Stewart Pilsch, Cpa, M. Accy Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

**Anser acquired by Accenture in August 2023.➤ Leading a team of 2 direct reports in effectively managing the company's accounting, finance, and payroll departments.➤ Establishing and building strong professional relationships with private equity partners, outside investors, and lenders.➤ Leading the accounting function for all acquisitions including purchase accounting and working capital adjustments.➤ Managing integration activity including accounting and payroll functions for the merger of 2 companies in 2022.➤ Providing data analytics including adjusting EBITDA for investors and helping acquire additional funding.➤ Managing and overseeing the successful payroll integration of 5 separately acquired companies onto a unified platform.

➤ Led a team of 3 direct reports managing the company's accounting, finance, human resources, IT, and fleet departments.➤ Established performance benchmarks, measured and reported results, and directed all financial business planning.➤ Provided financial insights to senior management for strategic planning and growth and to support decision making.➤ Oversaw human resources functions, information technology strategies, and management of a fleet of 350 vehicles.➤ Ensured conformance to company policies, GAAP, and tax laws as well as established/maintained accounting policies.➤ Mentored and coached finance, IT, HR, and support teams, provided feedback, and delivered performance evaluations.➤ Improved days to close from 15 to 6, implemented new credit card system, and gave private equity board presentations.➤ Saved 20% on GPS tracking for fleet management and negotiated a 10% reduction in engineering software costs.➤ Upgraded payroll system to save over $200K in processing costs and reduced cell phone expenses by $160K annually.➤ Increased AP days by 8 and lowered AR by 10 days through implementing process improvements and rigorous reviews.

Senior Manager, Finance - 01/2018 to 12/2019 General Manager, Exterior Products - 01/2018 to 12/2018 General Manager II - 01/2015 to 12/2017 Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance - 01/2014 to 12/2015➤ Led of team of 2 direct reports in managing the company's financial statements and financial statements systems.➤ Oversaw the financial aspects of a significant $1.4B acquisition and served as the company's finance integration leader.➤ Led the company's IT department to build financial tools and software necessary for managing combined companies.➤ Managed the company's financial reporting and analytics by relying on a team to deliver financial performance data.➤ Reviewed AP processes and found over $900K in unclaimed credits and reduced outstanding payables balance by 17%.➤ Led the company's ASC 842 integration by purchasing software, building an integration team, and performing analytics.➤ Ensured completeness and accuracy to save significant costs in negotiating favorable rates from the software supplier.➤ Led a team of 4 staff to manage company-wide supply for exterior products, the most profitable portion of the business.➤ Managed over $1B worth of business and drove increased sales through product promotion and key vendor acquisitions.➤ Generated $1.5M in 2018 profits by negotiating better rebate terms with the company's largest suppliers and vendors.

➤ Prepared yearly budget and quarterly forecasts for a $2.4B annual revenue division of a global staffing agency.➤ Tracked revenue, cost, and KPI data used for executive decision making and investigated margin/profit variances.➤ Uncovered $200K invoice shortage error, worked with sales team on causes, corrected issues, and recovered funds.➤ Managed data collection and analysis for quarterly reporting to Global President and provided summary insight reports.➤ Ensured 100% accuracy on all collected financial data, metrics against goal, and performance against competitors.➤ Eliminated $1.1M in non-strategic spend through a thorough analysis of staffing, marketing, and accounting practices.➤ Prepared and delivered periodic financial reports to Holding to detail performance of staffing performance against goal.

➤ Senior Financial Analyst – Cox Enterprises – 2008 to 2013➤ Audit Associate and Staff, Assurance, and Advisory Services – Porter Keadle Moore LLP – 2006 to 2008

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accountancy

Master Of Accountancy