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Our mission is to help small and medium-sized businesses on their climb to sustainable, transferrable business value. FocusCFO empowers business owners with sound financial management, forward-thinking insights and tools, and proactive financial strategies so businesses and organizations can improve internal cash flow, reduce business risk and increase the.

Holland

Northwest Ohio

• Business Owner focused on offering skills of accounting, finance and HR to smaller Northwest Ohio companies that have a less-than-full-time need, yet still require help and guidance with support services for their.
• Assumed duties and responsibilities for a company that was losing a key accounting person with only two weeks’ notice, diligently completing the in-process budget and leading the remainder of the installation of a new.
• Led the effort at a financial institution that uncovered lending irregularities, resulting in a more rigorous loan application evaluation and approval process.
• Provided leadership and accounting expertise for a manufacturing client that had gone into receivership, keeping the process of a third-party receiver liquidating assets as favorable and amenable as possible to the.

Perrysburg, OH

Bowling Green, OH

• Enterprise leader responsible for all accounting and finance functions for Americas Command Center of United Kingdom parent with $70 million in annual sales in the U.S. and international markets including Canada and.
• Integrated two acquired businesses into enterprise accounting system. Migrated local transactions, streamlined workflows of two different back office systems and restructured personnel saving $800,000 on an annual basis.
• Collaborated to integrate domestic acquisitions into compliance with US and UK GAAP and IFRS standards.
• Leveraged internal accounting team to control audit costs saving $30,000 per year.
• Partnered to identify acquisition economies of scale reducing costs in a compassionate manner while doing what was needed in the business.

Weston, Ohio

• As senior management team leader for American headquarters, strategically led five-person team in accounting, finance, human resources and IT functions to support organizational objectives for $20 million business..
• Updated and modified the existing cost accounting process improving timeliness and accuracy in complete cost calculations of production per item manufactured.
• Developed a process of building budgets and forecasts based on actual data and market performance improving quality of data analysis and objectivity in dealing with problem areas.
• Identified year end closing issues in new role. Executed three period closings for both the former private US company and new German subsidiary, within an abbreviated time period.

Fremont, Ohio

• Senior management team leader hired to aid struggling $8 million organization. Led two-person team in re-tooling accounting, finance and human resource functions. Prepared and analyzed monthly financial statements for.
• Successfully negotiated non-traditional financing for business after local financial institution pulled its financing due to repeated violations of loan covenants. Negotiated with three alternative financing.
• Streamlined back office workforce creating efficiencies and realizing $65,000 in cost savings.
• Developed and implemented recommendation to decrease inventory levels buying only materials needed on a JIT basis freeing up cash flow and limiting exposure to obsolescence.

Toledo, Ohio

• Solely accountable for all accounting, finance, IT and human resource functions for $9 million organization with union and non-union employees. Developed and implemented quality planning and execution of strategies to.
• Led implementation of software and hardware systems upgrades improving availability and speed to users and saving $20,000 per year in reductions in headcount and overtime wages.
• Implemented time and attendance system including accompanying policy and procedure. Addressed last-minute call-offs through accurate tracking, rewards and consistent follow-up increasing daily attendance and saving the.
• Strategically negotiated union contract to incorporate cost sharing of healthcare premiums saving $20,000 annually.
• Acted as 401(k) fiduciary for both hourly and salary personnel plans, working closely with a third-party administrator to accomplish proper investment options and advisory services, along with keeping both the plan.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting

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