Managing the business, legal and financial aspects of the company including budgeting, planning, contracts, business processes, etc.

Product and financial manager responsible for supporting the growth of products from business, financial and legal perspectives to insure that business objectives are met. Responsible for the development and analysis of business cases for capital purchases related to the expansion and development of new and existing products.

Responsible for managing the financial operations of three business units. This responsibility included annual planning, monthly reporting and analysis, profit margin management and analysis, new business proposal financial analysis, etc. Also involved working closely with the business unit manager to insure that financial and business objectives are met. Responsible for managing business and financial operations relating to new and existing business across several product lines. This involved managing the profit margins, insuring that financial and business objectives and interests are protected in contract negotiations, coordinating processes and communications for new and renewal business between sales personnel, product managers, engineers and the legal group. Also responsible for directing and managing the financial budget and relevant analysis compared to actual results.

As a member of the senior management team, directed all areas of financial reporting from review of original account entry to budget preparation and analysis. Oversaw the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports summarizing and forecasting company business and financial position in the areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations. Routinely analyzed operating costs, cash flow, and other key indicators. Directly supervised an accounting staff of four and two managers responsible for office administration and communications respectively. Successfully lead a team to integrate the accounting and office administration functions, and the physical relocation of the office through two major acquisitions in a three-year period.Managed the financial operations of the office through a period of growth from $20 million in revenue to almost $60 million.Managed the office administration functions through a period of growth from 100 employees to over 250.Implemented procedures to provide accurate real-time actual to budget revenue information with variance explanations throughout the month, and streamlined the monthly close process.Reorganized the Information Technology support function, and affected over 30% a year in expense savings while improving office support.Restructured the annual budget process to more effectively include the operating department manager's input, which provided for more accurate projections, and greater buy-in and accountability on the part of the managers.