As Chief Financial Officer for Colliers International | Chicago, I oversee all financial elements for the 275 professionals in Colliers’ Chicago-area offices. My career in commercial real estate spans nearly 20 years. Prior to joining Colliers in 2014,  I worked at The John Buck Company as a senior vice president and controller for 14 years.

As a Transaction Administration Manager, I enjoy the challenge of solving various puzzles that come my way serving as both an accounting analyst and an operations leader at Colliers | Chicago. Throughout my career at Colliers, I’ve seen all sides of commercial real estate transactions, and the institutional knowledge I’ve gained through my experience has helped me grow the department beyond its original capabilities. During my tenure, I’ve been instrumental in overhauling the financial operations department by eliminating inefficient tasks, improving accuracy, and most importantly, spearheading the conversion of department operations to an entirely digital platform.

I have been able to grow in my career at Colliers by choosing to take initiative in tackling and completing complex projects and tasks. I enjoy being a leader of a team, which allows me to foster a supportive and respectful culture while teaching my team members how to execute tasks efficiently and accurately. Ultimately, I believe that hard work is rewarded with results, as I am evidence that success can be achieved by putting a nose to the grindstone.

It’s not easy making order out of chaos, but throughout my career I’ve thrived in environments where I’ve been responsible for wide-ranging tasks that rely on my strong ability to problem-solve quickly and efficiently. As a transaction administrator at Colliers, I perform numerous tasks that assist in completing the financial component of commercial real estate deals including: reviewing legal documents, performing accrual accounting, processing invoices, resolving commission disputes, booking deals and verifying deal payments.

I take pride in being someone who works diligently to find solutions and creates structure to solve inefficiencies and streamline operations. My team can rely on me to take initiative in completing tasks and offer solutions when it seems like we’ve hit a dead end. I enjoy working together with my team and am always finding ways to help us work together more cohesively and productively.

A Colliers International Chicago employee since 2005, Gwynn transitioned from Property Management to Corporate Accounting in late 2010. Gwynn is the dedicated on-site corporate accountant for the Real Estate Property Management Services division of Colliers Chicago, boasting well over 48 million sqft in management, and 150 employees and engineers in 29 on-site and satellite offices in the greater Chicagoland area and suburbs.
Gwynn's areas of expertise include month-end reporting, G/L analysis, deep-dive forensic accounting and detailed reconciliations and variances.