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Gibsonia, Pa, Us

Leading Finance department and provide strategic leadership to the organization.

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

• Lead Accounting, FP&A, Payroll, and operational finance teams, overseeing 7 direct and 23 indirect reports.• Responsible for financial reporting, tax compliance, and regulatory compliance for 15 business entities with $350 million in revenue.• Manage corporate treasury and capital finance, optimizing financial resources and maximizing returns.• Drive budgeting, financial analysis, and provide strategic direction and decision support for crucial business and operational initiatives.• Mentor team members and make staffing decisions to develop and maintain a high-performing team.Interim CFO (09-2021- 11-2021)• Successfully navigated the company's financial operations through a turbulent period, providing leadership and motivation to maintain stability and improve processes.

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

• Designed and implemented the business intelligence (BI) roadmap, enabling data-driven and insightful decision-making across all organization functions.• Spearheaded the adoption of data visualization solutions and facilitated executive to operational-level decision support in accounting, finance, operational management, sales, marketing, and IT.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Partnered with executive management and cross-functional teams to design and implement a scalable data visualization solution based on the Power BI platform, enhancing data analysis capabilities.• Developed a dynamic accounts receivable cube and analysis solution for a client in the medical services industry, resolving a $40 million cash flow issue.• Collaborated with customers from various industries, analyzing business scenarios and providing insightful data analysis solutions.• Created dashboards to support decision-making at all levels, from executives to operational teams.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Led a project as the Lead Solutions Architect, implementing an integrated back-office solution based on Dynamics 365 for a subsidiary company. This initiative eliminated 90% of non-value-adding activities.• Managed onboarding, change management, and provided training and mentoring to back-office staff, facilitating collaborative problem-solving and process adjustments.• Improved lead time for complex ETL processes by 75% through the adoption of Alteryx and trained and mentored new data integration specialists.• Translated strategic business requirements into tactical activities and technical specifications, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

• Developed a mini-CPM solution based on MS Access, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of revenue forecasting and management reporting. Achieved a 95% forecast accuracy rate.• Re-engineered the management reporting process, providing actionable insights to executive management and key stakeholders.• Contributed to department growth and efficiency through knowledge sharing and innovative solutions for continuous process improvement.• Consolidated month-end flash reporting from disparate accounting systems, performed P&L variance analysis and managed payroll budgeting for 350 employees in IT and operations.

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• Successfully transformed a loss-making branch office into profitability through business enablement and team building, achieving a $4.5 million profit within 2.5 years.• Developed a CRM system based on MS Access to track the sales pipeline of 120 sales reps, resulting in a 20% sales growth for the region comprising 24 branches.• Served as the regional strategic planning committee's finance and technology solutions expert.• Managed two teams with a total of 20 direct and indirect reports.• Received comprehensive training in accounting, operations, human resource management, underwriting, IT, sales and marketing, business development, and key account management.

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• Received comprehensive training on accounting, operations, human resource management, underwriting, IT, sales and marketing, business development and key account management.

Carried out payroll processing tasks for 100 employees, monthly financial accounts in ACCPAC and Quick books, tax returns, monthly employee provident fund statements in MS Excel and management information reports in MS Excel.

Certified Management Accountant, Management Accounting

Advanced Diploma In Management Accounting, Management Accounting

Bachelor Of Science, Human Resource Management