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Boulder, Colorado, United States

AVL Growth's goal is not to be known as a consulting firm, an outsourcing firm, or a staffing agency, but as a Full Stack CFO Firm. We want to be an integral part of your team, deeply engaged in your business, and aligning for your long-term success. With that mindset, AVL Growth Partners has over 50 professionals that are obsessively focused on connecting the past, present and forward view of your business. We have worked with several hundred companies across a range of growth-focused industries, ranging from pre-revenue startups to established, eight-figure businesses with hundreds of employees. Along the way, we have helped our client companies raise over a quarter billion in capital, as well as navigated several toward successful exits of their companies.We are financial experts that specialize in the challenges and issues facing early stage and high growth companies. We understand and execute in timeframes that sync with the cadence (and chaos) of our clients, knowing that success doesn’t always follow a straight, “up and to the right” path.Our clients get access to more than just one professional at a time. We are an integrated team of professionals that work in partnership to drive and own the day-to-day economic picture of our clients’ businesses, as well as guide the strategic capital needs that help their businesses grow.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Providing fractional CFO support for early stage companies.

Greater Denver Area

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Senior financial executive with oversight over accounting, human resources and office administration functions. Key accomplishments included developing the KPI architecture and weekly performance dashboarding, implementation of new accounting system which streamlined departmental operations and decreased invoicing and month-end cycles significantly, established cash management controls and a daily focus on collections which resulted in a 13% decrease in days sales outstanding and ensured adequate financial resources to fund operations and service debt, developed forecasting and reporting tools to provide financial visibility to Board and senior management, participated in five-year strategic planning process, and managed relationships with banks, external legal counsel, outside auditors and equity investors.Prepared and presented monthly financial results and analysis to Board of Directors.Provided strategic oversight of Human Resources department including development of plan for implementation of new HRIS, applicant tracking, and performance management systems to increase efficiency of department and improve focus on development of human capital. Created a culture of continuous process improvement in both the accounting and human resources departments.

After working at New Frontier Media for nearly nine years, my husband and I were finally able to coordinate our schedules and embark upon a 14 month sabbatical, a dream we had shared since we had met. We traveled the country in an RV, visiting friends and family, enjoying our national parks, and immersing ourselves in U.S. history through visits to presidential libraries and homes, state capitols, museums, and Revolutionary and Civil War battlefield sites.

Member of executive team that successfully grew company from $10 million in sales, 30 employees and negative cash flows to $63 million in sales, 175 employees, and over $15 million in cash flows from operations. Experience included strategic planning, financial mangement and analysis, SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and ongoing compliance, budgeting and forecasting, treasury management, investor relations, risk management, debt financing, and oversight of operational departments including Human Resources and Facilities Management.

Managed daily operations of 8 person accounting department. Responsible for preparation and analysis of monthly financial statements for 12 divisions located throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Responsible for foreign exchange currency translation and accounting, inventory accounting, management of external audit process, and tax compliance. Restructured accounting department and implemented procedures to decrease month-end close time, decrease accounts receivable days outstanding, and ensure efficient and effective processing of accounts payable.

Managed daily operations of accounting department.Responsible for monthly financial statement preparation and analysis for seventeen physician locations, communication of results to physicians and other members of management, and annual budgeting.Implemented procedures to decrease month-end close by two weeks. Developed and implemented billing and collection procedures to ensure accurate and timely collection of accounts receivable from insurance companies.

Bs And Masters, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Active in Student Government.Graduated with BS degree in 3.5 years. Masters degree was received with an emphasis.

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