D Keith Bateman, CPA, MBA

Experience

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  GMAC

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1994

  Various

  Completed a variety of positions including collections, credit analysis, dealer credit, audits and sales.

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  Ford Motor Credit Company

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2005

  Manager of a thirty employee region in Orlando servicing central and north Florida Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda and non-Ford branded dealerships with managed receivables of $800 million. Authorized to approve $10 million in inventory financing, revolving lines of credit, and loans. Managed a variety of dealer defaults including three dealer liquidations without any loss to Ford Credit Manager of a seventeen employee region in Richmond, Virginia servicing Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda and non-Ford branded dealerships. All sales objectives were exceeded during the 2000 to 2002 business cycles. Receivables increased from $200 million to $500 million in three years. Objectives met through effective recruitment, changing the strategic sales direction and developing broad regional and dealer specific marketing plans.

  • Region Manager

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  • Region Manager

    Jan 1994 - Jan 2003
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  Ford Credit Australia Limited

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Region Manager

  Senior manager of a territory with $1.0 billion in managed receivables. The region was the geographical size of the east coast of the US including the major metropolitan markets of Sydney and Brisbane. Direct account management responsibility for the Australian Automotive Group (AAG) and AP Eagers, two large public companies with combined credit facilities exceeding $200 million. AAG consists of eight Ford dealerships and is the largest Ford dealer in Australia based on sales. Managed a staff of thirty-five employees with a direct reporting relationship to the Managing Director of Ford Credit Australia. Show less

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  Ford Motor Credit Company

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Financial Analyst

  Write commercial credit requests for Ford dealerships operating in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Reconcile tax returns, audited financial statements, reviews or compilations with dealership internal financial statements using trial balances and the GL. Resolve discrepancies by communicating with CPAs and dealership personnel. Complete acquisition packages by analyzing forecasts and pro forma financial statements for reasonableness and preparing and completing all required legal documents. Complete financial analysis with focus on debt ratios, liquidity and operating performance. Prepare internal cash flow statements to test loan repayment ability. Show less

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  PwC LLP

  Jan 2011 - Nov 2012

  Associate

  CPA with experience in financial statement audits for SEC and privately owned companies. Completed work for multiple Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries including banking, asset management, defense, and manufacturing. Completed reviews of foreclosures for a major banking client caused by an order from the OCC. Managed the external confirmations process for multiple engagements (exceeding 50) by leading a five member team. Key Accomplishments• Achieved a Team Lead role within the first year with the firm. Responsible for training and managing five team members in the external confirmation process.• Chosen to lead a project requiring the development of testing procedures needed to calculate borrower harm as defined under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act (foreclosure review engagement completed for large banking client). • Demonstrated ability to multi task by managing multiple engagements simultaneously while meeting deadlines. Show less

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  Crowe Horwath LLP

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

  Senior Accountant
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  BayCare Health System

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2017

  Senior Financial Representative
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  Epic Flight Academy

  Jul 2017 - now

  CFO