Accounting Manager/FP&A Candidate #072525
St. Louis, MO
Accounting, Finance
25 years
7/25/2025
Profile
Strategic CPA with a passion for precision and innovation. Leads accounting teams in delivering accurate, insightful financial reports while driving process improvements, strengthening controls, and leveraging data to inform key decisions. Known for fostering talent and driving professional growth within the accounting team, resulting in a more capable and self-sufficient department. Advisor on tech-forward initiatives, including HRIS implementation and data warehouse development, ensuring financial alignment and value delivery. More than just maintaining the books—elevates the role of accounting as a catalyst for transformation and operational excellence.
Career Highlight 1: Redesigned month-end close processes, reducing close from 15 to 5 business days to meet acquiring company’s strict close deadlines, while improving accuracy through newly created reports used for accruing AP and payroll expenses and analyzing margin.
Career Highlight 2: Key contributor in resolving intercompany payroll challenges between parent and subsidiary. Established burden rates, built reconciliations to align labor balances across ERP systems, reconfigured payroll setups, and ensured accurate labor cost allocation
Career Highlight 3: Led successful implementation of a payment management program, converting 25% of vendors to card or ACH payments, eliminating ½ FTE of accounts payable admin work, and increasing annual rebates through increasing credit card spend by 193% since program in
Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): I’m a solutions-focused accounting leader and a trusted go-to for my team. Whether it’s resolving tax and system issues, guiding coworkers through new tools, or helping leaders define the right profitability metrics, I’m quick to engage wherever I can add value and drive smarter decisions. I connect people, data, systems, and strategy to turn insight into action and help drive meaningful results for the company.
Strengths: Financial Reporting & Analysis, Systems & Processes, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Change Management
Hobbies & Personal Interests: Travel, Mosiac art, Reading, and Hiking.
Education: BS Accounting, MBA
Credentials: CPA
Industry Experience: Construction/Engineering, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Media
Company Fit: Medium and Large
Management Experience: 8 years of management experience, led team of 6
Software Experience: CMiC, eCMS, Dynamics 365, Global Shop Solutions, Peoplesoft, AMB
Open To: Hybrid, In-office
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