STEVEN RANE
Telephone: 970-***-**** ( E-Mail: abgybe@r.postjobfree.com
professional profile
Seasoned accounting and finance professional with management experience
across multiple industries. Notable strengths include:
. Strong managerial, analytical, leadership, organizational and problem
solving skills
. Extensive experience with budgeting and forecasting, including
creation of pro forma models
. Experience across multiple industries, providing a broad based
perspective on business management
. Consistently exceeding senior management expectations and a proven,
self-motivated leader
. Big four audit experience
. Expert with Excel, Word, Outlook, Great Plains, Timberline, QuickBooks
and other applications
education/professional development
university of wisconsin - madison
madison,
wi
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting Major
June 1994
certified public accountant
April 1997
board member & treasurer - aspen valley land trust
1997 - 2003
board member & treasurer - river valley ranch master association
1997 - 2002
resort leadership team - copper mountain resort
2003 - 2004
board member & treasurer - the village at copper
2004
urban land institute member and technical assistance panel participant
2008 - present
relevant experience
powdr-copper mountain
copper mountain, co
Manager of Reporting & Accounting
1/2010 - Present
Key Responsibilities:
. Planned, implemented and managed transition of AP, payroll and general
ledger accounting functions from Intrawest to new ownership group
. Transitioned accounting systems from JD Edwards to MS Great Plains
Dynamics
. Implemented new purchasing system across resort, including inventory
management
. Re-invented and streamlined monthly close process, account
reconciliations and intercompany accounting
. Oversee annual external audit with KPMG
. Manage staff of four to five accountants
. Responsible for AP, AR, payroll, GL, financial statements and internal
reporting (daily, weekly, monthly and annual) for over 150
departments, including mountain operations, food & beverage, ski &
ride school, retail, rental and lodging
. Manage compliance with all state and federal reporting requirements,
including sales and use tax, USFS fees and property taxes across all
resort operations
. Orchestrated payroll conversion from SAP to ADP for 1,500 employees
. Oversee property management for 95,000 square feet of commercial
property for REIT, including budgeting, reporting, cash management and
annual plan presentations
coburn development
boulder, co
Chief Financial Officer
1/2005 - 1/2010
Key Responsibilities:
. Raised over $200 MM in capital for projects and on-going business
operations
. Created new pro forma model for tracking development projects as well
as asset management financial modeling and co-managed all active real
estate projects, including due diligence, feasibility, acquisition.
sales, marketing, pricing, management of consultants, legal and
environmental issues
. Prepared consolidation of ten legal entities, including intercompany
eliminations
. Developed, maintained and reported budgets, forecasts and performance,
including KPI's
. Restructured risk management, including implementation of companies
first OCIP policy ("wrap policy"), saving approximately $500,000 in
phase one of a single project
. Expanded companies capital sources and reduced capital costs,
including bank debt, mezzanine financing and equity
. Introduced and implemented new schedule of values reporting for all
active design and construction projects
. Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, liaison for tax return
preparation and human resources for twenty-five employees.
. Prepared quarterly and annual GAAP financial statements, including
full footnote disclosures
. Asset management for over $20 million in commercial properties,
including sales, marketing and leasing activities
. Other duties included business planning, company branding, strategic
partnerships, entity formation, monitoring of debt covenants and
creation of numerous employee recognition programs
intrawest
copper mountain, co
Manager of Business Planning & Analysis
7/2003 - 12/2004
Key Responsibilities:
. Member of Resort Leadership Team - a board made of ten leaders from
multiple business lines, designed to lead, plan and manage change for the
resort
. Responsible for roll-out of Operational Excellence business model,
including the variable business operating model, asset utilization, and
best practices across all Intrawest resorts
. Responsible for strategic planning, business development, budget review
and analysis of financial results for all Intrawest owned businesses,
including; mountain operations, food & beverage, ski & ride school,
retail, rental and lodging
. Responsible for preparation of annual capital budgets and monitoring of
all capital spending
. Additional responsibilities with Starbucks, Winter Park Mountain Resort
and Breeze/Max retail stores
. Participant in the manager on duty program for Copper Mountain lodging
. Prepared weekly and monthly operational variance analysis for all
businesses
. On-going benchmarking analysis of competitive resorts within Colorado,
including site-visits and best practices analysis
resort development services
aspen, co
Owner / Consultant
3/2002 - 7/2003
Key Responsibilities:
. Offered various resort real estate development and property management
services to clients, including feasibility analysis, business plan
preparation, accounting systems development, budget preparation, project
management, financing, etc.
Clients included Hines Resorts, River Valley Ranch, Dharma Properties,
Daniero Development, and AVLT
hines - resort division
aspen, co
Assistant Project Manager
6/2000 - 2/2002
Key Responsibilities:
. Prepared detailed financial feasibility analysis of new business
opportunities
. Developed complex, Excel based, financial model to assist with financial
planning of potential projects
. Prepared development budgets (infrastructure and vertical development),
phasing schemes, project team staffing, anticipated consultants, and
marketing and sales plans for potential projects
. Conducted detailed market research in various mountain resort markets
. Assisted in obtaining capital for new business opportunities with
traditional lenders, mezzanine lenders, and equity sources
. Engaged in deal negotiations with land owners
. Prepared complex and unique partnership structures for new business
opportunities
. Reviewed and/or modified PUD guidelines, design guidelines, declarations,
loan agreements, metro district service plans, development management
agreements, and partnership agreements
hines - resort division
carbondale, co
Controller
5/1997 - 6/2000
Key Responsibilities:
. Controller for River Valley Ranch, a Master Planned Community in
Carbondale, CO and Zephyr Mountain Lodge, a base area condominium project
at the base of the Winter Park ski area.
. Prepared quarterly financial plans and annual plans for presentation to
Hines family
. Developed and maintained property management budgeting model and process
for Hines Resorts first property management business at Zephyr Mountain
Lodge in Winter Park
. Developed and maintained cost accounting system and budgeting process for
home building entity and land developer
. Responsible for cash management, cash flow projections, loan draws, loan
extensions and quarterly GAAP reporting
. Managed several accountants across multiple projects
deloitte and touche, llp
milwaukee, wi & denver, co
Senior Auditor
9/1994 - 5/1997
Key industries included manufacturing, retail and construction
References available upon request.