ARSHI M. BHARUCHA CPA, MBA, CFA
21927 Erie Lane, Lake Forest, CA 92630, Phone: 949-243-0359, Mobile: 949-235-0007
ambharucha[at]gmail.com


CPAPassed all 4 parts and applying for the license.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Grubb & Ellis/ Triple Net Properties, Santa Ana, CA
DIRECTOR- INVESTMENT REPORTING, (03/06 08/09)
A Real Estate Investment Trust
Worked as TIC/ LLC/ REIT Acquisition & Refinancing Closer. Was responsible for carrying out the entire Acquisition/ Refinancing closing process from the time deal goes hard and loan gets approved until the actual close of escrow takes place. Worked closely with the acquisitions department, lenders, attorneys, escrow officers and 1031 department, thus acted as the main point of contact for TIC/ LLC/ REIT acquisition/ refinancing transactions. Worked with multiple, quickly approaching deadlines, juggled more than one deal at a time. Kept acquisition department and asset and property management department informed and in line for closings made them aware of all requirements and any changes. Used discretion and decision making authority to assign tasks and projects to the closing/ due diligence team and enforced clear communication and timely flow of documentation to and from escrow, acquisition, accounting, finance, asset/ property management, lenders and legal counsels to prevent impediments that would affect the closing.
Compiled, prepared and updated prior performance tables for SEC reporting for more than 100 real estate funds for various sizes and types of commercial real estate investments.
Oversaw acquisitions, dispositions, financing, financial analysis, due diligence and property management in conjunction with chief investment officer of the company for existing and prospective variety of real estate programs.


Southbrook Equities, LLC- Beverly Hills, CA
CONTROLLER/ CFO, (1999 - 2005)
A Real Estate Holding, Property Management and Venture Capital Company

Acquisitions/ Disposition Manger Functions
Sourced, Negotiated, Performed Due Diligence Analysis, Underwrote, Financed, Closed Escrow and Administered Operational Issues for over US$100 million, 1,000+ multi-family apartments units portfolio and around 150K square-feet commercial office buildings in Southern California.

Asset Manager/ Portfolio Manager Role
Oversaw predevelopment and entitlement of around US$2+ billion, 6 real estate development projects such as 556 acres mixed use project, 320 units senior housing projects, 821 units luxury apartments, 64 acre, 640 suites Hotel/ Resort/ Timeshare project etc in Southern California and 600 acres 18 hole golf course and 1,200 homes project in Central California.

CFO Duties
Arranged US$40+ million acquisition financing, over US$50 million refinancing, around US$50 million development financing and US$20 million line of credit for above projects from various sources such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Conduit, Conventional Lenders in the mixture of debt, equity, mezzanine, bridge and structured loans.

Corporate Controller Responsibilities
Involved in sale of US$27 million famous water park in Southern California, sale of US$170 million cosmetic company in 18 Southeast Asian countries head-quartered in Hong Kong, acquisition of around US$93 million amusement and water park in Midwest and US$5+ million auto financing company in Southern California.

Reported directly to owner of the company and managing all the business activities. Hands-on with all the day-to-day business activities including supervising around 25 employees of different levels such as Financial Analyst, Attorneys, Tax Accountants, Project Managers, Property Managers, Finance and Accounting Managers, Book-Keepers etc.

Robert Half International, Inc.
M. Gordon Publishing Group, Inc., Los Angeles (Temporary Assignment)
CONTROLLER, (11/98 - 02/99)
Financial Management, Accounting, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, Taxation, Cash Flows Financial Statements, Year End Closing, Restructuring of Company Accounts from Quick Books Pro to MAS90, Setting up the complete on-line Management Information System for Sales, A/R, A/P, Payroll, Banks, Taxation, Profitability, Job Costing, Cost Control & Funds Management.

Khan CPA Corporation, Los Angeles (Temporary Assignment)
ACCOUNTING MANAGER, (07/98 - 11/98)
General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, Taxation, Cash Flows & Financial Statements.

Torrent Energy Corporation, Ltd., India
FINANCE MANAGER, (1995 - 1998)
Managed a $700 million (US dollars) Power Project in joint collaboration with MCN-USA, Siemens-Germany & PowerGen-UK.
Project Corporate Office/Project Finance Department: Managed finance, accounting, budgeting, cost control, exchange-risk management, resource mobilization and taxation.
Project Site/Project Planning and Monitoring Department: Coordinated between Design, Construction, Installation and Commissioning Departments on project implementation and commissioning stages.
Project Corporate Office/Project Planning and Cost Controlling Department: Handled project planning and defined project cost components. Designed integrated MIS for zero-date to commissioning stage of entire power project.

COMPUTERS SKILLS
Finance/ Accounting: MRI, JD Edwards, Lawson, ARGUS, Yardi, Timberline, Citrix, MAS90, QuickBooks Pro, Peachtree
Spreadsheets: Excel, Lotus, Q-Pro
Internet: Frontpage, Cold Fusion, HTML
Databases: MS Access, FoxPro, Power Builder, dBase, Foxbase
Word Processors: Word, WordPerfect, WordStar
Presentation Packages: Power Point, Lotus Freelance, Correl Draw.
Project Planning & Mgt.S/w: Primavera (P3), Artemis, MS Project Planner


EDUCATION
CertificationsCHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
ADVANCE DIPLOMA IN FINANCE
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS FINANCE
Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst
October 1997
Degrees
ManagementMASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MAJOR: Marketing,
MINOR: International Finance
Biharilal Kanhaiyalal School of Business Management
July 1995

EngineeringBACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Lukhadhirji Engineering College
July 1992

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
State University Merit Scholarship for MBA Program.
State University Merit Scholarship for BS (Mech. Eng.)