Wayne Nelson Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, Us

Tampa, Florida, Us

Tampa, Fl, Us

Coordinated the finance operations, and established financial strategies, and controls to meet company objectives. Worked in collaboration with the CFO and senior management to ensure effective planning, implementation, control, and tracking of fiscal resources and overall corporate assets in compliance with policies. Supported capital market operations, managed the ERP system, liaised with auditors, and played a key role in strategic decision-making through expert analysis, forecasting, and investment recommendations. Assisted in developing global policies/procedures.Selected contributionsPlayed a key role in INXN’s IPO, raising $265M, which provided financial flexibility to expand the business. Pre-IPO activities included, but not limited to:• Upgrading internal operational and financial reporting customary for a public company and for the Board of Directors and Audit Committee • Assisting in the development of historical financials • Enhancing and accelerating monthly close process• Assisting in the preparation of Form S-1, and road-show presentationSpearheaded the successful implementation of SOX and ongoing complianceReduced close process time by 40% (five days) by restructuring process managementImproved staff performance through strategic recruitment and work force reduction (30%), development, and retention of talented teamsPerformed a key role in quarterly earnings process, including support of investor relations and communicating with the Audit Committee and the Board of DirectorsLed renewal of €65M of Dutch tax losses for a further nine yearsReduced expenditure by 20% while improving internal controls, accuracy, and time management through the introduction of Procure to Pay (P2P) and an automated billing process

Tampa, Florida, Us

Directed corporate accounting, SEC reporting, tax, forecasting, treasury, pricing, and billing operations, in addition to financial planning and budget development. Collaborated on ongoing business-case analysis. Managed ERP system (SAP platform) operations and network billing support.Established Finance organization and led LBO purchase by private equity partner Developed and managed treasury, tax, SEC reporting and all other financial functions required for an independent companyPlayed a key role in the SVR's IPO, raising $280M which was principally used to repay outstanding borrowings and redeem shares held by private equity partnerCoordinated the integration of successful acquisitions, including a $300M global wireless provider in Germany/UK, a wireless developer in Hong Kong, a wireless data-clearing asset in the US, a number-portability provider in the UK, and a wireless developer in the USFunctioned as a leading team member in major company transitions, including IPO, credit facility amendments, and privatizationPerformed an instrumental role in a 16% annualized revenue growth (five years) through the implementation of an international expansion strategyOptimized $80M NOLs through the implementation of a new tax strategyDelivered more than $2.5M in annual network cost savings through strategic negotiations with IXC vendors, and the elimination of billing errors through expert analysis of accounts payable operationsCut the reporting cycle by 66% and achieved $300K savings by implementing SAP enhancements and outsourcing specific functionsImproved cash flow and reduced days in sales-outstanding from 107 to 68Assisted in SOX and Enterprise Risk Assessment implementation as a leading committee member

Tampa, Florida, Us

Spearheaded first-level customer care platform to support clients in the US, South America, and Asia. Built and led a team of five managers and 80 indirect reporting staff. Worked with sales and marketing on new initiatives and with business development on new products/services.Selected contributions:Cut customer wait times by 60% by introducing an Automatic Call Distribution system (Apropos)Improved customer service quality by establishing a helpdesk ticketing system (Remedy) Expanded support services to address international language needsReduced staff turnover by introducing new staffing guidelines/processesDecreased customer wireless-clone fraud 90% (from $3M to $300K a month)

Tampa, Florida, Us

Various positions with increasing responsibilities

Mba, Finance

B.A., Economics / Accounting

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