Corporate Controller in charge of all aspect of the finances from day to day operation encompassing A/R, A/P and GL. Maintain daily entries, and preparing weekly cash forecasts, weekly disbursements and month end closing.

As full-charge Controller and senior executive, directed strategic initiatives to double organizational size, shore up profitability, eliminate debt, and position the company for acquisition. Advised owner regarding corporate financial structure, budget planning and administration, GAAP standards, diversification, and sales performance. Established budgeting and forecasting practices to identify trends in revenue and expenses. Created managed cash flow projections. Identified and reduced finance expenses to improve bottom line profits. Guided all technical accounting activities, including month- and year-end closings, G/L, journal entries, depreciation schedules, and annual audits. Impacted all HR matters, including payroll administration, negotiation of benefits, and 401(k) reporting.► Steered comprehensive profitability study to ease company’s reliance on 1-2 top customers and facilitate diversification of client base. Reduced customer roster by 25% to concentrate on highest-profitability customers.► Partnered with an external consultant to define a strategy to diversify income streams among oil, automotive, food, and defense customers, thereby safeguarding against economic volatility in any one industry.► Led sales performance analysis that identified the potential to add $100K in revenue solely utilizing the existing team. Realized the additional $100K within three months. – Set bar at 40% profitability per job; otherwise, revised the job or assigned a different staff member to it. Also deconstructed actual total compensation per staffer to assign the most productive people to drive the most profitable for each job. – Captured additional revenue from highest-profit customers by offering them additional manufacturing openings/hours.► Enhanced HR benefits and implemented tax savings for both the company and employees. Also, improved 401(k) participation to 98%, which provided tax savings for the business.

Conducted full scope of corporate controller functions for this startup with nearly 100 employees. Designated as on-site accounting and financial management expert, GAAP compliance professional, and site representative for all HR and benefits matters. Liaised with parent company finance department, closely collaborated with parent company CFO, and provided strategic advice and consultancy to five levels of leadership. Defined and administered a $10M annual budget. Directed purchasing, billing, and HR; verified and audited A/P and A/R; coordinated monthly close. Expertly addressed accounting inquiries from a roster of 175 customers and 95 vendors. Managed a 3-member team.► Integrally contributed to growth from $1.2M to nearly $10M during tenure, by establishing financial structure, policies, and procedures; collecting debt aged 180+ days, and ► Defined and implemented protocol to seamlessly integrate series of acquisitions and ensure proper, transparent, accurate integration of data.► Slashed turnover 55% by revising recruiting to ensure a good fit, optimizing onboarding to better educate people about daily job requirements, and moving top performers who desired leadership opportunities into those roles.► Introduced automation, which directly and immediately impacted productivity and profitability. Recommended investing in machinery to dig trees, and positioning trucks at tree digging sites, to eliminate transport expenses.► Provided comprehensive technical IT training to staff across six departments.► Integrally contributed to organizational growth from $1.2M to nearly $10M in sales revenue over nearly 7 years.

For this 200-member parish, I was administering the annual budget, preparing monthly financial reports, and overseeing the yearly external audit. I conducted all bookkeeping tasks, including year-end close in QuickBooks. Additionally, I performed all administrative functions, including HR and payroll. I interfaced heavily with the Diocese and Finance Council.

This organization’s mission was to ensure availability of dignified employment opportunities for people with disabilities. My scope encompassed maintaining all accounting records, customer billing, and budgeting. I held monthly accountability to Operating Board for financial planning, quarterly accountability to County Board for Senate Bill funding, and yearly accountability to D.E.S.E. for state funding. I recruited employees, directed 3 tiers of supervisory staff, and indirectly managed the employees. I produced and filed 941, W-2s, W-3s, 1099 & 1096 federal and state forms, and prepared and tracked all government reports.► Directed short- and long-term fund development needs.► Wrote a series of winning grant proposals.► Identified and secured employment and funding sources.► Presented materials at Operating and County Boards Meetings.