Susan A. Email & Phone Number

Akron, Ohio, Us

Burton, Mi, Us

During my stint here, I lead successful exit of private equity investor as discipline's leader in finance, accounting, human resources, and IT.My responsibilities include managing business operations and cash responsibilities to exit COVID shutdowns and economic impacts without requiring additional financing.My duties comprise of establishing long term and annual strategic plans in conjunction with CEO to ultimately drive organization to successful exit from private equity ownership.Moreover, I manage treasury and lending relationships, audit engagements, risk management portfolio, facility lease, and sublease relationships.Below listed are some of my achievements till date:► Reduced debt by 73% in 30-month period, while managing through COVID challenges.► Restructured total compensation package to improve employee retention by 500 basis points following the post-COVID job market volatility period► Led sale of organization to competitor at 12x annual EBITDA.► Reorganized all finance and administration teams to advance teams and team members and offer top-notch assistance to all operating units.

Burton, Mi, Us

As a Controller, I integrated acquisition of Delphi Technologies' internal testing lab into division financial reporting successfully within 60 days.I was tasked with implementing cross-functional annual budgeting process with multiple divisions and departments in accordance with company's financial goals.I was entrusted in liaising with external audit teams for annual financial audit and other period audits, including 401(k) and workers compensation.Also, I led multiple employee teams, such as financial planning and analysis, general accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, human resources, and information technology.Furthermore, I created enterprise's continuous improvement mindset through number of high-profile projects, including:► Reduced 60% in month, quarter, and year end close process timelines.► Carried out risk mitigation as result of transition from self-funded to fully funded medical benefit programs.► Determined and executed cloud-based purchasing and payables solution to organize and streamline requisition to payment process.► Decreased employee benefit costs by 25% and mitigated assumed risk by transitioning organization from self-insured to fully insured medical plan.► Established and deployed finance and accounting policy and procedure manuals.► Deployed capital steering team to coordinate efforts on requirements for capital purchases, while streamlining request and budgeting procedures.► Promoted financial literacy among working-level management teams to foster greater sense of understanding and responsibility.

Akron, Oh, Us

During my stint here, I spearheaded multiple teams with expansive pricing activities, including list price development and management, system pricing oversight, MAP policy development and enforcement, trade development planning, distributor program management, and contracting to drive optimal operations, resulting in customer satisfaction and revenue growth.I was assigned with the task of coordinating with cross-functional teams to build approaches for future enterprise sales strategy, product portfolio, demand planning, and execution opportunities.Moreover, I motivated employees that strived for personal growth and development, resulting in several promotions.Here are some of my potential workings in this job:► Owned, managed, and led enterprise and departmental initiatives aimed at improving internal and external customer experiences through system and process optimization.► Supported organization's SAP and Vistex solution implementation, including customized integration with Salesforce.com and internal quoting system.

Maple Grove, Minnesota, Us

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Bs, Accounting

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General