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Day to Day controller responsibilities for 3 related LLC's. Prepared tax return consolidation for the top level LLC. Managed accounting, HR and administration functions for 2 commercial print facilities. Responsible for all FP & A, budgeting, forecasting, cash flows, profitability analysis and reporting. Liaison with Bank officer during the RLOC approval process and loan activity. Manage day to day financial operations of the high end printing company. Managed the conversion from PSI/Macola to ePACE.

Prepared 5 year Business Plan, reorganized the chart of accounts, created and revised reports for management and investors and created royalty accounting calculations and accounting procedures.

Performed forensic accounting procedures on UK subsidiary’s accounts.

Assist VP of Finance and Corporate Controller with SEC Reporting, Analysis, Revenue Recognition and acquisition integration projects.• Prepare analyses and footnotes for inclusion in the company’s 10-Q, 10-K and other SEC filing requirements.• Review Revenue Recognition calculations and procedures to ensure compliance with GAAP under SOP 81-1, ARB-43 and EITF 00-21.• Review monthly reporting packages as submitted by subsidiary companies and interface with local accounting management to better understand the subsidiary financial statements.• Perform various analyses to resolve integration related issues.• Assist in special projects relating to acquisition integration issues.• Prepare financial restatements to ensure compliance with recently issued authoritative pronouncements.• Research current literature to ensure compliance with GAAP.• Review Quarterly Investor presentations and Board of Directors presentations.

Manage the Finance Department for this multi-location distribution and communications company.• Assisted in strategic decisions including creating performance metrics (KPI) and designing associated reports.• Reduced financial close and reporting cycle to 3 days. • Responsible for preparing and issuing audited financial statements of this subsidiary.• Prepared monthly/quarterly/annual reporting packages for submission to corporate.• Established/implemented effective controls, procedures and documentation for start up company.• Responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and ongoing compliance including quarterly compliance certifications to Parent company.• Modeled and analyzed $6 million (11%) in cost savings with Executive Team.• Reorganized Finance Department, improved controls and created efficient work flows which saved $200K.• Responsible for cash management including projections, A/R, A/P and capital expenditures.• Manage all tax, audit, budget and forecasting related items.• Integral member of executive team involved with investment bankers and potential buyers during the due diligence process for the divestiture of Rapid Solutions Group.• Managed, trained and mentored 18 members of the finance department.

Assumed role of Controller, which primarily included Financial Reporting and Analysis, reporting to it's International Parent.

Chief Financial position, reported to the President. Established and managed the Finance Department in this “startup” division of a public company, developed overall strategic annual and 5 year business plans and budgets. Created all product line reporting, product line cost models and financials.  Developed, implemented and managed finance department for a division that increased revenue more than 700% during a time of significant organizational change.  Senior financial executive member performing due diligence analysis during the acquisition of a target company. Established procedures and controls to meet GAAP and SEC segment reporting requirements. Strategic member of the executive team that recommended designed and built a facility to eliminate the outsourcing of company’s products resulting in $2 million (20%) in savings. Established product cost accounting and provided product profitability information, created revenue models and analyzed new domestic and international sales opportunities resulting in winning 22% of proposals. Reduced financial close from 15 business days to 5 business days.

Reported directly to the CFO. Designed and managed all internal, external and industry reporting and analysis. Improved daily reporting accuracy and timeliness to Parent Company by 50% by initiating cash management procedures, consolidating reports and establishing internal reporting calendars. Created initial back-office departmental budgets.

Chief Financial position of the Region, reported directly to the Regional President. Managed the regional finance function during its 200% revenue growth, including all general accounting and taxes, internal control, reporting, analysis, budgets and planning. Managed Corporate Accounting including worldwide consolidations, FX conversions, internal and SEC segment reporting. Increased interest income by 8% by instituting dunning procedures that improved cash flow by $1 million (10%). Improved the flow of vital information to account executives and management by 2 days (50%). Participated on a National task force to improve systems, standardize data collection and establish national timeframes. Decreased the length of time to complete worldwide consolidations by redesigning procedures, training UK personnel in US GAAP and implementing the consolidation system in the UK, resulting in accelerating the information reporting to executive management by 1 day (25%).

Planned and managed various audit engagements, supervised staff, wrote SEC reports (10-K’s, 10-Q’s) and evaluated results of compliance and substantive tests. Industry experience in retail, leasing, manufacturing, importing and credit services industries. Started my career as an intern and worked up through Manager.