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Responsible for the Accounting, Finance, Legal, and Risk Management functions of $10 million revenue membership association serving the Tree Care industry.

Greater Atlanta Area And Windsor, CT

• As Chief Financial Officer | CFO | Treasurer| SVP | I led a division with four departments (Accounting, Information Technology, Legal and Facilities), 60 employees, two main campuses domestically with satellite offices.
• Relocated Atlanta campus; saved $6 million in rental expense over 10 years in conjunction with completion of state of the art technology/space planning design facility.
• Performed cost reduction RFP’s for banking and audit services; saved $250K year one and $180K additional per annum.
• Negotiated enhanced business insurance coverage and limits while reducing annual premium $150K.
• Received unqualified audit report for 8 consecutive years while incurring a total of 3 adjusting journal entries considered non-material.
• Devised precedent setting tax structure with the creation of two trade associations under one corporate umbrella structure and retained original corporate legal and tax identities while maintaining net operating loss.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed a division of 4 departments (Accounting, Information Technology, Legal and Office Services) with 22 employees of a $25 million revenue education and training service provider for the financial services industry.
• Restored credibility to accounting and Financial functions with three months of back-logged financial statements and poor internal controls.
• Reduced annual audit expense 50% through enhancement of accounting systems, establishment of internal control policies and procedures, coordination with external audit team, and internal personnel training and.
• Directed team of legal and accounting professionals in creating and implementing corporate legal entities, establishing tax-free operations for Bermuda-based joint venture operating in China, Taiwan, and Hong.
• Initiated and directed integration of legal functions from three operating divisions to centralized staff function.
• Enhanced standardization of contracts in 60 countries and 300 products resulting in decreased legal expense while enhancing corporate risk management functionality.

Greater Atlanta Area & San Diego, CA

Served instrumental role in turning around corporation with $26,000,000 loss per annum to break even within six months of employment. Reduced departmental budget 50% while increasing efficiency and effectiveness. Managed staff of 14 employees in daily accounting operations of privately held company generating $33,000,000 revenue per annum.Departmental.

Greater Atlanta Area

Worked in internal audit, accounting, information technology, and operations.

Spangdahlem, Germany

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting