RYAN PORTER, MBA

**** ********* ** • Pittsburgh, PA • 15241

Phone 724-***-****• E-mail ac8lr4@r.postjobfree.com

Career Profile

●Seasoned leader specializing in customer focus, financial accounting, project management, financial reporting, and data analysis.

●Proven track record of recruiting, coaching, and developing talent.

●Strong business acumen with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Accounting and Finance from the University of Pittsburgh - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.

●Managed teams that consistently produced results in a fast paced, rapidly changing organization.

●Excels at building cross-functional relationships and collaborating with business partners on strategic solutions.

●Experience managing vendor relationships and ensuring high quality of operational outputs.

Professional Experience

Crown Castle International Corp., Canonsburg PA (June 2007 - February 2019)

Business Manager – Real Estate, (July 2014 – February 2019)

Oversaw all processes and ensured they complied with audit requirements, aligned with the needs of our customers, and adapted to the complexity of the company’s strategic real estate initiatives. Worked with Operations Managers to set performance objectives, establish stretch goals, and monitor team performance. Directed the management of complex and ambiguous real estate projects, offering guidance, resources, and ensuring execution of deliverables.

●Guided employees on personal development directly resulting in 20 promotions during my tenure as Manager.

●Restructured Operations team which decreased cycle times for rent reconciliations by 60%.

●Orchestrated the integration of two major real estate transactions in 2018, involving over 1,200 assets.

●Reduced audit exceptions by 85% from 2016-2018 (approximately four thousand data points tested per year).

●Enhanced overall employee engagement - scored above the 90th percentile on consecutive employee surveys.

●Designed multiple systems to manage qualitative and quantitative targets, improving visibility of the work in process.

●Replaced process docs with wiki pages, which allowed seamless access to clear information and training material.

Operations Manager – Real Estate, (February 2012 to July 2014)

Coordinated the abstraction and integration of all data points for the company’s real estate transactions, which included ground lease extensions, asset purchases, and transfers of ownership. Ensured lessors were paid timely and accurately, and the deals were accounted for properly on the income statement and balance sheet. Consulted directly with private landowners and their representatives for any payment or title issues related to their ground lease.

●Supervised the data integration for two large tower acquisitions, whereby Crown Castle doubled the size of its portfolio to over 40 thousand sites.

●Implemented “back to basics” initiative to strengthen the team’s accounting fundamentals.

●Expanded core responsibilities of administrators resulting in an increase in salary grade and rebranding of the position to analyst.

●Improved cross-functional relationships and improved workflow by implementing team working sessions.

●Built and utilized data quality reports to analyze trends ground rent, revenue share, and straight-line expense for Crown Castle’s operating leases ($53M per month).

Project Manager – Landowner Relations, (May 2009 to February 2012)

Managed the Site Abandonment Program and coordinated with functional teams to ensure all steps to decommission a tower were completed. This included, but was not limited to, partnering with Crown Castle’s Legal Dept. to determine legal rights/risks with landowners, pairing with contract managers to fulfill all obligations and provide relocation options to customers, and working with finance to ensure timely disposal of the asset.

Real Estate Account Analyst, (June 2007 to May 2009)

Reconciled historic landowner accounts to confirm accuracy of monthly expenses by comparing legal contract terms to actual payments made to the landowner. Communicated reconciliation results to landowners and their legal representatives and offered solutions for past overpayments. Acted as department contact for all monetary landowner defaults. Adhered to the strict legal default notice process.

Bank of New York Mellon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Senior Derivative Operations Specialist, (October 2005 to June 2007)

Monitored the daily cash positions of accounts; posted necessary gain/loss entries in response to all derivative trading. Completed daily reconcilement of account positions, researched and resolved all discrepancies immediately. Prepared daily control reports to monitor trade and cash settlements.

Education

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh PA

Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Finance

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science in Economics

Software Skills

JD Edwards, Advanced Excel (Pivot tables, VLookups, etc.), PowerPoint, Word

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