Mike Seno Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Company Description:A leading professional and interim services firm, Tatum helps companies navigate critical points in the business lifecycle. Along with our partners at Randstad Professionals, Tatum offers hands-on strategic, financial and technology solutions to measurably improve business performance and meet professional and interim needs. Our four areas of capability include: Interim finance and technology executives to fill roles for defined timeframesEnd-to-end solutions where we take full ownership of a projectStaff augmentation of accounting, finance and technology professionalsExecutive search using our extensive industry network

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Group Controller for two portfolio companies - Peerless of America & Red Head Brass

Milford, Connecticut, Us

Controller for Rail Mass Transit and Marine Oil and Gas business unit. - Implemented Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 ERP - Merger integration of Marine Oil and Gas and Rail Mass Transit units - Process Improvements in accounting processes - Developed early warning metrics

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Company Description:A leading professional and interim services firm, Tatum helps companies navigate critical points in the business lifecycle. Along with our partners at Randstad Professionals, Tatum offers hands-on strategic, financial and technology solutions to measurably improve business performance and meet professional and interim needs. Our four areas of capability include: Interim finance and technology executives to fill roles for defined timeframesEnd-to-end solutions where we take full ownership of a projectStaff augmentation of accounting, finance and technology professionalsExecutive search using our extensive industry network

Fall River, Massachusetts, Us

Finance and Information Technology leader - .Significantly improved financial analysis, planning and reporting needed to comply with IFRS requirements for publicly traded Germany based TAKKT AG. Displays2go.com is a leading manufacturer and distributor of retail, P.O.P., and trade show displays.

Mid size family owned domestic manufacturer of consumer power washers, professional grade power washers and specialty hose with an outsourced supply chain in China. During a tripling of sales volume, led all aspects of accounting, tax, treasury, planning, financial analysis and information technology Selected Accomplishments:• Major ERP system redesign and implementation leading to focused operational metrics and quick problem detection • Complete makeover of management reporting and analysis while reducing cycle time• Developed integrated customer, channel and product profitability• Fashioned financial planning, rolling forecast processes including thirteen week cash flow and covenant compliance modeling• Corporate legal reorganization debt restructuring• Significant upgrade to accounting and IT team

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Private Equity owned $100 million marketer of premium air filled temporary bedding under AeroBed brand with outsourced manufacturing in China. Led staff of seven in accounting, tax compliance, credit and collections, management metrics, financial analysis and planning• Resolved major backlog of Tax queries and negotiated settlement• Major participation in $60 million debt refinancing• Improved structure of management metrics, analysis and planning process• Significantly upgraded customer profitability analyses• Created new product and promotional profitability analytical models

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Private Equity owned $400 million domestic building wire manufacturerReporting to the president, led staff of 20 finance and MIS employees with $3 million operating budget. We improved inventory days by over 25% (60 to 44) and reduced accounts receivable days by 15% (51 to 43) helping reduce debt by over $10 million. Key duties included strategy development, financial planning and forecasting, leadership of information technology organization, managerial metrics, board of director presentations and cost management.• Complete overhaul of financial business metrics serving both operational and venture capitalist management• Created rolling forecast process used for business steering and financial analysis• Substantially improved internal executive information system dashboard highlighting both asset and earnings measures

Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us

$140 million domestic stapling and office products business 2001-2003Reporting to business unit president, led financial planning and forecasting, financial management of Mexican manufacturing facility, management board presentations and cost management. • From 2001 to 2003, we improved operating earnings over 60%, inventory days from 95 days to 74 and doubled RONTA • Corrected deficiencies in Mexican accounting leading to recapture of $5,000,000 of value added tax.• Improved productivity of financial staff and reduced headcount by 20% (five).• Developed formal external benchmarking and KPI tracking progress toward our longer term objectives.• Overhauled management reporting tracking progress toward short range goals. Rewrite included use of many non-financial measures such as customer POS and inventory tracking.• Developed Sales and Margin analysis system and Cost Reduction Tracking System

Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us

Expatriate assignment in $285 million European subsidiary headquartered in United Kingdom. • Reduced budget and year-end preparation by 40% through process simplification.• Developed common standards for operational analysis across all European subsidiaries. Leading to 50% reduction in preparation time.• Led implementation of corporate level systems enabling standardized performance measures.• Within first year of assignment, built entirely new team after headquarters relocation

Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us

North American $600 million division of Acco World.• Coordinated preparation of North American financial forecasts and budgets.• Assisted Sales and Marketing management in compensation targets preparation.• Core member of sales and operations planning team that developed the formal manufacturing planning and control system.• Created analytic tools for the evaluation of new business proposals.• Developed refined performance measurements for product, customer and manufacturing teams.• Inaugurated Customer Profitability and asset management measures.• Supervised multi-plant cost management group.

Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us

United States $10 million division of Acco World.• Managed Accounting, Human Resources, Treasury and Information Systems activities.• Led implementation of manufacturing resource-planning system.• Prepared 3-year downsizing and divestiture plan.• Developed management reporting and analysis systems.

Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us

Corporate Office of Acco World Corporation.• Coordinated preparation of Board of Director presentations.• Supervised external financial reporting including 10K and 10Q.

Along with financial forecasts and budgets, coordinated the preparation of management review material, analyzed promotional programs financial performance, reviewed capital requests and developed planning systems. Developed margin analysis and inventory tracking protocols using established corporate systems. Inventory systems highlighted obsolete inventory issues before becoming problematic.

Supervised retail store accounting and customer service activities at several retail stores nationwide. Semi-annual operational audits were conduced. Reduced inventory shrinkage at all 4 retail store assignments.

Mba, Economics, Corporate Finance

Bs, Accounting