Real Estate Management

AMANDA HACKETT

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chrysler Financial LLC, Farmington Hills, MI

Systems Specialist: Capital & Real Estate Management and Reporting

September 2007 - Present

. Monitor and maintain asset accounts with Accounting for dealership assets

owned by the company, reconciling general ledger accounts to ensure all

rents, expenses and valuations are accurately recorded. Manage expense

reporting, analyze account records and maintenance of more than seventy

targeted accounts. Coordinate with accounting group to identify and

resolve discrepancies between forecast and realized performance.

. Business owner and analyst of capital management revenue system,

monitoring and identifying errors and eliminate inaccuracies before they

adversely affect internal and external customers. Work with IT for all

system enhancements, train new users, adding user security access and

reviews. Enhancement user acceptance testing, transaction processing and

system management.

. Wrote internal controls procedures and testing methods for Sarbanes-Oxley

compliance, as well as sample compilations for security, reporting, IT

logic checks and calculations.

. Effectively work with third party service providers (attorneys, appraisal

and environmental orders) to resolve issues related to outstanding real

estate loans.

. Provide assistance to Headquarters and Business Center personnel

consisting of system support, document review, loan funding, and general

information.

. Facilitate system support (capital management revenue system, wire

transfer and real estate tracking databases) for field in-house personnel,

including training.

. Support and analyze report data to define, develop, and deliver CEO

operational reports for $2.5 billion commercial lending portfolio.

. Developed new Cognos query-based standardized reports to decrease lead

time and improve deliverability, to expedite decisions and actions with

regard to dealer loans.

Accountant: System Enhancements and Consolidations

September 2004 - August 2007

. Developed and managed multiple projects related to account

reconciliations, banking, journal entries, web application training,

process improvement and mapping, organizational restructuring,

regulatory compliance, and policy administration.

. Team Lead to streamline and expedite the Canadian banking process,

decreasing the number of accounts and resulting in more accurate company-

wide consolidated financial statements. Reconciled all Canadian / US cash

accounts, automated all transfers in SAP from a manual process.

. Designed and implemented Canadian web-based cash application process and

trained team members in its use. Increased efficiency and decreased

expenses by converting from faxed-based data transfer process to a more

efficient and timely web-based system.

. Completed the Insurance department's Canadian financial reporting for

premiums and losses resulting in greater financial accuracy and

visibility.

Accountant: System Enhancements and Consolidations (Cont'd)

. Developed processes for testing materials for SEC Regulation AB and USAP

for the retail portfolio accounts for the VP signor to certify the

financial statements. Completed the treasury application testing to ensure

that the accuracy of ledger posting details.

. Led the company's professional skills development discussion events of

the 2008 Lunch & Learn for the CFS Development Concference.

Event Metrics, West Bloomfield, MI

Assistant Recruitment Advisor

May 2003 - August 2003

. Traveled throughout the United States with Event Metrics, an event

effectiveness metrics research firm, to measure consumer reaction to

various client events, including the events sponsored by the Chrysler

Group.

. Recruited event attendees to complete computer administered surveys;

assisted those unfamiliar with computer use to complete the questionnaire.

. Assisted with computer and network set-up, and with all research

logistics.

. Efforts resulted in a smoother consumer recruiting process, substantial

increasing the sample size of the various surveys, as well the usefulness

of the information.

BBDO Detroit, Troy, MI

Media Buying Consultant & Auditor

May 2002 - August 2002

. Coordinated with departmental representatives to create a complete

advertising campaign for Jeep Grand Cherokee target market. Efforts

included budgeting, creative, implementation of data management

processes, and market strategy.

. Campaign was presented to the directors of each department, as well as

the CEO and CFO, and the DaimlerChrysler client to aid them to better

market to the target age group

Summer in the City, Detroit, MI

Volunteer Leader

May 2004 - August 2004

. Volunteer leader on a "Habitat for Humanity" like project called

summer in the City. Goal of the project was to rehabilitate Detroit

housing to make it habitable for the homeless.

COMPUTER PROFICIENTCIES

. SAP, Cognos, Microsoft Access, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Visio, Word;

Minitab, Data Warehouse, Mainframe, iLien, Fusion, Lotus Notes.

EDUCATION

. University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI

Dual Master of Business Administration/Masters of Science in Finance,

In Process

. Miami University, The Farmer School of Business Oxford, OH

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, May 2004

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