Michael Ecke Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Gaston, South Carolina, And Denver, Colorado

• CFO of a growing multi-dealership group that sells used trucks and new and used trailers.
• Managed the general ledger conversion from QuickBooks to Karmak.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Hired for a contract role with a $4B building products supplier to provide support for year-end and month-end closings.
• Responsible for consolidating financial information from SAP for the client’s remote manufacturing locations into the corporate reporting system. Including evaluation of the data and review of the results.
• Performed review of financial information for various locations to ensure accuracy and reasonableness.

Oakdale, MN

• Selected for a contract role with a $60M commercial drywall contractor in Minnesota during an abrupt restructuring of the financial leadership team to provide a full spectrum of finance and accounting support.
• Reviewed financials and prepared year-end close and review. Registered company to do business in new states. Insured critical tax deadlines were met during reorganization and streamlined cost accounting functions.

Meriden, CT

• $45M Construction materials supplier with 110 employees and five locations
• Lead finance and accounting team, overseeing and reviewing all general accounting functions, government reporting, payroll, sales tax filings, billing, accounts payable, cash management, and external audit processes.
• Implemented collection plan that reduced the number of A/R days outstanding and accounts 60+ days late by 20% through increased customer contact and, creative workout plans with minimal use of outside agencies.

Cheshire, CT

Elected Vice-Chairman, Budget and Audit Committee Chairman, and Personnel Committee Collaborated with committee members to prepare the town’s $100M budget and manage finances for a community of 30,000 residents. Assessed services provided by each town department and associated costs to the taxpayers. Maintained spending increases below the rate of.

Watertown, CT

• Third largest US Records Management and Document Storage Company with 150 employees and 17 locations.
• Managed 7-member accounting group, AP, AR, and management/financial reporting, as the company expanded from 7 to 17 locations with revenues growing from $12M to $50M.
• Led and streamlined financial transition of 16 acquisitions, including purchase accounting, intangible valuation, vendor relations, and settlement issues.
• Directed annual Big Four audit process prepared all audit schedules and year-end financial statements, including footnotes.
• Recruited, hired, trained, and mentored group members. Built strong working relationships with non-financial managers through conducting training classes to on helpful accounting and financial topics.

New Haven, CT

• Performed internal audits and insurance examinations on financial institutions.
• Identified risk profile of client departments, reviewed existing internal controls, and developed audit procedures to test controls.

Woodbridge, CT

Waterbury, CT

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Waterbury, CT

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Staff accountant

Mba, Accounting/Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics