CHRISTOPHER R. SLOAT
(773) 520-6415 1957 N. BISSELL #3F, CHICAGO, IL 60614 CHRISTOPHER_SLOAT[at]YAHOO.COM

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Highly accomplished and results-driven Senior Financial Analyst with over 7 years of professional experience.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE


GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES Chicago, IL 2004 2008
Development Associate
Worked on the development and pre-development plans of over a 13 properties with project costs ranging from $10M to over $300M while obtaining double digit returns.
Assumed full responsibility for developing scope and program of new real estate development projects while exploring opportunities for the enhancement of existing projects while establishing and directing project teams.
Prepared bottom-line for budgets and proformas, obtained approvals and collaborated with government entities, reviewed all proformas and cash-flow analysis while reporting directly to Senior Vice President.
Presented projects to Senior Management for approval and status updates.

Senior Financial Analyst
Worked on loan origination, refinancing and due diligence packages for over 26 of GGPs malls representing approximately $4 billion of cash-flow generated for the company. This included acting as lead Sr. Analyst on the refinancing of Ala Moana Mall for $1.5 billion where I reported to both the CEO and CFO.
Managed a group of Junior Analyst when several properties where compiled as a single loan package.
Built first approved financial modeling proforma for mixed-use-development projects including retail, residential, office, and hotel as well as performed hundreds of development analysis.
Acted as a supporting agent in mergers and acquisitions as well as partner/investor relations.
Responsible for Quarterly and Year-End reporting for both internal and external purposes.
Delivered both standard and ad-hoc analysis for all functions of the company including Asset Management, Legal, Leasing, Accounting, Development, Capital Markets and Marketing. Creating new reports of increasing complexity with minimal guidance, such as those requiring data manipulation and integration of data from multiple sources.
Trained new analyst on all facets of their role as well as taught a 3-day monthly course on DYNA.

CHICAGO AREA ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION LEAGUE Forest Park, IL 2001 2006
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Prepared forecasts, budgets, and variance analysis; as well as organized month-end bank reconciliation and year-end audit schedules.
Contributed to the overall organizational direction at a management level while assuming responsibility for quarterly financial statements.

MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER Lisle, IL 2000 2001
Financial Advisor
Created and preserved financial assets with comprehensive investment planning, advised small to medium sized businesses by incorporating financial statements, provided customized investment strategy proposals containing analytical charts and asset allocation models, and built key relationships with other investment bank personnel and vendors.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING


JOHN T. RIORDAN SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION APRIL 2008

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 1999
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, FINANCE 3.26 GPA
SPECIAL EVENTS & TRAVEL COORDINATOR CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD

AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS



John T. Riordan Professional Education Scholarship, 2008 NIU Leadership Award
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Frequent attendee of Next Generation workshops Triathlon & Marathon Charity Runner