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Edwardsville, Illinois, United States

• Manage and lead the finance team, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure their professional growth and departmental success.• Identify financial risks and implement strategies to mitigate them.• Implement internal controls to safeguard company assets and prevent financial irregularities• Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.• Track and report on budget variances, providing insights and corrective actions as needed.

St Charles, Missouri, United States

• Manage the financial activities, transactions and human resources for the Repair Services business unit • Prepare financial and management reports, analyze growth opportunities and coordinate external audits • Identify operational strategies to drive cost reduction, productivity optimization and capital project initiatives

Greater St. Louis

• Responsible for the accounting operations of the company, supervision of the monthly close process, and production of periodic financial reports• Manage a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles • Oversee cash management, the budgeting process, external audits and compliance reporting as an integral part of the overall Finance function within the organization

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Accounting and finance team leader for Corrigan Company Mechanical Contractors and Lyon Sheet Metal, Inc.• Manage the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results.• Achieve company budget objectives through communication of variance analysis and initiating corrective actions.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Financial leader of a manufacturing and distribution organization with factory exclusive sales representatives for Continental Research Corporation and subsidiaries Federal Floor Care, Inc. and Universal Chemical, LLC. • Provide technical accounting guidance and support to include involvement in due diligence and other activities relating to restructuring/mergers/acquisitions/divestitures.• Ensure financial systems are aligned with current business structure and proactively leads design improvements with IT in order to maintain proper accounting requirements.

• Responsible for reporting and forecasting the financial position of multiple locations in the Company’s Fleet Services and Repair Division.• Oversee and evaluate fixed assets for impairment, perform fixed asset audits and prepare capital expenditure analysis. • Travel to Division locations to direct cycle counts, annual physical inventory and testing of internal controls.

• Prepare the Company’s Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q for filing with the Securities Exchange Commission. • Lead in the preparation of the Company’s annual financial budget and provide monthly operating results, comparisons, and relevant variance analysis. • Manage the month end closing process and the preparation, analysis and presentation of financial reports.

•Responsible for the monthly general ledger closing process •Provide the Lear Seating Division with monthly forecasting and internal financial statements •Supervise Payroll for 300 hourly employees

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba