Kyle Krafft

About Kyle Krafft

I’m a finance-driven operator working across construction, real estate development, and…

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   C.R. Smith, Llc

   Aug 2016 — Present · Naples, FL, US

   C.R. Smith, LLC is a Naples-based General Contractor providing premier construction services, specializing in luxury condominium build-outs. Joined C.R. Smith LLC in August 2016 with ambition to apply finance, consulting, and project management expertise in order to provide useful financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing strategy-Key Directives• Developing, monitoring, and evaluating overall corporate strategy with emphasis on bottom line performance, working capital, and enhancing long-term value. Two milestones of this effort have included a renegotiation of the billing and fee structure for the construction parent company and a significant increase in profitability for the interior design subsidiary company resulting from improved expense management.• Proactively reviewing the marketplace to identify opportunities for profitable speculative real estate investment opportunities. Securing these opportunities has required the preparation and presentation of investment prospectuses to regional banking executives and private investors. • Ensuring quarterly insurance and tax audit success through vigorous monitoring and accurate reporting of all transactions impacting financial statements. Partner with CPA firm to validate the appropriateness of expense and income recognition along with asset and liability treatment. Byproducts of this effort have included a reduction in tax and insurance expenses. • Designing financial control processes from the ground up to support increasing requirements of the developer, private investor, and banking partners.• Developing and balancing the annual budget, including forecasting and tracking all operational and investing activities.• Structuring, negotiating, and finalizing subcontractor and developer contractual agreements.

Education

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  MBA

  2010 — 2013

• Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

  BS

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Investment Banking
• Fixed Income
• Financial Reporting
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Valuation
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Bloomberg
• Management
• Business Analysis
• Credit Risk
• Portfolio Management
• Loans
• Financial Analysis
• Finance
• Mortgage Lending
• Analysis
• Capital Markets
• Internal Controls
• Process Improvement
• Software Documentation
• Corporate Finance
• Auditing
• Accounting
• Business Process Improvement
• Internal Audit
• Financial Risk
• Credit
• Financial Modeling
• Analytical Skills
• Access