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Experienced Accounting Manager/Controller with extensive experience at various small manufacturing companies and engineering firms. Excellent team leader with a hands-on approach to getting things done. Likes to be challenged and continually learn and grow professionally. Big picture thinker but also detail-oriented and places value on processes, efficiency, and timeliness. Seeking Leadership roles with winning small-midsize companies in the St. Louis area, ideally working under a mentor.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “While I have the accounting knowledge and experience, I have more of an owner and entrepreneurial mindset having owned multiple businesses myself. This allows me to make more sound and strategic decisions with the big picture in mind.”

Strengths: (1) reliable, (2) accounting fundamentals, (3) integrity, (4) communication

Career Highlight 1: Accelerated month-end closing process by implementing scheduled error checkpoints, reducing errors found at later stages by 50%.

Career Highlight 2: Led 5-member accounting team for 3 years, producing a 10% increase in team productivity.

Career Highlight 3: Identified redundancies in reporting process, analyzed their effectiveness at identifying errors and eliminated ineffective redundancies, saving 6 staff hours weekly.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Avid reader (mostly fiction), DIY home projects, party/event planning, and dabbling in photography.

Education: BS in Business, MBA (accting)

Credentials: Working towards CPA (2025 expected date)

Industry Experience: Construction & Engineerin, Manufacturing

Company Fit: Great fit for small to midsize companies.

Management Experience: 15 years of experience managing small accounting teams.

Systems Experience: Quickbooks, Encompass, Oracle, NetSuite, Deltek Vision

Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote