Michael Epperly Email & Phone Number

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Henderson, Nv 89012

Residential real estate brokerage, title insurance, escrow, and residential property management company. Over 30 real estate sales offices.Responsible for Accounting & Finance department. Acted in capacity of Chief Financial Officer and Controller. Major Accomplishments• Performed financial and operational due diligence, created financial proformas, and developed financial valuations for the purchase of Tarbell Realtors and Hartford Escrow by a consortium of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices companies. During final negotiations, identified an issue that resulted in an approximate $250,000 purchase price reduction. • Implemented Concur Expense and Concur Invoice (in process) in order to strengthen internal controls, improve spend transparency, and decrease internal resources dedicated to Accounts Payable. • Dramatically improved the working relationship between the Accounting & Finance Department and the Chief Operating Officer, and his organization, along with other departments within the Company. • Designed and implemented financial analysis that corrected the Company’s office profitability reporting system which incorrectly showed many branch sales offices operating at a loss.• Researched, identified, and gained buy-in from the Chief Operating Officer to start discussions with Profit Recovery and Telecom Spend Consulting companies (in process). • Due to staff transition, individually took on individual responsibility for the 2018 calendar year 1099 process (issued over 3,000 1099s) and the 2018 calendar year financial audit. • Championed automation efforts which significantly reduced the time required to prepare daily financial reports, provide agents with monthly charge statements, and to print daily agent commission checks.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Full-service staffing company providing business process outsourcing, executive recruitment, recruiting process outsourcing, and temporary staffing. Responsible for Accounting & Finance and Information Technology departments. Major Accomplishments:• Led implementation of a Corporate Performance Management system (Vena) which improved the efficiency of monthly financial variance analysis and the compilation of monthly Board Financial Packages.• Co-designed an annual budgeting and forecasting model in Vena in order to improve accuracy and efficiency. • Developed, implemented, and facilitated a new annual business planning process.• Maintained strong banking relationships through the establishment of trust-based relationships with banking counterparts and the creation and presentation of timely and insightful financial analysis and forecasts. • Significant involvement in the research and selection of a new ERP system. • Developed content for and led weekly company-wide video conference meetings.

Michigan And Northern Indiana

Residential real estate brokerage, commercial property holding company, title insurance and homeowners insurance. Over 50 real estate sales offices, 900 sales agents, and 200+ employees in Michigan and Indiana. Responsible for Accounting & Finance and Human Resource departments. Major Accomplishments:• Reduced operating cost structure by 40%+ from 2005 through 2011 through the implementation of cost control processes along with the identification and implementation of cost reduction initiatives.• Ensured adequate working capital during recessionary period through the restructure of bank debt, the extension of vendor credit terms, and the development of effective cash forecasting processes.• Negotiated the restructure and forgiveness of deferred franchise fees and investment bank owned stock warrants, resulting in millions of dollars of savings. • Analyzed, structured, negotiated, and then managed the preparation of legal documentation for multiple mergers and acquisitions. • Sole responsibility for the start-up of a joint venture homeowners insurance company. Actions included the research of strategies to enter the industry, the development of a business plan, the selection of a joint venture partner, and the negotiation of the joint venture business structure. • Researched, negotiated and implemented a Corporate Performance Management system (Vena) that streamlined the annual budgeting process, increased financial transparency at both the corporate and branch sales office levels, and resulted in work efficiencies within the Accounting / Finance department.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Founding Finance member of a multi-unit subsidiary. Scaled Accounting & Finance Team as organization grew. Major Accomplishments:• Increased revenues from $20M to $100M within 3 years through organic and acquisitional growth.• Implementation of ERP system at meat packing plant improved cost control, yield levels, and price quoting. • Analyzed and structured the successful acquisition of a $50M seafood import company. • Launched an internal freight Brokerage Company, resulting in additional revenue streams for company.• Generated $20M in annual revenue by establishing a commodity trading company.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Launched department. Led financial and operational audits.

Belvidere, Illinois

Member of Executive Management Team. Plant named Chrysler’s Best Car Assembly Plant & Best Manufacturing Plant in 1999 and 2000. Supervised 7 employees. Major Accomplishments:• Reduced operating costs by $30M in 2000 and $10M in 1999. Achieved budgeted cost reductions.• Designed and implemented cost budgeting, tracking, and reporting processes.• Earned recognition for innovative plant business planning process as corporate-wide benchmark practice, among all car and minivan assembly plants.

Mba, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Selected by Faculty as Fuqua Scholar. Martin L. Black Accounting Scholarship.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Acccounting

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi - Honorary Accounting Fraternity.