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Newtown, CT, US

Lead Finance and Operations of rapidly growing $20 million national non-profit comprised of 501c3 & 501c4 companies.

Providence, RI, US

• Led the Finance and Accounting group for private equity backed, global manufacturer of protective athletic apparel. G-Form has multiple subsidiaries, including its own factory and international business entities.
• Prepared financial reports and forecasts for management, investors, and BOD.
• Oversaw the implementation of SAP and transition off QuickBooks.
• Streamlined processes and create standard operating procedures in accounting department to reduce errors and improve efficiencies.
• Managed treasury operations, perform bank reconciliations, and project cash flow for multiple domestic and international bank accounts, Lines of Credit, and Term Loans.
• Filed local, state and international tax reporting.

Milford, CT, US

• Led Finance team for $30 million software company. Sold majority of assets to Blackberry in 2010 for a multiple of sales. Directed all areas of accounting, FP&A, tax, MIS, cash management, and administrative functions.
• Transitioned accounting method from cash basis to accrual basis, prepared financial statements in accordance with GAAP, led annual audit, and filed federal, state and local tax reports.
• Directed strategic planning process by preparing accurate forecasts, comprehensive budgets, and insightful management reporting with variance analysis.
• Implemented $300k enterprise grade software system for finance and operations, resulting in improved business scalability and visibility, and substantial cost savings.
• Negotiated, structured, and administered multi-million dollar contracts with diverse global companies including Amazon, Apple, Blackberry, Ingram Micro, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony.
• Processed 25,000 direct to consumer transactions per month via company website prior to transitioning to a cloud based SAAS model and utilizing third party ecommerce platforms.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• Chosen to provide financial leadership for two start-up divisions launched by Mercedes-Benz Credit: debis Financial Services (a provider of auto financing for non-MB vehicles) and Giggo.com (a provider of direct auto.
• Selected as the financial lead for the DaimlerChrysler Financial merger integration team in which we consolidated collections and customer service functions from 30 regional offices throughout the U.S. into 5.
• Helped grow loan portfolio from zero to $2 billion in two year period, while profitability steadily increased from $5 million loss in 1998, to $3 million profit in 1999, to $9 million profit in 2000.
• Launched Internet based, direct lending division, Giggo.com by creating financial products, pricing strategies, operational procedures, and a management reporting foundation.
• Created forecasting model and investor road show presentations for Giggo.com that led to eventual sale to Capital One’s auto finance group.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, US

• Provided CEO with comprehensive profitability reports, company forecasts, board of director presentations, and strategic recommendations.
• Led company-wide strategic planning process and consolidation of budgets and forecasts for US, Canadian and Mexican business units by leading divisional and regional controllers.
• Coached and developed team of seven analysts to provide accurate and analytical reporting.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, US

• Developed forecasting model used by Daimler-Benz financial services companies worldwide.
• Responsible for pricing of retail and lease financial products for US and Canada.
• Provided management reporting for senior management team.
• Trained controllers at US, Canadian and Mexican business units in planning and reporting techniques, facilitating decentralization of controller function to the business units.

Mba, Finance

Ba, Economics