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Manalapan, Nj, Us

Facilitate growth, organically and by acquisition, of a home improvement distributor that partners with the leading big box retailers, regional chains, and dealers through ecommerce and brick and mortar channels.* Manage accounting and finance, ecommerce, and customer service for a multiple site business.* Build treasury models to ensure healthy cash flow, investment, and sensible foreign currency risk-taking.* Negotiated and structured the firm’s first major acquisition. Currently integrating with the existing business including migrating operations to a common ERP. Perform due diligence on acquisition candidates.* Enhance ERP and ancillary systems supporting long-term business strategies and ongoing business needs including improving processes and controls across the business.* Partner with the leadership team to develop business strategies. Counsel the leadership team regarding finance, legal, and practical implications of decisions.* Work closely with team heads, particularly with IT and HR, to ensure an environment and culture that supports long-term sustainable growth in accordance with best practices.* Develop relevant reports, analyses, and KPIs as a basis for presenting nuanced financial insights on current and future operations to internal and external stakeholders.* Build and manage budgets and forecasts to drive revenue, control expenses, and build human capital.

New York, Us

Rapidly growing fast paced contemporary fine art dealer with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. Led through the pandemic and into the most profitable year in its 25-year history.* Managed accounting, finance, reporting, analysis, budgeting, HR, and legal.* Controlled operations under high revenue uncertainty leading to record earnings and free cash for reinvestment.* Collaborated regularly with the gallery’s leadership team to develop and execute strategies to conduct a highly entrepreneurial and idiosyncratic business.* Cultivated a customer service focus in Finance with high levels of coordination and information sharing with artists, wealthy clients, art collectors, and museums, as well as the sales staff and artist liaisons.* Implemented an analytical budgeting, accounting, and reporting framework to identify and improve the main drivers of profitability, by, for example, tracking performance by artist, exhibition, market, and location.* Designed and executed global performance and salary management processes.* Oversaw teams in 5 widely dispersed time zones.

Delivered interim financial leadership, turnaround and consulting services.* Headed finance, accounting, and HR for a media technology company supporting the film and broadcast industries. Drafted a business plan with technical, R&D, sales and marketing colleagues to innovate, manufacture, and market breakthrough technologies.* Developed a turnaround plan for a manufacturer following multiple highly leveraged acquisitions. Managed global treasury in a low liquidity environment. Shopped debt to facilitate refinancing and restructuring.* Implemented finance, HR, and IT policies, procedures, and systems to guide performance and minimize risks.* Designed and installed accounting systems and enhanced internal controls.* Provided corporate and individual tax return and advisory services.

Astoria, New York, Us

Iconic manufacturer of pianos, band, orchestra and percussion instruments, building a revitalized brand. Assembled a robust global finance organization to lead former business silos as “One Steinway.”* Integrated systems for 21 entities which overcame challenges from disparate ERP platforms.* Coordinated global treasury, including $375 million of traded and revolving debt. Oversaw covenant compliance.* Researched complex accounting matters and prescribed GAAP accounting and tax treatment.* Partnered with business unit heads to enable new businesses and boost the profitability of existing businesses.

New York, New York, Us

Blue chip art dealer for over 60 years with operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Drove strategic initiatives in multiple countries by building a scalable infrastructure that leveraged the gallery’s legacy strengths while providing flexibility to do business in new cultures, currencies, and regulatory environments.* Reorganized Finance to control increasing complexity and a 40% revenue increase with no added headcount.* Structured and administered $75 million credit facility. Reduced borrowing costs by 33%.* Established new businesses in the US, Europe, and Asia. Migrated all entities to a common ERP platform.* Reduced complexity by shrinking the chart of accounts by 95% and activating dimensional accounting.* Effected tax minimization strategies, including a reorganization, to more efficiently repatriate earnings.

Recruited by the former Tache HR Director. Led corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting, consolidations, reporting, analysis, tax, transfer pricing, risk management, and accounting policy for the Americas.

Turned around a mass market jewelry manufacturer and distributor. Restored solvency and right-sized operations.

Ramat-Gan, Il

Start-up high-end diamond and jewelry retailer. Authored and executed long-term growth plan.

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law