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Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

• Provide day-to-day leadership and management to effectively carry out the mission, vision and core values of the company.• Responsible for driving the company to achieve and surpass sales, profitability, cash flow and business goals and objectives.• Ensure that the company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and people systems in place to effectively grow the organization and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. • Collaborate with the management team to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate the overall objectives of our organization.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

• Provide leadership and oversight to a 7-person executive team and their functional areas in carrying out the day-to-day operations and the strategic initiatives of the Company. • Lead in the development of the Company's strategic vision and planning process.• Managed reorganization of executive leadership structure.• Directed an initiative to create a continuous improvement culture throughout organization.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

• Responsible for all financial and fiscal management and human resource management of the company’s operations. • Provided leadership and coordination in the administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of the company.• Created, coordinated, and evaluated the financial programs and supporting information systems of the company to include budgeting, tax planning, real estate, and conservation of assets. • Developed and directed the implementation of strategic business and/or operational plans, projects, programs, and systems.

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• Led and directed the overall financial policies of the company and oversaw all the financial functions including accounting, budgeting, information systems, credit, insurance, tax, and cash management. • Coordinated all public reporting of financial information, and provided regular financial updates to the Board of Directors. • Maintained investor and banking relationships and negotiated terms with major merchandise vendors. • Point person for all non-H/R related legal matters.

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• Led a 13-person team in all major accounting functions in the areas of accounts payables, cash management, general ledger, payroll and manufacturing cost accounting. • Monitored and assessed inventory levels to make sure it were properly valued for financial reporting. • Oversaw the preparation of financial reports relating to sales tax, state and federal tax, end-of-period results, and S.E.C. reporting. • Reviewed operating results with senior levels of management and facilitated the development of specific action plans that ensured expenditures were consistent with company goals.

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• Collaborated with management to develop operational budgets for 41 retail stores, a mail-order catalog division, and two corporate offices. • Prepared and distributed monthly operating results to every location. • Performed various ad hoc analysis of financial and operational information in order to enhance management’s strategic decision making.• Implemented Commander FDC financial reporting software from Comshare, Inc. • Developed and implemented a store personnel scheduling system.