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Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us

Responsible for the establishment, growth, stability direction and oversee operation of the Austin area locations. • Managed all financial areas and oversee operational aspects, achieving positive cash flow in 6 months of opening.• Lead an innovative marketing campaigns to drive business and increase clientele via various mediums such as Facebook, magazines, local news interviews and mailers.• Network in local community to increase profile and bottom-line profit.• Establish viable locations in the Austin area, sourcing contractor and equipment, marketing location, and hiring coaching staff and management.• Developed a healthy employee culture to focus on exceptional customer service.

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for company level accounting activities including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Construction Project Management, Fixed Assets Management, Financial Closings and Audits, along with oversight on Admin activities.• Addressed the organizational structure by hiring and developing personnel within the Department.• Oversee Human Resources, Payroll, Pocurement and Accounts Payables processes.• Managed month-end closing cycle. Improved record retention policies and processes to better support business requirements.• Drove process improvement in the Accounting/Finance area within the organization to streamline company reporting and record keeping. • Completed filings for the PPP loan, ERC Tax Credit, and other Company tax items.• Subject Matter Expert in SAGE 300 Construction software and Office Connector for the department.• Lead Banking and Financing Activities for the company.• Transition company to a PEO platform with Paychex and implemented benefits for 400 employees.

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for company level accounting activities including Accounts Payable and Receivables, Acquisitions, Payroll, Production and Inv Management, Sales Orders and Billing, Construction Project Management, Sales and Use tax, Fixed Assets, and Financial Closings.• Managed month-end closing cycle. Organized processes and procedures to support a 50% reduction in month-end close from 8 to 4 days.• Addressed the organizational structure by hiring and developing key personnel within the Department. • Oversaw Procurement and Accounts Payables processes: reduced Aged-Payables' by approx $1.5M, Key contributor to successfully implementing a new Ordering/PO process in our company, directed a $200k cost savings in CFOH.• Played a key role in providing acquisition support in areas of finance and strategy. Analyzed and accounted for a company purchase with average annual revenues of $10M. Tracked and monitored acquisition status to completion and booking. • Served on the Compass Finance Team which served to drive process improvement in the Accounting/Finance area within the organization• Streamlined and improved company reporting and analysis. Developed a balanced scorecard to aide in managing and tracking company objectives.

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for company level accounting activities including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Production and Inventory Management, Sales Orders and Billing, Construction Project Management, Sales and Use tax, Fixed Assets Management, Financial Closings, analysis of Financial reports.|| Managed month-end closing cycle. Organized processes and procedures to support a50% reduction in month-end close from 8 to 4 days.|| Hired and developed key personnel within the Department. Addressed the organizational structure and empowered 2 individuals to Accounting Managers with direct reports.|| Oversaw Procurement and Accounts Payables processes: reduced Aged-Payables' by approx $1.5MM, Key contributor to successfully implementing a new Ordering/PO process in our company, directed a $200k cost savings in CFOH.|| Served as a Texas representative on the Compass Finance Team which served to drive process improvement in the Accounting/Finance area within the organization|| Streamlined and improved company reporting and analysis tools for the management team. Developed a balanced scorecard to aide in managing and tracking company objectives.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Maintained full charge of all plant accounting functions for the company's largest filmplant in terms of volume including Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable, General Ledger,Fixed Assets, Inventory Control, Forecasting/budgeting and Risk Management.|| Performed comprehensive variance analysis and determine root-cause forsignificant variances, leading to improve operational efficiency by as much as 25%and improved scheduling efficiency by reducing Order Lead Time by 10-20 days|| Managed month-end closing cycle. Organized process and procedures to support a40% reduction in month-end close from 5 to 3 days|| Led cost savings initiatives upwards of $100k annually through engineering projectsand improved operational efficiency|| Key member of JDE ERP implementation team for Accounting|| Teamed with the Internal Audit function to assess our risks and policies at a sister facility. Identified several deficiencies in inventory control and credit cardprocedures leading to the discovery of a fraud scheme costing the company$20k+|| Managed physical inventory process and identified a $300k over-statement ininventory upon my arrival resulting in financial restatements|| Oversaw Accounts Payable operating and approval process. Reduced AgedPayables by 80%. Recently orchestrated the centralization of the AP process toour corporate office|| Oversaw 4 years of continuous improvement in Cash Flows at my location primarilydriven by a reduction in Costs per Production Unit|| Demonstrated a strong leadership presence with our Production and Leadershipteam|| Served as a Cost Accountant for 4 years working at various site in company including Texas, Virginia, Georgia, and internationally in Mexico

San Antonio, Tx, Us

3 Years - Intensive Retail Management Training 5 Years - Experience in Bookkeeping and Business Center TransactionsHighly customer focused with the goal to ensure the best shopping experience possible. Served as a developer of personnel and ensured service department achieved success in reaching its targets.Started as a part time entry-level bagger when I was 16 and worked my way to a Service Manager at the age of 18. While I managed at different stores, my largest department was over 200+ service employees and over $1MM in Sales Revenue Weekly.