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I am an experienced Finance & Accounting Leader with expertise managing all accounting functions and staff, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general ledger accounting. My career demonstrates adaptability and a commitment to staying current with evolving technologies. I excel in streamlining processes, ensuring compliance, and delivering actionable insights to drive business growth. My attention to detail and problem-solving skills have earned me a reputation as a reliable and results-oriented professional.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): I bring a proven track record in accounting and financial management, with expertise in streamlining processes and mentoring staff. I take extremely great pride in my work and consistently deliver a great client experience.

Strengths: I am obsessed with being organized and extremely detailed. I have been told I am excellent at training staff. I love to dig in deep in the weeds and figure out solutions to problems.

Career Highlight 1: I have numerous software implementations under my belt. I have been lead implementer on accounting transitions, payroll transitions and even a 401k transition.

Career Highlight 2: I was hand picked by the CFO for a promotion/re-assignment from a 45-person Accounting Team to lead the accounting department of the newly formed parent company.

Career Highlight 3: Created a web-based ticketing system to manage incoming requests to my team from the satellite branches across the country (moved away from emailed requests).

Hobbies & Personal Interests: I like to read (surpassed my goal of 24 books in 2024 with 39 books read!), woodworking, and playing tennis when my time is not consumed by my family (2 kids under 5).

Credentials: I have a certificate in Advanced Financial Reporting: Accounting for Business Combinations and Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Industry Experience: Financial Services, Fintech, Insurance, Manufacturing

Company Fit: Small ($30 million annual revenue) and Medium/Large ($200 million annual revenue).

Management Experience: I have 5 years of management experience. The most I have managed at the same time was a team of 5 at Celebrity Home Loans. In total I have managed 10.

Systems Experience: Oracle NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, PeopleSoft, LoanVision, AMB

Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote