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Roanoke, Va, Us

Roanoke, Va, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Blacksburg, Va, Us

Promoted Leader in autonomous vehicle organization, commercializing self-driving trucks for safe, sustained, long-haul innovation in the freight industry. Led strategic finance, corporate administration, transactional & technical accounting, financial planning & analysis, payroll, financial systems, tax, treasury, procurement, and internal controls with corporate budget responsibility of ~$250M. • Key partner leading strategic planning and corporate vision, resulting in clear goals and a product roadmap.• Successfully managed rapid personnel growth from 70 to 800 FTEs, expanding operations in the US and establishing corporations in Canada and Europe.• Played a pivotal role in M&A due diligence, investor presentations, and subsidiary integration, enhancing organizational efficiency through formalized shared services.• Spearheaded the organization-wide Capital Market Readiness initiative, implementing robust, efficient policies and internal controls for a revolutionary operational overhaul.• Grew finance team from 2 to 17; designed and implemented financial systems (SAP, Workday Fins); managed monthly reporting and consolidated financial statements; automated processes.• Presented financial reports to Management, Board, and Investors; managed FP&A staff; established operating budgets; cashflow projections; 3-year operating plans; and, 10-year business case.• Established the role of 'Finance Partner' with business leaders, providing detailed variance reports and key metrics for budget owners, and leading cashflow forecasting.• Oversaw taxation, implemented policies, ensured timely filing of returns, and administered the 401K plan as plan sponsor, working closely with legal and HR as the administrator of stock options.• Successfully orchestrated internal and external financial audits in compliance with PCAOB and AICPA standards. Established comprehensive accounting policies, memos, internal controls, and ITGCs, aligning with US GAAP, Local GAAP, and IFRS.

Blacksburg, Va, Us

Enabled clients to identify and eliminate business blind spots, achieving streamlined operations through strategic planning and the implementation of efficient systems, processes, and comprehensive services encompassing CFO, accounting, human resources, contracts management, and payroll. Took the lead as a fractional CFO, playing a pivotal role in strategic planning for clients. • Orchestrated robust business management, consistently surpassing annual growth targets, and expanding the customer base across service division. • Managed operations, designed administrative infrastructure to meet DoD/FAR regulations, DCAA/FAR contracts, manufacturing controls, talent acquisition, training, financial audits, and contract management.• Transitioned clients from R&D to production, expanded products domestically and internationally, and restructured to implement manufacturing, inventory control, sales, US Commerce regulatory compliance, and contract management.• Design and implement accounting system, policies, procedures, contract admin, financial oversight, and reporting for management and Board of Directors.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Electronic document transformation company. Led formation of corporation and startup of operations. Oversaw IT infrastructure & data security for PII & HIPAA documents; passed DoD IT audit to start operations; hired 100 employees in first 100 days. Led Operations for all departments including Finance, Accounting, Contracts, IT, HR, Marketing, Legal and Gov’t affairs. Revenue growth of minimum 50% per year.

Managed operations for 6 business units [Corporate and 501(c)3], incl. Operations, Human Resources, IT, Contracts, Finance, Accounting, Donor Relations, Legal, Business Development, and Marketing. Led formation, expansion, and management of business units and 501(c)3s; implemented financial systems, internal controls, processes and procedures. Formed shared services center.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Provided audit services to clients in a wide range of industries including nonprofit, construction, banking and professional services.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Business/Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology And Criminology