Michael Judson Email & Phone Number

Chertsey, Surrey, GB

• Led the finance department at the largest unit in the Fortune 500 company to 17% higher growth and 20% higher profitability despite a general downturn for the rest of the units.
• Managed to cut 12% of the budget without terminations or cuts to employee benefits.
• Led several large projects to improve the functioning of the department, fixing the IT issues, transitioning to new accounting software, reworking the department’s staffing makeup, and professionalizing the entire.

• Performed a wide array of financial consulting and accounting duties at various businesses, including day to day accounting functions such as cash management, A/P, A/R, billing, payroll, journal entries.
• Helped clients beef up their financial controls, processes, analytics and reporting, particularly with regard to producing actionable financial information.
• Worked with insurance procurement, audits, mergers and acquisitions, software package transitions, and many other one-off projects.
• Filled in with human resources, information technology, and office management, as well as benefits administration

Portland, Oregon, US

Came into McClenahan Bruer, a mature marketing communications agency of 20 years, as its first finance/operations executive, and helped the agency develop a comprehensive strategic direction that produced immediate and tangible results.Developed new processes, analytics and reporting that enabled the executive committee to make more informed strategic.

Came into The Rose Group as its first finance executive, building and reshaping the agency’s financial and operations structure from the ground up. Cut non-labor overhead by over 20% over 24 months, saving agency over $500,000.. Developed and tracked annual budgets, and introduced to the agency client profitability reports, revenue and expense projections.

US

Responsible for agency’s financial function, supervising controller and staff accountant, developing and maintaining annual budgets, and providing financial reporting and analysis.Helped develop and execute agency’s strategic plans with CEO, COO and Chief Account Officer.Managed integration effort between FischerHealth and parent company Porter Novelli.

US

Responsible for creation of and adherence to agency’s accounting controls and practices.Developed and tracked annual agency budgets, salary plans, capacity/staffing plans, IT budgets, and new business budgets.Maintained various banking relationships involving loans, investments, etc. Worked with COO on procuring agency insurance policies, as well as.