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Decatur, Ga, Us

Seffner, Florida, Us

Rockford, Illinois, Us

✔ Responsible for leading all aspects of the company’s financial function, including accounting, control, treasury, capital budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting, and metrics✔ Proactively partner with the CEO and peer management team members to increase shareholder value through the attainment of operational and financial goals- Participate on the executive management team and play a key role in developing the overall strategic plan of the business✔ Optimize corporate earning power and cash flow by helping the business identify and capture revenue and margin growth, cost reduction, and operational efficiency opportunities, including working capital management

Decatur, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Senior Vice President | Chief Financial Officer –APG USA and Mexico (2017 – 2020)Recruited to NAPA US Division (APG) to transform 80-member finance and accounting group from transaction driven to strategically driven. Served as key member of Senior Executive Management Team and recognized as a high potential leader - sole executive reporting to NAPA President to be sponsored to Executive Development Program at Wharton. Delivered strong finance, sales and operations improvements.✔ Recruited new talent to build cross-functional team transforming Finance Organization from “scorekeepers” into business partners. Updated technology including deploying BlackLine, TM1, Qlik Sense, Salesforce, Rebate Management System, and robotics, projected to deliver $1M+ in savings. ✔ Revamped forecasting process, improving sales accuracy from >5% variance to ~1% variance.✔ Overhauled Store P&Ls focused on contribution margins and simplified HQ P&Ls by converting profit centers to cost centers and holding managers accountable. Store sales improved by $60M+ with 15 net new stores as a result of the initiative✔ Spearheaded strategic plan to gain consensus from key business leaders on priorities for short- and long-term company growth. Formulated financial metrics and review process. ✔ Contributed to improvement in operating margin through partnering with pricing experts on improving pricing analytics, driving +20 bps GP in highly competitive market and launching productivity enhancement initiatives that delivered $8M+ in annualized savings. Additionally, leveraged analytics to drive organic growth, and identified customer segmentation to optimize profitability.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Recruited by Vice President, HR to consolidate back-office operations of nuclear and O&G operations into shared services model, during period of reorganization. Played key role in initiative to improve operations; reviewed contracts to maximize profits, improved cash flow management, delivered cost savings and elevated productivity. ✔ Optimized forecasting process, enabling business partners to optimize target achievement.✔ Spearheaded $1.1M upgrade to ERP system, elevating productivity.✔ Led $1.1M ERP system upgrade, elevating productivity.✔ Reorganized finance department. Aligned roles and skills to improve partnering with operations, and reduced headcount while elevating productivity. Improved billing and DSO.✔ Collaborated with Proposal and Estimating groups to enhance risks assessments and management and improve visibility on projected earnings on projects. ✔ Partnered with Proposal and Estimating groups to enhance risks assessments and management.

Edmonton, Albert, Ca

Chief Financial Officer | Senior Vice President Of Corporate Services (2012 – 2014)Chief Financial Officer (2008 – 2012)Recruited during economic downturn and collapse of Oil and Gas market to streamline operations. Reported to Board of Directors on financial and operational results; communicated business strategy, vision and financial results to employees and investor community. Instilled culture of financial discipline and accountability. Delivered improvements spanning finance, operations, and sales.✔ Restructured finance department, reducing administrative costs 25%. Converted financial systems and reports to comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Established Enterprise Risk Management process and improved corporate governance.✔ Worked with executive team to reduce inventory 15% and operating expenses 30% year one. Negotiated senior credit facility and mezzanine loan, improving cash management.✔ Integrated back office operations of 14 acquisitions into a single, shared services model. Participated in asset purchase from Texas entity; executed integration and post-acquisition change management. Restructured Hong Kong branch.✔ Played key role in closing company sale to large USA public company in January 2014.

Ca

Controller – Finning (Canada) (2007 – 2008)Assistant Controller – Finning (Canada) (2006 – 2007)Recruited to direct team of 80+ across Financial Reporting, Special Accounting Projects, Budgeting and Forecasting, Capital Expenditure Reviews, Canadian SOX, and Operations Accounting (A/P, cash applications, payroll, and reconciliations).✔ Authored and presented complex accounting position papers. Coached team through complex transactions and conversion to summaries for senior management. ✔ Designed annual budget model; refined policies and procedures; improved retention of key staff.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Controller – Metals Division (2005 – 2006)Assistant Controller – Metals Division (2004 – 2005) Manager Of Projects And General Accounting – Metals Division (2002 – 2004)Recruited from Deloitte audit engagement and advanced through positions of increasing challenge and complexity to Controller working with multicultural accounting offices in Cuba, Bahamas, Edmonton, and Toronto.✔ Reconciled Cuban, International and Canadian GAAP; prepared financial statements in alignment with Canadian GAAP. Completed detailed functional analysis for Canada Revenue Agency Transfer Pricing documentation.

Worldwide, Oo

Audit Manager (2000 – 2001)Senior Auditor (1998 – 2000)Articling Student (1996 – 1998)

Chartered Accountant, Accounting

Bcomm, Accounting

Wharton Executive Development Program, Executive Development