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Elmhurst, Il, Us

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Responsible for all financial and operating aspects of the organization• Established accounting and operations protocols resulting in timely and accurate information sharing• Reduced operating expenses 5% by improving time management, payroll and other costs• Increased company profitability 1.5% by interfacing regularly with sales team to understand and adapt to customer behavior• Pro-actively generate, review and provide real-time accounting information to support key decision making process• Markedly improved inventory controls utilizing cycle counts, improved pick ticketing, traceable return forms and purchasing procedures• Collaborated closely with outside auditors and banking institutions• Managed communications with all tax authorities to ensure information is provided precisely as needed and on time

- Responsible for performing in-depth client operations reviews and providing scalable solutions- Author of company policies and procedures- Acting Controller at Markpol Distributors Inc.

Chicago, Il, Us

Key stakeholder responsible for all aspects of accounting, information technology and company operations. Primary author of comprehensive internal and external communication related to reporting company financials.-Championed IT restructuring resulting in 60% improvement in customer service response times-Brokered freight contract with new provider netting $500k in annual savings-Managed integration of multiple systems to create more efficient infrastructure and improve reporting-Developed systems awareness and training programs for the multiple platforms

Evanston, Il, Us

Orchestrated the modernization of previously held private operations to meet shareholder expectations including: refinancing, IT overhaul, warehouse upgrading, operational reconstruction, internal system renovation and organizational development.-Facilitated transfer of banking relationship to gain availability of funds and preferential covenants-Instituted automated systems to provide accurate real time information-Created organizational reporting protocols across all departments-Redefined organizational strategic positioning to reflect short term and long-term goals

Mt. Prospect, Il, Us

Responsible for accounting/information systems including: all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, cash management, and information systems. Supervised all aspects of accounting, purchasing, human resources, and information systems.-Created and analyzed financial reports for management team while owning all reports and audits-Facilitated team building across internal departments -Developed regularly monitored semi and annual budgets-Responsible for monthly recaps presented to management team -Reduced the company’s debt by 50% over five year period-Reduced 75+ days’ receivables from 14% to 3.0%-Actively negotiated favorable payment terms with vendors -Reduced organizational expenses while improving the bottom line-Worked with operations and developed daily and weekly production reports to monitor performance -Reduced workforce by two employees and order fulfillment turn-around time by two days-Implemented voucher exception system for payables with a 2% variance from standard cost leading to reduced vendors costs while maintaining quality of the final product-Reduced payroll costs 10% thru implementation of operational efficiencies and reduction in costs-Increased the bottom line by 4% through price increases-Designed and implemented dash board software (NGS) facilitating the efficient management of departmental activities-Developed inventory systems reducing out of stock product to less than 7 days-Facilitated sales representative productivity and customer relationship improvements-Implemented 5-10% price reduction for vendors and increased select customer prices to FMV-Reduced freight costs by 12% through contract price reduction negotiated incentives-Upgraded all operating systems to current standards: Microsoft 2010, NG software, RPG software, and AS400 Alliance software-Led acquisition of five businesses, one being a preeminent manufacturing operation, in eight years and integrated all existing systems within our operational parameters