Supporting Strategies provides outsourced bookkeeping and operational support services. Our skilled, experienced professionals use secure, best-of-breed technology and a proven process to deliver a full suite of services, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, financial reporting and payroll administration.• Lead a team of experienced professionals who serve clients ranging from startups to lower-middle-market businesses across a variety of industries. • Provide our clients with outstanding bookkeeping and operational support services. This includes accounts receivable management, accounts payable management, payroll and benefits administration, month-end close, and other general bookkeeping and operational support tasks. • Responsibilities span business management, business development, oversight of client services delivery, and employee hiring and retention. • Learn more about us at www.supportingstrategies.com

Hired to create a finance department and improve information flow to management to enable strategic planning for this rapidly growing biotech company.• Oversaw all aspects of Finance, Billing, Purchasing, Inventory, Payroll and Human Resources and liaised with Sales and R&D to provide analyses and advice.• Established monthly financial statements, budgeting and forecasting models, variance reports, revenue and profitability analysis, and management reports.• Worked closely with the President discussing operational enhancements, budgets, strategic plans, including potential acquisitions, cash investment and pension/tax strategies.• Reviewed all legal agreements and oversaw domestic and global patent and trademark issues.• Researched and implemented ERP and CRM software to improve reporting capabilities and sales force access to data.

Specialized in Capital Acquisition, giving businesses a new lease on life by finding vital capital sources.

Created finance department and liaised effectively with all other departments to increase information flow to management and between departments of this professional services firm.• Produced monthly financial statements, budgets and forecasts, variance reports, project billing reports, and advised on potential profitability improvements.• Assisted with creation of one new business entity and acquisition of another. Consulted with management during due diligence of other potential acquisitions.• Established billing rate and overhead rate computations ensuring compliance with corporate policy and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Liaised with client, state and federal (DCAA) auditors during overhead rate audits, successfully arguing for better rates.• Oversaw rapid 200% increase in employee numbers when awarded contract to assist with environmental cleanup after BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion.• Researched and implemented new ERP system for improved project management and reporting.

Accounts Assistant (1984-1986); Office Manager (1986-1990); Finance Director (1990-2000)Hired by printing and publishing companies to perform accounting functions previously outsourced. Rapidly promoted due to strong performance. Invited to sit on the Board of Directors after 6 years.• Established monthly financial statements, production costing and billing systems, inventory controls, royalty and copyright system, and streamlined warehouse operations.• Oversaw forward exchange transactions to hedge against rate fluctuations on international sales.• Attended monthly board meetings to discuss budgets and forecasts, variance analyses, operational improvements, plant and capital expenditures and strategic plans. • Created successful, venture capital backed, management buyout plan.

Producing financial statements, tax returns and auditing clients ranging from individuals to nationwide businesses.