$130,000

Controller Candidate #082624

St. Louis, MO

Accounting

15 years

8/26/2024


Profile

CPA with 15 years combined experience in mid-sized privately held companies, public accounting, and publicly held companies. Proven ability to implement process improvement and lead staff to meet deadlines and goals. Other strengths include financial reporting and analysis, software implementation, and collaborating with other key members of the organization to get results. Primarily retail, wholesale, and distribution industry experience, with light exposure to simple manufacturing. Seeking impactful roles with reputable St. Louis based companies.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “I enjoy working with small company business owners. I enjoy building things and I have a steady growth mindset. I’m looking for an opportunity to leave my mark.”

Strengths: (1) building processes, accounting and financial reporting infrastucture, (2) strong project and time management skills, (3) business acumen

Career Highlight 1: Started as Controller that was mismanaged from accounting standpoint. Cleaned everything up, including establishing processes, accounting and financial reporting infrastructure and KPIs.

Career Highlight 2: Found substantial cost savings due to errors (~$500k savings).

Career Highlight 3: Created financial statements from scratch at multiple companies.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Spending time with family, working out, dining out, and watching baseball.

Education: BS Accounting, MBA

Credentials: CPA

Industry Experience: Public Accounting, Retail, Wholesale & Distribution

Company Fit: Great fit for small companies.

Management Experience: 7 years’ experience managing small accounting teams.

Systems Experience: Infor, Microsoft Navision

Open To: Hybrid, In-office

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