Controller, Real Estate Management Services
JLL
Oversee the full monthly financial accounting & reporting of two Industrial REIT portfolios containing 400+ assignments and 30 direct and indirect reports Partners with internal and external stakeholders to communicate portfolio performance, address concerns, and resolves issues before they impact results Coaches and develops staff reviewing work for quality and consistency while promoting best practices in reconciliation, variance analysis and documentation Championed process improvement, including proposing and implementing the #FloQast close management platform to modernize JLL's monthly property closes Serve as a technical resource for the department on accounting treatment, system issues, and complex transactions
Accountant
Premier Rubber Technologies
Managed the A/R, A/P and day to day bookkeeping
Sergeant
United States Marine Corps Honorable discharged veteran being twice awarded a Naval Achievement Medal for meritorious service above normal duty requirements Communications technician whom maintained and repaired base telephone equipment and related infrastructure Acted as Platoon Sergeant for Base Telephone, providing direct supervision of Marines, planning daily operations, and coordinating mission-critical activities
Computer Tech
Lemont Public Library
Maintained a Novell workgorup of 20 PCs and the various library systems Worked one on one with patrons to assist with technology related questions
University of Illinois at Chicago
MS in Accounting, Class of 2010
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS in Accounting, Class of 2009
Leadership Skills
Problem solving, planning, written & verbal communication, initiative, department leadership, cross functional collaboration, stakeholder communication, delegation, staff
development and performance management, process improvement and change adoption
Accounting Skills
Certified Public Accountant, office and industrial commercial real estate property accounting, expense or CAM escalation, financial reporting, variance & flux analysis
Accounting Systems
JDE World, JDE Enterprise One, Yardi, MRI, Quickbooks, OneStream, #FloQast
Technology Skills
Visual Basic for Applications, Excel macros, Python, SQL, Database Admin, ChatGPT
Office Applications
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
Works Published
Beginning Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for Accountants: A Practical and Project Based Approach, 2018
Naval Achievement Medal
Twice awarded 2003 & 2005
Dean's List
Multiple awards 2005 - 2010