I am a Certified Public Accountant whose 25-year career includes serving as the Vice President of Finance and Controller of public companies in the financial services, hotel franchising, information technology and public accounting professional services. In those positions my job was to solve business problems and provide actionable information. Some of my accomplishments were:* Directed the transition of corporate accounting functions of a $2 billion financial services company from New Jersey to Atlanta. Hired and trained staff and standardized policies and procedures, reducing personnel requirements by 30%.* Developed product specific financial models for a $16 billion portfolio and reduced revenue forecasting variance to less than 3% annually.* Identified and led the recovery efforts for $20 million in outstanding reconciling issues in cash and treasury management.* Developed centralized operations group supporting three divisions, analyzed department workflows and created comprehensive process documentation, reducing personnel requirements by 20%.Specialties: * Controllership* Financial and Strategic Planning* People Management and Development* Financial Reporting * Cash Management and Improvement* Audits* Cost Analysis* GAAP and SOX compliance* Right Sizing of Operations* System Conversions
Listed skills include Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Sarbanes Oxley Act, Financial Reporting, and 12 others.