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Fredericksburg, Va

Responsible for providing fiscal stewardship, financial leadership, and vision to a manufacturing, a school, and a non-profit company. At the forefront of honing cash flow procedures, tightening internal controls, streamlining operations, and reducing the cost structure of the company. Provided consistent and accurate financial forecasts and reporting. Prepared consolidated and consolidating financial statements in accordance with GAAP; overseeing regulatory interpretation, reporting, tax planning, and tax compliance. Corrdinate audit activities both internal and with independent accounting firms. Supervising the maintenance of timely and accurate accounting records for each legal entity. Thsi will include ensuring the availability of complete information to management, and outside lenders.Developing formal financial metrics to measure results, conduct due diligence on acquisition and new business initiatives, or determine the financial soundness of potential joint venture partners.Supporting new business development initiative by providing financial research, analysis, and reports. Developing a communications strategy to ensure that all credit finance activity is coordinated with management and it's other divisions.Managing all treasury functions, including investments, capital structure, debt and interest rate risk management, risk financing and insurance, cash management and banking functions.

Chicago, Il

Provided overall financial control, leadership, and vision to a high growth-oriented organization. At the forefront of assuring that the accounting functions provided leading-edge support; consistent and accurate financial forecasts and reporting; ongoing communication with field operations and corporate; and solid financial advice and guidance to Money Mailer/Fantastic Sams leadership. Prepared consolidated/consolidating financial statements in accordance with GAAP; overseeing regulatory interpretation, reporting, tax planning, and tax compliance. Coordinated audit activites both with internal and with outside independent accounting firms. Lead the process of preparing annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and financial generation for the strategic business plan in compliance with Fantastic Sams/Money Mailer corporate requirements.Supported new business development initiatives by providing financial research, analysis, and reports.Evaluated all aspects of Money Mailer/Fantastic Sams operations to identify areas of potential efficiency and/or to maximize the financial leverage of the prot folio and cash flow to enhance the profitability of the business. Established, communicated, and enforced corporate policies and procedures based on "best practices" designed to assure that the function is meeting the needs of its several clients.Provided overall leadership to the companies by identifying opportunities to develop, train, and mentor staff. Managed all treasury functions, including investments, capital structure, debt and interest rate risk management, risk financing and insurance, cash management and banking functions.

Chicago, Il

Directed accounting, payroll, financial control, audit and credit/collections. Coordinated audit activities both internal and with independent accounting firms. Recruited professional staff and clerical support as needed. Manged accounting staff. Responsible for leading, consulting, and managing all aspects of accounting, financial, and tax functions. Installed accounting systems, develop internal controls, prepare bank reconcilitations, G/L entries, management reports and financial statements, conduct financial analysis, and budgeting & forecasting for firm and clients.Automated the new accounting system.

Chicago, Il

Reviewed all capital equipment requests. Conducted due diligence for proposed acquisitions. Provided overall leadership to the firm by identifying opportunities to develop, train, and mentor staff. Recruited professional staff and clerical support. Lead the process of preparing annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and financial generation for the strategic business plan in compliance with the firms corporate requirements. Managed accounting staff. Manged the closing process ensuring the sale of railcars to AMG and Iron Railways for gain of $572,000.Financed and coordinated the acquisition of transportation equipment of over $250,000,000.Instituted an adequate system of internal controls to minimize potential loss exposure to assets. Performed pricing analysis on potential acquisitions for Residual Based Finance Corp. and subsidiaries.

Chicago, Il

Instructed MBA and undergraduate students in Investments and Corporate Finance. Contributed financial information, compiled statistics, and created graphs to a published finance book called "Listed Stock Options".

Chicago, Il

Allocated monthly deposit income to profit centers of the Bank through cost accounting methods. Examined profit efficiencies, and conducted sensitivity ananlysis ont he bank's subsidiaries and it's divisions and created financial models to determine their feasibility. Supervised forecasting and budgeting.

Chicago, Il

Analyzed investment reports and cash statements for the impact on client's defined contribution plans. Prepared for each client a set of financial statements, allocated earnings, administrated the transfers, forfeitures, and withdrawals, and prepared individual statements for each paticipant in the plan.

Master’S Degree, Accounting & Taxation

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, 3.90/4.0

Activities and Societies: President of the Investment Management Group. Member of Investment Banking Group. GMAT 750 (99th percentile).

Bachelor’S Degree, Public Accounting, 3.75/4.0

Activities and Societies: President of Accounting Club. Member of Beta Alpha Psi - A National Honors Accounting Fraternity.