Jack Kelly Email & Phone Number

• Spearhead all financial and accounting activities. Champion merger and acquisition initiatives, and author all cost proposals valued at 500M+. Oversee the company’s annual budgeting process.
• Write and execute accounting, contracts, procurement and ethics policies in compliance with ISO 9001 standards. Direct sourcing and selection of benefits and 401(k) plans.
• Negotiate with NASA, DOD, NOAA, NWS, and other government and commercial customers. Produced and monitor the company’s five-year strategic financial plan.
• Evaluate accounting systems and network requirements, and manage related changes. Institute changes and upgrades to Deltek CostPoint and CRM applications.
• Work closely with banks and other sources of capital to acquire funding in support of business growth and investment initiatives. Obtain finance vehicles at reduced costs to maximize profitability.
• Advise the president and shareholders on matters related to business/personal finance and tax planning.

• Managed daily operations including financial, accounting, contracting, procurement and legal functions.
• Prepared $1B+ in competitive cost proposals enabling revenue growth from $5M to $100M within five years. Obtained working capital and equipment financing lines of credit and cash management tools.
• Recruited, hired and supervised 25 accounting, contract administration, procurement, human resources and legal staff.
• Negotiated profitable contracts with NASA, DOD, EPA, DOT, DVA, and other key government and commercial customers.
• Instituted internal/external audit procedures and controls. Developed ISO 9001-compliant accounting, procurement and ethics policies for corporate and branch offices.
• Decentralized financial cost centers to control operating costs and enhance local project financial reporting and management. Installed Deltek CostPoint accounting and project management information systems to support.

Financial and contracts management and business development for Federal contractor and consulting company, working primarily with NASA and large aerospace companies.

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Financial reporting and management for US subsidiary of multi-national construction materials and manufacturing company. Responsible for three divisions and had 35 direct reports.

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Financial management and reporting for multi-billion dollar international oil and gas engineering and construction projects.

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