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REBECCA T.

BRUCE, CPA, MBA


Cell Phone: 214.641.4376 SUMMARY Self-motivated and dedicated Accounting Professional with over 15 years of solid financial analysis, budgeting, reporting, accounting and Big 4 auditing experience. Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Detailed and organized in all work assignments to successfully meet deadlines. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTRAN CORPORATION, Dallas, TX May 2006 - Present
Contran is a holding company privately owned by Mr. Harold Simmons. Contran provides shared services such as executive, finance, human resources and legal to its controlled entities. Through its entities, 5 of which are currently public, Contran had annual revenues exceeding $2 billion in 2011. One of these public companies was Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET). TIMET is one of the worlds leading producers of titanium melted and mill products with three major operating facilities in North America and three in Europe. It had annual revenues of approximately $1 billion in 2011. TIMET was acquired by Precision Castparts Corporation in December 2012 resulting in TIMET ceasing to be a public registrant with the SEC.

Email: rebeccatbruce@yahoo.com

Senior Consolidations Analyst Responsible for the monthly Hyperion consolidation close process of TIMETs international and domestic operations beginning with the extraction of North Americas financial data from SAP Record certain monthly intercompany charges/cash transactions based on extensive communication with field/operational personnel; liason between the North America and Europe teams to resolve all differences and ensure final balances agree Tie-out monthly financial reporting package for accuracy and correct any errors before submission to top management; assist in the completion and analysis of various quarterly packages and create the Consolidated quarterly package Develop the companys annual insurance budget, calculate the monthly allocations and true-ups based on actual costs Active role in the 2010 HFM implementation from Hyperion Enterprise; currently maintain the FDM application for the company and all user security in both HFM and FDM Support the independent auditors, internal audit SOX team and the tax department by providing schedules and responding to their inquiries; lead and assist with special projects as needed CROW HOLDINGS, Dallas, TX July 2004 April 2006

Crow Holdings is a privately held company that owns and manages the capital for the family of the late property developer Trammell Crow. Capital consists of ownership in real estate and non-real estate businesses and various financial investments. Real estate investments include Hilton Anatole in Dallas and the Dallas Market Center. The majority of the real estate activites are now conducted through private equity real estate funds sponsored by affiliates.

Manager Prepared portfolio cash flow and status report for Board Package using actual and forecasted amounts Responsible for the extraction of GL monthly cash activity into the PeopleSoft Financial Reporting Module Reviewed Crows investments to ensure they are valued using the correct methodology and documented all pertinent information Interacted with all levels of company personnel Assisted with special projects as needed

REBECCA T. BRUCE, CPA, MBA


Cell Phone: 214.641.4376 THE ROUSE COMPANY (TRC), Columbia, MD Email: rebeccatbruce@yahoo.com January 1999 June 2004

Prior to being purchased by General Growth Properties in 2004, TRC was one of the U.S.s largest owners and property managers of commercial real estate with 50 shopping centers and 110 office, mixed use and industrial properties. It was a publicly traded company on the NYSE and had approximately $1.1B in annual revenues in 2003.

Group Controller, November 2002 June 2004 Responsible for the integrity of the financial statements for 3 Rouse-owned shopping centers with respect to GAAP, company policy and various contractual agreements Mentored, supervised and trained 2 Project Accountants and 1 Accounting Assistant Developed annual budgets and quarterly forecasts and analyzed variances from anticipated results Prepared audit work papers and responded to audit questions Project Accountant, December 2000 November 2002 Responsible for month end close process, variance analysis and utility allocations Prepared quarterly bad debt and balance sheet reviews and resolved outstanding issues Calculated annual adjustment billing packages, responded to tenant inquiries and computed billing rates Assisted Property Manager and Lease Administration in resolving leasing, tenant and accounting issues Reviewed and approved bank reconciliations Senior Internal Auditor, January 1999 December 2000 Performed operational/financial audits for Rouse-owned shopping centers and for contractual relationships between Rouse and various outside parties Engaged in special projects to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Company procedures and controls Assisted in training and mentoring staff/interns Responsible for engagement planning and drafting of audit report ARTHUR ANDERSEN, Baltimore, MD Pittsburgh, PA September 1996 January 1999

Industry exposure included audits of publicly and privately owned manufacturing, distribution, banking, investing, healthcare and health insurance companies.

Senior Auditor Prepared and reviewed financial statements, annual reports and SEC filings Performed an audit for an initial public offering and of an opening balance sheet for a newly acquired company Responsible for supervising and training audit team staff Identified internal control weaknesses and recommended improvements to senior management Helped maintain client relationships through extensive interaction with various levels of client personnel including top management EDUCATION Loyola University, Baltimore, MD Master of Business Administration (MBA), May 2004 GPA: 3.70 Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, May 1996 Magna Cum Laude GPA: 3.87

TECHNICAL SAP FI-CO Hyperion (HFM)/Enterprise Hyperion (FDM)/Ledger Link Hyperion Smartview/Retrieve JD Edwards PeopleSoft Microsoft Office 2007

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