- Lead and mentor team members for professional growth.- Manage financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting in compliance with GAAP.- Oversee accounts payable, receivable, and general ledger functions to ensure accuracy and compliance.- Lead financial analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making.- Develop and enforce financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.- Support HR functions, including payroll and benefits administration.- Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations.- Collaborate with teams to drive process improvements and efficiencies.- Foster a positive work culture and promote employee satisfaction.

- Manage, train, and develop accounting & finance staff by creating a culture of empathetic partnership with common goals and focus; TrackStar goal setting and tracking for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely goals- Responsible for month end close (1 day); trial balance, journal entries, Oracle Hyperion reporting, bank reconciliations, expense accrual calculations and management, coordination andcollaboration with outside groups for revenue, costs, and expenses, monthly projections, expense management for outside sales, treasury reporting and submissions, cash management, allocation of unapplied cash, collections, legal action preparation for refusal accounts, publication of internal newsletter, provide guidance for other subsidiary controllers when issues arise- Governance and internal controls supervisor; bonus and commissions calculations with audittrails, balance sheet reconciliations, IT permissions and security management, paycheck deductions audit, inventory reporting and counting, internal audit with no infractions- Process and procedure remediation; leader of online portal adoption campaign for payments and service; conversion of paper database to cloud that required sensitive document destruction, sales tax remap and revision prior to Avalara implementation; paper checks to ACH payments conversion for account payable department- Quarterly America’s CEO presentations on current and projected financials with annualforecasting and budgeting, annual Global CFO issues and solutions presentation- Unraveling of acquisition subscriptions and commitments; oversight of lease accounts and lease companies with allocations of adjunct revenue, cost, and expense, report consolidation and issuance, extinguishment of flagrant expenses, domain shut down and roll over of emails and accounts

- Constant research of new materials/components and supplier opportunities by developing relationships with the supply company and their representatives. This development helped to expedite deliveries when needed and to keep updated on moving parts. - Evaluated and advised on procurement and sourcing with emphasis on process improvement for manufacturing while sustaining the quality of the product. - Identification, initiation, and communication cost reduction opportunities and analyze total cost of goods sold impacts due to packaging materials & manufacturing decisions. - Curation of product lines and supplemental items affiliated with customer needs and demands by leveraging current sourcing avenues. -Continuous gathering of requirements from operations and manufacturing to assist with identifying vendors with a repeatable, definable, collaborative, and analytical analysis of vendor evaluation and selection.-Contract review and negotiation to ensure optimal pricing and performance of the contact in adherence to goals and outcomes of the internal partners impacted to optimize the supply chain and manufacturing constraints.

Helped companies through valued insight to solve problems and find efficient solutions. - Tightened of accounts payable and accounts receivable reporting with follow up processes and procedures- Organized and coordinated reoccurring ordering through evaluation and advised on sourcing, pricing, and performance of the contact in adherence to goals and outcomes of the internal partners impacted. - Formulated decision matrix and process for large purchases or complex choices issuance of reports to executive positions and board members.- Reduction of inventory and prices paid with contract negotiation and review on a set schedule that was amendable by market conditions leveraging position for improving payment terms, delivery options, and fulfilment. - Reporting and forecasting procurement need by substantiated analysis of best course of action for under and over estimation of inventory, and the risk reward factors of safety stock in the manufacturing environment through cost accounting and gross margin analysis.- Retooled time card submission process, payroll issuance, and compliance to yield better company guidance and data based decision making capability and capacity.- Enhanced processes and procedures for businesses by converting to more current, automated, and referenceable programs and education for proper data entry into new and existing systems to ensure programs are being used optimally.- Closed books for yearly, quarterly, and monthly periods with financial statement preparation and conductor of audits for BOE, IRS, TTB, ATF, and Workers Compensation

- Developed and led collaborative sourcing in support of operations and manufacturing resulting in multiple channel partnerships; giving the company better relationships and pricing with suppliers to gain preference for ordering emergencies and order deferment. - Coordinated production, engineering, and finance to breakthrough plateaus of design creep and development to provide clarity for the production environment through weekly meetings directed at operations needs and wants that helped included stakeholders with quantifiable and repeatable outcomes on the vendor selection process.- Streamlined and maintained: payroll, month-end closing, human resources standards, accounts receivable, accounts payable, collections, sales, bank reconciliations, reporting, security, hiring, IT management, and cash flow management- Contract negotiation, review, and supplier management to improve payment terms, pricing, and gain added value in the procurement process for coordinated scheduling to deliver an optimal experience for the internal partners impacted and customers.- Utilized just in time (JiT) manufacturing processes to reduce inventory and optimize supply chain efficiencies in global supply, distribution, and sales production planning, and scheduling.- Closed books for yearly, quarterly, and monthly periods with financial statement preparation and conductor of audits for BOE, IRS, TTB, ATF, and Workers Compensation

Provided expertise in strategy development and execution, planning, and facilitation of unit efforts; led instructional design effort creating instructor-led training and manuals facilitating the reforming of current Marine Corps Training & Readiness manuals and Mortar Marine Corps Institute literature; assessed efficacy of training in terms of employee accomplishments and performance monitoring metrics and determining measures to enhance employee job performance and overall company performance; facilitated communication among employees and management advising employees on problem solving, dispute resolution, procedures, and policy compliance.

Top 1% Sales in district for 3 consecutive quarters maintaining more than 8x the company sales average; managed accounting and finance operations including answering basic customer inquiries, escalating issues, and processing transactions while complying with disclosure requirements, regulations, and consumer privacy policies; delivered superior customer service focusing on project management, customer satisfaction, and the cultivation of executive client relationships