George Mick Email & Phone Number

Glenside, Pa, Us

Responsible for all financial activities of a $15 million (private equity owned) manufacturer of instruments used to create and measure sunlight, including 2 manufacturing locations in Pennsylvania and Florida. As a key member of the leadership team, I am responsible for the monthly financial reporting package, annual budgeting process, 13-month rolling forecast, and 13-week cash flow forecast. Also, I communicate financial performance and key variances to the leadership team and private equity partners. Other duties include working closely with internal HR and IT team members, external auditors/tax team, banking relationships, business insurance broker, and inventory control and costing.

London, Gb

Responsible for financial activities of a $150 million region of a paper-based packaging manufacturer, including 3 manufacturing locations. As a key member of the regional leadership team, I am responsible for annual budgeting, monthly forecasting for the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Capex and Working Capital. Also, I communicate thoroughly the financial performance and key variances to the regional leadership team and divisional leadership. Other duties include optimizing working capital, process improvement, internal control, and partner with the Finance Resource Center to ensure smooth monthly closing, including timely and accurate financial results.

Malvern, Pennsylvania, Us

Responsible for financial and IT activities of a $90 Million dental equipment manufacturer, including 4 manufacturing locations in Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Oregon. Manage a staff of 14, including General Finance, Cost Accounting, Credit, Accounts Payable and Information Technology. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, I report directly to the DentalEZ President and indirectly to the management group, who owns DentalEZ.• Provide financial leadership, planning and direction for the company in the areas of budgeting, financial statements, payroll, cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory control and capital requirements. • Work closely with the operations team providing analysis, improvements and forecasting including the creation of KPI’s.• Oversee the management of IT, including the implementation of Qlik, a business intelligence solution, bar coding process and transition to a new phone vendor, saving the company over $300K per year. • Led due diligence, closing and integration for purchase of dental equipment manufacture in Oregon in Q4 2018.• Implemented inventory reduction plan which decreased inventory investment by 29% over a nine-month period.• Approve marketing and sales programs and pricing to determine financial impact and safeguard profit margins.• Prepare and present quarterly financial and business package to the Advisory Board Committee.

•Assisted in restructuring and reorganizing the Finance Team and updated Balance Sheet reconciliations to reflect proper activity.•Participated in the due diligence process and integration of acquisitions for Safeguard.•SOX process owner including updating, documenting and reviewing various key controls.

Lasalle, Quebec, Ca

Executed the transition of all financial activities of $50 Million facility maintenance service organization upon relocation of the Finance Department from the Binghamton, NY area to King of Prussia, PA, including hiring of all new Finance Staff members.•Prepared monthly financial reports for the local business unit and head office including interim and year-end audit request.•Developed and presented 2015 budget to CFO of the parent company using Great Plains software for over 600 locations and then consolidated them into one Income Statement.•Trained new Finance Staff including the Accounting Manager as well as training of the operational management in the understanding and analysis of the financial results of their specific areas of responsibility.•Reduced past due Accounts Receivable from 31% past due to 6% past due in 3 months.•Implemented new internal controls to strengthen the integrity and accuracy of the billing, credit, procurement and accounts payable processes.

Mississauga, On, Ca

Oversee all financial activities of $600 Million printing paper distribution segment of Domtar Corp (NYSE - UFS), including 17 locations in the United States and 6 locations in Canada. Manage a staff of 35, including General Finance, Credit and Accounts Payable teams in United States and Canada. Provide guidance and counsel to the President, Regional VP’s and business unit management to ensure sound financial decision-making in strategic and day-to-day activities. Enforce internal controls in accordance to Sarbanes-Oxley. Key member of Management Committee reporting directly to the President of Ariva, located in Cincinnati, OH.• Drove reduction of distribution and SG&A expenses by 15% ($16 million) over 3 year period.• Reduced the overall effective commission rate 10% by designing and implementing sales representative commission plan based on reaching specific budgeted goals. • Determined and tracked Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for all financials, sales and operation activities within Ariva to determine branch/regional success against local and corporate goals and objectives.• Enabled timely strategic business decisions by preparing and updating budgets and rolling forecast to reflect current activity and future growth.• Played key role as financial lead and member of steering committee for ERP conversion from JD Edwards World to Oracle Enterprise One.

Mississauga, On, Ca

Spearheaded all financial activities of the US locations (with a staff of 25) reporting directly to the Senior VP of Distribution with dotted-line responsibilities to Domtar senior financial management. Managed CAPEX budgeting, tracking and approvals for regional and corporate expenditures. • Assumed responsibility for credit functions increasing reports by 11 credit professionals. DSO improved 2 days and the past due percentage decreased by 42% during this period.• Ensured compliance by developing and implementing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) key controls in finance and operational areas.• Worked closely with internal and external auditors on the timely completion of quarterly/year-end financial audits, SOX audits and tax audits.• Increased DPO by 2 days while retaining cash discounts by negotiating directly with vendors to secure advantageous payment terms for the company.

Mississauga, On, Ca

Successfully assumed the role of Corporate Controller with a staff of 14 while integrating the duties of the corporate and regional staffs into one cohesive team.• Decreased costs by $255K per year via staff re-alignment and reduction in corporate facility lease expense.•Developed close working relationship with Domtar Head Office staff which enabled the smooth implementation of corporate initiatives including AR Securitization and financial reporting.

Mississauga, On, Ca

Consolidated 4 regional finance departments into one group over a two year period, which yielded cost savings of $650K per year.•Established a job order cost system for the converting facility and developed a standard cost system for their inventory.• Drove overall financial improvement and developed trusting, well respected working relationships with Regional VPs and Branch Managers through participation in quarterly regional meetings and monthly financial reviews.

Mississauga, On, Ca

Led the consolidation of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore/Washington region’s finance departments to create the Mid-Atlantic region which was operating under the first combined computer system within the company.

Mississauga, On, Ca

Performed all financial functions for local branch after performing external audit duties for three years prior to joining the company.

New York, Ny, Us

Auditor for international public accounting firm responsible for detailed planning, supervision and completion of audit engagements on a timely basis; training and evaluation of staff; problem solving; preparation of financial statements, management letters, tax returns and other data and documents in accordance with professional standards. Wide range of experience including healthcare organizations, banking, manufacturing and distribution facilities.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting

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