• Support the organization's mission by helping to execute growth and profitability plans.• Train Finance and other staff, raising awareness and knowledge of financial management matters.• Work with the CEO and COO on the strategic vision including fostering and cultivating stakeholder relationships. • Assist in the development and negotiation of key contracts, including compensation agreements, vendor agreements, real estate leases, major client engagements, and business acquisitions.• Work with the CEO/President/COO to ensure success through business analysis support, and compliance with all internal policy and contractual requirements.• Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, reports to funding agencies, development and monitoring of organizational capital and operating budgets.• Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff and freelancers.• Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the organization, and oversee the coordination and activities of independent auditors.• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization's needs, and monitor banking activities of the organization.• Investigate cost-effective benefit plans and other fringe benefits which the organization may offer employees and potential employees with the goal of attracting and retaining the industry's top talent.• Oversee the production of monthly reports including reconciliations, financial statements and cash flow projections for use by Executive management. • Assist in the design, implementation, and timely calculations of wage incentives, commissions, and salaries for the organization.• Oversee Accounts Payable, Billing, and Accounts Receivable functions.• Oversee business insurance plans and health care coverage analysis.• Oversee the purchase and maintenance of all fixed asset inventory.

Evaluate and make recommendations on corporate strategic initiatives. Structure and negotiate terms and definitive agreements, manage research and other strategic projects. Present transaction rationale and recommendations to executive management, private equity partners, and board of directors. Develop strategic plans for "inorganic growth" across business units.

Facilitate growth through identifying and acquiring professional service firms, for geographic and specialty niche properties. Prepare strategic plan and annual capital budget for inorganic growth across the enterprise. Lead deal team responsible for all aspects of structuring and negotiating complex transactions. Serve as liaison between BOD/executive management, regional leadership, functional leadership, outside professionals and target property leadership team. Responsible for all aspects of valuation, pricing and internal approvals.

Responsible for the integrity of financial information for this region of a professional services firm. Lead the administrative infrastructure to meet the requirements of a publicly traded NYSE listed company. Key responsibilities:- Finance personnel management and development- Financial and Strategic Planning- Budget Development and Management- Accounting & Financial Operations- Merger & Acquisition / Divestiture Negotiations - Complex Business Issues and Litigation Support

Directed strategic planning and analysis, and re-engineered key functions and processes to enhance profitability. Led financial integration and management for TBS2, a $30MM IT Organization.- Led team to re-design and implement changes from decentralized "franchise" to "Nationally integrated firm".- Consolidated technology support organization from 50 decentralized IT groups, one integrated TBS2 organization.- Led team to re-design and implement new incentive compensation system for all levels of the organization.

Create and lead and internal support team to analyze and support a high volume of M&A transactions. This team provided all support to multiple deal leads, charged with hyper-growth goals. -Participated in transaction structuring and negotiation-Lead internal team of 4 - 6 professionals analyzing dozens of opportunities annually.-Develop and maintain proprietary tools for modeling and pricing transactions.-Participated in transition and integration teams for closed transactions.

Responsible for either fulfilling or managing all aspects of a central accounting office for a rapidly growing decentralized business. -Planning/budgeting consolidations-Accounts Payable / Account Receivable-Month-end close, consolidation and reporting-Ad Hoc Analyses (M&A/Divestiture) -Create and maintain tools (models and databases) for analyzing and managing a rapidly expanding business