Virginia Bergman Loo

About Virginia Bergman Loo

Using a 360 degree perspective, I am a strategic partner and leader with achievements in Finance and Operations focused on Commercial Real Estate, Hospitality and Healthcare for both public and privately held companies. I thrive on making a positive impact to the bottom line and on people in the organization by being versatile, having high business acumen and transformational leadership. Additionally, I am passionate about mentoring the next generation of leaders, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, and using employee communities to share knowledge and experiences such as moderating panel discussions with experts (Personal Branding, Real Estate Financials). Key accomplishments include- Promotion of 50% of those I have supervised- Transition of newly acquired international property onto operating & accounting platforms and procedures- Participation in executive leadership presentation of annual goals then living and breathing it through actions at Fairmont Newport Beach- Contract outsourcing negotiations and implementation to overseas for 90% of URW US billing functions- Building of 5-year business plans and strategies for 3 key Iconic assets for URW during \"retail disruption\" & COVID- Led and build high performing teams of 30 to 2 (onsite and remote) including Finance, Lease Administration, Business Affairs, Asset Management and Joint Ventures - Manage all URW US JV activities including URW & JV board meeting agenda and presentations- Prepared, reviewed and presented development and construction analysis for projects up to $800M- Re-built sales collection process for URW US increasing in productivity - Led financial implementation of labor management software for Fairmont- Secured funding of $75M for implementation of AI & digital advertising tech solution across properties for URW US - Implemented reduction in JV approval process timeline by 60%- Established first rental concessions approval matrix instrumental to negotiations that mitigated profitability hits by sustaining 70% occupancy during 5 large-scale tenant bankruptcies

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Child Care Resource Center

   Jul 2024 — Present · Los Angeles County, CA, US

Education

• Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

  CMA, CPA

• The Gap Partnership

  The Essential Negotiator

• Camosun College

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Executive Leadership Program

Skills

• Asset Management
• P&L
• Real Estate Development
• IT Management
• Real Estate Tax Appeals
• Financial Analysis
• Lease Financing
• Budgets
• Finance
• Financial Audits
• Payroll
• External Audit
• Accounting
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Asset Managment
• Internal Audit
• Gaap
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Accounting
• Leadership
• Due Diligence
• Change Management
• People Skills
• Property Management
• Capital Budgeting
• Leases
• General Ledger
• Corporate Budgeting
• Operations Management
• Financial Reporting