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Huntington Beach, CA, US

Long Beach, CA, US

Seal Beach, California, US

• Largest distributor to the off price retail market of luxury goods, eyewear, watches and accessories in North America. Distributed brands include Versace, Gucci, Saint Laurent, and many other European and domestic.
• Lead financial strategist of a company that nearly doubled in revenue from 2016-2018
• Executed collateral based loan with factoring bank that increased credit line and decreased interest rates and bank fees.
• Implemented initiatives to put cash flow and working capital management at forefront of executive strategy and decision making.
• Directed working capital initiative that greatly reduced aged inventory between 2016-2018
• Implemented more effective sales/margin forecasts and department expense forecasts and controls. Key executive in focusing in on effective budget management while improving department efficiencies.

Torquay, Victoria, AU

• Lead financial strategist of Rip Curl Inc. during a 2011-2014 sales growth of 20% and EBIT improvement 400%
• Consolidated North American finance/accounting team from 12 employees to 8 employees from 2010-2013.
• Oversaw total business expense reduction of 15% from 2011-2014.
• Working capital reduction of 25% from 2011-2013
• Manager of Finance/Accounting department. Areas include credit/risk department, accounts payable department, inventory control department, and wholesale and retail accounting clerks. Directly in charge of eight.
• Manager of Human Resources department and Information Technology department. Direct reports in from these departments include HR Manager, Payroll Administrator, Network Administrator, and Retail IT Administrator.

Torquay, Victoria, AU

Torquay, Victoria, AU

Torquay, Victoria, AU

• Developed efficiency and variance reporting for Custom Production manufacturing plant. Strong emphasis in tracking labor and material variances.
• Helped develop off-site custom production plants in Mexico and China. Oversaw the implementation of Microsoft Great Plains along with variance reporting for newly created off-site production plants.
• Performed all month-end accounting close functions for Custom Production department including: Bank Reconciliations, Inventory Close, A/P Reconciliation, general ledger entries, and analysis of Balance Sheet and Profit.
• Managed year-end Budget and Forecasting for Custom Production department.
• Reported directly to the Chief Financial Officer

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Accounting And Finance