E78 Partners is a management consulting firm that supports business leaders to make better, data-driven decisions as they navigate through growth, pivots, and change. We offer organizations executive advisory, finance and accounting services, business systems support, and M&A assistance.E78 is a business partner that can help companies accelerate their vision, bridging the present to where a company envisions itself to be.Our fractional business model brings clients the right resources with the right experience at the right time. When deploying our consulting teams, we flex our capacity to match our clients’ needs, thereby creating a sum greater than the individual parts.• Able to establish quick rapport and understanding of client industry and business needs.• Mid-Market Client support (project-based assignments).• Accounting Manager/Controller staff augmentation• Provide guidance on accounting policies and procedures and process improvements.• Create process documentation and provide training to business.• Balance Sheet clean-up; prepare financial statements; cash basis to accrual basis conversions,• Examined and discovered opportunities to reduce cost.• Implemented AR management procedures to reduce by 70%• Streamlined AP processing to improve payment efficiencies and significantly reduced past due payments.• Implemented consistent workflow monitoring procedures that reduced close time from over 30 days to 7-10 business days.

9Gauge is now an E78 Partners Company. We are now stronger together, offering a full suite of services for businesses across the alternative investment marketplace, including private equity and venture capital firms, portfolio companies and high-growth organizations at every position in their growth lifecycle. 9Gauge is a management consulting and technology-enabled services and solutions firm that supports business leaders to make better, data-driven decisions as they navigate through growth, pivots and change. 9Gauge’s business model brings clients the right resources with the right experience at the right time. The company offers executive advisory solutions, financial operations outsourcing, business systems support, expert resource capacity and M&A support. 9Gauge is a business partner that helps companies accelerate their vision, bridging the present to the future.

● Manage global accounting and financial reporting inquiries from multiple levels of management and ownership spanning 3 continents.● Build high level strategic relationships, direct contacts, and networks to ensure maximum responsiveness and personalized customer care as well as partnering with sales team to develop and maintain client relationships.● Lead development and deployment of proprietary back office accounting software to improve accuracy and efficiency, reducing invoicing errors by 90% and processing time by 71%+.● Build detailed financial reporting models to analyze, review, and forecast global sales worth $100M+.● Develop proprietary reporting systems, internal processes, cross-functional collaborations, and streamlining of accounting-related operations to reduce staff count by 50%+.● Collaborate extensively with team of 10 spanning North America, the United Kingdom, and India to identify, address, and resolve accounting-related issues and streamline processes without compromising productivity.● Coordinate implementation of multiple web-based travel management financial reporting systems and create internal and external user manuals for use by 40 employees.● Accompany sales team on sales presentations, client meetings, and vendor presentations.● Utilize sound strategies and tactics required in a rapidly expanding and changing business environment to ensure effective allocation of business resources.

● Prepared and presented extensive market research to executive team of 10+, identifying trends and providing pricing strategies to maintain competitive advantage.● Executed licensing, installation, and maintenance contracts with vendors to ensure optimal pricing, successfully reducing costs by 30%.● Collaborated with division sales team of 11 to negotiate pricing with major international airline, resulting in 14% increase in sales.● Integrated accounting functions of Canadian operations and local US branch operations into headquarters while reducing account staff count by 50%.● Delivered 70% reduction in accounts receivable balances through introduction of automated online payment process.● Coordinated build out of new corporate headquarters and IT center with general contractor, managing $3M budget.

● Managed team of 10 accounting staff and created operational manuals to provide consistency of effort and ensure adherence to US GAAP and company policy.● Coordinated lease schedules for 10 offices, engaging in renewal negotiations to achieve best terms.

● Managed $65M budget as Director of Finance for Chicago International Charter Schools, the largest charter school operator in Illinois.● Supervised 3 direct reports with responsibilities in financial reporting, forecasting, accounts payable, fixed assets, and general ledger. ● Implemented financials controls and procedures, improving efficiency by 50%.● Collaborated with Chief of Network Operations on annual S & P bond rating review resulting in affirmation of current rating.

● Prepared all necessary documentation and coordinate year-end audit with outside CPA firm while ensuring compliance with accounting principles and tax laws.