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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

United States

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Provide financial leadership in Chief Financial Officer or Controller functions including:*Timely, accurate, useful financial information to support decision making*Financial and operational leadership through organizational change*Dashboarding and forecasting to enable management to see future cash flow*Forecasting and modeling to present the financial impact of decisions and “what if” scenarios and/or to define financing needs*Enhance the use of financial and operational systems to obtain needed information for more effective management*Improve and streamline business practices and processes to increase efficiency*Project management role for special projects including software implementations and automation of financial reporting

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Analyzed financial data to determine damages in contractual disputes or fraud allegations. Led multiple teams in analyzing financial records and contractual agreements and the impact of numerous calculations involving retail discounts in a high-profile class action litigation. Prepared financial court filings in bankruptcy, interdiction, and trustee cases. Evaluated and made recommendations on clients’ internal controls.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Served as trusted advisor to senior management, and collaborated in processes involving budgeting, forecasting, ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance, as well as developing strategies to mitigate risk.Evaluated and approved changes to operating procedures for other departments that impact accounting and information flow. Audited various internal criteria, including accuracy and efficiency of other departments.Managed accounting department encompassing interviewing, hiring, and training staff; planning, assigning, directing work, and appraising performance. As a result of effective hiring and training, built a strong team of highly competent accountants.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Spearheaded bank transition for 8 companies. Assisted in startup of new movie studio; integral in facilitating the depreciation of $25 million of assets. Supported the CFO and Accounting Manager in designing internal controls and SOPs to coordinate in-house accounting management with external accounting day-to-day operations.  Identified and computed accruals, and reviewed general ledger on a monthly basis to ensure accurate posting. Organized and streamlined month-end accrual procedures to reduce closing time from 5 days to 3 days.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Bs, Finance

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