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Candidate's Name , MBAStreet Address  Laramie, Skokie ILCell: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLESUMMARYSenior finance and accounting executive with experience in a variety of industries. Skilled at reorganizing, streamlining, and strengthening financial operations to maximize performance and profitability. Experience with M&A activities and Software as a Service.Computer Skills: Great Plains Dynamics, Nav, SAP, Qad, Quickbooks, Net Suite and Sage-IntactProfessional ExperienceConsulting Projects (2017-2023)Sept 2023-Dec 2023Family Business Consulting Group (Contract Position)-Supported day to day accounting work for a limited time.Harrison and Held - June 2023 July 2023 (Interim Controller) Legal Trust accountingLuminii (1 direct reports) Oct 2022 - April 2023Interim ControllerLead the completion of the (Oracle) Net Suite ERP implementation (which was previously managed poorly), Managed year-end close and oversaw the Audit.DCC Propane May 2022 - Sept 2022Accounting ConsultantReconciled the perpetual inventory to the physical inventory. Improved forecasting. Pulled in actualdata before month-end. I helped bridge communications between Accounting and Operations.Began the implementation of the new ERP system.IST America (1 direct report) Aug 2021 - April 2022Interim ControllerTook over responsibility from the previous Controller (who had been there for 15 years). Spedup month-end closing and Financial Statement reporting. Did away with unnecessary steps.Improved the year-end inventory close, switched Auditing firms and worked with the Auditorson year-end close.Hearthside Food Solutions (1 direct report) Feb 2021 - Aug 2021Interim Plant ControllerI got finance involved with the morning drumbeat meetings were we discussed what went wrongon third shift and how to prevent it from happening again. We also got Finance involved in understanding how the mixing and packing machines worked. Worked with purchasing to close obsolete purchase orders. Studied price variance to determine the lowest priced vendors.Keating of Chicago (1 direct report) Jun 2020 - Feb 2021Controller/HRPerformed all duties on the month-end close (recording JVs, bringing in daily sales data, recordinginterest and other banking info etc.) Bank reconciliations and recording AR cash receipts and APcash disbursements. Oversaw all aspects of HR. Reported the monthly Financial Statements.Edsal Manufacturing May 2020 - Jun 2020Inventory/Cost Accounting ConsultantWorked to improve the cycle counting process (worked with the counters), setup measurements to determine accuracy and developed processes for choosing items. Validated that the bills of material were used correctly in the work orders.IST America (1 direct report) March 2020Accounting ConsultantMostly worked on completing the year-end close. Worked on cleaning up the Controllers files.Eliminated non-value added processes. Made recommendations on how to improve the accountingprocesses.Dynaco/Entrematic Dec 2019 - Feb 2020Accounting ConsultantCame in to work on month-end close. Made significant improvements on automating the AP process.Worked on year-end close recons. Worked on making improvements to the inventory reporting processes and made significant contributions toward putting in place a new ERP system.American Society of Neuroradiology Aug 2019 - Nov 2019Accounting ConsultantHeaded up the effort to bring the closings current. Identified an embezzlement fromperforming a bank recon. Identified other potential irregularities from doing account analyzes.Also, worked with the other consulting staff on account analyzes, showing them what to look for.Grieve Corp Jun 2019 - Jul 2019Great Plains ConsultantTrained the Controller and other staff on how to use Great Plains. Worked to understand howthe previous Controller did her work and improved upon it. Improved/simplified the reportingfor sales tax.Corporate Imaging Concepts (3 direct reports) Aug 2018 - May 2019Interim Controller - Process ImprovementWorked with the CFO to better identify the timing for inventory receipts so that it could be betteraccounted for. Worked to simplify reporting processes so that they could be done morequickly and accurately. Instilled a mindset for looking at accounting data for accuracy.Cherry Americas (1 direct report) Sept 2017 - April 2018Interim Corporate ControllerWorked to improve month-end close by simplifying the process. Improved communications with ourhome office in Germany so that everyone could do their work more efficiently. Also worked with ourChinese manufacturing plants to improve communications. Coordinated the year-end close and Auditwith an eye on efficiency, quality and speed.USA Vein Clinics May 2016 - Aug 2017Corporate Controller (3 direct reports)Co-lead the conversion from cash basis to GAAP accounting.Directed the financials and purchasing for over 40 entities.Co-lead the first three annual GAAP audits.Co-lead a Quality of Earnings engagement.Lead the implementation of Great Plains accounting software.Integrated the financial and purchasing functions for an acquired company.Spearheaded the purchase and financial responsibility for the construction of the storage facility to hold the contents for the future Obama Presidential Library.Responsible for reporting on 90 entities.American Labelmark Company May 2002 - May 2016Corporate ControllerReported to President with a staff of 12, with 4 direct reports. Responsible for manufacturing accounting, financial reporting, corporate strategy, accounts receivable and payable, credit and collections, Federal and state income taxes, sales and use tax for 18 states, insurance, banking quoting and estimating, and corporate secretary.M&A experience (involved with the due diligence for one purchase and two sales).Daily involvement in treasury responsibilities (increasing and decreasing LOC etc.) as well as cash flow analysis.Strong cost accounting and tax background. Oversaw cost accounting and financial operations.Championed a cycle count program, improved perpetual inventory accuracy to 97%, eliminating the year end physical inventory.Reduced receivables by 5 days, improving monthly cash flow by $800K and reduced receivables write-offs by $100K.Team leader for the implementation of the Nav ERP System.Strong experience with SAAS accounting through our Software business unit.Negotiated a new lending agreement at a lower interest rate and a higher line of credit.Recruited hourly and salaried degreed accountants to rejuvenate team, with department assuming more complex challenges, including the implementation of a new ERP system.Delivered $2.5M in annual cost savings on aluminum purchases by hiring and training a sourcing specialist with Chinese expertise.Implemented a cloud-based system that prepared and transmitted sales tax returns for 18 states, dramatically reducing staff hours while improving tax reporting quality.Initiated remote capture check deposits reducing bank clearing times by at least 1 day.Saved $40K by liquidating an interest rate swap.Successfully defended against an IRS audit, with no tax liability assessed.RHC/Spacemaster Corporation 1997 - 2002Divisional ControllerDirected a staff of 21 and 5 direct reports. Managed financial reporting and analysis for this $43M business with 4 manufacturing facilities and one R&D center.M&A experience (involved with the due diligence for the acquisition of a woodworking company).Led the effort to reduce inventory levels, resulting in a 25% inventory reduction.Implemented a standardized costing system, reducing labor and overhead costs, generating $500K in first year savings.ZF (Formerly Cherry Electrical Products), Cost Accounting Manager (3 direct reports)1991 - 1997Motorola, Inc., (Various roles) 1982 - 1991Philip Rootberg & Company CPAs, Staff Accountant 1981 - 1982EDUCATIONDePaul University, Chicago, ILM.B.A., FinanceUniversity of Illinois, Urbana / Champaign, ILB.S., AccountancyCertified Public Accountant (CPA), State of Illinois