Director of Finance & Accounting Candidate #101025
St. Louis, MO
Accounting, Finance
19 years
10/10/2025
Profile
A results-oriented accounting and finance leader with extensive experience managing financial operations, systems development, and process optimization across complex organizations. Proven success in building and leading accounting functions that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and compliance while supporting long-term business growth. Recognized for strengthening financial controls, streamlining reporting, and driving cross-functional collaboration to improve performance. Adept at translating data into strategic insights that guide executive decision-making and deliver measurable results.
Career Highlight 1: Created the company’s accounting function from the ground up for eight entities in the US, UK, and Canada, ensuring GAAP compliance, audit readiness, and consistent reporting for investors and the board. Accounts payable automation was a key component. This proactive approach saved approximately 20 hours per week, which improved overall efficiency and allowed the company to retain its current headcount even during periods of growth, saving around $100,000 annually.
Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): A company should hire me because I bring a unique combination of financial leadership, systems expertise, and a continuous improvement mindset. I’ve built my career on modernizing operations — developing and implementing systems that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and visibility across the organization. I focus on streamlining processes, integrating technology, and creating data-driven insights that empower leadership to make smarter, faster business decisions.
Strengths: Managing the day-to-day accounting and finance operations of an organization. Developing and continuously improving the systems and processes that enable efficient and accurate financial reporting. Leading teams and collaborating across all stakeholders.
Hobbies & Personal Interests: Spending time with my daughters, reading to them, and helping them learn to ride their bikes. Skiing and enjoying the mountains in Colorado.
Education: MBA
Credentials: Certified Public Accountant (CPA). License Number: CPA.9037704Lean Six Sigma
Industry Experience: Consumer Packaged Goods, Healthcare, Hospitality / Hotels & Re, Insurance, Manufacturing, Private Equity, R&D
Company Fit: Experience with small, medium, and large companies.
Management Experience: 20 years of management experience leading teams as large as 20, with 10 years leading accounting and finance teams that ranged in size from 2 to 5.
Software Experience: QuickBooks, NetSuite, and Oracle PeopleSoft
Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote
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