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Greater Atlanta Area

Lawrencville, Ga

Provide consulting and analytical services to the acquirer of Service Foods, Inc assets. Similar to below positionEmphasis is on funding and operational efficiency particularly in the order processing department

Atlanta, Ga

Community group dedicated to improving the Westside of Atlanta

Norcross, Ga

Operations Management over warehouse, logistics, IT operations, order processing. ●Communicated effectively to owners and management my vision for enhancing competiveness via technology and then led implementation of SAP Business One through cross functional team leadership.● Collaborated with Managers, Executives, and fellow Directors using cross functional team leadership skills to ensure departments had the necessary training, skills, and tools to achieve and maintain high quality standards and quality control. Effective Multi tasking skills to handle cross departmental problems quickly and effectively● Managed the funding and implementation of the new company office and freezer space build out.● Researched and analyzed company’s back office processes and was able to reduce time-between-orders and delivery from six weeks to 10 days or less● Drove implementation of company wide VOIP telecommunications system with SIP trunking, allowing for local phone numbers in all markets, full call recording for training and monitoring, and verification of phone orders.● Implementation of CRM system for re-orders leading to average month order increases of 17% ● Increased the speed and accuracy of AP transactions and closings and refined existing payment methods ● Supported all departmental with a hands-on “whatever it takes” approach to customer service to achieve success for this retail food service operator. ● Inventory Management of Protein and Center of the Plate inventory, purchasing $5,000-$30,000 weekly using historic data and sales projections to reduce product shortages to a bare minimum while keeping inventory levels just in time.

Norcross, Ga

DBA of Service Foods, selling in Tennessee and Georgia . Also held the same position for Green Box Foods, providing healthy food as a corporate benefit and Southern Foods at Home selling in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia from a contracted third party warehouse. Managed a direct report staff of 3 and a total staff of 15 including payroll and Human Resources● Delegated responsibility to managers to accomplish productivity goals. Enforced Distribution Center/company policies on safety and employee discipline by following guidelines, communicating changes to the workforce and overseeing work and performance of logistics associates. Created performance improvement plans, administered discipline, and identified training opportunities. Coach and motivate team to excel. Follow-up where appropriate.● Communicated and negotiated effectively contracts with vendors to ensure the best possible services were delivered.● Implemented creditable accounting of companies substantial miscellaneous Accounts Receivable● Created KIP's for each sales office and each sales channel, for orders picked and orders delivered.●Using Microsoft Excel pivot table created and maintained monthly sales reports by office, by sales channel and by product from SAP along with Variance Analysis month vs prior month, month vs same month last year and year over year.

Atlanta, Ga

Responsible for enhancing financial systems, analysis and reporting to insure sustainable growth of revenues and income for this law firm specializing in collections. Revenues rose to in excess of $20 million annually. Supervised staff of three and reported directly to the law firm partners Managed trust accounting, bank reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, month-end close, vendor relationships. • Guided 50 state Regulatory Compliance Project to obtain collection licenses to expand nationwide.• Negotiated new call center space allowing 15 seat subsidiary to move into 80 seat state of the art facility. Very quickly instilled confidence in our customer base increasing sales and revenue by more than 100%. • Oversaw timely and consistent issuance of all statements, reports and forecasts of financial results for this Collection Firm in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. • Coordinated annual budget and provided ongoing financial analysis as needed.• Managed the day-to-day accounting operations including bank reconciliations, trust account reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, general record keeping, reconcile general ledger accounts, daily deposits, Journal Entries. • Designed and administered internal control systems, transaction processing operations and required policies/procedures. • Communicate effectively with all sales leaders to developed and generate income forecast for annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes.• Co-managed and collaborated with collections manager the monthly Collections Department close out to insure integrity of numbers reported to debt owners.• Coordinated all activities with external auditors.• Three to Five direct reports

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for automating accounting systems and standardizing financial reporting, streamlining Florida operations and focusing on profitable operations. Sales grew from $7 million to in excess of $10 million. Supervised a staff of 4 in the accounting department and reported directly to the organization president. Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, vendor relationships, financial statement preparation. Responsible for integrity of all business transactions.●Reconciled and paid off over time in excess of $500,000 of unrecorded payables, enhancing purchasing power and rebuilding supplier loyalty. ●Reduced payroll overhead over 40% by implementing an employee leasing plan that provided complete benefit packages, reducing employee turnover by over 20% and increasing company loyalty. ●Established a dedicated real time Frame-Relay system between the Atlanta and Orlando, FL office, enhancing automation and sales and financial reporting. Personally performed the research issued the contract and implemented the system. ●Coordinated and directed the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts and account reconciliations●Provided timely and accurate financial and sales information for due diligence to potential acquirers, maximizing the eventual buyout for the owners●Managed the treasury functions including cash flow, invoicing, invoice payments, cost savings, and bank reconciliation and banking relationships, daily deposits, Journal Entries.

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for monthly forecasting of 24-month projections for the Georgia bank with $11 billion in assets with 135 branches. Able to achieve 96% accuracy 30-days out and 70+% accuracy one year away using Hyperion and Excel modeling.● Improved accuracy in forecasts by using statistical analysis to move to 9-day old month-end data, versus 39-day old two month old data, thus drastically compacting forecast creation time and accuracy.● Collected, compiled, and analyzed financial information, including trends and forecasts through my own customized forecasting models for this face-paced growing Bank. Awarded most accurate 24 month forecaster.● Communicated with all sales leaders to developed and generate income forecast for annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes.● Analyze variances and perform sensitivity analysis on assumptions and back test forecasts against actual results.● Prepared reports based on analysis and historical information.● Utilized knowledge of forecasting techniques including time-series, temporal disaggregation, and macroeconomic models to create, maintain, and enhance short- and long-term economic forecasting models ● Streamlined internal management reporting by eliminating duplication of data entry and incorporating data integrity checks in Microsoft Excel, resulting in elimination of two positions.

Lakeland, Florida Area

Responsible for selecting and installing first local area network, establishing inventory cycle counts and recommending relocation for this Division of the second largest U.S. food service distributor with divisional sales in excess of $50 million annually. Supervisor with 11 direct reports and reporting to the Division President. ●Designed and implemented a strategic plan with improved analysis of operations and profitability which generated first budget-based manager bonus in three years● Responsible for weekly Dashboard and Flash reports, cash receipts, deposits and Journal Entries.

Winter Haven, Fl

• Responsible for monthly closing following full Federal Regulations for government reporting and filing.• Managed external auditors during annual audit. Manage staff of 7-10