Talented financial leader well-versed in accounting principles and regulations. Motivated to keep company financial operations compliant, accurate and cost-effective. Ready to bring 15+ years of experience and take on challenging new role.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
FINANCIAL SERVICE CONTROLLER
M/I Financial, LLC
03.2021 - Current
Primary financial contact for M/I Financial President/CEO and SVP's
Acts as a liaison between accounting and M/I Financial executive management
Performs financial statement analysis and monthly results review
Monitors division procedures and internal controls
Prepares financial analysis of loan sale execution and servicing rights and prepares annual and revised mortgage and title budget planning
Monitors balance sheet items
Research financial statement variances
Assists Corporate Accounting with Sarbanes Oxley compliance
Assists the Senior VP's and President/CEO with special projects.
External Reporting - Responsible for a complex segment of accounting that involves final review of Income Statement & Balance Sheet activity for Firm press release
Provide detailed analysis for any variances over $100mm for 35 submissions related to (Domestic Deposits, Loans and Foreign Deposits)
Responsible for identifying any workflow issues and refer unusual problems to appropriate area of resolution
Liquidity Variance Reporting - Daily review of deposit activity related to (Payroll, Common & Preferred Stock)
Corporate Controls Lead - Responsible for Records Management and Access Management review
Semi- Annual review to verify Hard & Soft copy records are stored and purged according to policy
Also verifying user access to SharePoint and Share Drives are updated with current users from each team.
ASSOCIATE CONTROLLER, GLOBAL LEASE GOVERNANCE
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
02.2017 - 12.2018
Relationship Management - Governed the relationship with third party vendor, Jones Lang LaSalle, with respect to management of the non-US lease portfolio and technology provider for managing the US lease portfolio to ensure compliance with contractual terms and calculation of performance metrics
Regulatory & RCSA - Ensured Lease Administration regulatory and compliance requirements were addressed, including providing Lease Administration source data for Resolution Reporting (JPMC Legal Entities) and coordinating and completion of the internal self-audit
Lease Accounting Standards - Responsible for the lease obligation to calculate CPI and separate CPI from underlying assets
User Acceptance Testing - Tested functionality of lease systems (OVLA, GredlPro and CoStar) to ensure systems updates were functional before moving updates to production
Reporting - Created monthly/quarterly reporting for Executive Director.
SUPERVISOR, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
08.2015 - 08.2016
Managed customer vendor relations and Supervised Staff of 7 employees that handled all invoice processing, new supplier setup and manual journals in Oracle system
Selected and interviewed employees for the Accounts Payable team
Trained and evaluated employees to enhance their performance and development
Addressed performance issues and made recommendations for personnel development
Developed, implemented, and maintained systems, procedures and policies, including accounts payable functions to ensure adherence to Compliance guidelines
Managed monthly closing of financial records and posting of month end information
Responsible for Ad hoc reports upon request
Extracted payment data from various files utilizing VLookups and summarized using a Pivot Table.
SUPERVISOR, MARKET TEAM BOOKKEEPERS
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
04.2015 - 08.2015
Supervised staff of 5 Bookkeepers that maintained 1300 Corporate Owned Stores
Managed employee development
Performed monthly review of balance sheet account analysis (including accounts receivable, gift certificate analysis, management incentive, suspense accounts, and other balance sheet accounts assigned to the accounting center)
Provided month end support by reviewing P&L exceptions
Provided Ad hoc reports upon request from Accounting Managers.
CANADA SALES COORDINATOR
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
01.2014 - 04.2015
Performed month end review of sales ledgers
Research all discrepancies to assure the accuracy of Restaurant Sales and Sales Tax (HST, GST & PST) for 251 stores
Assisted in making sure that financial sales reporting was transmitted by BD1, in accordance with company policies and procedures for Internal Audit
Assisted Finance Manager and Analysts with questions by meeting with them during the close process
Performed financial analysis using VLookups and Pivot Tables upon request from Finance for Information was used to make decisions on projections.
CANADA FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
11.2011 - 12.2013
Maintained the P&L of 60 restaurants
Reviewed stores P&L for accuracy, answered exceptions related to high levels of activity in the month and booked journal entries
Trial Balance review: Reviewed 10 balance sheet accounts each quarter such as (safe fund accounts, management incentives and suspense accounts)
Bank Funding (RBC): process wires for EFT, Online payments, and Crew payroll
Performed fixed asset audits in Canada.
U.S. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
03.2006 - 10.2011
Maintained the P&L for 100 restaurants
Reviewed stores P&L for accuracy, answered exceptions related to high levels of activity in the month and booked journal entries
Reviewed balance sheets: (Prepaids, Petty Cash, and suspense accounts)
Reviewed personal property and real estate tax invoices
Booked accruals to balance sheet to cover seasonal and yearly tax payments
Applied checks
Performed fixed asset audits in the U.S
Provided Ad hoc reports to Operations and Accounting Manager
Reports were created using VLookups and Pivot Tables.
Education
FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY
01.2005
Skills
PowerPoint
Advances Excel Skills
Oracle experience (JE's & Reporting)
TREC experience for bank deposit
Corporate Finance
Financial Document Review
Internal Control Management
Financial Forecasting
Accounting Management
Financial Statement Review
Account Reconciliation
Budget Administration
Finance
Budget Compliance
Budget Development
General Ledger Accounting
Budget Preparation
Core Proficiencies
Experienced in accounting and financial practices along with budgeting and strategic planning. Strong communication and organizational skills. Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Access programs. Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task.