Management Manager
Resume:
RICHARD P. KOHL
Plainview, New York 11803
Cell: 516-***-****
Home: 516-***-****
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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY: Excellent leadership and supervisory skills, together with the
professional integrity and flexible communications style
necessary to bring an organization to the next level.
Experienced financial professional with expertise in treasury
operations, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, cash
management, banking relationships, credit facilities and
compliance reporting in mid-to-large sized corporations.
Extensive experience working in a team environment, achieving
goals of continuous improvement while implementing best
practices in financial management. Includes introduction of
cutting edge technology, resulting in increased operating
efficiencies and cost savings. Systems background includes
Hyperion Pillar, Computron, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook and GroupWise applications.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
5/08 - Present ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY - Queens, NY
Assistant Treasurer: Oversee administration of daily cash
management program, including assessment of balances, bank
fees, short-term debt and investments, monitoring cash flow
and forecasting models, foreign exchange hedging program,
bank relationships and University endowments.
. Execution of daily wire transfers.
. Maintain short-term and long-term cash forecasting and
cash flow models.
. Manage banking relationships, including monitoring fees and
implementing new services to safeguard assets, streamline
procedures and expedite availability of funds.
. Manage foreign exchange contracts and hedging program.
. Review short-term investment returns and evaluate alternate
investment vehicles.
. Ensure adherence and updates to departmental policies and
procedures.
. Administration of monthly compliance reports attendant to
credit agreement covenants.
. Special projects as required.
10/07 - 12/07 VERTICAL LEND, INC. - Melville, NY
Consultant - Director of Treasury Operations: Supervising a
staff of 2, responsible for cash management, loan funding,
bank relationships and lender agreement compliance reporting
within the Treasury Department.
. Supervised bank balance reporting and wire transfers for
the Company.
. Prepared and maintained short-term and long-range cash
forecasts.
. Documented and introduced departmental policies and
procedures.
. Created and distributed daily liquidity report.
. Prepared and submitted monthly lender covenant
compliance reports.
. Security administrator for internet banking
systems.
1/04 - 8/07 AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE - Melville, NY
Vice President - Treasury Compliance and Reporting:
Responsible for all warehouse agreement covenant compliance
and internal/external Treasury reporting.
. Prepared and submitted monthly, quarterly and annual
compliance packages as required by warehouse
agreements and debt issuances.
. Performed monthly compliance trending analysis to monitor
performance with departmental goals.
. Administered amendments to existing warehouse agreements
and documented all new agreements.
. Coordinated, prepared and distributed monthly Treasurer's
Report.
. Produced and maintained Company bank relationship summary
reporting.
. Facilitated monthly executive management review session to
measure performance.
. Assisted Accounting with preparation of form 10-Q and form
10-K.
. Maintained partner banks Moody's and S&P ratings.
. Provided security administration to all department internet
banking systems.
. Managed special projects and ad hoc reporting as required
by EVP - Treasurer.
Vice President - Assistant Treasurer: Supervising a staff of
4, responsible for Cash Management, Bank Relationship and
Commercial Paper Groups within the Treasury Department.
. Created and implemented the Bank Relationship Group,
including the introduction of
monthly bank service and fee analysis reporting to
senior management.
. Introduced monthly interest income and expense analysis.
. Developed and instituted short-term and long-range cash
forecasts for the Company.
. Managed all lockbox receipts, wire transfer and ACH
payments.
. Consolidated cash transfer and balance reporting functions.
. Managed all corporate banking and creditor relationships.
. Managed and maintained 13 warehouse credit facilities with
lines totaling over $15 billion dollars, ensuring monthly
compliance to agreement covenants.
. Assisted in development and implementation of $3.3 billion
commercial paper program.
. Revised and updated departmental policies and procedures.
. Worked with internal and outside auditors to ensure
compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
. Special projects as required.
6/02 - 12/03 DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION - Woodbury, NY
Vice President - Finance: Reporting directly to the CFO,
responsible for executing and maintaining short-term and long-
range (five year) corporate earnings forecasts. Maintained
open lines of communication with stock exchange and investor
community.
. Working with purchasing, accounting, legal and IT
departments, secured capital lease financing for all
applicable corporate expenditures.
. Developed, coordinated and monitored annual wholesale,
retail and corporate expense budgets, including preparation
of monthly and quarterly variance analysis together with
narrative for senior management.
. Introduced coordination of expense budgeting process with
corporate earnings forecast.
. Completed monthly and quarterly credit facility compliance
reports for lenders according to agreement covenants.
. Prepared quarterly financial reporting package for board of
directors.
. Lead team effort resulting in successful listing of common
stock on American Stock Exchange.
10/88 - 6/02 PFIZER INC - New York, NY
Senior Manager-Treasury Operations: Department Head, Treasury
Operations Department, Corporate Finance Division. Management
of 130 domestic bank accounts and $108 billion in annualized
cash flows. Preparation, actual vs. plan analysis of $1.0
million department expense budget. Responsible for long and
short-term cash forecasting, planning and variance analysis.
Oversee commercial paper ($7 billion program) issuance, long-
term debt service, short-term investments and bank/dealer
relationships. Daily interface with Dublin Treasury Centre
regarding repatriations and investment strategies.
Supervision, review and performance management of two staff
and three support staff personnel.
. Directed seamless integration of department operations
resulting from acquisition of the Warner Lambert Company.
. Streamlined cash management structure, eliminating 25% of
bank accounts while achieving 22% reduction in annual bank
service fees.
. Successful management of divestiture sales receipts
totaling $4.3 billion, under tight time constraints and
within investment guidelines.
. Achieved annual best in class performance of short-term
debt costs vs. comparable credits and industry peers.
Assistant Cash Manager: Cash Management Department, Corporate Finance
Division.
Preparation and variance analysis of long-range cash plan and
dividend projections. Managed $1.0 billion investment
portfolio and cash flows for the Puerto Rico manufacturing
operation.
. Preparation, actual vs. plan analysis of department expense
budget.
. Preparation of monthly financial reports; interest income,
expense planning and analysis.
. Administration and execution of inter-company loan program
for International Finance Department.
. Supervision of one staff personnel.
11/87 - 10/88 NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Greenvale, NY
Budget Director: Treasurer's Office. Implementation and
supervision of operating budget for three campus sites.
5/86 - 11/87 GRUMMAN CORPORATION - Bethpage, NY
Treasury Analyst: Treasurer's Office. Cash management,
banking and investments, budgeting and financial analysis.
5/85 - 5/86 COOPERS AND LYBRAND - New York, NY
Financial Analyst: Budgets, Financial Planning and Analysis
Department.
9/81 - 5/85 MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY - New York, NY
Accountant: Financial Control Section, Global Exposure System, Credit
Division.
Loan Administrator: Loan Department
EDUCATION: PACE UNIVERSITY - New York, NY
MBA - Finance, May 1986
Major: Corporate Financial Management
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY - Jamaica, NY
B.S. - Finance, May 1981
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