Collin Thompson Email & Phone Number

Plano, Texas, US

Dallas, Texas, US

Sun Holdings is a national restaurant franchise group that provides more than 187,000 jobs under 8 brands, and serves over 50 million customers. Sun Holding’s system-wide portfolio is comprised of almost 900 units operating in eight states, with a major presence in over seven diverse concepts, most of which are in the restaurant segment. The company.

• Provided fractional CFO support to clients operating in the following industries: consumer packaged goods, consumer electronics (value-added distribution, refurbishment, and reverse logistics) and business.
• Provided strategic leadership to the management team to drive execution and improvement in systems and processes across all aspects of the business.
• Developed, implemented, maintained, and controlled all aspects of accounting, financial planning and risk/compliance.
• Oversaw cost and profitability analysis for product sales across multiple sales channels.
• Recruited by private equity to serve as a hands-on pre-acquisition CFO tasked with financial and operational oversight to drive profit improvement across all areas of the business.
• Charged with relocating Bohm from New York to Texas (accomplished Q3-2017).

Lewisville, Texas, US

• Responsible for Finance (budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and analysis); Accounting (consolidated financial reporting, general ledger, treasury, A/R, billing, collections, A/P, expense reporting, corporate.
• Member of the leadership team responsible for creating business strategies and driving company growth.
• Developed analysis and key performance indicators to enhance visibility into complex business operations and maximize revenue and EBITDA and margins.
• Managed ongoing relationships with private equity sponsor, lenders, external auditors and national credit rating agencies. Delivered presentations on budgets/forecasts, financial results and transformation initiatives.
• Provided financial/operational updates to S&P and Moody’s national credit rating agencies and obtained initial and ongoing corporate credit rating used in $400 million debt syndication.
• Played an active role in the sale of the company to a large private equity sponsor. Interfaced with prospective buyers, investment bankers, lenders, and ratings agencies. Sale culminated in December 2012.

Lewisville, Texas, US

• Responsible for Accounting and Finance and Risk Management departments. Developed key performance indicators and promoted a metrics driven approach to evaluating financial and operational performance. Led ERP system.
• Assumed responsibility for Risk Management department and implemented changes which led to $10 million in subsequent savings from lower workers’ compensation, auto and general liability claims.
• Redesigned the process for collecting billing and payroll hours which generated $3 million in annualized incremental EBITDA.
• Restructured company’s 2,500 fleet vehicle program and decreased exposure to permissive use auto liability.
• Led financial diligence for a large acquisition in Australia and led subsequent financial integration.
• Developed and maintained lender relationships and managed related financial transactions. Executed interest rate swaps and caps to hedge against interest rate inflation.

Lewisville, Texas, US

• Managed the functional areas within the Accounting department which included Financial Reporting, General Ledger, A/R, A/P, Billing, and Expense Reporting.
• Supervised financial reporting process responsible for consolidated GAAP financial statements.
• Coordinated the annual external audit conducted by Big 4 firm.
• Led the annual operating budget and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Ensured strong accounting processes and internal controls, including account reconcilations.
• Selected and implemented cost saving web based financial reporting tools for P&L owners (Hyperion, ESSBASE).

London, GB

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

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