Living the dream one sandwich at a time. Jimmy John's Franchise Ownerwww.jimmyjohns.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Jimmy-Johns-282543085479917/https://www.instagram.com/jimmyjohns/?hl=en

Private - 7 unit pet food & supplies retailer and private label pet food company

Private - $35 million largest franchisee of Jimmy John’s Gourmet SandwichesManaged entire Financial, Accounting, Human Resource, and Information Technology operations. • Automated daily reporting, weekly sales, and accounts payable entries to increase efficiencies.• Researched, tested, and implemented web time clock system, created direct data feeds to ADP payroll system.• Developed and integrated new processes for the recording of month end inventory and cogs transactions.• Managed server upgrade, implemented Great Plains 2013, and electronic filing system for corporate and personnel files. • Through lean initiatives, created an infrastructure without requiring additional office personnel even after opening 20 additional locations. • Initiated and implemented procedures into all finance functions, streamlining processes, achieving standardization through workflow development.

Private - $15 million yacht sales, service and marina company, with locations in Maine and New YorkManaged all aspects of the day-to-day operations and financial functions of the yacht sales, service, and marina; allowing the Owner to concentrate on growing sales and adding locations. • Working directly with the Owner, assisted in expanding from a single location to four sales offices.• Implemented Dockmaster Marine Management System and transitioned historical data from QuickBooks.• Implemented time tracking systems to increase service departments billable by 40% and identify inefficiencies.• Managed and maintained all information technology.• Developed and executed restructuring plan in late 2008 due to major revenue reductions and sales forecasts. • Remained active on a consulting basis into 2010 to assist Owner with the accounting, tax, and reporting operations.

Private - $30 million direct response sales and customer service call center and fulfillment companyManaged the finance, human resource, and payroll functions. Assisted in growing the company, started with an initial hiring of 30 sales representatives that grew to over 700 employees with client revenues in excess of $100 million. To increase organic growth, expanded the business lines to include customer service, media buying, and fulfillment services for clients. • Through analytics, designed skills based routing to deliver calls to sales professionals in order to increase close rate.• Directed fulfillment operation and grew to 10,000 plus packages per week, increasing revenue over $1 million.• Diversified revenues by starting an office furniture company and acquiring a software company.• Prepared and compiled all due diligence for sale of company in 2002 to a venture capital company.

Private - $100 million direct response marketing, media, call center, and fulfillment companyHired shortly after the company implemented a custom accounting and order management system. The accounting and reporting portion subsequently failed and became corrupt. Worked closely with the IT department to analyze the database structure and relationships within the system, then used SQL to extract the data, warehouse on different platforms, and create reporting to make critical business decisions.• Responsible for cash management and short term investments.• Maintain general ledger, A/P and A/R systems, fixed asset module and inventory activity between locations.Promoted to Controller by the CFO after the accounting manager terminated employment. Responsible for maintaining the accounting systems, internal and external reporting, and tax compliance.• Created ad hoc reporting for forecasting models and departmental budgets.• Controlled cost of goods sold by designing reports to customize information and ensure that audit checks were in place.• Reconciliation and tracking of all sales returns to provide detailed analysis for senior management.• Through use of SQL, maintained and updated accounting tables for departments.

• Analyze and prepare financial statements and tax returns for commercial, non-profit, and private clients.• Administered accounting techniques, standards and skills during engagements pertaining to audits and reviews in the hospitality, non-profit, and metals recycling industries.