As a member of the senior management team, Cassandra Irby will serve as a strategic adviser helping with the strategic vision of the company, including fostering and cultivating financial relationships on local, state, and national levels. She will also manage and coordinate all fiscal reporting activities for the Company and is the primary point of contact for banks, equity partners and lenders on development projects. In this role Mrs. Irby will also manage project costs for all contracts and is responsible for developing the Company’s financial forecasts, monthly and annual budgets, cash flows, and financial reports, and providing ongoing support for outside auditors.
Mrs. Irby comes to Banneker with 20 years of experience in finance and accounting that includes design and construction, as well as commercial and multi-family residential property management. In her career, her most notable project management accomplishment was the transition of a $2.8 billion portfolio acquisition which included reorganization of the finance and accounting department and staff development. Prior to joining Banneker, she served as Director of Real Estate Accounting for Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners where she was responsible for the execution of the overall accounting function of real estate accounting at the company.