Controller Candidate #0717242
St. Louis, MO
Accounting, Executive Search, Finance
21 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.
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.
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
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.
Software Experience: SAP for everything
Open To: Hybrid, In-office
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