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San Diego, California, US

PBO Advisory Group delivers strategic business consulting, outsourced accounting services and day-to-day operational support to start-ups, emerging, public, private, government, and non-profit organizations. We fill the gaps in your in-house teams or serve as your entire department, onsite or remotely. Our core services include outsourced accounting.

Bulding Kidz creative philosophy is specifically designed to develop the “whole child”. Our comprehensive arts-integrated educational program focuses on six key areas of development: emotional, social, cognitive, physical, communication, and academic. We provide customized learning experiences that stimulate every child’s growth to build their Confidence.

Fractional CFO that puts companies in control by harnessing the data available to them and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of their business processesIntegrity | Data supported decisions | Excellence | Accountability | Leadership

Carlsbad, California, US

LATITUDE 33 AVIATION is a full-service aviation company specializing in:-Private Jet Charter-Aircraft Sales & Acquisition-Aircraft ManagementLatitude 33 Aviation manages the largest and newest fleet of light jets in the United States. Located at Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, north San Diego County, California, Latitude 33 Aviation has established itself as.

Carlsbad, California, US

• Inspired by the wonderful local and sustainable sources around us, we set out to make a different kind of raw pet food. Reporting to the CEO, responsible for financial functions.
• Development of the organizations first ever financial plan.
• Cleaning up and streamlining financial processes.
• Development of a work around in QuickBooks to allow the company to track and manufacture product in multiple locations.
• Drove costing project that lead to a simplified pricing structure.

• Unlisted public company that designs, manufactures and distributes surfboards and hardware, with a strong technological and environmental focus. Manufacturing operation in Thailand and four international distribution.
• Reduced working capital required for the business by more than $1M by: oConsistently holding DSO between 30 to 40 days. oCreated and implemented a system to constrain stock levels in a way that responded to the sales.
• Saved the company from adding over $300K in annual costs by moving the culture to facts-based decision making.
• Successfully source and implemented software - ERP systems (Greentree, Acumatica), Sharepoint and Flow.
• Created dashboards and reporting packages that included financial and non-financial KPIs and analysis of performance against prior years and budgets. Resulting in senior leaders being able to focus attention on the.
• Managed cash flow to ensure solvency was maintained.

• Australian Based Company that designs, manufactures and distributes surfboardsAccomplishments
• Implemented changes to the financial system to improve the reliability of the data generated.
• Brought company into compliance with legal obligations.
• Successfully negotiated plans to allow the company to meet overdue statutory obligations.

Brisbane City, Queensland, AU

• A state government statutory authority that provides tenancy information and support, bond management, dispute resolution, investigations and prosecutions, and education servicesResponsible for the accounting function.
• Revamped management reporting. This was welcome by management and was still in use three years after my contract ended.
• Reviewed internal controls of transaction processing and implemented changes to strengthen controls.

Brisbane, Queensland, AU

One of Australia's leading centres for live performance.Responsible for various projects to clean up information in the accounting system

Kohler, Wisconsin, US

• Large manufacturer and distributor of acrylic bathroom ware and vitreous china bathroom ware,with revenue of $7b and 37,000 employees.Responsible for the accounting functions of the Australasian entitiesAchievements
• Developed of a system to ensure data was always internally consistent.
• Covered the CFO role when he was out for an extended period.