Chief Financial Officer Resume Example LEI Home Enhancements

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Summary

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Accomplished and multidisciplinary business and operations executive with an impeccable track record, strong business acumen and vision, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a reputation built on 16+ years of experience. Commendable history as the visionary and thought leader for advancing the strategic direction of the business through innovation and organizational leadership critical to continuous growth and business scalability in an evolving financial market. Leadership Impact Command and leadership experience spanning software implementation, business services, franchising, financial services, budget creation and management, P&L ownership, ad-hoc reporting, and overall process improvement. High-energy, hands-on executive with widespread acumen, executive-level competencies, and a history of optimizing organizational performance and revenues in operational governance, marketing, and business strategy leadership roles for start- ups, and small to midsize businesses. Strengths and success in driving business decisions that are immediate, transform how businesses operate, achieve high-impact results, and establish a highly productive tone driving revenue generation and cost saving techniques. Signature Competencies
Organizational Vision & Strategy Staff Recruiting & Development Cost Accounting
Strategy and Business Planning Budget and P&L Management Internal Auditing
Risk Management Business Process Improvement Business & Organizational Management

Experience

LEI Home Enhancements | Cincinnati, OHChief Financial Officer01/2016 - 07/2020

Took the lead in building the business while serving in a variety of advisory and executive leadership roles and as a key executive to the ownership team. Select accomplishments include:
Coordinated monthly close activities to close the books in a timely manner.
Created and managed a $30 million dollar annual budget.
Managed the operating cash flow of the company as well as projected future cash flow.
Introduced new technology solutions to decrease payroll and also improve efficiencies.
Leader in implementing a new company wide CRM system to fully track leads from start to finish.
Managed the A/P, A/R, Administrative, IT, HR, and Marketing staff.
Responsible for the Financial Statement analysis and the presentation to the owners and Board of Directors.
Negotiated a new exclusive product with our supplier to lower costs and increase profitability.
Conducted internal audits (and built internal controls) for 30 locations to determine compliance in operations and spending.
Implemented cost accounting techniques to determine the profitability on jobs sold.
Managed the annual external audit of the financial statements.
Managed the credit, billing, and collection process to minimize company bad debt.
Built the franchise division of the business from scratch while putting in place the overall metrics to owning a franchise to working with the legal council to create all of the franchise documents..

Cincinnati Golf Management | Cincinnati, OHRegional Controller01/2011 - 01/2016

Hired by Cincinnati Golf Management to clean up their accounting department and to also introduce technology that would improve systems and processes.
Responsible for managing the Accounting, IT, and Human Resources departments.
Completed all financial management and reporting to the Parks Department at the City of Cincinnati.
Overall creation of the multi-unit annual budget as well as the management of that budget.
Approved all reconciliations, journal entries, wires and expenses for the company.
Rolled out a new improved accounting system to simplify the accounting process.
Prepared and analyzed various ad-hoc reports.

Guardian Savings Bank | Cincinnati, OHAssistant Vice President / Controller01/2010 - 01/2011

Came to Guardian Savings Bank to clean up an accounting department after the previous management engaged in fraudulent activity while neglecting the department as a whole.
Directly supervised an accounting staff of 10 full time employees.
Responsible for daily investing of $200 million dollars in cash while minimizing banking risk.
Introduced various new systems to improve efficiencies and processes.
Completely overhauled the banks general ledger software.
Approved all reconciliations, journal entries, and daily wires.
Managed the annual external audit process.
Ownership of 3 franchised businesses held for investment and eventually sale.
Put management teams in place to run the day to day operations of the business while constructing the overall business growth strategies.

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Franchise Small Business Owner – Various Brands, Cincinnati,OH 2010-2020

Accountant II–Luxottica Retail,Mason,OH 2007-2010

Accountant II–Fifth Third Bank,Cincinnati,OH 2005-2007

External Auditor–Burke and Schindler, P.L.L ,Cincinnati,OH 2004-2005

Education and Training

University of CincinnatiMasters of Science in Accounting

University of CincinnatiBachelor of Business Administration

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