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One thing I've learned over the years is that every business needs four financial minds to be successful: Bookkeeper, Accountant, Controller and CFO.If you're missing even one mind or one of the mind's isn't performing well your business almost certainly will be harmed.When you hire Clarisent you get a team that becomes your financial Guardian and Steward. Our sole focus is to give you clarity and trust in your numbers so you can make smart decisions and grow your business.

Provided strategic financial navigation and accounting to an $8 million, multi-location optometry company that had both retail sales and medical service revenue. * Pioneered unique budgeting system tied to Doctor's individual production plans. Doctors' input and participation in the budgeting process gave them complete "buy-in" that spurred 15% revenue growth. * Devised company incentive compensation plan that tied a portion of all employees' compensation to their office's… Show more Provided strategic financial navigation and accounting to an $8 million, multi-location optometry company that had both retail sales and medical service revenue. * Pioneered unique budgeting system tied to Doctor's individual production plans. Doctors' input and participation in the budgeting process gave them complete "buy-in" that spurred 15% revenue growth. * Devised company incentive compensation plan that tied a portion of all employees' compensation to their office's profit, company profit and customer service. The company's attorney said the plan was one of the best and well thought out he had ever seen. * Centralized buying function and co-managed the transition. Transfer of purchasing responsibility to a central Buyer gave floor sales people more customer interaction time. The extra time prompted the average sale size to increase by 8%. Show less

Managed daily operations of two business sites. Complete P&L responsibility for $8 million in revenue and 50 employees. * Increased accounts receivable collection effectivness by 20 percentage points and reduced the amount outstanding by 20% in 5 months. * Streamlined appointment systems resulting in 5% reduction in "no-shows". *Re-vamped cash handling process to speed deposit of funds from an average of 3 days to 1 day. Separation of duties increased scurity and… Show more Managed daily operations of two business sites. Complete P&L responsibility for $8 million in revenue and 50 employees. * Increased accounts receivable collection effectivness by 20 percentage points and reduced the amount outstanding by 20% in 5 months. * Streamlined appointment systems resulting in 5% reduction in "no-shows". *Re-vamped cash handling process to speed deposit of funds from an average of 3 days to 1 day. Separation of duties increased scurity and reduced errors. * Developed "Doctor Dashboard" to give clarity into individual productivity and profitability. Doctors' received well-defined recommendations for improvement that reflected their personal work styles. Show less

Started as Regional Manager with complete P&L responsibility for 5 business sites with a combines $20 million in revenue. Promoted to Corporate Director of Management Reporting to found and direct new department. * Invented custom reporting system to evealuate business sites' financial and operational performance and highlight areas for improvement. Specific recommendations made by me resulted in annual cost savings of $600,000. * Developed business metrics and "Best… Show more Started as Regional Manager with complete P&L responsibility for 5 business sites with a combines $20 million in revenue. Promoted to Corporate Director of Management Reporting to found and direct new department. * Invented custom reporting system to evealuate business sites' financial and operational performance and highlight areas for improvement. Specific recommendations made by me resulted in annual cost savings of $600,000. * Developed business metrics and "Best Practice" criteria to illuminate areas needing improvement and to reward well perfroming sites. The Senior Vice President of Operations said the tools were key to the 20% reduction in accounts receivable and 5 percentage point decline in overhead. * Created collaborative business planning process. Oversaw the process for 25 business sites with revenue in excess of $125 million. The cooperative and supportive approach resulted in greater "buy-in". Once business site alone realized a 20% profit increase over the prior year by following its plan. Show less

* CFO for concert promotion company with 3 owned venues and shows at Red Rocks, Pepsi Center & Denver Coliseum. * Mobilized team of 170 in 9 departments to convert a $500,000 annual loss to a $500,000 annual profit. The financial and operational performance ranked in the company's top 10%. * Supervised accounting operations of 10 field sites. * 4 years of public accounting working as an Auditor. Includes time with Big 4 firm KPMG.