Chris brings over years of accounting experience, both public and private, to his current role as Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, he oversees the accounting operations for the company including the Corporate Office, the Managed Properties, Development Projects and the Owners Associations. He works with the development teams on cash flow forecasting and modeling and construction/A&D loan procurement. He assists the Property Management department in their back of the house accounting needs and budgeting processes.
Chris began his career as an Audit Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Charlotte in 2000. He participated in the financial statement audits of both public and private companies. In 2003, he was promoted to Senior Audit Associate, where he led several engagement teams on financial statement audits of both public and private companies. He participated in the planning, implementation and review of all aspects of the audit engagement. After his time in public accounting, Chris became the Finance Manager for Merrifield Partners. As the finance manager, he was responsible for accounting for all the commercial projects in the portfolio.
Chris graduated from Wake Forest University in 2000 with a Bachelors and Masters in Accountancy.