Business professional with a unique blend of accounting and auditing functional expertise coupled with operations management. Experience includes over 20 years of diverse accounting and financial experience with both private and public companies encompassing professional experience in auditing, financial reporting and SEC compliance in addition to experience in areas of investor relations, debt financing and management, equity awards, equity offerings, acquisitions, banking and other financial relationships, corporate governance and operational management. Core Competencies:• Financial Reporting, Forecasting & Analysis• Investor & Bank Relationship Management• IPO• M&A Integration• GAAP/SEC Reporting & Regulatory Compliance• Accounting Policies & Procedures Development • Senior Level Operations Management• Internal Audit • Risk Assessment & Management• Team Leadership, Mentoring & CoachingNotable Accomplishments:Led successful completion of initial public offering. Coordinated all processes necessary for completion of IPO such as selecting and coordinating stock transfer agent, processing documents for listing, coordinating D&O insurance, development and management of IR site and all other aspects revolving around an initial public offering. Re-structured and developed a public company accounting department and established financial reporting function and internal control function as well as implement a more robust ERP software package. Established the Chief Audit Executive function. Increased the department’s responsibility to include determining areas for process improvements, cost savings and revenue enhancement. Redesigned the department’s risk assessment and audit reporting processes in order to provide more relevant and useful audit reports and to engage department heads and executive management in the audit process. Please contact me at (813) 610-8713 with any accounting or finance executive opportunities.