Project Manager Accounting

ILAN B. SUSSAN, CPA, CGMA

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Vienna, Virginia 22181-2940

703-***-**** (Home) / 571-***-**** (Cellular)

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OBJECTIVE: To secure a challenging, executive financial management

position within a dynamic, growth-oriented organization -

leveraging deep technical, operational, and Board of

Director level expertise.

EXPERIENCE: DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING POLICY.

TREASURER & SECRETARY, RESOLUTION FUNDING CORPORATION.

TREASURER & SECRETARY, FINANCING CORPORATION.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS-OFFICE OF FINANCE.

Reston, Virginia.

March 2005-March 2013.

. Developed, analyzed and implemented accounting, reporting

and disclosure policies for new and existing financial

structures and transactions through the application and

interpretation of authoritative guidance issued by the

FASB, the SEC and other regulatory bodies.

. Managed all of the accounting, finance and investor

relations functions of a $30 billion corporation and an

$8 billion corporation, which serve as financing vehicles

to resolve the massive savings and loan crisis of the

1980s. Direct report to President and COO.

. Educated Board of Directors, senior management and staff

about current accounting and regulatory issues. Analyzed

and managed the potential implications of existing and

proposed rulemaking. Interacted with and drafted comment

letters to standard setters.

. Independently created and maintained a comprehensive

accounting policy manual which supports the

organization's financial reporting system and serves as a

reference for the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks as they

prepare their quarterly and annual financial statements

and disclosures.

. Prepared and reviewed complex external accounting and

financial disclosures in conjunction with the company's

combined financial reporting process. Addressed

accounting inconsistencies in conjunction with each

Federal Home Loan Bank's registration of its common stock

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and its ongoing

reporting with the SEC.

. In each of these three roles, served as a primary liaison

with external auditors to ensure compliance with current

accounting, reporting, and disclosure standards.

Interacted extensively and managed relationships with

global credit rating agencies, regulators, and government

organizations.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION.

Financial Standards Group. Washington, District of

Columbia.

June 2001-March 2005.

. Developed accounting, reporting, and disclosure policies

for financial products. Emphasis on technical accounting

related to financial instruments, investments,

securitizations, and stock options.

. Managed the implementation of accounting policies by

training company personnel about new and emerging

accounting, reporting, and disclosure standards. Analyzed

the potential business impact of pending accounting

policy changes. Interacted with, and drafted comment

letters to, the FASB and the SEC regarding proposed rules

and regulations.

. Completed and reviewed external financial reports as part

of the company's consolidated financial reporting

process. Instrumental in completing the company's first

annual report on SEC Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly

reports on SEC Form 10-Q - a vital part of the company's

voluntary registration of its common stock under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

. Performed financial research and analysis related to

potential equity investments in e-commerce companies,

suppliers of technology services, and mortgage insurers.

MANAGER OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROJECTS.

POTOMAC CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

Washington, District of Columbia.

April 1999-June 2001.

. Researched and constructed approaches for implementing

new financial & regulatory accounting standards.

Determined the impact of such standards on the

operational results of the company, its organizational

structures, and its portfolio of investments, including

securities, telecommunications, direct finance and

leveraged leases, aircraft, and real estate ventures.

. Prepared financial and economic analyses of proposed

equity transactions to assist company management and

strategic planning groups. Assisted business units with

technical accounting issues to provide timely solutions

and maximize corporate results.

EXPERIENCED SENIOR ACCOUNTANT.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP.

Commercial and Finance Division. Washington, District of

Columbia.

July 1995-April 1999.

. Executed financial statement audits, compliance audits,

and public filings in accordance with GAAP, GAAS, SEC,

and industry regulations. Clients included a $6 billion

commercial banking institution, a $500 million mortgage

banking seller/servicer with a $7 billion servicing

portfolio, and a $3 billion congressionally-chartered

institution responsible for creating the secondary

domestic market for agricultural real estate and rural

housing loans. Obtained additional experience in the

technology, real estate, and hospitality industries and

at the company's world headquarters in Chicago.

EDUCATION: EMORY UNIVERSITY, GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL, Atlanta,

Georgia.

Bachelor of Business Administration, with Distinction -

Concentration in Accounting.

August 1991-May 1995.

Accounting Major GPA: 3.7/4.0 - Business School GPA:

3.6/4.0

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, Licensed in Maryland and

Virginia.

. Passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant

Examination on my first attempt.

. Member: American Institute of Certified Public

Accountants (Chartered Global Management Accountant) and

Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

INTERESTS: Serving nonprofit boards, travel, team sports,

meteorology, genealogy, photography.

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