STEPHANIE SPAR
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SUMMARY
Energetic and goal- oriented Business Professional with proven experience in project management,
process engineering and implementing solutions to address business needs and opportunities. A
strong financial background coupled with strong communication skills, entrepreneurial problem
solving skills and management experience has ensured a record of success. Self motivated
individual effective in leading project teams or working in a self- managed capacity.
HIGHLIGHTS
Financial / Budget Portfolio Data Analysis
Management Retail Lease Analysis /
Project Management Interpretation
Process Engineering Requirements gathering
Training / Reference Guides Superb communication skills
Retail Lease Abstraction and Advanced problem solving
Billing abilities
Advanced problem solving Critical thinking
abilities Business process improvement
Business systems analysis User acceptance testing
Functional requirements Portfolio management
Decisive
QUALIFICATIONS
Strong ability to manage multiple activities in a deadline- oriented
environment; highly organized and flexible.
Able to work independently and jointly in unstructured environment;
highly organized and flexible.
Able to take a leadership role on projects.
Experienced in gathering requirements, functional design and
documenting business process.
Experienced in lease language interpretation and analysis.
Proficient in MS Office including MS Word, MS Excel and MS
PowerPoint.
21 years of experience in Retail Real Estate Industry and Lease
Management Applications including Oracle Property Manager and
CTI.
EXPERIENCE
Internal Consultant & Senior Business Systems Analyst
05/2005 to 05/2014
Macerich - Los Angeles, CA
Project Manager for software and report development efforts.
Interfaced with key project stakeholders to define and clarify
requirements, created use cases, tested system
Drove software and report development efforts by acting as the voice
of the user to define and clarify requirements with the development
team through continual team collaboration, business acceptance
testing, making quality decisions, and taking responsibility for overall
development team success.
Provided production support for Oracle Property Manager application,
reports and associated business processes.
Identified and produced data- driven, analytical insights with
actionable recommendations to continuously improve business
performance.
Managed, automated and continuously improved dashboards and
ongoing reporting of key performance indicators across real estate
portfolio.
Continual impact analysis on occupancy, sales and revenue driven by
changes in portfolio wide retail tenant performance.
Provided second level support to Leasing Services Team as the subject
matter expert of the business, available applications and reports.
V P - I.T. Applications & Reporting
07/2003 to 04/2005
Macerich - Los Angeles, CA
Tracked, analyzed and interpreted trends in financial, occupancy and
sales data.
Boosted company efficiency and end user satisfaction by streamlining
reporting.
Led cross- functional teams to analyze and understand the operational
impacts and opportunities of technology changes.
Worked directly with Oracle developers to expand functionality of
Oracle Property Manager application.
Tested, implemented, trained and developed end user procedures for
Oracle Property Manager application.
Designed and maintained Reporting Hub for single point access to all
corporate and ancillary reports.
V.P. - Lease Revenue
07/1997 to 06/2003
Macerich - Los Angeles, CA
Managed a department of 10 Lease Revenue Accountants.
Responsible for the accurate billing of over 1,000 tenant's monthly rent
at 75 regional shopping centers in excess of $100 million annually.
Developed initial department policies and procedures.
Developed test scripts and training manuals for implementation of CTI
Property Manager Application.
Abstracted key lease covenants and financial terms of newly executed
and amended leases.
Team member on acquisition property lease abstraction, conversion
and billing initiation.
Completed annual CAM and Tax reconciliation billings.
Internal Audit Manager
08/1994 to 06/1997
Macerich - Los Angeles, CA
Conducted performance, financial and compliance audit projects.
Provided training, coaching and supervision to internal audit staff.
Identified and evaluated the organization's risk areas and provide
input for the annual audit plan.
Provide guidance of internal audit controls during implementation of all
ERP applications.
Audit Associate - Financial & Real Estate Services Practice
08/1991 to 07/1994
KPMG Peat Marwick - Los Angeles, CA
Executed the day- to- day activities of audit engagements of various
clients including Securities and Exchange Commission registrants.
Identified and communicated accounting and audit matters to senior
associates, managers and partners.
Interacted with clients to help ensure the information flow from the
client to the audit team was efficient.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Accounting
1991
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA