Nichole Ocepek Reed Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

New York, Us

•Co-founded innovative e-commerce home decor business focused on streamlining the supply chain making luxury soft goods accessible to more consumers•Assisted in building business plan, created financial projections and market analysis for launch of custom home decor website •Created and implemented processes for outside manufacturer to provide top quality product with quick turn around times•Developed all internal accounting and finance procedures to track revenue and expenses•Crated KPI dashboard and tracked KPIs on all departments flagging areas of improvement and making recommendations to senior leadership for continous improvement in effciency and costs•Led growing organization from 2 employees to over 20 employees implementing company-wide policies for effective communication across a quickly growing company•Developed, created training and implemented customer service process and systems using Salesforce CRM and Desk.com•Managed service team to ensure top notch customer service expectations were exceeded•Completed cost and pricing analysis for all product lines•Negotiated vendor relationships and pricing to maximize margin•Created reports and presentations on product performance to ensure all products were meeting financial expectations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

• Along with league commissioner, prepared and relaunched Arena Football League• Worked with BOD to negotiate purchase of Arena Football assets• Developed QuickBooks processes from scratch for new start up company • Developed all financial processes and analysis for new start up company• Implemented payroll process for 400 employees in multiple states• Created relationships with customers and vendors

• Oversaw all financial and workers compensation matters for minor league football organization with up to 30 teams• Implemented new payroll processing procedures which saved the company approximately $15k per year• Prepared and presented all financial analysis and budgeting for bi-yearly Board of Directors meetings• Provided corporate oversight for key league relationships• Managed internal staff and team staff related to finance and workers compensation

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Acted as a consultant for a cash basis client performing the following responsibilities: prepared monthly financial statements, calculated monthly accruals and proposed the appropriate journal entries, and performed overall financial analysis. •Performed audits of companies ranging from $50M to $400M in revenue in the following industries: manufacturing, retail, construction, service, healthcare and transportation.

Master’S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor’S Degree, Accountancy