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Manage Finance, Accounting, Legal, Facilities, HR, and IT for mid size construction company located in Santa Clarita Valley.

Manage Finance and Accounting for a large Telecommunications company located in Santa Barbara.• Accounting Team Build Up - Revamped accounting team ensuring ownership, accountability, and accuracy• Cash management - increased working capital by forecasting and decreasing DSO• Procedures - Renovated old financial processes to create more efficient work flow while increasing accuracy and checks and balances.

• Facilitated and closed a $26 million dollar S&P Bond financing for land and construction• Decreased financial close from 20 days to 10 day while increasing school location P&L and balance sheet accuracy• Set up company structure / accounting policies, controls and procedures / budgets / board packages

Head of Corporate Office as part of the Executive Team managing HR, Admin, Accounting, Finance, IT, Purchasing, Reporting, Fleet Management and Customer Service.• Strategic planning – Develop and implement annual company strategic initiatives• Cash Flow Management – cutting down AP lag time by 5% • Debt Restructure plan saving 1% in interest• Company recovery plan – Created and implemented cost cutting controls netting a reduction of losses by 30%• Acquisition – Integrated 60 new employees and over $2m in revenue.• IRS audit / EDD hearings – minimizing company exposure

• Oversee all aspects of Accounting, Finance, Reporting, HR, IT, Shipping, and Operations – including Payroll, AR, AP, Month end, Customer Service, Shipping, Inventory Control, Reporting, System set up and Computer/ printer issues• Led management team in identifying and correcting critical problems, lowered overheard expenses, and improved policies.• Increased inventory accuracy and controls as well as quarterly inventory counts.• Managed client services, account receivables and minimized chargebacks for over 400 locations.• Saved $50k a year in factoring AR and Credit card fees. • Built a call log database with analysis and reporting that showed the President where the improvement would be needed from sales force.• Created Sales reports to analyze trends and growth. • Worked with Marketing to create coupons, giveways, and online presence to increase brand awareness.

• Led Colleges and Management team in new budgeting and forecasting model built from the ground up.• Created and implemented new policies to conform to Sarbanes and GAAP reporting.• Increased productivity and accuracy by standardizing reports across all divisions.• Utilized P&L analysis to make decisions on improving operations as well are providing direct financial analysis and support for over 140 locations across 8 states.• Audited locations for state and federal regulation conformity. Built budgeting model utilizing Access to build budgets from ground up – starting with rooms within schools rolling up to district level.

• Prioritized and allocated workload to achieve deadlines.• Guided Directors and VPs to establish cash flows and working capital targets.• Handled California Sales tax audit leading to a positive outcome.• Implemented inventory controls and ordering process with a multi-level criteria database• Led High Level Management to the decision of outsourcing customer service• Completed all Accounting and Financial month/ year end reporting, analysis and reconciliations.• Created an operating plan for a $20 million dollar business unit before deadline.

Leadership Development Program; Multiple Departments: Overhead budgets, Accounts Receivables, Cost Accounting, Pricing, Financial Planning, and Forward Pricing • Introduced and approved by CFO a proposal for new collections department and procedures.• Created several databases to automate reports saving over 50 hours of cumulative manpower.• Collected over $3 Million Dollars in outstanding receivables in less than four months.• Worked with Directors to build overhead budgets.