Brian Cathcart, Cpa, Ms Email & Phone Number

United States

Bend, Oregon, United States

Seized entrepreneur opportunity to combine love of numbers with consulting, resulting in services that help businesses make smarter decisions. Assist clients with understanding, preparation, and maintenance of meaningful financial information by creating efficiencies, identifying untapped resources, and providing helpful insights.Highlights:* Analyze information, create financial strategies, and consult with small and medium business owners to help organizations reach their established goals. * Provide insights and fundamental financial information to create efficiencies and infrastructures––for start up to succession organizations––depending on unique needs and desired outcomes.www.thefinanciallab.com

Colorado

Combined efforts with business partner to create a superior running organization. Managed budgets, accounting, financial reporting, general operations and human resources. Highlights:* Manage 10+ staff and oversee hiring, training, schedules, and terminations, ensuring employee retention and knowledgeable friendly staff.* Designed and implemented company fiscal policies, procedures for transaction recordings, internal controls, tax records, fixed assets, reconciliations, and accounts payables and receivables.* Analyzed finances, business risks and investments, negotiated contracts, and selected key vendors.* Implemented new Point of Sale Systems* Negotiated leases and moved locations twice* Created sister company Rocky Mountain Multisport, which specializes in triathlon and road bikes, bike service, gear and rentals.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Selected to create and deliver student learning through online course development, lectures, study groups, individual tutoring sessions, and student assistance. Developed courses, curriculum (including online video sessions), and learning structures to meet education objectives. Highlights:* Created and presented MBA university lectures on Principles of Accounting courses for Executive, Early Career and Global Social and Sustainable Enterprises MBA students.

University Of Northern Colorado

Selected to create and deliver student learning through lectures, study groups, individual tutoring sessions, and student assistance. Developed courses, curriculum, and learning structures to meet education objectives. Highlights:* Created and presented undergraduate university lectures on Principles of Accounting and Managerial Accounting courses for 60+ students, resulting in enthusiasm for learning and positive feedback. * Conducted weekly quizzes that assisted students in sequential learning and identified weaker subject areas before content became overwhelming.* Taught financial skills including buying and selling stocks and setting-up individual retirement accounts.

Colorado

Created annual marathon event for more than 4000 runners, sponsors, and volunteers. Managed event, resource allocation, training, secured sponsors, and environmental impacts. Highlights:* Managed communications with 4000+ participants including runners, sponsors, and donors. * Coordinated sponsors and runners monthly communications providing competitive running event details, resulting in high-profile sponsors, sold-out events, and donations of over $100,000.* Managed rubbish and recycling environmental impacts, resulting in 91% race waste diverted from landfill.

Fort Collins, Colorado

Selected to assist accounting team with monthly financial reports, cash flow management, risk mitigation, accounts payable, accounts receivables, budgets, payroll, and resource allocations. Highlights:* Prepared accurate and detailed monthly and annual financial statements and reports.* Resolved accounting discrepancies and analyzed financial information to provide strategic recommendations.

Durango, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Masters Of Science, Business Administration, Accounting Concentration

Bachelor Of Arts, Professional Accounting, Accounting

Activities and Societies: President, Beta Alpha Psi, Theta Mu Chapter, 1994–1995 Graduated Cum Laude Honors