Michele Cooper

Experience

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  CarVal Investors

  Aug 1999 - Dec 2013

  Directed internal staff and third party administrator team to ensure accounting and reporting service deliveries met for multiple real estate and credit funds. • Partnered with administrator teams to develop accounting close process to ensure accurate and timely reporting in compliance with GAAP and fund agreements.• Selected as a key team member in the data conversion and outsourcing to a third party fund administrator. Analyzed legacy data and conversion results to ensure deliverables met or exceeded overall project requirements and timeline.• Collaborated with internal IT, administrator and external tax resources to develop various innovative reporting solutions necessary in completing regulatory tax filings. Show less Partnered with global administrative, shared-services and IT teams to manage projects to continually improve processes and procedures, increasing scalability of accounting and operations functions. • Evaluated system limitations and implemented enhancements which significantly increased functional efficiency and streamlined reporting.• Advised global administrative team of system enhancements with on-going communication to ensure consistent application of accounting and transaction processing. • Collaborated with administrative team on the development and automation of increased reporting to meet accounting requirements and provide basis for assessing performance and identifying opportunities.• Provided day-to-day support for operations and accounting teams including guidance on controls and key procedures, which helped them process transactions accurately and timely.• Designed and implemented various accounting deliverables to meet newly launched fund reporting requirements and to achieve compliance with regulatory reporting requirements. Show less Managed the accounting and reporting for real estate and loan investments. Extensive experience in financial consolidations, partnership and real estate fund accounting.• Led implementation of multiple accounting deliverables which provided consistency of processes, procedures and controls to meet corporate, GAAP and fund reporting requirements.• Created and managed coverage plans for multiple key player leaves that included redeploying existing resources as development opportunities. Led staff in establishing position documentation. Show less

  • Director, Accounting

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2013

  • Business Analyst

    Feb 2007 - Jan 2009

  • Accounting Manager

    Aug 1999 - Feb 2007
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  Cargill

  Dec 2013 - now

  Tax Manager

  Assist internal tax expert in developing policies and procedures in regards to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) for entire organization. Educate and implement procedures. Register foreign financial institutions (FFIs) with Internal Revenue Service (IRS).