Don Allen, Cpa, Mba Email & Phone Number

Greater Milwaukee Area

Accounting and financial consulting services for small businesses.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Caledonia, Wi

Responsible for accounting, finance, treasury, HR and benefits administration. CalStar develops and manufactures sustainable building products that allow green architects and specifiers to dramatically reduce the energy and CO2 footprint of their projects and incorporate significant recycled materials, without compromising building performance or budgets.

Reported to the President. Responsible for all financial, human resource, benefit administration, and environmental functions. Interacted with banking institutions regarding treasury matters. Managed staff of three.-Developed procedures to complete monthly closings in three calendar days.-Created cost, breakeven, insurance and other financial models-Established multi-functional finance committee for review of monthly financial statements.-Drove increased utilization of ERP system, improving accuracy of financial, customer and vendor information.-Proposed tax credit strategy projected to achieve annual savings of $150,000.

Reported to the General Manager. Chief financial management position responsbile for providing overall direction and control for all financial, human resource and benefit administration functions. Member of union contract negotiations committee. Managed a staff of three.-Reorganized accounting function and realigned staff responsibilities, achieving organizational and efficiency gains.-Developed streamlined process to capturing financial information, facilitating financial reporting for internal and corporate financial statements.-Team Leader for successful ERP conversion and implementation.-Created dynamic financial model to cost collective bargaining issues, accounting for and documenting all monetary contract changes.

Contract position. Reported to and worked directly with CFO. Responsible for special projects involving in-depth analysis, financial projections, development of new metrics, and historical comparisions related to requests for mergers and acquisitions inquiries by General Signal suitors. (General Signal was purchased by SPX Corporation in 1998.)-Developed financial reporting system to capture actual, budget and historical information to evaluate performance and provide a basis for forecasting sales and earnings.

Responsible for financial reporting and accounting for 16 international subsidiaries with sales of over $300 million. Managed an internal staff of nine.-Championed project that reduced monthly closing from ten to five working days.-Initiated and managed World Finance Conference that served as a forum for exchange of ideas and best practices, resulting in process and work efficiency improvements.

Mba

Bs, Business Management With Specialization In Accounting

Activities and Societies: One of the founders of first accounting organization at UW-Parkside.