With more than 600 locations, Pet Supplies Plus is the largest independent pet retailer and leading franchise pet concept in the U.S. PSP provides its neighbors with the convenience, knowledge, and experience of a local neighborhood pet store with the scale, selection, and value of a national player.As CFO, lead more than 50 team members and perform the following:• Lead all finance, accounting, treasury, and tax functions of the company.• Lead the store development team which is responsible for the design, construction, and renovation of company and franchise stores.• Report and provide insight on company performance to the CEO and private equity ownership. • Partner with members of the Senior Leadership Team to develop corporate strategy, lead company initiatives, and support all management functions.

• Led more than 30 accounting and finance professionals with responsibility for all accounting and financial reporting activities of the company.• Partnered with senior leadership across the company in budgeting and financial planning, system implementations, and process improvements.

• Led the Global FP&A team with responsibility for coordinating the strategic financial planning activities of the company. • Partnered with functional leadership in developing reliable financial forecasts and ensuring resources were allocated to maximize value creation for the business.

• Led Internal Audit team of seven and reported directly to the Audit Committee. • Performed enterprise-wide business risk assessments, then the planning and execution of risk-based compliance and operational audits.• Communicated audit results and recommendations to senior management and the Audit Committee.

• Managed accounting teams of over 25 team members that serviced divisions with revenues of more than $2 billion. • Led the external financial reporting team in preparing financial statements and SEC filings in line with US GAAP. • Responsible for financial reporting, operational accounting, internal control compliance, collections, and receivables. • Served as team member on the 2012 and 2015 whole-business recapitalization deals; managed disclosures in the deal prospectus, fulfilled audit requests, and managed subsidiary reporting.

• Managed multiple internal accounting teams of 12 team members responsible for corporate store accounting, asset-backed securitization accounting, and board reporting.• Prepared consolidated financial statements for the Company, materials for the Board of Directors, and subsidiary financial statements.• Accounted for complex issues such as stock compensation, debt extinguishment, franchise incentives, and embedded derivatives.

• Planned various stages of audits and managed workflow of the audit team through personal coaching and review.• Specialized in the audit of corporate treasury functions, including derivative financial instruments, corporate debt, marketable security portfolios, and pension asset funds.