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Privately held, multi-national corporation with 35,000+ employees and revenue exceeding $5.7B. Business is primarily managing vegetation around power lines and with complimentary services, including construction and engineering.Created, designed and stepped into this new role to provide institutional knowledge to incoming CFO and financial team..

Named as successor to outbound CFO. Closed initial round of private-equity funding and managed financial relationship with PE partners while upgrading financial reporting to meet needs of investors and newly-configured Board. In addition to overseeing all financial operations (reporting, audits, treasury, tax, FP&A, shared shares), spearheaded all.

Promoted to role as part of the assessment process for consideration to become CFO. Assumed shareholder involvement (stock transactions, valuations, S Corp tax considerations) in addition to corporate controller responsibilities (until hired new Corporate Controller in fall of 2016). Having no dedicated M&A department, expanded role in acquisitions. Three.

Reported directly to the CFO. Responsible for financial reporting and field accounting, internal audit, taxes, accounts payable, accounts receivable, overheads/cost accounting. With no dedicated M&A department, also involved in all acquisitions and dispositions. Six direct reports with a total team of 65.- Led the company’s first ERP deployment moving from.

Responsible for financial reporting, including monthly Board of Director packages and external financial statement audits. Also responsible for field accounting, including reviews of work-in-process accounts and closing of regional P&Ls monthly for over 125 profit centers. Led financial due diligence on the acquisition and subsequent integration of a $30M.

6+ years of progressive Big 4 auditing experience culminating in two busy seasons as an Audit Manager. A mix of private and public company client base, primarily in the manufacturing, chemical, and services lines of business (e.g., FMC, MAB Paints, Philadelphia Phillies, AstroPower).Served as a college recruiting manager, successfully recruiting college.