Project Manager Real Estate

Location:

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Posted:

January 28, 2013

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Erik Blischke

Email: *********@********.***

Address: *** ********* ****

City: Ft Lauderdale

State: FL

Zip: 33301

Country: USA

Phone: 914-***-****

Skill Level: Senior

Salary Range: $200,000

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ERIK R. BLISCHKE, CPA

215 Hendricks Isle

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Cell: 914-***-****

*********@*********.***

BUSINESS UNIT CONTROLLER / FINANCIAL RISK EXECUTIVE

CPA with extensive knowledge of Commercial Lending & Real Estate products and experienced in establishing a solid internal control environment. A proven leader, who develops, manages and motivates teams to achieve results.

EEBS LLC January 2012 - Present

Principal

* Acquire and manage investments in residential real estate with ROI potential. Value is created through renovation with the ultimate business strategy of marketing and reselling the property

* Established an operating framework to control all daily processes to manage the business from a financial perspective

UBS INVESTMENT BANK, Stamford, CT June 1998 - Oct 2011

Real Estate Finance Business Unit Controller - (Executive Director-Global Head) (June 2010 - Oct 2011)

* Developed, executed and communicated a business case to the Investment Bank Executive Committee supporting the re-entry into Commercial Real Estate Origination & Securitization. Approval was granted and generated over $10M in revenues within the first quarter of operations

* Automated system infrastructure which eliminated 10 man hours of labor during the month end close and resulted in a robust internal control environment

* Designed a business critical matrix identifying the deltas between US GAAP and IFRS reporting requirements surrounding sales de-recognition, & fee recognition for Commercial Real Estate senior & subordinated debt tranches. The initiative transformed a complex topic into a streamlined process flow that could be easily interpreted across all areas of Finance

Commercial Lending Business Unit Controller - (Executive Director-Regional Head) (May 2004 - Oct 2011)

* Americas Controller for multi-billion dollar US Loan Origination, Syndication, and Loan Trading portfolio; supervised a team of 15 employees consisting of 4 distinct business units; responsible for the sign off of regional p&l`s, balance sheet validation, and SOX certification

* Managed the integrity of business unit financials, adequacy of loan reserves, & provided month end SOX sign off to Global Control

* Globally, organized an effort which resulted in $1B in savings to the bottom line financials through redesignating key trading assets to accrual status under IAS 39

* Reduced the bank`s loan exposure by nearly $25M in potential write-offs through deploying a more robust internal control platform

* Reduced the number of manual month end entries by over 30,000 lines which improved the efficiency of the close process and removed the Commercial Lending function from a -High- category level of operational risk

* Coordinated the off-shoring of various production processes, resulting in a savings of 2 headcount for the function

* Chair of Finance`s recruiting efforts at Boston College; presented and introduced the Finance department to a forum of prospective students. Senior interviewer who led the recruiting team in its efforts to obtain candidates for Product Control, Change the Bank and Financial Reporting positions

* Promoted to Director in March `05 and to Executive Director in March `09

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Collateral Trading Business Unit Controller - (Associate Director) (Mar 2001 - May 2004)

* Maintained key controls behind the multi-billion dollar Repo business: upheld balance sheet and p&l integrity, detected and resolved trade errors, diagnosed system shortcomings, and continuously streamlined existing infrastructure to realize improved efficiencies

* Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing month end closes; liaised with Regional Control regarding month end results, new business initiatives pursued by the desk, and reporting requirements

* Supervised staff responsible for producing the daily Repo P&Ls

* BUC expert for diagnosing and resolving system issues surrounding feeds to the general ledger, such as control gaps in actual vs. expected settlements between the risk management system and the cash sub ledger

* Designed a course curriculum and educated over 100 Finance employees on the bank`s internal funding process within a classroom environment

* Managed the p&l reporting and balance sheet controls for the GIC portfolio and developed its reserve policy

STIR Project Manager for Front Office System - (Associate Director) (Mar 2000 - Mar 2001)

* Developed the STIR North America conversion plan for a front office to global general ledger feed for a multi-billion dollar money market paper and government securities portfolio

* Designed a systematic testing strategy and educated the team on verifying the integrity of test data

* Wrote an in-house user manual that was used y the Product Controls for instructional purposes, serving as the post-go-live reference tool for the STIR team

Business Unit Controller, Short Term Interest Rate (STIR) - (Analyst) (Jun 1998 - Feb 2000)

* Constructed and implemented an automated process for calculating and reconciling P&L for the branch repo business, which eliminated over 20 hours of weekly maintenance required under the previous manual process

* Tested and implemented the conversion of STIR`s money market paper and government securities from the CASH general ledger system to the SAP general ledger system

* Performed all regulatory and SEC reporting required by Regional Controlling for STIR`s T-Notes, T-Bills, CD`s, BA`s, and Commercial Paper

KPMG LLP, New York, NY 1995 - May 1998

Supervising Senior Accountant

Supervised and performed quarterly reviews and annual audits of various financial service institutions, including commercial banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, & lending institutions.

Primary client: GE Capital Corporation

* Coordinated, designed, and implemented the 1998 engagement plan which involved assigning staff to projects, developing budgets for over 25 separate audits, and documenting methods and scope of the audits

* Analyzed balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements in preparation for the filing of the 10Qs and 10Ks

* Supervised daily operations of the engagement team and liaised with engagement managers and partners on the development and resolution of audit issues

EDUCATION

Executive MBA - 2003