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Chicago, Il, Us

Hanover Park, Il

Manage all Treasury and Finance functions for a Not-For-Profit (501c3) canine rescue organization. Providing day-to-day “hands on” management of accounting and finance functions, including budgeting, profit and loss (P&L) forecasting / analysis, payroll and investment portfolio management.• Established a comprehensive Chart of Accounts to improve revenue tracking, cost control and project P&L tracking.• Implemented a Business Case Template to facilitate “go / no go” decisions on fund raising projects.• Implemented a Project Accounting system to track fundraising project profitability. • Entered into the first audit engagement and received an “Excellent” audit report which enables the organization to qualify for more grants.

Schaumburg Illinois

Managed $30M North America 2-Way Repair and Replacement Parts and $8M North America Radio Rental businesses. Oversaw team of 10 Project Managers responsible for implementation of public safety radio communication systems with annual revenue in excess of $34M. Ran team of 22 associates that processed maintenance contracts and billings in Oracle 11i for $500M Service business. Provided direct and matrix management of accounting and finance functions, including budgeting, profit and loss (P&L) forecasting, and analysis.• Achieved or exceed 5% annual cost reduction goal for the NA Parts and Rental businesses in 5 consecutive years yielding over $9M in savings by implementing IT automation and process improvements.• Implemented new NA Rental OTC system, resulting in recognition back billings of over $1M dollars and more accurate and timely invoicing process.• Member of multiple “Greenfield” IT planning committees, facilitating replacement of legacy OTC and ERP systems.

Schaumburg, Illinois

Developed “Request for Proposal” and “Request for Quote” documents for supplier bids. Reviewed and analyzed vendor bids and recommended candidates for final selection. Worked with Legal team on contract document generation and negotiations. • Managed 16-member cross-functional team of Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Legal personnel, addressing all aspects of outsourcing North America and Latin America product distribution centers.• Developed complex outsourcing business models which were used to quantify supplier proposals, summarized data, rank results and used by senior company officers for supplier selection.

Elgin,Illinois

Managed 310K square foot North America Distribution Center, Latin America delivery quality and facility IT systems. Created training and motivational programs and led a Direct Labor organization of over 200 associates. • Delivered timely and accurate shipments consistently of over 7.5K customer orders daily with 99.9% accuracy by providing continuous training, conducting pier audits, and implementing strong quality controls.• Reduced order delivery costs over $250K annually by implementing a “pick-to-order” process which reduced repackaging and re-kitting costs.

Elgin, Illinios

Analyzed current business processes; developed new businesses processes; and project managed creation of documentation and functional training on new work instructions and processes which was delivered to finance, DC operations, quality, and IT teams. • Developed project plan for allocation of resources and budget, achieving timely execution of Oracle 11i OTC / ERP system implementation.• Certified and cut-over new system successfully, completing 1 month early and at $219K, 7.3%, under budget.

Schaumburg, Illinois

Drove the manufacturing cost performance for North America Parts, Accessory, Radio Distribution and Repair Centers businesses.• Delivered financial plans, forecasts and analysis of over $52M in annual manufacturing cost, $20M Capital expenditures and $15M in controllable budgets.• Managed Cost Accounting and Internal Control departments and lead Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery teams.• Member of “One Motorola Service” committee which focused on the consolidation of worldwide Repair and Service facilities resulting in the reduction of 42 facilities and an annual savings of $52M