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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Dispatched to underperforming accounting and finance departments to identify key issues and team with site personnel to develop and implement solutions. Filled vacant positions until permanent executives were hired. Built strong departments by: Performing period end closes, generating financial reports, providing analysis, and implementing budgeting and forecasting. Conducted physical inventories. Instituted policies and procedures that strengthened controls. Worked with internal and external auditors. Mentored employees globally. Performed special projects such as M&A, SOX audit and policy implementation and site consolidation as required.

Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States

With 2 other founders established a Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Company. Developed financial plan used in investor presentations. Negotiated contracts, licenses, and teaming agreements; and was integral to all strategic partnering and business development activities. Designed, implemented, and monitored internal controls to ensure strict compliance and protect the integrity of the company’s assets. Assured proper accounting, contracting guidelines, and practices were firmly in place to adequately meet cost proposals and business development objectives. Assured the company strictly complied with current federal, state, local, and contractual laws and regulations. Responsible for managing all accounting and financial activities including period end close, reporting, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, AP and AR, etc. Developed a cost model to optimize the RFQ process.

Atlanta, Ga

Dispatched to underperforming accounting and finance departments to identify key issues and team with site personnel to develop and implement solutions. Filled vacant positions until permanent executives were hired. Built strong departments by: Performing period end closes, generating financial reports, providing analysis, and implementing budgeting and forecasting. Conducted physical inventories. Instituted policies and procedures that strengthened controls. Worked with internal and external auditors. Mentored employees globally. Performed special projects such as M&A, SOX audit and policy implementation and site consolidation as required.

Union City, Ga

Oversight of all manufacturing accounting activities, including period-end close, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, vendor negotiations, AP and COGS reduction initiatives. Developed COGS model used as the basis for financial modeling in the entire organization. Designed the monthly Manufacturing Reporting Package for the organization. Variance reporting: KPI’s, COGS, inventory, headcount, expense analysis and budget variance. Work with external auditors. Produced and made presentations to site personnel locally and senior management in Seattle on various subjects; site performance, forecast, COGS model, strategic planning, cost initiatives, etc.

Fayetteville, Ga

Dispatched to underperforming accounting and finance departments to identify key issues and team with site personnel to develop and implement solutions. Filled vacant positions until permanent executives were hired. Built strong departments by: Performing period end closes, generating financial reports, providing analysis, and implementing budgeting and forecasting. Conducted physical inventories. Instituted policies and procedures that strengthened controls. Worked with internal and external auditors. Mentored employees globally. Performed special projects such as M&A, SOX audit and policy implementation and site consolidation as required.

Cartersville, Ga

Managed all aspects of operation including financing, production, accounting government compliance and administration for organization that provides work for mentally and physically handicapped people. Doubled revenues by providing quicker turn around and higher quality. In less than 2 years transformed operation from the verge of bankruptcy to a solid financial and operational foundation. Reorganized the back office to provide more timely and accurate information to the board of directors and state regulatory agencies.

Alpharetta, Ga

Managed all accounting and finance activities for three locations generating $255 million in annual revenue, each running on a separate software platform including period-end close, reporting, forecasting, AP, AR budgeting. Directed the efforts of 35 personnel. Performed as a high-level financial troubleshooter. Provided onsite expertise and served as a controller as required.

Atlanta, Ga

Directed accounting functions site’s operations, including costing, financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, payroll, AP, AR, and the sales order entry function. Dispatched to run operations that had lost their controller, standardize the function, hire and train new controllers. Managed up to four sites concurrently with total revenue of $220 million. Supervised 28 direct reports.

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General