Global Head of Compensation and Benefits for an Audio Products MFG to administer the annual bonus program for a $1.14 billion company.Organized and maintained support documentation for management and future audit requirements.Created advanced excel reports from raw data that were used to upload deliverables into their ERP system.Developed ad hoc spreadsheets to effectively explain/illustrate results to department heads and management.Numerous Additional Strategic Corporate Finance Consulting Projects completed between 2008-2019

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Finance Manager on Total Executive Rewards team. Co-led & directed the design & execution of an Excel based financial module which transparently budgeted the costs of the Accenture’s (4,500) Senior Executives deployed to 11 business entities & 13 geographic areas worldwide. Company costs related to this expense exceeded $2.3 billion. Project recognized by executive management as key factor to improving forecasting and cash management.• Rapidly gained knowledge of the company’s complex structure following major organizational change. Resulted in cross functional business analysis application to be completed a month sooner than originally planned.• Built relationships with HR executives to facilitate understanding of all aspects of total rewards (payroll, benefits, bonuses, equity, time of hiring, departures and promotions). Transparency led to elimination of inefficiencies.• Reduced learning curve by 50% relative to peer group using SAP system (including Business Warehouse & R/3) to accurately design/cost the application, and produce actual monthly cost reports.• Managed the creation of an Access database to automate and reduce time required to produce monthly reporting of actual from 21 to 10 days after month close.

Position requires wide-ranging financial responsibility in the Corporate Planning department at Toll Brothers Headquarters. Analysis covers many aspects of this $5.8 billion company’s home building operations in 21 states. Analysis and reports produced are critical for upper managerial decision making.

Work extensively with the CFO, Financial Managers and Managing Directors, in the US and abroad, of a $70 million public company in the consumer electronics industry. Analyze financial statements along with supporting documents; follow through to understand any apparent discrepancies. Coordinate budget process with subsidiaries in 6 foreign countries. Perform sales/profit analysis of divisions and specific products within the US and abroad along with sensitivity analysis of marketing plans and other proposed capital investments.

Diversified business experience completing due diligence for prospective loans as well as updates and recurring field examinations on existing accounts. Position required evaluation of clients’ accounting controls, as well as their collateral positions and financial statements. This included identifying additional credit/business risks and performing internal administrative reviews of the credit facility. Position required independent judgment as well as analytical, organizational and computer skills.