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Interim CFO at private-equity owned, sustainable packaging manufacturing company – Responsible for cash management, cash forecasting, and relationships with external financing sources, owners and professional services vendors. Resolved disputes with vendors; transitioned accounting services internally; assisted in Board and budget presentations resulting in additional equity infusion; led efforts to sublease office space after moving. Worked with Controller in accounting closings and in catching up account reconciliations. Managed, interviewed and hired staff.Interim Controller at manufacturing company – Improved management and financial reporting. Reduced closing cycle by automating interfaces and monthly journal entries and moving entries and closing processes to before month end. Automated and improved controls. Interim Finance Manager at international rental car company - Managed closing process and completed analyses, reviewed balance sheet account reconciliations, updated SOX documentation and ensured compliance by process owners. Managed a staff of 10. Senior Internal Audit Consultant - Managed and completed an internal audit for a large, public regional bank for a newly combined national real estate group. Developed numerous operational, financial and process improvement recommendations. Identified billing and cost savings opportunities.Internal Audit / SOX Consultant – Updated SOX and financial audit testing documentation and completed SOX and financial audit testing at plant and corporate locations at international greeting card company.

Part of leadership team for this high growth, non-profit technology and economic development organization with a complex legal structure involving taxable subsidiaries and new markets tax credit reporting entities. Cleaned up and caught up accounting records and documentation of closing and reporting processes. Responsible for financial reporting and analysis, billing, payables, fixed assets, tax, insurance administration and business system functions. Completed 2011 and 2012 financial and A-133 audits on time and with no adjustments or findings. Prepared tax returns (forms 990, 990-T and 1120) for all legal entities. Led project to upgrade ERP and accounting software. Enhanced software functionality, query and dashboard reporting. Implemented e-mail billing. Completed review of business processes and identified improvement opportunities. Reduced business insurance costs by tracking more accurate asset inventory quantities and replacement costs. Improved key internal controls and ensured adequate segregation of duties. Presenter at national Microsoft Dynamics User Conference.

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Key member of management team that worked closely with owners, outside advisors and bankers in growing these closely held technology companies and in the start- up, acquisition and integration of companies. Companies include retail, wholesale and regulated CLEC businesses and management and real estate companies. Responsible for financial reporting and analysis, finance, billing, collections, payables, fixed assets, tax, treasury/cash management, insurance administration, business system functions and regulatory reporting. Built staff of 7 within tight budget constraints. Negotiated and obtained several rounds of financing from bank funding sources during recession. Led 2 ERP system conversion projects for 7 legal entities. Developed standard financial reporting package and chart of accounts for 10 companies. Improved internal control environment by automating controls. Improved efficiency of accounting processes by automating payment processing, standardizing journal entries and monthly closing steps across companies, and developing closing checklists. Reduced insurance and professional service costs. Reduced tax liabilities. Prepared projections. Performed financial reviews and due diligence procedures for acquisitions. Implemented payables dispute process and tracking in general ledger for greater transparency and reconciliation to vendors. Increased dispute success rate.

Irvine, Ca, Us

SOX Compliance Manager for manufacturing client with retail stores. Successfully met all deadlines with only minor testing exceptions. Rationalized controls and streamlined testing. Analyzed processes, identified key internal controls and led efforts to remediate control deficiencies. Provided oversight of external testers, performed testing and worked with the external auditors. Analyzed user access of ERP systems and created new user profiles to address business requirements and segregation of duties conflicts. Internal Audit Team Lead - Led teams in completing internal audits and SOX Section 404 validation at plant and HQ locations in North America for international manufacturing company. Responsible for planning audits, preparation of audit report deliverables and leading presentation of internal audit and SOX gap report comments at closing meetings with location controllers and SOX managers. Completed internal controls remediation projects at a publicly traded real estate company.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Internal Audit Consulting Manager (independent consultant) - Provided internal audit and business advisory services to public companies with international locations. Managed staff, project scheduling and budgets. Significant experience on Sarbanes-Oxley ("SOX") section 404 and 302 compliance projects in performing risk assessments, preparing and reviewing process documentation, identifying key controls, and gaps and mapping these into risk-control-test plan matrices. Worked with external auditors in account scoping, identifying controls and locations to be tested and in obtaining guidance on testing approaches. Developed numerous test plans, supervised and completed on-site testing, reports and process improvement recommendations. Identified control deficiencies and developed remediation plans. Assisted clients with remediation efforts. Developed formal internal reports and process improvement recommendations.

Provided interim controller and CFO services to public company and other clients. Served as an interim controller for a newly acquired affiliate of a public company. Reviewed accounting for significant transactions during the year, corrected accounting errors and identified income tax impacts. Developed new accounting policies and procedures. Implemented improvements to internal controls, financial closing and reporting processes. Selected and implemented new accounting system. Other projects included field examinations for internal audit departments of bank clients for workout and collaterized loan groups, financing request reviews, software implementations and process review and documentation projects.

Supervised staff in daily accounting and in closing functions at this pre-IPO company. Performed strategic review of financial and operational processes. Recommended and implemented business process improvements. Developed new accounting system procedures and trained staff. Implemented improvements to financial closing, order-to-cash and customer relationship management procedures. Managed implementation of SalesLogix CRM software. Administered business systems. Significantly reduced order to invoice time. Improved internal controls and developed new accounting policies.

Strategic information systems planning. Managed selection of corporate consolidation, budgeting, business intelligence and other financial systems. Managed implementation of Hyperion. Project manager and team member for selection and implementation of Oracle ERP applications at corporate, divisional and plant locations. Directed corporate financial process improvement projects. Key team member involved with strategic project to improve financial, distribution and manufacturing processes. Reduced accounting closing cycles and improved order management, credit management and cash receipts processes by eliminating unnecessary tasks. Designed operating unit and reporting structure. Designed new chart of accounts and reporting packages. Provided guidance in developing new accounting policies. Provided financial analysis and account reconciliation support. Managed implementations of corporate fixed asset software and sales and use tax software.

Worldwide, Oo

Started and developed a Cleveland office middle market management consulting practice. Sold projects to business executives. Developed and executed business plans. Member of North American real estate consulting practice. Supervised multiple consulting and audit engagements in variety of industries. Made presentations of deliverables to client executives. Analyzed business processes and developed recommendations for improving operations, internal controls and business systems. Completed inventory reduction projects. Developed strategic information system plans. Reviewed and made improvements to accounting processes for numerous clients. Streamlined and automated processes. Managed numerous business system selection, implementation and process improvement projects. Managed and directed audit engagements. Managed staff and scheduling of personnel. Served as temporary controller for clients. Started career in Small Business Audit group.

B.S.B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Accounting

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