Functional Skills

Accounting Software Implementation
Budgeting
Business Planning
Demand Planning
ERP Implementation
Financial Modeling
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Strategic Planning
Accounting

Software Skills

Netsuite
Quickbooks Enterprise
Quickbooks

Certifications

CPACertified Public Accountant

Sector Experience

Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
Manufacturing
Business Services
Agriculture

Languages

French
3
hours

Avg Response Time

24
years

Years of Experience

11/18

Member Since


Experience

 
Accounting Solvers Accounting
Owner
05/2019 - Present
Owner. Self-employed. Support companies with project based accounting work. Projects include:
• Evaluating accounting departments and providing recommendations
• Evaluating and implementing new accounting systems, processes and procedures
• Training/developing staff
• Preparing and monitoring budgets
• Preparing market assessments and writing business plans
• Performing adhoc financial and pricing analyses

Northwest Pathology Corporate Strategy & Development
Executive Office - Special Projects
03/2019 - 09/2020
-Revenue project - retained by board of directors to manage an ignored revenue stream (PCCP billing on hospital clinical labs.)
-Market Assessment project - retained by COO to conduct an analysis of the direct to consumer market for clinical lab testing and related costs to enter the market.
-Accounting conversion project - retained by current Controller to evaluate a migration from QBO to QBE. Produced an action plan outlining detailed steps to the conversion.


Northwest Pathology Accounting
Interim Controller
01/2019 - 03/2019
Led the accounting department. Performed assessment of staff, procedures, policies, and accounting records. Deliverables included:
• Short term cash flow projections and presentation of current financial state.
• Plan of action regarding significant number of past due vendors.
• Evaluation of multiple accounting cycles. Developed log of issues and necessary projects.
• Assisted interviewing and selecting permanent full time Controller.


Robert Half (Project Staffing Agency) Other
Budget Consultant
09/2018 - 11/2018
Developed 2019 budget process and related excel templates for $80MM government with 100+ departments. Reviewed limited prior year documentation and performed assessment of current accounting software's budget capabilities (Munis.) Created excel template structure to distribute financial and HR data to departments. Developed control logs to monitor budget status by department.

Resources Global Professionals (Project Staffing Agency) Accounting
Project Manager (Consultant)
03/2018 - 06/2018
Project manager for software client. Approx $80Mm revenue. Assessed current revenue recognition software implementation effort (ASC 606). Presented findings to executive working group. Proceeded to complete the design phase and develop appropriate tools to support management's implementation effort. Client requested for me to stay on for implementation.

Lucas Group (Project Staffing Agency) Accounting
Controller / Project Manager
07/2015 - 05/2017
Project #1 (7/2015 - 7/2016) Startup controller Oil & Gas services company. Set-up initial records and procedures for 8 consolidating entities in Quickbooks. Retained to identify and implement ERP system (NetSuite). Conducted interactions with auditors and external valuation firms. Est $30MM revenue.

Project #2 (10/2016-5/2017) Developed accounting system and procedures for $500MM high net worth family in Quickbooks Enterprise: 7 reporting entities, 35+ brokerage accounts, and 80+ LP's.

Robert Half (Project Staffing Agency) Accounting
Project Manager
12/2014 - 07/2015

Project #1 (12/2014 - 5/2015) Controller for manufacturing company experiencing rapid sales growth ($1MM annually to $8MM monthly.) Successfully built accounting team and related processes from ground up. Subsequently retained by CEO to develop financial projections and present findings to board.

Project #2 (5/2015 - 7/2015) Identified appropriate accounting software for approx $30MM commercial real estate firm. Implemented software (Co-Star) on-time and under budget.

FrontRangeCFO/Controller Services Group Accounting
Owner
07/2001 - 11/2014
Built and ran a successful fractional Controller and CFO business for smaller companies. Serviced clients across a range of industries including medical service provider, medical startups, distribution companies, light manufacturing, consumer products, real estate, and family offices.

Digital Sphere Start-Up
Co-Founder and CFO
07/1999 - 07/2001
Co-Founder and CFO to startup company in the medical space focused on offering an automated workflow product to streamline the IRB review process in clinical research. Worked with the CEO to set corporate strategy, document the business plan, create an extensive 60 page financial model, and conduct investor presentations. Met series of preliminary milestones set by interested investors; succeeded in obtaining $1.5MM term sheet and partial funding commitments.