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- Hold position on Millennium Board of Directors and perform all monthly financial covenant reporting. Generate quarterly package for Board of Directors meetings.- Champion Millennium’s majority sale to private equity through several audits, interviews, and documentation.- Lead and manage 10-person accounting team, 6 person purchasing team, 2 person FP&A team, and 5 person credit team for a $430M distributor of telecommunication products.- Create Preferred / Strategic Vendor Program to consolidate vendor spend and drive $3.5M of discounts / rebates to the bottom line.- Improve P&L Gross Profit through several pricing strategies and commission programs to generate an additional 5% of gross profit margin growth over 5 years.- Develop strategic plan for inventory seasonality and demand planning in each of Millennium’s 20 physical locations across the US.- Develop strategic plan for cash flow and mapped out cash flow planning for 12 months.- Develop 1- & 3-year strategy for financial departments w/ budget.- Drive strategic initiatives regarding operational automation such as Pricing, AR Lock Box, AP Payables, Credit App Automation, EDI, NetSuite Planning & Budgeting, Paystand, and Concur.- Review monthly balance sheet and income statement for 10 total companies and create long term strategic initiatives based on findings.- Develop long term pricing strategy for product mix, client tiers, item classification, competition, and systematically implement into new quoting module.- Consistently analyze financial data and present to the Board of Directors each quarter.- Responsible for all insurance negotiation and ensure Millennium is protected through all insurance and legal instruments.- Organize and lead companywide budgetary process which includes final Board of Directors presentation.

- Lead and manage 4-person accounting team, 2 person purchasing team, 7 person client support team, and 1 person human resource team in performance for a $145M distributor of telecommunication products.- Develop and negotiate Preferred / Strategic Vendor Program to consolidate vendor spend and drive $1.2M of discounts / rebates to the bottom line.- Re-align departments for efficiency through role delineations and promoted professionals to drive $210,000 of cost savings to the P&L.- Centralized the Client Support Specialist Team and automated day to day operations for efficiency and to improve client support. - Create and implement new tiered sales commission plans tiered on gross profit % and monitored by the Direct Labor Efficiency Ratio (DLER) for 40 sales associates.- Revise the Millennium benefit package to attract and retain top talent.- Source and implement a new financing arrangement with BMO for future growth and increased working capital line with cost savings. The BMO financing switch also allowed us to transact in Canadian currency which solidified a client relationship.- Implement the new ERP system “One World” in the ERP system NetSuite to consolidate the financials of 5 companies.- Start 2 new companies and maintain the financials.- Revise Millennium Leasing & Millennium Rental program for $100,000 of additional gross profit.- Switch PEO partnership for increased health benefits, payroll support, and cost savings.- Establish Green, Yellow, Red Sales Commission program to reinforce gross profit margin through team selling.- Control returns merchandise authorizations and streamlined program for client support. Increased efficiency of RMA’s 50% in year 1.- Implement Electronic Data Interface (EDI) with preferred vendors for cost savings, efficiency and accuracy.- Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; implement change management to drive profitability.

- Lead and manage Accounting Team and Analysts to perform daily transactions and reporting.- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.- Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes.- Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working with the President.- Prepare and present quarterly consolidated financials to President and Financial Institution.- Oversee financing strategies and activities, as well as banking relationships.- Develop financial business plans and forecasts with comparisons to actual performance.- Provide balance sheet forecasting to upper management.- Reconcile inventory monthly and manage inventory team.- Analyze monthly Profit and Loss Statements for performance opportunities and cost saving initiatives- Responsible for communication and follow up with legal counsel, auditors, and outside marketers.- Responsible for Health Insurance renewal and compliance.- Discover and implement cost effective measures to maximize profitability.- Established departmental metrics for review and accountability.

Consisted of creating analytics for budget review and cost saving initiatives for Aaron’s Inc. Midwest Division compromising 96 stores. Held core financial roles with focus on Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Finance & Management Review. Supported Regional Management Team with annual revenues ranging from 80 to 100 million. Provided direct support to the Vice President.- Analyze monthly Profit and Loss Statements for performance opportunities.- Audit revenue streams through the use of analytics and summary reports.- Review inventory reports, early payout transactions, and red flag audit reports of subordinates.- Develop Excel spreadsheets to track promotional events, monthly performance, inventory control, payroll management, and revenue projections. - Present audit findings and analysis to management at quarterly meetings.- Discover and implement cost effective measures to maximize profitability.- Audit store transactions to protect company assets.- Work with accounting team to meet quarterly deadlines.