John Ruhlmann Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Md, Us

Georgetown, Dc

At the Advisory Board (SEC registrant, $800M in revenue), used previous professional experience to create functioning and professional general accounting, revenue accounting and financial reporting departments and to establish Tax and SOX404 functions from scratch.These initiatives involved multiple system conversions and integrations, creating accounting and revenue policies, and establishing an effective SOX404 program that facilitated the favorable resolution of many prior period Material Weakness and Significant Deficiency assessments.Also worked through a "Little R" restatement for prior periods and significantly reduced audit adjustments for current periodsDeveloped and led quarterly presentations to Audit Committee on Accounting, SEC Reporting, Tax, Internal Controls/SOX404 and Internal Audit matters and statuses.

Bethesda, Maryland

Provided strong and innovative leadership for Company's SEC Financial Reporting, Corporate Accounting, Field Accounting, Tax Accounting and Strategy, Internal Audit, SOX 404 Compliance, SAS70/SSAE16 Assessment/Reporting, and Broker Commissions.Professionally developed over 14 years with the Company as it went from $2B in revenue in 1999 to $14B in 2013 through multiple acquisitions and introduction of new products.> successfully integrated 25+ acquisitions over 14 years> reduced financial statement close time from 10 days to 4 days over 14 year time spanDeveloped and led quarterly presentations to the Company's Audit Committee on Accounting, Tax, Internal Controls and Internal Audit matters and statuses

Owings Mills And Sparks, Maryland

~ led the Corporate Accounting function for 400+ Long Term Care facilities representing $2B in Operating Revenue > Corporate Staff included nine direct reports and 140+ staff