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Dallas, Texas, United States

Lewisville, TX

• Identify strategic initiatives and opportunities for transformation office. Lead specific charters to re-engineer process, automate and integrate in order to achieve revenue and scalability goals. Cultivate.
• Fully integrated 4 strategic large acquisitions into core systems while simultaneously improving process, controls, and organizational structure
• Worked directly with high volume clients such as Verizon, Home Depot, Boeing and Staples to ensure seamless transition and onboarding. Guided through process and became point person for questions or new programs.
• Worked cross functionally with technical, operational, customer service and account management teams to optimize customer onboarding and support.
• Identified and drove improvements to realize $12M in annualized savings across multiple functional teams and geographical locations

• Directs corporate-level financial operations and 15 to 20-person teams geographically separated across 3 locations.Controls financial transaction processes influencing $120M annual revenue. Masterminds strategic.
• Drove rebate processing improvement; delivered $5B into consumer market circulation.
• Headed on-site audits of 7 companies; met with CEOs, CFOs, and controllers/reviewed financialoperations and account reconciliations…Executed strategic risk assessment for $300M acquisition.
• Led team through corporate M&A and private to public company status change; ensured SOX complianceand internal policy adherence…Bested all department leaders with zero attrition through transition.
• Negotiated complex contract specifics; gained client trust and saved $5.7M in annualized profits.
• Facilitated quarterly accounting reviews for 27 business units, 700 accounts, and $10B transactions.

• Promoted from Revenue Accounting Supervisor to lead 15-person financial department. Partnered with Senior Managersto develop budget and financial forecasts. Conducted FP&A, risk management, audits, and month-end close.
• Restructured account collections process; established ERP alert method/increased proactiveengagement…Reclaimed $13M in revenue/decreased overdue accounts from $32M to $19M.
• Built improvement process by streamlining financial data collection; reduced 15-day process to 6 days.
• Modernized billing/invoicing; integrated automation capability with ERP system…Delivered cost savingsand enabled repurposing of 3 positions while eliminating 1 position.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Designed/streamlined A/R, A/P, and admin functions; built financial reporting process and trained staff.

Austin, Texas Area

• Slashed financial reporting times 30%; overhauled month-end close, A/R, and A/P processes.

Austin, Texas Area

• Developed department policies/procedures…Erected accounting practice for venture capital startup.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Administrative Leadership