Mike O'Brian Email & Phone Number

I am an experienced CFO consultant that works with small to mid-sized businesses that need a fractional hands-on strategic Controller or CFO, but are unable to afford a full-time CFO. Over the years I have assisted Owners that were having trouble defining the financial and strategic goals for their company, were experiencing cash flow and financing challenges, were dealing with high employee turnover, needed help starting a new company, needed assistance in preparing for the sale of and selling the Company, and some Owners who were experiencing multiple of the above.Over the past 25 years I have provided successful hands-on accounting, financial, general management, and leadership services to business owners with a calm and steady demeanor earned by having been there and done that. I work with businesses and individuals on tax planning and preparation.I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities. If you are experiencing any of the above described situations or just want to talk about your business or tax situation, please contact me for a no obligation consultation.

Golars is a full-service environmental & waste water engineering, consulting, construction and operations firm headquartered in Noblesville, Indiana with operations in multiple states. The owner also owns shopping centers, a marketing company, a real estate management company, an IT company, compliance company, bulk purchasing company and various other corporations. I oversaw the accounting and finance functions for all companies and:• Established recording and billing procedures for Work in Progress and Accounts Receivable cutting collection time and increasing asset value of company by $6 million by verifying accounts and writing off uncollectible accounts• Designed dashboard to provide owner with financial reports on 18 separate entities associated with Golars involving real estate holdings, shopping centers, marketing, compliance, bulk purchasing and software design• Developed rolling cash forecasts to plan cash needs & worked with owner to identify savings through purchases and timing of payments• Negotiated with banks on new loan terms and increased line of credit by $1 million • Defined criteria and established structure for Profit Sharing Plan providing incentives and rewards for employees• Worked with US and Indian accounting teams to reduce duplications, define roles and increase productivity by improving communications utilizing available tools such as GoToMeeting, TeamViewer and Skype

The President and managing partner died suddenly in an auto accident in November 2016. The Board of Directors were not able to continue the company after his passing and released the last employee in June 2017.Express Software & Services, LLC (ESS) was a holding company located in Indianapolis, Indiana with two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Express Medical Records, LLC (EMR) and Case Pacer, LLC (Case). Case was a SaaS start-up company providing IT software and service solutions to increase the efficiency, workload, and profitability of law firms and insurance companies nationwide. EMR was a legal document and medical record retrieval company that requests, processes, and manages documents for law firms and insurance companies. Case is a web-based case management software platform that allows legal professionals to manage projects from anywhere. The platform is used for record collection, contact management, negotiation and settlement disbursement, and document storage. Key Accomplishments:• Worked closely with President and CEO to minimize losses by controlling expenses and managing cash flow while software was developed and tested.• Posted positive EBITDA within 13 months by concentrating financial and personnel resources in the most promising segments of the company. Continued recording positive EBITDA on a monthly basis. • Oversaw day to day operations with 10-15 employees streamlining workflow cutting record retrieval time by 15% and reduced turnover 30% with stabilized environment and increased productivity 28% by introducing incentive programs • Designed financial systems to provide timely financial reporting including cash flow reporting and forecasting• Strengthened banking relations reducing fees by 5% and negotiating line of credit• Worked with outside accountants to complete the first published annual review for investors and outside parties resulting in investment of $560,000

Indianapolis, In, Us

Digonex was a private software development corporation with SaaS technology from start-up through acquisition by a public company. Responsible for financial, accounting, treasury and human resource duties and functions for this Indianapolis based software development company with patented dynamic pricing software. The company was sold to a public company in the spring of 2014. I stayed on to transition the company to the new owners. Key Accomplishments: • Designed, prepared and analyzed financial statements, budgets and forecasts of income and expenses• Worked with President and CEO to set product prices, negotiate customer contracts and design project management resulting in retention and growth of customers• Completed due diligence studies for three groups investigating a merger or an acquisition concluding in an acquisition of Digonex by a public company• Worked closely with corporate attorney to provide a seamless transition to the public company including working with the public company for 3 months after closing• Designed fringe benefits programs to meet anticipated changes in premiums and coverages including those related to the Affordable Health Care for America Act reducing and deferring premium increases by 25% and protecting benefits• Designed and managed cash flow programs for 10 years allowing start-up company time to develop technology, obtain patents and market final products• Represented company with auditors, bankers and investment brokers securing private investment of over $30 million for growth• Oversaw payroll including preparation of tax returns and reports reducing consultant fees by $20,000

Multi-specialty private medical group with 165 employees in 18 locations in Indiana and $40m in revenue. Included oversight of real estate company, $65m Cancer Research Foundation and Endoscopy Center.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Certified Public Accountant (Cpa)-Active