Stuart Smith Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

My specialty is in assisting controllers with the little projects that always seem to be put on the back burner...from account reconciliation review to spreadsheet projects.

Motorcycle Rider Training Center, Lakewood, Co

Motorcycle rider training courses...from beginners to experts...never stop learning!

Denver, Co

Led diverse functions related to daily cash activity recording and cash position reporting to upper-level managing, while overseeing all cash functions for a large-scale corporate set of books. Developed and implemented cash position reporting processes that streamlined reports to managerial staff, actively optimizing internal productivity.• Spearheaded collaborations with company accountants to prepare and submit 13-week cash flow forecasts.• Streamlined cash flow information with senior-level staff during weekly meetings/calls, leading consultations with the CFO, VP Controller, Director of Enterprise Development, and other Capital Partners.• Cultivated strategic partnerships with senior-level management to optimize daily cash management initiatives. • Served as primary contact for all insurance-related company functions, administering expert-level consultation regarding insurance renewals as well as accident reports.• Identified, mitigated, and resolved internal conflicts with grace and creativity, while establishing all aspects of bank portal access for relevant users to optimize user interface.

Executed daily cash management and balance reporting functions in alignment with annual revenues of $1.2B+, managing diverse functions related to intercompany transfer settlements, FX settlements, and weekly cash flow report compilation and submittal. Led the preparation and completion of monthly journal entries specific to Treasury investments.• Streamlined internal accounts payable reporting and payment processing initiatives to expand productivity, while establishing refined, timely, budget sensitive, and accurate reporting processes. • Fostered key relationships with multiple departments to optimize manufacturing and retail department collaboration.• Championed the establishment and implementation of letters of credit and line of credit monitoring processes for essential financial institutions and clients.• Optimized user interface by managing all aspects of bank portal access.

Aligned daily operations with annual revenues in excess of $1.1B+ across 16-countries, executing diverse functions of global cash flow reporting. Optimized reporting processes to promote a streamlined, country-specific overview of fund balances. Cultivated and managed continuous relations with RCA management to optimize financial functions, while maintaining partnerships with key competitors, brokers, dealers, as well as the internal accounting departments.• Managed 80+ online banking portal users, ensuring best-in-class user interface across 16 countries and 7 systems.• Spearheaded FX transaction oversight, settling monthly hedging positions with key brokers.• Streamlined new A/P, payroll, tax, and legal departments’ procedures to ensure timely completion, budget sensitivity, and optimal accuracy of wires, drafts, ACH, and EFTS.• Led a comprehensive bank fee analysis project to identify over-expenditure and reduce bank fees by $80K+.• Optimized past due account balance-related communications and cash collections processes, actively increasing sales team comprehension regarding DSO calculations.• Identified, elevated, and resolved any potential collection issues reported by the sales team, implementing on-the-spot corrective actions that prevented future issues.• Executed management for World Letters of Credit portfolio with a total value of $5M+.

A private business and dining facility club in the heart of downtown Denver. Annual revenues approximated $13.0M.Responsible for overseeing a staff of three in the daily operations of a $13M member business and dining facility in downtown Denver.Reported directly to the General Manager (daily), Executive Board (weekly), and the full Board of Directors (monthly) regarding the Club's financial position. This reporting includes but is not limited to financial statement preparation/review and budgetary analysis, cash position reporting and cash flow projections. Additional special reports are performed on an "as requested" basis.

A reporting subsidiary of the Speedvision Network (now Speed TV). Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day financial operations of a $14M motorsports programming network including monthly job cost analysis resulting in expense and accrual journal entries and the preparation and review monthly financial statements. Coordinated with production, promotion, and programming departments for variable and fixed cost expenditures and monitor their adherence to budget commitments. Responsible for the timely completion and maintenance of over 90+ annual budgets. Significant involvement in the financial success of the largest motorcycle-racing event in the United States responsible for over $3.5M in revenue.Responsible for the annual audit and tax return preparation. Handled all insurance, 401K, payroll, commission, and vacation issues for ten-person office and administer risk management for office and event promotions.