Lead the management of the Region’s both USA and LATAM South American’ country’s financial and statutory reporting processes, preparation and consolidation of 16 schools and reporting packs under IFRS, and the co-ordination of year-end and ad-hoc audits. Lead and manage the centralized shared service finance function, accounts receivable, payable, treasury and tax.

Directed the business stewardship and operational leadership of a not-for-profit institution, managing a community of over 2,500 individuals, including 250 employees, and overseeing a $25M operating budget. Led critical functions such as Fundraising, Marketing, Admissions, Facilities, Health and Safety, Finance, Information Technologies, Human Resources, and Crisis Management, ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence across all areas.Orchestrated successful turn-around of institutions’ financial health by launching programs that capitalized on cost and operational efficiencies while increasing value proposition, creating environment of value innovation and continuous improvement resulting in elimination of $3.7M working capital deficit.Modified decision-making process for entire institution, resulting in healthy and sustainable earnings growth ($64K to $1.2M) allowing the Not-for-Profit institution to reinvest in employees and facilities.Rebranded/relaunched key product line resulting in a 300% increase in customer growth over 4 years.Instituted business practices that resulted in significant cost savings in health care insurance (vendor management), salaries (compensation scales) and general and administrative expenses.Implemented policies and procedures that ensured long term sustainable growth in customer growth, employee onboarding, reduced workers compensation claims and ongoing cost as well as legal claims.Led financing initiative that raised $10M to build state-of-the-art facility, increasing value proposition while instituting capital planning and financing strategies.Created a customer-centric, high-commitment culture through marketing campaigns that resulted in a marked reduction in attrition of customer base (15% to 9%).Professionalized core departments; risk management, finance, human resources and admissions by adding key new personnel and developing skill sets of existing employees.

 Responsible for the all financial, accounting and budgeting activities of a start up on line K-12 private school. Launched 3 new state schools representing 15% growth in revenue with in first 3 months. Launched new staffing plan in school’s largest district to reduce overall cost and improved customer service by adding part time professors.

 Successful implementation of business model and practice in new acquisitions, resulting in 20% growth of revenues and earnings. On site lead in pre-& post acquisition management of due diligence and integration of management team, guidelines and business strategies. Created budgeting and forecasting templates, standardizing process and increasing productivity and reducing time of closing process by 10%. Instituted financial controls and procedure that led to the issuance of first audited financial statements.  Delivered a consistent growth in profitability (20%) for the last three years leading to creation of new organization, Meritas LLC. Developed cash management and cost management procedures and practices that resulted in a record low 2% cost variance to target. Responsible for the financial, business and base operations of a private school with 2,000 students and revenues of over $20M.

 Responsible for ensuring profitability of over 200 products and 50 promotions in company’s markets. Managed the 5-year planning and analysis process of Latin American markets totaling over $200 million in revenues.