Real Estate Manager

JEFFERY BRYAN SMITH

abil9o@r.postjobfree.com

*** ******** ****** ***** ****: 706-***-****

Brunswick, GA 31525 Home: 678-***-****

Profile

Results-driven Accounting executive with over 24 years of experience

managing all aspects of operations, finance, accounting, marketing and

management in a variety of financial service corporations. A recognized

leader known for implementing financial software as well as successful

accounting control systems that result in efficient, profitable, and goal-

oriented finance departments/Organizations. Demonstrated success managing

business turnarounds and driving business growth through advisory

solutions, due diligence advice, and strategic marketing plans. Adept at

managing and implementing real estate development/construction operations

and processes, supervision of process and cost accounting staff, adapting

real-time operations to software for particular end-use(s). Expertise

includes audits, taxation, construction/cost accounting, financial

planning, mergers & acquisitions, financial accounting, bookkeeping, start-

ups/modeling and real estate development. Dedicated to building and

motivating cross-functional staff and aligning them with corporate

performance goals.

EXPERIENCE

J. BRYAN ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING, CO., Brunswick, GA 1987 - Present

Accounting and financial services firm providing taxation, financial

planning, business planning, financial statement compilations, mergers &

acquisitions and management advisory services. Primarily services

companies in the retail, service, real estate development, healthcare, non-

profit, construction, and wholesale industries.

Consultant and Co-Manager

. Provides business advisory solutions as well as due diligence advice for

business transactions, tax and estate planning, mergers and acquisitions,

start-ups and other; prepared analytical data, matrix, schedules and

spreadsheet models for various products/services for market feasibility;

. Provided cost accounting schedules, budgets and documentation originally

derived from a "Coca-Cola" proprietary Construction schedule templates

software program whereby every four minute intervals of time sequencing

was accounted for throughout the construction projects; an Engineering

firm had permission to utilize this tool to manage other than Coke

projects as well;

. Facilitated the sale of an unprofitable family-owned business for an

estate law firm by successfully advising potential purchasers on

turnaround opportunities; the business has now grown and was later re-

sold for a profit

. Increased sales by 30% through strategic marketing plans, while

simultaneously reducing labor force by 26% for a large copier/duplication

organization; successfully positioned the company for future business

growth

. Worked closely with franchising companies to create, design, develop and

construct prototypes for stand-alone/fit-up facilities; developing market

surveys/testing to determine price-points for various products/services,

quantities, model consumer demand; performs due diligence on franchisee

prospects, prepare proformas, positions the company for loan eligibility,

collaborates with Architects and Engineers and recommends lot size and

flow/function diagrams.

. Successfully created a variety of spin-off companies

Paul J. Ford & Company, Columbus, OH.

2004 - 2008

A 44 year old Company providing Engineering and Consulting services,

Structural Design, project planning and coordination, Architectural

designs, implementation of mission-critical-flow-charting of various types

of construction projects. Providing a "one point of responsibility" to

clients for all aspects of land acquisition, through

development/construction, to end-user(s)/to-market(s).

Client Development Director/Concept Feasibility Co-Manager/Project(s)

Oversight

. To design, coordinate and implement most all of the Company's new

concepts and processes and production efforts. Served on various

Committees that the purpose is to identify market segments' objectives

and create models to set forth how to reach the Company's respective

market segments' objectives. Coordinate the new and ongoing marketing

efforts for our multi-location Organization; observe and communicate to

management overall adherence to goals, objectives, policies, strategies

and other; compiled charts and documentation from all projects and

reported to Management how the actual results reports measured against

the respective budgets, created and analyzed variance-to-budget reports

to include recommendations/solutions to Management.

MMR DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Athens, GA 1998 - 2004

Provider of real estate development services, specializing in

retail/commercial/franchise facilities such as: strip retail centers,

fast/quick casual food restaurants, shops and others.

Manager/Partner

Led real estate development/construction projects from inception to the

keys for this Company as well as for clients; the endeavor to convert raw

land into cash-flow, while achieving the highest economic rate of return

given the prevailing percentage of risk tolerance relative to the

project(s). Projects included commercial and residential, mixed-use, multi-

family, strip centers and others.

BLOUNT, GARCIA, & SINGH, Athens, GA 1985 - 1987

Full service organization providing for the areas of business law,

taxation, accounting, estate planning, and mergers & acquisitions.

Partner & Accountant

. Led all areas of individual, partnership, and corporate taxation,

accounting, bookkeeping, and business consulting for companies from the

healthcare, service, real estate, manufacturing, and construction

industries

HABIF, AROGETI, & WYNNE, C.P.A.s, Atlanta, GA 1984 - 1985

Atlanta's leading full service accounting organization.

Staff Accountant

. Served on the audit team for clients in manufacturing, real estate

development, healthcare organizations, and franchised companies

. Conducted monthly and quarterly accounting and payroll functions

. Created accounting, payroll, taxation, and financial statements for 38

organizations

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting - Georgia State University,

Atlanta, GA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Former Treasurer and Executive Committee member - Boys & Girls Club of

Athens, GA

Former Board Member - Athens West Rotary Club, Athens YMCA and United Way

Former Secretary and Board Member - Northeast Georgia Society of C.P.A.s

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