Chris Batton Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

In this role I work hand in hand with the CEO to drive company success through growth and strategic initiatives. Engage in internal sales strategies as well as external acquisitions to expand company capabilities and grow revenue. Define and measure KPI data to inform decision making across the organization. Train and support finance team to provide.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• The Clover Group was a consulting agency providing finance and operations support to small and medium-sized companies. As a managing director my role was to prospect new clients, manage existing client relationships.
• Acting Chief Financial Officer
• Due diligence preparation on both sale and buy side
• Accounting system selection and implementation
• Establishing procedures and controls
• Database… Show more The Clover Group was a consulting agency providing finance and operations support to small and medium-sized companies. As a managing director my role was to prospect new clients, manage existing.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Part of due diligence team, which oversaw the sale of the company to KPMG. Hire and train staff on day-to-day finance activities including billing, collections, accounts payable, and cash management. Create new control procedures for invoice generation. Establish procedures for entering expenses and increase frequency of check runs for better vendor.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Business development of consulting services

• Provide accounting expertise to assist companies with day-to-day requirements
• Present best practices to companies looking for enhancements to current operations
• Successfully implement process improvements that have resulted in efficiency gains, cost reductions, and overall improvement of an organization
• Evaluate business policies and design procedures to improve client operations
• Project manage a RFP process and implementation for various accounting and finance software… Show more
• Project manage a RFP process and implementation for various accounting and finance software needs (General Ledger, FP&A, Contract Documentation Retention) Show less

• Finance and Accounting consulting services:
• Built automated 5 year business plan forecasting model with multiple-scenarios encompassing financial statements, cash flow, taxes, acquisitions, and bank covenant restrictions.
• Provide leadership guidance and external audit preparation service as part of a task force designed to complete the external auditor Prepared-By-Client list, assist in conversion to new PeopleSoft accounting system.
• Provide leadership guidance and external audit preparation service as part of a task force designed to complete the external auditor Prepared-By-Client list, assist in conversion to new PeopleSoft accounting system.
• Provide risk assessment services around spreadsheet controls. Run diagnostic tests to determine and evaluate areas of risk. Make recommendations to eliminate or reduce control risks.
• Collaborate with senior management to develop new budgeting and forecasting models. Establish key performance metrics. Design tracking mechanisms and build models to enhance decision making based on key performance.

• Provided accounting assistance for public company undergoing five year restatement of financials in the areas of month-end close, quarterly and annual filings, audit requests, and reporting of overall financial impact.
• Assisted with documenting, testing, and reviewing Sarbanes-Oxley 404 initiatives
• Planned and implemented an acquisition integration for a global multi-billion dollar internet based services company
• Assisted executives with strategic planning… Show more
• Assisted executives with strategic planning initiatives to align current operations with future vision
• Developed Finance & Accounting consultant business in the Baltimore market including selling, work plan development, proposal writing, and overseeing service delivery

· Created and ran consulting practice that helped small-to-medium sized companies with their accounting and finance needs· Provided consulting expertise in the following areas: · System conversions· Audit preparation and support· Budgets and business planning· Staff development and team building· Management reporting· Banking relationship development

· Built accounting infrastructure to accommodate company growth from $3 million dollar 50 person telemarketing company to a 450 person company holding $3 billion of student loan debt· Led company successfully through the external audits· Selected and implemented the Great Plains accounting system· Initiated and coordinated the selection of ADP’s HRIS.

· Developed plan to reduce number of off-cycle manual checks from 350 per month to less than 5, increasing productivity· Provided expertise on multiple Peoplesoft system conversions and organizational restructures· Created consolidation of financial information· Enhanced the quality of financial statements by developing, implementing, documenting, and.

Assisted with transition of spin off from parent company, Integrated Health Services Inc.Oversaw the accounting staff of tenSupervised accounts receivableManaged payroll for 24 corporations including corporate headquartersAudited cash flow of corporation and monitored accounts payable processConstructed annual budgets and analyzed financial statements for.

Price domestic and foreign mutual funds on a daily basisCash managementFinancial reporting

Education record

Bs, Accounting