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Commercial & Residential Restoration and Construction Services, Metro Atlanta

Sandvik Mining provides solutions for clients in niche markets such as mining, quarrying, tunneling, demolition, dimensional stone, recycling and civil engineering. The company generates $245M in US revenue and employees 14,000 staff across 9 different international operations. My achievements include:✓Support executive/management teams while leading six financial analysts and junior business controllers in performing gap analysis, providing recommendations to control costs, evaluating pricing issues, and managing financial functions.✓Oversee enterprise risk management, working proactively and address potential treats to the company risk model.✓Partnered with the management team to improve EBIT 7% by reducing silos and fostering culture of efficiency; analyzed gross profit and sales metrics to guide leadership of nine business units in achieving goals/objectives. *✓Improved cash flow by lowering overdue receivable to 17% while maintaining 8% top-line organic growth.✓Led team to achieve the number one sales area (out of 14) in Sandvik CNS, measured by global KPI’s, including networking capital, revenue, EBIT, and backlog; provided performance evaluations, goal setting, and training/development. ✓Negotiated structured repayment plans with large global contractors, resulting in the recovery of $3M.

United Forming provided concrete structures in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina), generating $350M revenue by casting 15 million sq. ft. of concrete per year. The company specializes in commercial, high-end residential, academic, medical, and office buildings. My contributions include:✓Managed an accounting department of 10 with scope spanning AR/AP, payroll, tax filings, licensing, revenue recognition (percentage of completion) and financial reporting in a multi-state environment.✓Strengthened internal controls by integrating new ERP system (CMIC- Construction Management) into daily, monthly, and annual processes, resulting in quicker processing times while reducing errors. ✓Oversaw 40+ company audits per day.✓Enhanced use of accounting software capabilities, expediting month-end close by eliminating manual processes.✓Administered banking and bonding reviews and short-term investments; selected instruments for company to invest in municipal bonds (invest using company’s access cash) in order to diversify company financials.✓Restructured the accounting department from 10 to 3 employees while maintaining customer service levels; ensured team met deadlines and processing times, resulting in an annual cost savings of $500K.

Miller Zell was ranked as one of the top retail design firms, generating $90M annual revenue. Their clients include major retailers, financial institutions, dealer-based businesses, restaurant chains, and consumer products companies worldwide. My achievements include:✓Piloted a 10-member team in all aspects of accounting, including tax, treasury, AR/AP, payroll, month-end close, inventory, revenue recognition (percentage of completion), treasury, banking, investments, and financial reporting. ✓Restructured team and brought in a tax expert; hired staff and redesigned workflow, responsibilities, and processes; enhanced efficiencies and lowered costs by automating processes and simplifying chart of accounts. ✓Improved processing times by utilizing new technologies, including automating job cost reports, cash receipts, online timesheets, and web-based expense reporting. ✓Saved company 120 hours per month in processing time for cash receipts; resolved three years of past due tax filing for the MZ Canadian subsidiary in order to drive regulatory compliance.✓Streamlined chart of accounts by eliminating 30,000 account combinations.

ACS State Healthcare is a leader in healthcare program administration services that generates $350M in annual revenue. The organization manages Medicaid, state children's health insurance programs, long-term care programs, and pharmacy benefits management programs while providing care coordination and management, health information analysis, and fraud and abuse protection services. My contributions include:✓Directed integration of acquisitions to JDE OneWorld with an on-time go-live delivery; switched 600+ users to the new system which incorporated a range of functions, from expense reports to payroll to human resources. ✓Trained end users on new systems, managed project scope, and oversaw implementations in up to 15 states, including Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, and Florida. ✓Conducted training on all financial systems for the SHC division’s accounting team and site controllers.✓Implemented two seamless payroll conversions (ADP) with zero defects, on time, and on budget. ✓Managed revenue recognition for large software development contracts for the Decision Sport Services group.

I supervised seven project accountants who were working on contracts totaling $776M in annual revenue for this Fortune 500 operation. Additionally, I trained, evaluated, and audited multiple customer support teams.

At OneSource, I partnered with operations to produce accurate monthly financial statements for six lines of business with a total of $85M in annual revenue.

In this early role, I created monthly, quarterly, and annual job cost analysis reports for contracts in excess of $100K. Additionally, I assisted in the development of a five-year plan for an operation with $2.3B revenue.