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Murrieta, California, United States

• Strengthened major B2B and B2C distributor’s ability to manage rapid sales and eCommerce growth
• Revamped all aspects of accounting, reporting, FP&A, controlling, credit & collections and AP
• Developed small team of employees into effective problem solvers and decision makers
• Implemented processes to efficiently generate more than 25k sales invoices per month
• Increased profits by controlling costs and eCommerce marketplace returns, claims and fees.

Basel Area, Switzerland

Interim support provider for international Finance & Accounting teams. Offering broad range of short to long term support for monthly closings, account reconciliations, internal control compliance, FP&A, cost reduction, cash collections, financial operations, audit preparation, acquisition due diligence, business transformations and special projects

Basel Area, Switzerland

• Integrated financial control of customer projects at company’s largest business unit
• Responsible for the financial control, performance and execution of customer projects
• Integrated 100+ employees into a centralized team focused on improving financial performance
• Implemented project manager certification program to ensure consistent project execution
• Implemented Siemens Team PLM system functionality to improve end-to-end project execution
• Implemented standard policies & procedures to plan, control and execute projects

Basel Area, Switzerland

• Drove financial turn-around of large engineering & manufacturing line of business
• Responsible for accounting, reporting, FP&A and controlling for 600 employee line of business
• Reduced closing cycle to two-three days
• Increased transparency of account reconciliations and analyses
• Strengthened contract accounting procedures
• Created Program Management Office to eliminate major project cost over-runs and late deliveries

Basel Area, Switzerland

• Transformed EMEA & Asia finance teams after acquisition by U.S. publicly held company
• Responsible for financial/statutory accounting, reporting, treasury and accounts payable
• Eliminated Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and internal audit deficiencies after acquisition
• Ensured compliance with accounting, SOX and reporting policies in EMEA & Asia region
• Hired and/or trained Finance Managers in EMEA & Asia region
• Implemented automated accounts payable workflow system

Greater St. Louis Area

• On-boarded finance team after acquisition of business unit.
• Responsible for accounting, reporting, FP&A and controlling for 1,000+ person business unit
• Reduced closing cycle from ten to three days
• Implemented corporate finance department reporting requirements
• Implemented SOX compliance processes
• Implemented accounting policies for contracts, leases, fixed assets, account reconciliations, etc.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

• Established business unit support and controlling functions.
• Responsible for accounting, reporting, FP&A and controlling functions
• Remediated account reconciliation and financial analysis deficiencies
• Developed collaborative finance department relationship with local management team
• Implemented monthly financial reviews with local management
• Improved reliability of budgets and forecasts through greater interaction with line managers

Greater Boston Area

Responsible for accounting, reporting, FP&A, controlling, credit & collections, accounts payable and payroll for North American business unit. Secured sales contracts by arranging 3rd party lease agreements for customers.

Greater Boston Area

Responsible for accounting, reporting, FP&A, controlling, credit & collections, accounts payable and payroll for North and South American operations. Implemented credit department for large customer base and sales & use tax system.

Boston, Massachusetts

Managed all phases of audit engagements for companies in hi-tech, software, manufacturing, communications and other industries. Experience with SEC filings and business combinations.