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Profile

Seasoned Controller/Accounting Manager with 20 years of experience in accounting leadership roles in small companies in the non-profit and manufacturing industries. History of cleaning up accounting and financial reporting messes (5 companies). Demonstrable success working independently to meet goals and deadlines. Detail-oriented professional looking for Controllership roles with companies in the St. Louis area.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): I’m responsible and once I decide to undertake a project I will make it work well and make it work the right way in terms of efficiency and compliance.

Strengths: (1) deal with pressure and tight deadlines, (2) work under minimum or no supervision, and (3) self-starter, organized and can build things from scratch

Career Highlight 1: Establish a client-focused finance team that centralized communication and reduced costs by 35%.

Career Highlight 2: Implemented process standardization, a staff training protocol, performance audits, and policy and procedure reviews, resulting in improved financial operations and expense reduction.

Career Highlight 3: Increased profitability by 35% and reduced expenditures by 20% through a partnership with an independent investment consulting firm to build a new investment plan.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Volunteer work with senior citizens.

Education: BS Accounting, MAcc

Industry Experience: Manufacturing, Non-Profit

Company Fit: Great Controller for small companies

Management Experience: 20 years managing small accounting teams of 2-6

Systems Experience: Quickbooks (6 years), Microsoft Dynamics GP (15 years, including an implementation)

Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote