Chris Casalena

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Financial Business Consultant @ RIESTER
Scottsdale, AZ, US
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, United States
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About Chris Casalena

Senior Level Executive with 25+ years of experience in bringing innovation to financial and operations management with startup and mid-size global organizations. Highly effective, results oriented leader with a participatory leadership style. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to establish rapport with all levels of staff and management. Demonstrated ability as a relationship builder for key contacts, and as an artful deal maker. Strong qualifications in developing and implementing solution driven ERP designs and processes. Leads effective productivity improvement initiatives with change management awareness and skills. Successful development of staff at all levels of experience. Professional attributes include being visionary, strategic, insightful, loyal, trustworthy, and optimistic.

Chris Casalena's Current Company Details
RIESTER

Riester

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Financial Business Consultant
Scottsdale, AZ, US
Chris Casalena Work Experience Details
  • Riester
    Financial Business Consultant
    Riester
    Scottsdale, Az, Us
  • Total Presence Management
    Cfo Advisor
    Total Presence Management Dec 2023 - Present
    Peoria, Az, Us
    Engaged to provide executive level leadership to TPM's ownership group seeking to expand the Company's accounting department and to evaluate new ERP solutions to optimize efficiencies and growth. Leveraging SME's as part of CFO Advisor's 'Group' to assist in cleansing the current ERP data and readying it for eventual migration to new ERP. The engagement scope also includes providing Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), as well as leading effort to establish a 401(k) plan.
  • It Tech Solutions
    Cfo Advisor
    It Tech Solutions Oct 2022 - Present
    Engaged to provide strategic planning and advice on standing up 2 current business units into separate businesses. The scope originally included financial forecasting/modeling, and introducing a banking contact to setup a LOC. The engagement scope also includes establishing new accounting systems, and providing oversight on the multi-entity accounting processes and controls. Also brought a SME to the table as part of CFO Advisor's 'Group' to assist in sales engineering and creation of digital assets, as well as brought a data analyst to assist in scaling the Integration as a Service (IaaS) offering.
  • Riester
    Financial Business Consultant
    Riester May 2022 - Present
    Phoenix, Az, Us
    Riester’s full-time CFO retired in 2021 creating an executive leadership gap in the Accounting and Finance Department. Engaged part-time to mentor and develop the technical and leadership skills of the Director of Finance who has been with Riester for 20+ years. Scope of work also includes revamping the monthly financial package, providing financial analysis, and advising on opportunities to leverage current technology and ERP resources for a new and more efficient billing workflow processes.
  • Blue Star Nbr
    People Operations Business Partner
    Blue Star Nbr Feb 2022 - Present
    Blue Star NBR is a Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) manufacturing company located in Wytheville, VA. When completed, the world-class facility will proudly supply American-made medical-grade NBR for use in the production of nitrile examination gloves. Main scope of work is to leverage the substantial funding and resources granted by the Virginia Economic Development Partner program which include talent search and acquisition, design and development of custom employee training programs, and organizational development.
  • Cfo Advisor Group. Llc
    Founder & Owner
    Cfo Advisor Group. Llc Jan 1999 - Present
    Established this accounting and general business advisory practice in 1999 to provide strategic, financial and operational leadership to start-up and medium sized businesses. Acquired a breadth of experiences from projects and clients spanning many different industries while specializing in strategic and business development, and making complex business systems and processes understandable for business owners, managers and staff. Well suited as a management team member offering many different angles of perspective and influence. Articulate and effective communicator with all the key specialists and roles inside a company, as well as with outside attorneys, bankers, investors, CPA's etc. Keen to identifying underutilized talent, and to developing them to reach their full potential and productivity.
  • Phoenix Rising Football Club
    Financial Consultant
    Phoenix Rising Football Club May 2018 - Feb 2023
    Phoenix, Arizona, Us
    Engaged as a Financial Consultant to help take the Phoenix Rising FC to the next level by providing financial and accounting leadership to the Rising's front office finance department. Developed finance and account department personnel and establishing new periodic closing procedures. Creating new reporting and analytics for the Rising's Executive Committee and Ownership.
  • Estrella Mountain Ranch
    Financial Business Consultant
    Estrella Mountain Ranch Feb 2022 - Aug 2022
    This new Joint Venture with Toll Brothers and Harvard Investments required standing up a new comprehensive accounting system and a new accounting department to operate independently. Reporting to Toll Brothers’ and Harvard’s executive leadership teams, the engagement’s scope was to evaluate several options to deploy a new ERP system and ultimately manage the implementation process of the new software solution and workflow processes.
  • Haley Strategic Partners, Llc.
    Chief Financial Officer
    Haley Strategic Partners, Llc. Dec 2016 - Nov 2021
    Scottsdale, Arizona, Us
    Haley Strategic Partners (HSP) is an innovator in weapon products, accessories and training. HSP approaches weapons manipulation fundamentals from the standpoint of human bio-mechanics, ergonomics, and mental processing. HSP's innovative product designs, and its Disruptive ‘D’ series training program are a blend of understanding weapon systems and understanding people, their guiding principles and the science of the human brain. As the company's CFO, I oversaw the multi entity and multi sales channel environment and all financial aspects of the enterprise. Implemented a new accounting and inventory management system while developing talent towards its best practices. Also served as a strategic partner within the HSP executive team.
  • Custom Fab Usa / Spectrum Products
    General Manager And Business Advisor
    Custom Fab Usa / Spectrum Products May 2015 - Feb 2017
    Engaged as a Business Advisor and General Manage for Custom Fab USA, a California based sewn products manufacturer with a Phoenix operation named Spectrum Products USA. Reporting to the ownership group of Custom Fab, the original mission/scope of the engagement was a comprehensive business assessment of Spectrum. As the GM, I operated as a change agent to disrupt a longstanding poor culture, and lead new pathways for success. Purpose driven results included a 33% reduction in admin labor overhead and 400% increase to new projects pipeline. Monthly close of books went from 30+ days to 5 days. Due to capitalization reasons, the engagement culminated with managing all aspects of closing the Spectrum facility, and consolidation of its operation into Custom Fab's in California.
  • Legends Furniture
    Coo/Cfo
    Legends Furniture Mar 2011 - Mar 2015
    Established in 1990, Legends manufactures a full line of Home Entertainment, Home Office and Bedroom furniture right here in the good ol’e U. S. of A. Also imports select collections from several sources in Southern China, Vietnam and India to provide a great range of styles and price points. Legends' company profile: 150+ employees; 130,000 square-foot plant and warehouse in Phoenix metro; 3 distribution centers in North America, 2 in Asia; 2 furniture showrooms; 45+ manufacture's reps. Responsible for the integrity of all financial information and ERP, as well as provide leadership and general management for Legends operations.
  • Select Artists Associates, Llc
    Cfo
    Select Artists Associates, Llc Mar 2001 - Jul 2005
    As Chief Financial Officer for this multi-faceted entertainment production company I was challenged with designing and implementing a custom accounting system to track the numerous revenue streams and expenses for major non-baseball events held at Chase Field, formally Bank One Ballpark and home of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Arizona. Along with providing fully integrated accounting management services, I had many other core responsibilities and accomplishments in my role as CFO including: Major Contract Negotiations, Financial Settlement Negotiations, Business Strategy & Development, Box Office Management, Audit Representation.

Chris Casalena Skills

Strategic Planning Strategy Start Ups Leadership Management Business Planning Entrepreneurship Business Development Sales Marketing Accounting Business Strategy Executive Management Team Building New Business Development Banking Budgets Finance Negotiation Financial Analysis Saas Project Planning Marketing Strategy Sales Management Training Program Management Market Research Advertising Analysis Integrated Marketing Mergers And Acquisitions Small Business Strategic Partnerships Income Statement Contract Negotiation P&l Account Management Consulting Selling

Chris Casalena Education Details

  • W. P. Carey School Of Business – Arizona State University
    W. P. Carey School Of Business – Arizona State University
    Accounting

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