Robert Williams Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, TN, US

Knoxville, TN

• Report to Board of Directors. Manage all non-legal staff. Accountabilities include financial reporting, billing and cash receipts, payables, human resources, information technology, and cash management.
• Maximized shareholder income by managing all non-legal operations, with revenues increasing 28% over 4 years.
• Reduced overhead allocation to shareholders by 5%
• Improved staff efficiencies through effective allocation of resources, increasing staff to attorney ratios from 2 to… Show more Report to Board of Directors. Manage all non-legal staff. Accountabilities include.
• Improved staff efficiencies through effective allocation of resources, increasing staff to attorney ratios from 2 to 1 to 3 to 1.
• Accelerated month end processes by 10 business days, effectively reporting results within 2 business days after month end.

Greater Chicago Area

• Publicly held $4B Fortune 500 wireless telephone company. Report to Vice President of Finance. Manage and direct financial teams. Manage staff accountable for Revenue Planning and Analysis; Financial Planning and.
• Redesigned corporate budgeting and forecasting process which improved efficiencies and reduced completion time from seven months to three months.
• Led efforts to improve Hyperion Essbase enhancements resulting in reduction of budget processing time from eight hours to less than 30 minutes.
• Implemented predictive modeling using Crystal Ball to establish external guidance.
• Led transition from Regional Finance Analysis structure to centralized structure reducing headcount 50%.
• Provided financial leadership and due diligence on purchase and integration of two acquisitions valued at $20MM+ each. Show less

• Privately held, $300MM 3rd Party Logistics, Call Center, Product Sales and Installation Company.Report to President / Owner. Manage financial and accounting operations.
• Negotiated $20MM reducing revolver to provide working capital at favorable rates.
• Negotiated lease buy back for non productive equipment to provide working capital for expansion.
• Restructured multiple legal entities to provide maximum tax and legal liability protection.
• Initiated and successfully… Show more Privately held, $300MM 3rd Party Logistics, Call Center, Product Sales and Installation Company.Report to President / Owner. Manage financial and accounting operations.
• Initiated and successfully completed Sarbanes-Oxley SAS 70 audit for 3rd party inventory controls.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• $500MM Division of Fortune 100 Company. world’s largest soft drink manufacturer. Report to Division Vice President / General Manager. Member of Management Team. Responsible for all financial and accounting functions..
• Finance lead on $600MM SAP conversion, creating chart of accounts for Fortune 100 multi-national company, supporting both U.S. and international accounting standards.
• Developed and implemented budget processes, pay structures, forecast models, and capital approval and tracking processes to control costs.
• Created warehouse pay structure for company that improved productivity 15% and reduced warehouse payroll costs 10%.
• Lead financial representative on two $180MM acquisitions. Show less

B.S, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi, Treasurer (2 years)

Professional Certificate, Strategic Decision And Risk Management

Professional Certificate in Strategic Decision and Risk Management, March 2012