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Act as strategic partner to CEO and corporate secretary at public company parent and operating subsidiary. Ensure timely SEC reporting, communicate financial performance, risks, and propose strategies to the Board of Directors. Member of team that developed and foster a culture of financial accountability, transparency, high performance, inclusiveness, and ethical conduct. Implemented multiple accounting and finance systems including Sage Intacct.Formulated code of conduct, fiscal authority matrix, business case requirements, and T&E and accounting policy. Restructured finance and accounting group, adding automation, analytics, and SEC reporting. Established corporate development & lead on strategy. Wiide range of hands on responsibilities include strategic planning, SEC compliance and reporting, sales facilitation, & accountability, organizational KPI development, and compliance with SEC, GAAP, and all FSL laws & Regulations. Instrumental in improving working capital via innovative funding, treasury mgmt., & reduction of operational costs. Introduce technology, develop policies & procedures covering payroll, finance, accounting, HR and IT. Resolved complex legacy tax issues to company's benefit. Success in roadshows have led to developing relevant institutional investor relationships.Lead on SEC reporting including complete crafting of 10K and 10Q filings. Design and lead on accounting structure; financial reporting and FP&A activities. Work closeley with sales to drive sales & fill pipeline. Design and obtain consensus on commission plan structure, which aligns with company top line objectives. Also align costs with revenues to obtain higher levels of profitability; optimize the company's capital structure, ensuring adequate funding to support growth and purpose-driven initiatives; and lead on development of company policies and procedure documentation using an ISO approach. Served on public company Board of Directors Oct 2019- Sept 2020.

Clarksburg, Maryland, Us

Maslow Media specializes in media and IT workforce solutions, providing expert Employer of Record (EOR), Recruiting, Media and IT Staffing and Video Production services to organizations of all sizes in any US market. Maslow Media is a subsidiary of Reliability Inc. a public company on OTC exchange. As CFO, lead strategic planning and execution, financial reporting, FP&A, risk management, finance and accounting, M&A, IT and HR functions. Ensure compliance with SEC and SOX regulations. Manage investor relations activities including slideshow development and roadshow content. Instrumental in taking company public, raising capital, co-guiding company thru COVID-19 crisis, improving working capital and balance sheet, and adding technology based solutions.Instrumental role in taking Maslow public company via a reverse-merger with Reliability (RLBY) and was selected to Reliability Board of Directors and named CFO of Reliability Inc. in 2019.Building corporate finance function to meet demands of firm, having optimized and improved efficiency of function through technology, Examples include, implementing new accounting system enabling controls, reporting, and audit trails, and a corporate credit card app that enables real time expense approvals eliminating need for monthly expense reports. Focus on corporate strategy and governance, financing arrangements, strategic planning, SEC financial reporting, budgeting, cash forecasting, investment relations, strategic growth, strategic sourcing, KPI metrics and measurements, building a shared service style back office, and a high performance culture.Designed corporate and accounting structure, together with CEO restructured organization to take out 25% in costs to align costs with revenues, while not compromising high level of client services or operating effectiveness.

Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer for partners of consortium of business interests with focus on rollup of professional service businesses covering IT Staffing, IT Dev Ops and Managed Services, wireless communications, cloud and specialized business services,. Lead the accounting, financial planning process, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial projections, and legal agreements. Manage M&A lifecycle; from identification to integration. includes valuation, negotiation, deal structuring, due diligence, and integration planning. Oversee operations, and perform all finance and accounting funtions; financial reporting; FP&A, IT, and treasury. Performed customer facing consulting and managed service activities. * Provided consulting and built framework for anti-fraud program for Montgomery County government * Led successful M&A activity for non-profit trade association in Washington, DC. Acted as Project leader, and supported valuation, due diligence, deal structuring and integration planning * Supported post acquisition ISO assurance audit of US Medical Device firm for Italian based clientOversight over strategic planning and execution of business plan and operational oversight over sales and marketing, HR, IT and Finance including, funding, strategic partnerships, financial reporting, business analysis, and analytics. Drive M&A activities. Develop business plans, decks for customers and investors, obtain funding, built web site, messaging collateral, manage cash, produce financial reporting and forecasting. Provide end to end M&A services to chairman and CEO; looking for SaaS or other businesses for invesrtment purposes.Deliver consulting to investment community on host of topics ranging from IP, Risk Management, GRC, Audit, and Compliance software and professional service space opportunities, and industry specific information.

St Helier, Je

Ensure strategic objective achievement and regulatory trade compliance covering ethics, export control, economic sanctions, anti-bribery, human rights, and GDPR. Accomplishments: 1. Developed and presided over anti-bribery system which was one of the first in the world to earn ISO 37001 certification. 2. Designed "gold plated" 3rd Party Due Diligence program that reduces trade risk in areas of anti-bribery, AML, GDPR & Modern Slavery 3. Provide revenue assurance averaging $400K per annum 4. Introducing technology based ITAR controls covering cloud based SaaS 5. Developed on demand, web based ethics training for employees & anti-bribery training for agents 6. Introduced continuous auditing & monitoring for anti-bribery & Fraud 7. Led formation of CSR program, awarded the silver certificate by EcoVadis 8. Developed Data Privacy Protection program, taking highest standard, easing transition to GDPRPartner with business groups to design and or enhance processes & controls which significantly reduce risk for company and clients. Recognized for proposing cost beneficial compliance solutions that meet ethical and legal obligations while limiting compromise to commercial and client focused objectives. Internal Audit adds value via engagements that are fact based and provide relational business intelligence, leading to measurable action such as contract term changes, operational optimization, pricing improvements, asset preservation, and cost recovery. Strong functional relationships evidenced by requests for audits, and a high degree of acceptance of recommendations that result in improved efficiency, processes, outcomes and controls. Include opportunity side of risk.Designed & preside over cloud computing security for export control (ITAR) compliance. Built model anti-bribery program; consisting of monitoring; restricted party and PEP screening, due diligence with evidence based reporting. Conduct internal investigations.

St Helier, Je

Provide strategic objective support and preside over sales support, fiscal policy, risk management and compliance for CPA Global North America while playing a larger strategic role globally in building SaaS cloud model, while maximizing revenues and earnings. Presided over budget of $300M, exceeding on gross and net profit targets. Promoted culture of commercial and risk based decision making, while providing KPI guidance while performing commercial and operational optimization and developing additional strategic initiatives.Delivered over $10M in annual net profit through utilization of analytics, KPI's, product strategy contributions, strategic pricing and term setting, and introduction of new revenue producing channel. Authored strategies which leading to 15% sales pipeline growth, 5% increase in sales conversion, 20% improved margins in Professional Services, and 10% improvement in cash conversion cycle. Develop creative solutions to assist in closing of deals on software, consulting, outsourced and managed service contracts. Negotiate agreements with vendors. Oversee construct of financial modeling and forecasting, including cost-benefit analysis, and pro-forma financials. Maximize offshoring and technology opportunities to reduce COR and G&A, create efficiencies and improve productivity. Propose and sponsor organizational, technology and process change to improve operational, accounting and Shared Services efficiency and effectiveness. Architected and Drove; cash conversion and cost containment initiatives; SaaS delivery model; margins on professional and managed services; pipeline quality improvement; truth in pipeline; M&A deal opportunities; acqusition integration; specialized International Trade Compliance, including Export Control, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Boycott requirements; business process, global policy, and other internal control improvements.

Mclean, Va, Us

Established internal controls, accounting standards, and operational procedures. Cleaned up balance sheet, consolidated 57 international concerns, and ensured GAAP compliance, including proper revenue recognition for T&M and fixed price contract fulfillment. Improved delivery time of monthly close process. Supported M&A activity. Guided completion of complex ERP migration from Oracle to 4 tiered Cloud Computing platform featuring Intaact, to accommodate 18 countries. Coordinated with application developers to deliver desired functionality, accounting rules based platform, controls, and reporting. * Delivered on time ERP migration and provided automated solutions resulting in annual savings of $1.5M* Designed and Implemented true Labor Cost Accounting solution saving client $300K annually

Mclean, Va, Us

Re-established Internal Audit function for public company with revenues in 18 countries, by executing on a risk based audit plan, with limited resources. Developed plans to accomplish audit and evaluation objectives in accordance with IIA and GAAS standards. Evaluated the results of the work performed, formulated conclusions, developed recommendations, acquired customer approval, and reported findings to CFO and the Board of Directors. Utilized COSO framework in evaluating control design effectiveness across disparate processes covering 8 subsidiaries. Partnered with business owners to revise controls; making them objective, clear, measurable relational risk mitigating activities. Elevated business area focus on operational risk and ownership of internal controls via Control Self Assessments and seminars provided. Re-balanced audit function by initiating rotational operational audits of all in scope EMEA subsidiaries, while ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance. Demonstrated effective presentation skills in persuading Board of Directors and external auditors to accept budgets and other proposed recommendations. Drove changes to Code of Corporate Conduct, protecting firm against Conflict of Interest or breaches in the FCPA or SoD.

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Directed team of auditors for unique Shared Services audit operation dedicated to six sigma performance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; accomplished through creation of model Internal Control program that included continuous auditing and featuring proprietary forensic accounting for detection of fraud, errors and omissions to protect integrity of $40B in spend. Formed business partnerships utilizing a consultative approach cross functionally and enterprise wide in establishing a COSO model for Internal Control documentation. Collaborated with Enterprise Risk Management for Sarbanes-Oxley 404 and 302 compliance, and managed external audit engagement for certification. Created strategies to drive transformation to convergent, efficient, core competency based, Shared Services model. Initiated Balanced Scorecard to drive achievement of corporate strategic goals. Drove needed changes to IT application controls. Mentored staff, providing individual development plans, regular training and job succession path. Detected breaches in SoD and cases of Conflict of Interest that were remedied. Developed and delivered Risk Management training program that was made available to population of 40K employees.

Chicago, Us

Identified and developed relationships for structuring and closing network access, local loop networks, capacity, web hosting and Cloud Computing deals with C-Level executives of service providers and carriers with Capex resources. Teamed with Engineering and Product Marketing to develop unique service offerings, conducted negotiations on pricing, terms and conditions, and Service Level Agreements, resulting in offer sheets totaling $25M. Produced strongest profits and profit margins of all business units, and remained within guidelines for strategic deployment of network.

Frederick, Md, Us

Directed Treasury, Financial Operations and Human Resources for profitable direct marketing business including management and oversight of; revenue recognition, project accounting; cash and capital assets; tax liabilities; billings; A/R; A/P; credit and collections; payroll; financial reporting; forecasting; budgeting; risk management; contract analysis and compliance; and procurement. Established internal controls and designed proprietary ERP software. Performed IRR/ROE and capital utilization analysis to assess effectiveness of various lines of business. Established effective operating cost containment measures. Structured pricing of products, and performed job cost analyses increasing profitability by 25%. Performed valuable due diligence that shed the proper light on acquisition targets. Created employee policies, organizational structure, and job classifications. Established and administered corporate benefits.

Certificate Of Completion, Business Administration And Management, General

Masters, Education

Bachelor Of Arts, History

Journalism