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Orlando, FL, US

Niceville, Florida, United States

• Hired by company owners to tackle senior leadership, operational, and financial deficits, achieving a 238% EBITDA increase in ten months through introducing an accountable culture, operational streamlining, and.
• Leads analysis of acquisition targets, enhancing vertical integration, capacity, and overall value.
• Oversees review of banking relationships, securing a long-term partnership to support growth.
• Initiates and manages review, analysis, and selection of a new credit card partner, eliminating personally backed cards and leveraging business health.
• Optimizes cash flow by renegotiating payment terms with vendors, revamping the bidding process, aligning cash flows, and maintaining cash neutrality.
• Implements formal strategic processes, formalizes strategic plans, and ensures organizational alignment and accountability. Provides coaching, mentoring, and development for emerging leaders.Core Accomplishments:

Niceville, Florida, United States

• Orchestrated a comprehensive overhaul of the financing and accounting function, transitioning it from its previous family-run structure into a highly efficient professional organization.
• Assumed accountability for revenue recognition, implementing accurate and traceable procedures to replace the previously flawed approach driven by Program/Project Managers.Core Accomplishments:
• Streamlined the close process, reducing it from 12 lengthy days to 3 swift and efficient days.
• Pioneered the implementation of monthly financial reporting, enabling efficient decision-making.
• Revamped the 13-week cashflow reporting system, eliminating unforeseen financial happenings.
• Overhauled the budgeting process, introducing new supporting files and reporting mechanisms for improved accuracy and visibility.

Remote

• Hired to professionalize finance and accounting, drive cross-functional collaboration, and establish accountability and performance visibility processes, leading to ~$350k savings within the first 90 days.
• Restructured and optimized tenant ledger, accounts receivable, and accounts payable support.Core Accomplishments:
• Digitized utility accounts payable function, reducing costs by over $200,000 within the first 90 days.
• Outsourced repetitive processes, reducing costs by over $150,000 in the first 90 days.
• Led transition of on-site mail to third-party managed digital solution.
• Partnered with Operations to streamline upstream processes, increase the accuracy of work and purchase orders, and ensure timely vendor payments.

• Hired to overhaul declining profitability, leadership gaps, execution issues, and customer relations and transformed a group of family-run entities into a cohesive, professional division, culminating in a successful.
• Led a $500M manufacturing division encompassing 3 brands and 4 operating locations across the US & Canada, driving strategic growth and operational excellence.
• Directed a team of 4 GMs and leaders in Sales, Finance and accounting, HR, Engineering, IT, Quality, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain, Project Management, and Business Automation.
• Spearheaded business-wide changes to professionalize the organization and modernize procedures.
• Evaluated acquisition opportunities with support from the parent company, conducting internal research and identifying potential opportunities for strategic growth.Core Accomplishments:
• Achieved organizational alignment by restructuring divisional and operational leadership teams, fostering a culture of accountability, empowerment, and ownership, resulting in $2M SG&A savings.

Holly, Michigan

• Orchestrated finance and accounting operations globally, driving strategies to maximize efficiency.
• Pioneered long-term business strategies, leveraging valuable customer feedback to fuel continuous process improvements and enhance overall operational performance.
• Conducted in-depth analyses of financial statements against forecasts, providing high-level variance analysis to inform strategic decision-making and drive financial success.
• Led accounting operations, ensuring meticulous oversight of transactions related to the general ledger, payroll, financial reporting, and accounts payable and receivable.Core Accomplishments:
• Worked with sales teams to set standardized project billing milestones, accelerating cash collections and reducing the gap between days payable outstanding (DPO) and days sales outstanding (DSO).
• Introduced weekly financial reviews encompassing cross-functional areas of the business, enhancing awareness of short-term financial forecasts and enabling early mitigation of project risks.

Cincinnati, OH

• Condensed close process from 4 to 1.5 days within the first 90 days, improving effectiveness.
• Eliminated 20% of waste in processes, resulting in a $0.5 million reduction in headcount.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Recruited by this global network of experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing, and failure analysis to not only develop and transform their financial operations from a haphazardly.
• Maintain and direct financial responsibility of 10 specialty laboratories generating 108m in sales and 40m gross EBITDA; manage 3-day month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow, and capital planning for each lab.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of 21 finance and accounting specialists, including: a Credit & Collections Manager with a staff of 9, an A/P Manager with a staff of 6, a Financial Analyst, and a Senior Controller.
• Identified the need to develop and launch a Shared Service Center to support the entire company.
• Reduced DSO by 2 days; generated a positive cash flow in excess of $2m in 2016.
• Reduced A/R of greater than 60 from 10% to less than 5% of total A/R

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Embraced the unique opportunity not only to develop, launch, and direct this corporation’s first-ever initiative to identify, differentiate, and solidify its identity in the school bus transportation industry, but also.
• Collaborated with a leadership team of 8 in all facets of identifying and implementing strategies to improve operational efficiency, increase competitive advantages, launch financial improvements, and create the.
• Led Best Practices Teams to develop operational Best Practices Playbooks and supporting tools.
• Partnered with functional leaders to update and simplify policies and procedures.
• Co-managed a North American initiative to reduce fuel consumption that resulted in a savings of nearly $20m.
• Consistently served as an inspiring, passionate, and committed Agent of Change ~ succinctly identifying the need for any/all changes and facilitating the explanation and implementation of these changes; as a result.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Initially went out into the field to identify and resolve major issues with the consistent delivery of exceptional transportation services; was asked to take on the role of Regional Director of Operations when the.
• Successfully managed eight locations employing Contract Managers, Technicians, and over 1,000 team members and generating over $56m in revenue each year.
• Completely transformed, streamlined, and vastly improved the Ohio Valley Region by consistently demonstrating logistical planning skills, safety management practices and skills, management experience, awareness of all.
• Maintained a high level of visibility throughout the region, including regularly interacting with representatives and stakeholders from schools, community organizations, and government agencies.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Selected for this newly-created position to combine my financial expertise with my exceptional people skills, ability to proactively identify areas in need of improvement, and proven success in implementing doable.
• Led the company’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Project ~ an initiative launched to create formal Contract Manager Training and Assessment protocols for all of the corporation’s locations. Managed 28 individuals.
• Planned, developed, and implemented strategy for operational management and development to ensure adherence to established performance plans, budgets, and timescales; created systems for measuring the integral aspects.
• Monitored, measured and reported on operational issues, opportunities, and development plans.
• Served as a liaison between other functional/departmental managers to understand each department’s particular operational needs and challenges, and to ensure managers were fully informed of operational objectives and.
• Maintained open communication with the CEO, COO, directors, managers, and staff within the organization.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Promoted to provide top-level analysis as the corporation continued to acquire companies, including the purchase Laidlaw ~ the #1 student transportation company in the country.
• Managed the budget for 5 Super Regions consisting of 600 locations generating $2.2B EBIT - $213.5m FY08.
• Oversaw, mentored, and led two Financial Analysts.
• Assisted in the identification and tracking of over $100m in synergies after acquisition of Laidlaw.
• Performed detailed review of forecast each month; presented findings to key Executives.
• Created and updated the corporation’s five-year plan.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Promoted to create and oversee all budgets and forecasting initiatives for 300 locations across the United States and America; for FY07, the budget revenue was $853m EBIT - $92.96m.
• Created budget reporting timelines, critical line item assumptions, and general overall budget process.
• Served as the key contact on any/all budget-related topics for the thirteen Region Finance Directors across the United States and the Executives of the various corporate overhead locations.
• Worked with Directors and Executives on strategic planning for the upcoming years.
• Created analytical reports to support and justify the budget to the key stakeholders.
• Developed and delivered informative presentations for the Quarterly Business Review between CEO, CFO, UK Executives, and the Board of Directors in the UK.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Promoted to relocate to Canada to serve as the Controller following the corporation’s acquisition of Cardinal Transportation in Calgary.
• Maintained the financial records of the company on a day-to-day basis.
• Managed and supported accounting, payroll, and human resources department.
• Led a team of 15.
• Handled all facets of the entire month-end process for closing the books.
• Collected proper revenue and expense accruals across three major regions in Canada.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Promoted to this newly-created position to partner with and assist the Regional Finance Directors in the preparation and input of monthly forecasts.
• Performed analysis of current year, as well as prior year acquisitions and bids to ensure locations were performing consistently with the acquisition and bid models.
• Analyzed lost business and negative trends and their impact on overall company results.
• Built variance templates.
• Worked closely with the Cognos Administrator to completely revamp the budget and forecast models using Cognos software; created a highly-effective and efficient budgeting and forecasting process.
• Initially brought on board with this company as a Senior Accountant in 2002.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States