Management Real Estate
Resume:
KEVIN COLLINS
Charlotte, NC 28216
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving and mathematical skills
• Proven experience interacting with all levels of personnel from technical to senior management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently, as a leader or as a member of a cross-functional team
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Essbase
• Extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost management and variance analysis
EXPERIENCE:
ROSE INTERNATIONAL, Charlotte, NC
Contractor 2014 - 2015
• Perform reconciliations daily in regards to equity and/or cash positions. As exceptions are discovered determine if it
is a timing, process, system or human issue which needs to be addressed.
BANK OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC
Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst – Corporate Workplace Finance 2007 - 2013
• Generated financial models determining the impact to the enterprise and line of businesses of a real estate transaction.
Partnering with members of the Planning, Project Management and Transactions & Investments teams along with the
various Lines of Business we identified and executed on those transactions deemed most beneficial.
• Types of real estate transactions included space acquisition, sale/leaseback opportunities, lease renewals, exits and
relocations.
• Member of the merger and acquisition team during the Merrill Lynch, Countrywide, and US Trust mergers. My role
focused on the movement and disposition of real estate assets.
Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst – Quality and Productivity Finance 2007 - 2007
• Performed the monthly reporting consolidations process.
• Maintained the hierarchy structure for the larger team.
• Generated the plan and forecast for the Innovations & Enterprise Capabilities, Global Technology and Admin teams
within the Quality & Productivity organization.
• Provided the variance analysis for the Innovations & Enterprise Capabilities, Global Technology and Admin teams
within the Quality & Productivity organization.
Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst – Service and Fulfillment Operations 2004 - 2007
• Partnered with project managers in generating project forecasts for each initiative.
• Variance analysis identifying issues with the forecast, accuracy of actual charges, timing issues, scope creep, etc.
• The review and maintenance of business cases prior to their committee presentation.
• Perform monthly hierarchy maintenance as required.
• Provide technical system assistance to the project team lead.
• Monthly and ad hoc reporting.
Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst – Cost Allocations 2001 - 2004
• Supported the Consumer Products and Marketing lines of business including Card, ATM and Call Center Services.
Partnering with my clients to develop methodologies for implementing plan and forecast allocations.
• Managed the preparation and maintenance of monthly cost allocation reporting for all segments.
• Managed the creation of monthly financial package for Finance Executives detailing actual, plan, and forecast
variance analysis.
• Provided senior management with feedback on improving processes, eliminating redundancies, and streamlining
procedures while maximizing efficiencies.
• Began BAC career as an Intermediate Financial Analyst - AVP supporting GTS line of business. Promoted to Senior
Financial Analysis - VP, managing the monthly reporting process and one FTE.
UNITED SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, Charlotte, NC 2000 – 2001
Consultant – Wachovia Corporation
• Supported Commercial Real Estate line of business, including systems conversions projects, budget preparation and
tenant management monthly reporting.
STORK SCREENS, INC., Charlotte, NC 1998 – 2000
Senior Accountant / Financial Analyst
• Responsible for the financial and managerial month end close processes, budgets and forecasts of the Brabant and
Rotaform divisions including completion of financial statements presented to management at corporate headquarters
in Holland.
• Managed the physical inventory process as well as completed analysis of purchase price and inventory variances.
• Maintained the fixed asset system utilizing Best FAS, including recording, tracking and capitalizing items as well as
the annual reconciliation of all fixed asset and accumulated depreciation accounts for internal and external auditors.
SGL CARBON CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC 1996 – 1998
Accountant
• Responsible for internal, external and government reporting for a German based firm with ten locations throughout
North America.
• Responsibilities included consolidating financial statements and subsidiary schedules for North America.
• Additional responsibilities included inventory reporting, developing policies and procedures, the budget process and
supervising associates.
• Served on the project team converting the company’s system to SAP.
PARKER-HANNIFIN, Eugene, OR; Anniston, AL; Lexington, KY 1987 – 1996
Senior Accountant
• Began career as a Financial Management Trainee within Parker-Hannifin’s management training program. The
program consisted of relocating every 8 weeks to a different division to perform in another financial capacity such as
internal auditor, accounts receivable, general accounting, and cost accounting.
• Upon completion of the Financial Management Trainee program promoted to Cost Accountant responsible for setting
standard cost, reviewing cost of sales, and creating management reports.
• Successfully launched and led the Cost Reduction Program at the Eugene, OR plant site. As the Cost Reduction
Manager for two years led the effort to reduce costs and avoid expense with the goal of 100% employee participation
and eliminate $1MM over a two year period of which both goals were achieved.
• Promoted to Senior Accountant responsible for completing the monthly close cycle, managing the fixed asset system,
generating variance reports and managing the physical inventory process.
• Served as a Marketing Analyst while in graduate school completing projects on customer analysis, market surveys and
distribution analysis.
EDUCATION:
M.B.A., University of Kentucky, Business Administration, 1987
B.S., University of Kentucky, Industrial Administration and Accounting, 1986
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