CFO, Director Finance, Corporate Finance, Director Finance and Administration, Director Finance and Operations, VP Finan...
Steven M. Vasas 12385 Mount Baldy Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 CELL (719) 491-7003 -
[email protected] SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * Finance professional with 20+ years of focused Management experience in a wide variety of progressively responsible leadership roles. Up to 238 direct report s (multi-site). Managed over $3.5B in receivables annually. Controller for bus iness center with over 1,200 employees (peak). Tech-driven with extensive experi ence in a high volume transaction environment. * Familiar will all aspects of multi-dimensional call center activities. Thoroug h knowledge of regulatory compliance initiatives including GAAP. Six Sigma trai ned and Green Belt certified. Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerP oint. * Advanced budgeting and forecasting skills. Advanced financial statement and r eporting experience. Solid risk analysis and risk management experience. Demon strated expertise as financial and strategic leader with solid problem-solving s kills. * Demonstrated strong business acumen with solid facilitating and organizational ability, detail oriented. Excellent written and verbal communication. EXPERIENCE 2009-Present Ford Motor Credit Colorado Springs, CO Center Operations Manager - Wholesale * Responsible for wholesale administration for all Ford and Lincoln floor planne d dealers in the Western United States comprising 1/3 of total Ford Credit U.S. wholesale receivables. * Managed departmental portfolio of $3.5B. * Managed dealership Cash Management Accounts (CMA) floor plan offset. 2008-2009 Ford Credit Bank Colorado Springs, CO Operations Manager (Industrial Bank in-formation) * Responsible for initial establishment of industrial bank to provide funding fo r all Ford Credit activities. * Responsible for establishing policies and procedures to comply with FDIC regul ations. * Responsible for acquisition and management of all aspects of facility completi on and migration from temporary facilities to permanent bank facilities. * Responsible for all systems compatibility with Ford Motor Company. 2007-2008 Ford Motor Credit Colorado Springs, CO Center Operations Manager - Originations * Managed 15 credit analysts and supervisors responsible for the retail credit p olicy of the Great Lakes area. * Responsible for Retail Portfolio of $1.7B and Lease Portfolio of $2.5B * Responsible for development and implementation of retail policy and risk mitig ation. 1/2007-9/2007 Ford Motor Credit Colorado Springs, CO Process and Quality Manager * Compliance Officer for all aspects of Ford Credit Business Center in Colorado Springs. * Supervised two teams of analysts responsible for ensuring compliance and repor ting functions.
2005-2007 Ford Motor Credit Colorado Springs, CO Account Services Department Manager * Management of 238 direct reports. * Responsible for financial reconciliation of all accounts. * Responsible for servicing of all accounts including refunds. 2004-2005 Ford Motor Credit Colorado Springs, CO Center Operations Manager -Loss Prevention * Multiple job assignment (concurrent with Performance Manager) * Responsible for all collections activities for the Denver, Salt Lake City and Albuquerque regions. 2000-2005 Ford Motor Credit Colorado Springs, CO Performance Manager * Responsible for $54M annual operating cost budget. * Forecasting operating costs and credit loss budgets. * Compilation and reporting of monthly results to Senior management 1999-2000 Ford Motor Credit Dearborn, MI Manager, MAPS Administration and International MAPS Development * Responsible for administration of internal accounting software suite measuring all products and organizations within Ford Credit. All organizations at all le vels were evaluated utilizing this application. * Successfully launched Management Analysis Planning System (MAPS) - Ford Motor Company's proprietary accounting software -London, England and San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1996-1999 Ford Motor Credit Midland, TX Branch Operations Manager * Supervised sales branch of 25 employees * Responsible for all aspects of sales and credit policy for 76 automobile deale rs in western Texas * 1989 - 1996 Ford Motor Credit Salt Lake City, UT Various credit analyst and auditing positions 1988-1989 American Express Financial Accountant
Salt Lake City, UT
EDUCATION 1992 Brigham Young University Provo, UT * Masters - Business Administration 1988 Brigham Young University Provo, UT * Bachelors of Science - International Finance
