Finance manager
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Provided leadership to the executive team, senior management, and sales leadership on financial planning, investments, budgets, cash flow, sales forecasting, and process improvements while directly managing sales operations. Managed the day-to-day inputs for the company financial forecast while serving as a solid foundation and knowledgeable advisor throughout the financial decision-making process.

• Established high levels of quality, accuracy, and process improvements; ensure all efforts are appropriately integrated with all other departmental processes across the organization.
• Successfully mitigated Covid-19 impact and maintained $400K EBITDA through cost reduction and capturing incremental revenue.
• Negotiated a $250K Equipment Financing Agreement with collateral loan repayment (new packaging with 1-year payback).
• Supervised the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and represented management on the Audit Committee.
• Added $700K to net income through an effective annual strategic planning and budgeting utilized contribution margin.

Focused position requiring great attention to detail and project management expertise to successfully manage accounting processes and facilitate business objectives.

• Worked closely with higher management to evaluate and resolve all finance related issues.
• Facilitated interdepartmental and cross-functional collaborations to streamline processes to remediate customer issues and devise innovative solutions for case resolution.
• Executed financial controls functions to ensure that all models and reporting processes include appropriate controls and are in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Routinely evaluated primary drivers in clients’ businesses, evaluated financial statements and projections to develop strategic financial plans to facilitate business objectives.

Opened new revenue streams, strategized investments, and improved cash management while overseeing all finance/accounting functions. Managed AP/AR, payroll, and GL reconciliation while continually assessing and enhancing financial performance. Produced short-term and long-term growth plans, implemented stringent internal controls, maintain full regulatory compliance, and ensuring the attainment of operational goals. Negotiated advantageous and profitable contracts.

• Efficiently managed full project lifecycles and completed complex financial initiatives on time and within budget.
• Saved $10K each month, reducing the budget by 30%, after renegotiating electric bills, vendor contracts, and property leases.
• Increased efficiency by 25% by upgrading accounting programs. Evolved systems from spreadsheets to Sage 50 while automating processes.
• Ensured financial stability during the recession; deftly guided corporate finances through rapid growth cycles and the global financial crisis by keeping the business nimble and adapting collection procedures to ever-changing circumstances.
• Enabled the successful completion of random financial audits by working closely with auditors from New York State. Ensured full compliance with OSHA regulations, installed best practices, and mitigated risks.
• Drove tremendous growth and generated 99% of all business through word-of-mouth referrals and repeat business from extremely satisfied customers.