$175,000

Controller Candidate #0717242

St. Louis, MO

Accounting, Executive Search, Finance

20 years

7/16/2024


Profile

Director or VP level corporate accounting and FP&A professional with extensive manufacturing experience. Strong with ERP systems, cost accounting, international accounting, team leadership, M&A accounting, internal controls, and financial reporting. Comes across as a driven, focused professional who likes working with people to fix and build strong accounting processes and financial reporting systems. Targeting manufacturing companies in St. Louis seeking strong accounting leadership.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “Because I am an expert in my chosen discipline but I want to be involved in making finance approachable for operations. I like taking financial data, solving problems and helping operations to drive business results. The financial data of a company tells a story and if management is listening, they can use that data to define the future of the organization.”

Strengths: (1) Strategic thinker, (2) detail-oriented, (3) hands-on and likes getting in the weeds, (4) taking initiative / ability to work independently with little guidance, and (5) communicating up and down the organization

Career Highlight 1: Stood up accounting operations in multiple foreign countries.

Career Highlight 2: Successful M&A experience, both acquisition integrations and a divestiture. Additional experience includes M&A due diligence on potential targets.

Career Highlight 3: Multiple ERP implementations and upgrades.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Traveling, reading, working out, and spending time with family.

Education: BS Accounting, MBA

Credentials: Adjunct Accounting Professor

Industry Experience: Defense, Manufacturing, Non-Profit

Company Fit: Great fit for midsize and large companies

Management Experience: Over a decade of experience leading accounting teams.

Systems Experience: SAP for everything

Open To: Hybrid, In-office

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