Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa

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CFO | VP Finance | Public & Private | Tech, SaaS, Distribution, Financial, Subscription | 8, 9, 10 Figure Firms | 20+ Years of Experience; VP Level since 2016 | CFO Level since 2020 | with Founders since 2020 @ Crisp
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States, United States
About Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa

As a highly experienced ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ (๐‚๐…๐Ž), I excel in finance, accounting, operations, & technology. My extensive career spans leadership roles in 8, 9, and 10-figure global firms, where I have driven significant financial performance improvements and operational efficiencies. 20+ Years of Experience; VP Level since 2016 | CFO Level since 2020 | Work with FoundersPublic & Private company experience Technology, Professional Services, Distribution, Financial Services, Travel, & Staffing experience ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐Œ๐๐€)๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  (๐Œ๐’)๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ (๐‚๐๐€)๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ (๐‚๐†๐Œ๐€)๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐„๐‘๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž (๐๐ˆ) ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐-๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, & ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: Led multi-million-dollar investment projects, driving transformative business initiatives that enhanced profitability & minimized risks.๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž: Expert in financial analysis, budgeting, & forecasting, providing strategic insights that shape business decisions & drive growth.๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: Implemented cutting-edge ERP & BI systems, optimizing operations & improving data-driven decision-making.๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Streamlined business processes to increase efficiency, reduce costs, & ensure compliance with industry standards & regulations.๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง:My leadership philosophy emphasizes empowerment, strategic communication, & team development to drive high performance & innovation. I am adept at demystifying complex financial concepts, providing clear and strategic guidance to stakeholders, & fostering a culture of excellence & continuous improvement.I am recognized for my ability to inspire teams to achieve their full potential & for my role as a trusted advisor. I am passionate about thought leadership in finance and welcome professional connections & discussions. Reach out at thomas@resourcefulcfo.com

Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa's Current Company Details
Crisp

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CFO | VP Finance | Public & Private | Tech, SaaS, Distribution, Financial, Subscription | 8, 9, 10 Figure Firms | 20+ Years of Experience; VP Level since 2016 | CFO Level since 2020 | with Founders since 2020
Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa Work Experience Details
  • Crisp
    Chief Financial Officer
    Crisp Jul 2023 - Present
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Crisp is the nation's fastest-growing law firm growth consulting company. Mid-Market | Employees 125+ | Private, Founder Lead | Professional Services20+ Years of Experience; VP Level since 2016 | CFO Level since 2020Steering the strategic direction of accounting, financial planning, data analytics, operations, technology and human resources; I employ a data-driven approach to elevate operational efficiency and foster success through innovation. My proficiency centers on continuous enhancement and a proactive, forward-thinking mindset, allowing me to adeptly manage business complexities with situational leadership.โ€ข Strategic Financial Leadership: Developed and executed financial strategies, including implementing KPIs - that align with company goals, leading to increased efficiency and profitability. +30% growth in 2024.โ€ข Accounting: QuickBooks implementation, Job Costing (Customer, Project, Function, Department) to enhance project financial management, enabling precise tracking of costs, improving budget accuracy, and delivering insightful profitability analysis.โ€ข Data Analytics & Reporting: Spearheaded data analytics and reporting for improved financial forecasting accuracy, enabling more informed strategic decisions. Implemented Domo BI Tool and Data Warehouseโ€ข Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Leading the financial planning, reporting, and analysis efforts, ensuring accuracy and transparency in financial matters.โ€ข Lead vendor/platform negotiations and routinely have sessions with clients around financial matters. Saving $1.5M+ in annual spend. โ€ข Client-facing on financial matters and offerings. โ€ข CFO | COO | CIO | CHRO Responsibilities - Reports: 30+Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the US; Atlantaโ€™s Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies. Crisp has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Avvo, ABA Journal, The Trial Lawyer, Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
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  • Alliance Reservations Network
    Head Of Finance & Accounting | Chief Financial Officer
    Alliance Reservations Network Dec 2020 - Jul 2023
    Orlando, Florida, Us
    Provided expert recommendations, consultancy, and direction on the Global Technology Travel SaaS Platform regarding hotels, rental cars, recreational activities, and airline travel for Fortune 500 employee travel benefits programs for Amazon, Walmart, Verizon, Lowes, National Association of Realtors, NFL Alumni Association and Travel + Leisure Clubs. Oversee revenue of $300M across North America, LATAM, EMEA and API. Member of Data Governance Team. Worked with Founders. The following are highlights of the value I bring to the organization:โ€ข Delivered strategic leadership as backfill to the CFO post-acquisition, effectively directing the company as a stand-alone entity (separate headquarters) under parent company Travel + Leisure Co.โ€ข Spearheaded all business line financial processes including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Forecasting, development of both short/long-range planning, risks, and opportunities.โ€ข Integral member in driving +300% revenue & +100% transaction growth 2023 versus 2019. Implemented processes/procedures for continued accelerated growth to +$1B revenue through organic growth, new products, and acquisitions.โ€ข Established and implemented Dashboards, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Variance Analysis, Customer Profitability Deal Model, Monthly Forecasting, Annual Budgets, and inter-company processes.โ€ข Successfully directed the acquisition and integration of GayTravel.com valued at $3M and Playbook365.com valued at $30M.โ€ข Established new revenue lines which include Auto Rental, Activities, Advertising, and Sports Event Registration.โ€ข Led contract negotiations directly with Customers, Suppliers, Vendors, and Banks: JPM Cash-back Rebate, Payment Processors Pricing (BofA, Stripe, PayPal, Dlocal, Payrix), and Oracle.โ€ข Sponsored and Project managed the Oracle NetSuite Financial System Integration and led the transition from Paylocity to ADP payroll with the parent company.
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  • Travel + Leisure Co.
    Senior Director, Global Finance
    Travel + Leisure Co. Jun 2018 - Jul 2023
    Orlando, Florida, Us
    I have delivered outstanding service and direction on day-to-day operations for the worldโ€™s largest Timeshare & Travel Membership Company with revenue of $4B across 100+ companies. Recruited to lead the global finance headquarters transition for segment from New Jersey to Orlando, FL after the spin-off from Wyndham Hotels in 2018.The following are highlights of the value I bring to the organization:โ€ข Led the transition to Florida becoming the first finance leader based in Orlando; commuted between Florida and New Jersey and developed new standard operating procedures, led employee recruitment, hiring, and training of new associates in Florida.โ€ข Directed and consolidated Regional Monthly Forecasts, Annual Budgets, and Long-Range Plans, Income Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flows across North America, LATAM, EMEA, APAC, and India. Oracle Essbase & HFM.โ€ข Responsible for Executive Reporting including Monthly Actuals, BOD Presentations, Bonus Plan modeling and tracking, metric dashboards, and creating customer profitability analysis. Worked Alliance Reservations Network $100M acquisition.โ€ข Recipient of โ€œExceptional Contributorโ€ rating, the highest possible rating on all annual performance reviews.
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  • Lee Hecht Harrison
    Vice President Finance
    Lee Hecht Harrison Jul 2016 - Jun 2018
    Jacksonville, Florida, Us
    Senior leader driving financial proficiency with a focus on delivering growth for the global workforce transition and leadership development company with $500M in revenue across 40 countries.The following are highlights of the value I brought to the position:โ€ข Drove continuous process improvements and identified areas of opportunity; directed and developed Annual Budgets, Mid-Range Plans, and Monthly Forecasts for 18 countries and 20 Corporate Offices including consolidation, analysis, and reporting. Full Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.โ€ข Led strategic projects regarding Line of Business Growth Plan, Global Reporting, Cloud-based Financial Systems, international market updates, operations, M&A, KPIs, competitor analysis, investor relations, risks, and opportunities.โ€ข Conducted redesign of Monthly Business Management reporting which saved over 16 hours per month and developed a new summary dashboard of KPIs.โ€ข Chaired Cloud-based Commission Financial System Implementation; negotiated 40% cost savings on system implementation and annual related costs and reduced monthly commission process by 4 days.
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  • Scholastic Book Fairs
    Senior Manager Fp&A, Manager Fp&A
    Scholastic Book Fairs May 2014 - Jul 2016
    New York, Ny, Us
    I led Full Oracle Hyperion Planning and Forecasting Financial System Implementation. $500M annual revenues. Launched Metric Driven Budgeting and Cloud based Activity Based Costing Modelling. Earned Employee of the Year, 2015
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  • Hd Supply
    Manager Finance Strategic Services, Manager Accounting, Senior Financial Analyst
    Hd Supply Aug 2010 - May 2014
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Helped deliver a successful merger of Utilities and Electrical business lines producing $2.2B of revenue and combined ERP systems; developed new reporting and managed customer financial metrics while overseeing a local, remote, and offshore team.
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  • The Bank Of New York Mellon - Bny Convergex
    Finance And Accounting
    The Bank Of New York Mellon - Bny Convergex May 2005 - Aug 2010
    New York, Ny, Us
    Managed two of the largest accounts, Goldman Sachs and BofA, with over $216B in assets under management.Institutional Investment Brokerage experience. Added over $1.5 million dollars to bottom line through claim recovery.Developed and implemented paperless filing system in accounting department.
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Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa Education Details

  • University Of Florida
    University Of Florida
    Business
  • Liberty University
    Liberty University
    Accounting
  • University Of Central Florida
    University Of Central Florida
    Accounting And Finance

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Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa works for Crisp

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Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa's current role is CFO | VP Finance | Public & Private | Tech, SaaS, Distribution, Financial, Subscription | 8, 9, 10 Figure Firms | 20+ Years of Experience; VP Level since 2016 | CFO Level since 2020 | with Founders since 2020.

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Thomas Defabrizio - Cpa, Mba, Cgma, Msa attended University Of Florida, Liberty University, University Of Central Florida.

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