Accomplished senior level business professional with 15+ years well-rounded CFO and operations experience. Solid track record of accomplishments.
Experience:
* 15+ years hands-on CFO experience with small and start-up companies in multiple industries (food & beverage, retailing, manufacturing, apparel, ecommerce, real estate)
* Financial/operational auditing at Kraft Foods/Phillip Morris
* Public Accounting at Arthur Andersen & Co.
Core competencies:
* Strategic and financial planning
* Establishing budgeting processes and dashboards
* Ad hoc financial analysis to optimize decision making
* Setting up and improving financial/management reporting systems
* Detailed financial modeling
* Operations
* Working with Sales & Marketing on product pricing, promotions and trade/consumer spending
* Negotiating contracts and agreements
* Leading and performing analytical and operational reviews
* Working with attorneys, venture capital firms, banks, auditors
* Writing business plans
* Heading up process improvement projects
* Due diligence on acquisitions and dispositions
Professional traits/Intangibles:
* High impact performer
* Pragmatic, sound business acumen
* Hands-on, committed, strong work ethic
* Entrepreneurial
* Problem solver with can-do attitude
* Excellent interpersonal and communication
* Strong ability for building relationships and establishing trust
* High level of personal integrity
Education:
* MBA -- The University of Chicago
* MS and BS in Accounting -- Norther