Mike Thurston Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Managing a team of 53 worldwide within a carve out/private equity owned company earning $400M in annual revenue. Carestream Dental is a manufacturer and global distributor of dental imaging equipment and also sells dental practice management software. Responsible for all Global General Accounting functions, collections, internal financial reporting, revenue recognition and technical accounting. Execute monthly accounting close process utilizing and maintaining effective controls. Partner with cross functional teams to enhance business processes, enact new policies and procedures and provide technical accounting advice. Contributor in Board of Directors/Audit Committee meetings.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Lead team of 31 with accountability for all General Accounting functions, internal financial reporting, and revenue recognition, SEC reporting and technical accounting. Execute disciplined monthly accounting close process utilizing and maintaining effective SOX controls. Partner with cross functional teams to enhance business processes, enact new policies and procedures and provide technical accounting advice. Contributor in Board of Directors/Audit Committee meetings.• Performed M&A due diligence procedures and related purchase price allocation and accounting for 10+ acquisitions/asset sales of new businesses. • Contributed to EarthLink’s inclusion in Forbes 2016 list of 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America. • Led team that integrated and migrated 3 separate legacy financial ERP systems to Oracle R12.• Executed headcount synergies and process improvements in post-acquisition period.• Contributed to team that successfully raised two $300M public debt offerings. • Documented and implemented first formal corporate-wide accounting policies.• Implemented process improvements in AR/Cash Applications to increase net income on an annual basis.• Delivered $2M within past two years, by leading proactive initiatives to drive cash into the business.• Manage external auditor relationships.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Managed and executed general monthly close with gross revenues of $260M per month. Engaged and challenged all Functional Accounting Groups to ensure understanding of overall monthly financials. Trained and provided leadership to staff of 2 managers and 7 seniors. Established effective communications with headquarters and field. Hired 15+ new staff members within the overall Regional Accounting Team.• Planned and successfully executed consolidation and work flow integration of 5 Regional locations during period of explosive growth. Demonstrated leadership and identified gaps at beginning of merger integration.• Led effort to clean up balance sheet reconciliations.• Established a Partnership Accounting Group for 75 partnerships. • Coordinated the completion of the quarterly and annual Investor Relation’s package.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Reviewed and analyzed monthly financial statements for operations in LA, MS and AL. Provided decision support to field personnel. Supervised staff of 4 professionals.• Managed virtual team from Inventory, A/P, Fixed Assets and Cash Operations to manage variances during transition to shared services group, while revenue was growing at 200%.• Collaborated on multiple special projects including Oracle conversion from JDE.

Documented the initial detail work flow of cellular billing system and identified and corrected revenue leakage resulting in $ millions of recurring revenue uplift . Conducted operational and financial audits at BellSouth Corporation and BellSouth Cellular

London, Gb

Conducted financial audits of public and private companies