Patrick Potter Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, MD, US

The Vane Brothers Company has served the maritime industry for more than 125 years, providing a wide range of services that includes ship bunkering and lightering; the delivery of marine lubricants, stores, and non-potable water; and inspection of onboard safety equipment. Today, the company has a fleet of 130 tugboats and barges working out of multiple.

Owings Mills, Maryland, US

• SBC is a certified public accounting and business advisory firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board serving clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the U.S. Pat is the.
• Developed improvements to the Firms processes and procedures including methodologies to deliver audit, tax and IT services as well as methodologies for training and recruiting.
• Provided technical reviews for significant number of the Firm audit clients.
• Plan, control and perform accounting and auditing services for clients with revenues from start- ups to in excess of $500M.

Columbia, Maryland, US

• The Structural Group is a privately held $350M specialty concrete construction, repair and maintenance services company with more than 20 branches serving markets in both North America and the Middle East. Member of.
• Led financial planning and analysis strategies to provide accurate and timely financial information for the budgeting and forecasting processes across operating units
• Developed expense control initiatives across the organization
• Installed accountability mechanisms including regularly scheduled operating team meetings, hurdle rate analysis and an adherence and accountability to financial projections.
• Development of on-going banking relationships and debt structuring providing flexibility for the company in reaching operating goals in the face of a challenging economic climate
• Developed cash management processes

London, England, GB

• Algeco Scotsman, a Private Equity held Company, is the world’s largest provider of modular space products with revenues and fleet assets in excess of $1.5B. Algeco Scotsman North America was the largest subsidiary with.
• Worked closely with North American operating managers representing the U.S., Canada and Mexico,
• Led the implementation of North American procure to pay system which tracked the approval and purchase of over $300M of materials and services.
• Improved capital allocation decision process to maximize and increase returns.
• Developed improved cash management processes resulting in increased working capital.

London, England, GB

• As VP & Global Controller, Pat directed and coordinated all financial reporting and accounting operations. Supervised Global accounting staff with responsibilities over accounting departments in over 15 countries.
• Directed and coordinated all financial reporting and accounting operations.
• Spearheaded Company conversion to IFRS from various local GAAP’s within a nine month period resulting in the successful issuing of IFRS audited financial statements.
• Supervised implementation of global financial manual including drafting of global policies and procedures over accounting, financial planning & analysis and treasury.
• Key member of steering team for Hyperion Financial Management across the global organization.
• Direct interaction with financial sponsors and board of directors

London, GB

• Plan, control and perform accounting and auditing services for a client base consisting primarily of SEC companies in the retail, distribution, manufacturing, construction, managed health, and financial services.
• Exposure to accounting for stock compensation, foreign currency, consolidations, analysis of loss reserves and collateral valuation, accounting for investment in debt and equity securities, investments in commercial.
• Significant SEC/financial reporting, regulatory and consulting experience including assisting clients in the preparation of comment letters, initial and secondary public offering filings and other periodic filings.

London, GB

New York, NY, US