David J Grenier Cma Ea Email & Phone Number

Northbrook, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

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Partnered with executive leadership and key stakeholders to determine business objectives and key deliverables for clients; formulated and delivered recommendations to senior leadership on various possible strategies; implemented approved plans.Client: Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., Chicago, ILA leading financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate services and investment management with 180 corporate offices worldwide, 750+ locations in 60 countries, and employing 36,600 staff.• Led the development of a high quality, controlled, and flexible A/R Dashboard reporting tool integrating roughly 18 C-suite roles and their teams across the Americas.Client: Tetra Pak International, Vernon Hills, ILThe world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company providing safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people worldwide.• Championed the development of a controlled, flexible and innovative financial forecasting reporting tool.Client: Center for Neighborhood Technologies, Chicago, ILThe Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is an award-winning innovations laboratory for urban sustainability. CNT works across disciplines and issues, including transportation and community development, energy, water, and climate change.• Developed and managed the process of accounting for discontinued operations and closing the financial records relating to the sale of I-GO Car Sharing. Notable Entrepreneurial Businesses: • The ALLynx Group - www.ALLynx.com - Excel training and programming / Consulting (Active)• E-RIVE - An integrated transportation solution (Under development)• Cinna Kream - A local ice cream parlor (sold)• WrinklesNBarney Corporation - A tax and accounting service for individuals and small businesses (sold)

Greater Chicago Area

Directed and led all aspects of operations and the advancement of the organization’s mission, defined the business plan and ensured operational stability. Defined and implemented operational policies and procedures to remain competitive in the marketplace. • Partnered with executive leadership and the board of directors to determine critical deliverables.• Consistently assessed and formulated strategy to safeguard the business from internal and external risk.• Developed and cultivated key alliances with partners to drive and sustain growth.• Collaborated with management team to develop and implement plans for the infrastructure of operations, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate the rapid growth objectives of the organization. • Established key performance indicators and manage all capital planning and expenditures. • Identified new market opportunities and devised creative strategies to enter those markets.• Maintained awareness of all economic and vital statistic standings in order to assess and accommodate strategic changes in business initiatives.Select Accomplishments• Successfully secured financing needed to stabilize operations, kick-start growth, and improve monthly cash flow by 30%. • Played an integral role in the development and launch of strategies to make IGO a highly attractive target for successful acquisition.• Generated excess efficiencies to repurpose operational roles; increased oversight and greatly reduced risk. • Standardized key policies and processes to streamline delivery methods and improve member satisfaction. • Reorganized priorities, roles and processes resulting in 35% growth and significantly improved product quality. • Dramatically improved the company balance sheet position resulting in a net impact of $1.1M through changes in accounting methodology.

Greater Chicago Area

Managed and directed a team of professionals in the development and implementation of a strategic plan to transform existing systems and processes to support business growth and the team’s goal of being a first class finance organization. Reported directly to senior management.• Worked cohesively with senior leadership and key stakeholders to translate business objectives and requirements into a workable plan and short/long-term goals.• Developed and managed continuous improvement programs and projects to drive and promote innovation and efficiency. • Collaborated with IT, HR and legal stakeholders to ensure shared vision and implementation of projects. • Standardized key financial processes and systems to support a hybrid model of centralized and decentralized finance teams in alignment with the business structure. • Ensured all systems met control standards to include Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.Select Accomplishments• Successfully led the integration of The Staubach Company; the largest acquisition in the firm’s history. • Developed and oversaw the implementation of a complete overhaul of the key reporting structure to accommodate changes in the business model.• Acted as a key influencer in the construction of a commission module developed to simplify processes, increase frequency, and control the calculation of commissions for approximately 1000 brokers.• Improved consistency, control, and growth in key systems by building and establishing direct ownership teams.

Greater Chicago Area

CONTROLLER ~ CAPITAL MARKETS (January 2007 - March 2008)Drove the overall financial management of the firm’s $100M capital markets business with a 77% annual growth. Partnered with senior business leaders to develop and implement the strategic business plan. • Collaborated with internal/external auditors to maintain high reporting integrity over financial statements. • Managed all costs, revenue forecasting, and the administration of all key systems supporting the business. • Maintained overdue receivables at 0% while meeting Sarbanes-Oxley requirements with no material deficiencies.• Chaired and led the overhaul of the region’s training committee; improved training and developed strategic programs for the entire finance team. • Initiated the investigative analysis of 22 key investment team hires and one acquisition. • Actively supported four other businesses while their controllers were on simultaneous leaves-of-absence.ACCOUNTING MANAGER ~ BROKERAGE/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (July 2006 - January 2007)Managed overall responsibility for the financial management of the New England and Washington DC regions, to include reviewing contracts for revenue contingencies, preparing financials, performing ad hoc analytical analyses, managing receivables, and the training/development of staff.• Oversaw the transition of financial records and teams from the Spaulding & Slye acquisition. • Implemented a new approach to collecting receivables; reduced overdue receivables from 11.0% to 1.7%. • Integral team member in designing and implementing a S-Ox compliant revenue pipeline system.

Greater Chicago And Boston Areas

MIS MANAGER (10/2005-7/2006)Drove the implementation and protection of all the systems needed to stabilize the processes of the finance team after the critical loss of the company accounting system. • Executed various functions to include devising and initiating buying decisions, process mapping, gap analysis, transitional communications, project and team management, training, and team development.• Led the implementation of applications including Great Plains, Personnel Agency Management, Rightfax, and various reporting tools. • Wrote a complex custom VB/SQL rules-based payroll interface; resulted in a savings of over $100K annually and $75K in development.ACCOUNTING MANAGER (12/2004-10/2005)Managed and executed all financial reporting responsibilities of the $100M business; reported directly to the CFO.• Encountered a massive data loss and spearheaded successful rebuild to ward off a “going concern” threat by auditor. • Rebuilt and trained a fully-operational accounting department after moving the headquarters from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL. • Developed and maintained Excel based programs when the accounting system became unusable.SENIOR ACCOUNTANT (4/2002-12/2004)STAFF ACCOUNTANT (5/2000-4/2002)Managed and oversaw the preparation of all monthly financial packages and annual reports, maintained policies and procedures, performed margin analyses and the calculation of complex commissions.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accountancy

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