James Krewer Email & Phone Number

United States

Irving, Texas, Us

- Serve as the primary points of contact for clients; working together with technical staff and executives on improving the performance, reliability, and business value of Aqore’s products. - Work with the client to identify areas where additional training or solutions could improve performance and plan, create and implement an effective training curriculum based on customer needs.- Be the voice of the customer within Aqore to escalate problems and to drive prioritization of business needs for our customers. - Lead clients’ value realization journey, coordinating a cross-functional team that spans Sales, Services, Support, Engineering, and others. - Act as a liaison with all integration partners, follow up with support team on all open tickets and manage all project timelines. - Develop strong client relationships that provide significant input to planning company product, price, and service strategies.- Work collaboratively with product management, product development, and implementation teams to develop the training content in various formats.- Manage project implementations, communicate, and assign task to the implementation team.

Run an independent Accounting and Finance Executive Search firm while providing operational consulting for an Accounting and Finance Consulting firm. Hands on business development, sourcing, recruiting and placement of direct hire accounting and finance professionals.Business Performance- Created business plans, strategic visions, marketing/branding strategies, financial and compensation models and processes/procedures for two different firms. - Formed an alliance with a group of like-minded independent recruiters and small search firms who work collaboratively on job opportunities to increase revenues and client satisfaction.Training & Development- Created and delivered all the training materials for the consulting firms new hires.

Prospect Heights, Il, Us

Led the professional division of a large labor organization responsible for developing, growing and managing the professional division of five full cycle recruiters in the placement of Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, Professional Office, Accounting, Finance and Human Resources.Business Performance- Cleansed the system data in Tempworks relating to orders and assignments. - Created a proactive recruiting and lead program to increase opportunities and placements.- Reviewed and made changes to the onboarding and employee handbook documents to comply with applicable laws. - During Covid Pandemic and moving to remote working, was able to help increase office profitability through increasing placements percentage and introducing new tools while simultaneously decreasing operational costs. Training & Development- Conducted weekly training sessions and daily hands-on direction of all recruiters.

Projects- Reviewed and assessed the Labor Solutions Professionals business and made strategic recommendations. - Researched and recommended ATS, CRM and other software to a small business owner to help create efficiencies in applicant tracking, external payroll and client billing. - Provided a bridge between the existing AP professional and a new hire. Learned the existing job and their system Globe Tek in seven days, performed day to day full cycle AP duties and trained the new hire. - Assisted large publicly traded pharmaceutical company with an Accounts Payable system conversion.Process Improvement- Documented over twenty different processes covering invoice processing, payments, check clearings, month end close duties and miscellaneous responsibilities.- Created a procedural manual with step by step processes including screen shots to streamline the training of the new hire.- Changed the cash requirements review spreadsheet which reduced the selection time by an hour weekly.- Modified the daily check clearing process reducing time spent on clearing checks by thirty minutes daily.- Reconciled the four largest paper supplier accounts and recouped over one hundred and thirty-six thousand dollars in credits.

Chicago, Il, Us

Reputation as a problem solver, spearheaded several projects, created programs, and introduced numerous business improvements. Managed Business Development teams and Recruiting teams within a specific office and over multiple offices.Business Performance- Drove business growth of the original start-up in Chicago and subsequent offices in Schaumburg and Downers Grove. - Started a new Technology Staffing division from ground up creating new recruiting strategies.- Increased placement rate 20% by creating processes and system tools to track the availability of 10 core financial staffing candidates.- Recognized as President Club recipient in 2017 as a company top performer.Training & Development- Created the foundation for Brilliant University, a training and development program. Created innovative roll-out strategies. Collaborated with senior leadership to develop core curriculum and testing criteria.- Established new hire orientation and on-boarding programs.- Introduced training programs that included the personal why, mentoring, company features/ benefits, and candidates’ experience value-add.Staff Training- Developed and taught over 40 technical accounting programs and IT training presentations.- Eliminated billing errors and improved collections efficiencies by training recruiting and business development teams on proper client billing procedures. Technology Process Improvements- Participated in developing, designing, testing, and implementing the SharePoint tool for training.- Increased billing accuracy to nearly 100% while reducing invoice processing time by 60% through automation and process changes.- Introduced Skype platform to interview busy IT professionals.System Implementation / Improvement- Collaborated in launching a new CRM system ~ assisted in the design, mapping, and testing.- Led a systems data cleanse project ~ removed and merged duplicate client records.

Managed a staff of five temporary staffing consultants in a rotation model, including recruiting, hiring, training, and mentoring. Business Performance- Drove business growth of both the original start-up in Chicago and a subsequent office in Schaumburg.- Turned around the non-profitable Oakbrook office within one year. Drove revenue growth by 85% first year and an additional 35% in the second year.- Recognized as a Top Producer four years running. Won the Key Employee Award (2007).Training & Development- Assisted in developing, and rolled out, Schiffman cold calling techniques training.- Conducted weekly training sessions and daily hands-on direction of all staffing consultants.System Implementation- Implemented two system projects, including data validation and clean-up, process mapping, testing and final roll out.- Orchestrated and led two system conversions ~ a) Micro J to UltraStaff (increased system bandwidth and enhanced technology for sales and recruiting; b) UltraStaff to Cosmos (integrated into Modis system following acquisition).

Lake Forest, Il, Us

Managed a staff 21 professionals in full cycle Accounts Payable with 400,000 invoices annually. - Assisted in the implementation and transition of the SAP purchase to pay process for two divisions.- Assisted in the transition of Accounts Payable in-house, from outside service provider.- Assisted in the implementation of technology (laser check printing, workflow imaging, Remedy, and third party 1099 service provider).

Kansas City , Ks, Us

Managed Accounts Receivable (Cash Application / Billing / Collections). Liaised between Accounting and IT regarding Accounts Payable Purchase to Pay. Supervised and managed a staff of eight A/R and seven A/P professionals.- Managed the Purchasing Order Processing and Accounts Payable Processing site roll-ins.- Developed project plans and structure for assimilating site roll-ins and new acquisitions.- Created a travel and entertainment policy including a credit card program. Rolled out nationwide. Trained field personnel.- Implemented a variety of system and process improvements that eliminated billing inaccuracies and increased accuracy of cash applications.

- Reduced staff from 40 to 15 full-time equivalents by strategically partnering with a fulfillment provider and implementing EDI and ACH technology.

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