Gary Battles, Mba Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

CLA CAST (Consulting and Accounting Solutions Team) has experienced CPAs and consultants who deliver custom project management, consulting and accounting solutions for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Serving public companies, private businesses and non-profit organizations, CLA CAST deftly fulfills clients’ needs, whether they are interim, part-time or project-based. Count on our experienced consultants to help you with large-scale projects, work flow demands, or a vital interim role. We'll free your hands so you can get back to the business of doing business.CLA CAST is part of the outsourcing group at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA). CLA is a professional services firm with three integrated business lines: wealth advisory, outsourcing and public accounting (audit, tax, consulting). With over 120 U.S. locations and a global affiliation, we can work with clients wherever they do business, today and in the future.As an Engagement Director I build relationships with clients, business executives and others to help solve their accounting, finance and internal audit issues. My role allows me to focus on strategic initiatives, problem-solving activities with clients and to deliver exceptional value to clients, whether in a project- based or interim role. I become a part of the client’s team for as little or long as needed and assist with turning chaos into a manageable workload.

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Directed financial function of $120M multi-national education improvement company including General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, Treasury, Payroll and Audit. Supervised a team of 15. • Initiated processes and controls around month-end close allowing for increased efficiencies and a timely close. Reduced close process by two days.• Migrated monthly financial report distribution from Jet to Tableau, resulting in improving timing of delivery of reports by two days.• Coordinated annual external financial audit resulting in timely and accurate delivery of all audit requests.• Implemented an automated billing process which resulted in electronic delivery of over 20,000 invoices worldwide.

Atlanta, Ga

Directed entire accounting function of financial services firm including general ledger, financial reporting, budgeting, audit, treasury, payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable.• Created a 500% increase in profits over a 10 year period by partnering with Company owners to create and implement a budgeting and financial reporting system allowing improved access to financial information for senior management.• Implemented internal controls and separation of tasks resulting in increased accuracy and efficiencies and reduction of one week in the month end close process.• Implemented new payroll system resulting in 80% decrease in payroll errors and increased efficiencies in processing of payroll resulting in a savings of 10 hours per month on payroll.

Atlanta, Ga

Managed Controls and Analysis department and oversaw divisional Sarbanes Oxley compliance, guide department through month end close process and facilitate preparation of financial reporting package. Supervised a staff of four financial analysts.• Re-engineered selection criteria for Sarbanes Oxley Spreadsheet Testing resulting in savings of 45 hours per month of labor for the department. This was later implemented on a company wide basis resulting in 500 hours per month saved on spreadsheet testing.• Introduced lookup tables into Oracle Financial reports eliminating manual manipulation of data and increased accuracy.• Discovered double payment errors in Oracle Accounts Payable system resulting in retrieval of $240,000 in duplicate payments on an annual basis.

Atlanta, Ga

Assisted Company Rates and Regulatory team with preparation of financial information for regulatory agencies in conjunction with rate cases for subsidiaries in GA, TN, and VA.• Compiled information used to calculate cost of capital and rate base which in turn was used by the state regulatory agencies to determine the utility rates paid by the consumer.• Prepared pro-forma financial statements for use in projecting future Company revenues and expenses used by regulatory agencies in rate calculation.

Atlanta, Ga

Directed Global Corporate Accounting department and maintained respective financial accounts for Company overheads of hotel and hospitality company with $2 billion in annual revenue. Managed activities of five member accounting team, mentored team members, assisted in the resolution of complex accounting issues and led team through re-engineering process.• Streamlined monthly balance sheet reconciliation process at divisional level and facilitated 30% reduction in number of accounts to be reconciled, thereby decreasing the amount of time necessary to reconcile the divisional balance sheet and simplifying the Company financial statements.

Atlanta, Ga

Guided financial operations of parent company and all subsidiary companies. Developed financial policies of the Company, set strategic accounting initiatives and provided support for tactical accounting issues. Directly responsible for all regional financial and accounting operations including payables, receivables, payroll, audit, budgeting, consolidations, strategic planning, cost analysis, treasury and human resources. Supervised a team of seven.

Regional Finance Director (Southeast Region)Headed financial function of Southeast Region including accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial operations analysis, acquisition analysis, budgeting, forecasting and audit. Also supervised the IT function for the region.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Economics

Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Economics Club, Finance Club, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business.

Mba, Finance