Experience

Ricart Automotive Group

• United States
• Automotive
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Group Controller

  • Dec 2022 - Present



Asset Strategies Group Chute Gerdeman, LLC

• Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022



RCO Limited, LLC a Franchise of Raising Canes

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Partnered closely with Raising Cane’s Development and Real Estate companies to drive explosive franchisee growth, from 13 stores with virtually no profit to 48 stores with $30+M in profit and $200M in topline sales. • Collaborate closely with senior leadership team on all legal and risk management issues.• Participated in the company’s philanthropy efforts, from restaurants hosting a variety of fundraisers that generated $150K in donations a year and partnering with nonprofit partners throughout the community. • Built a robust, unified, and highly functioning Information Technology team that quickly responds to and resolves any IT problems.• Turned an ineffective Human Resources function into a high-performance team: Hired new Director and support staff Oversaw a new ticketing system to track issues and requests of the department Brought in best-in-class vendors to provide benefits and payroll support.• Took over leadership of a struggling Facilities department and transformed it into a highly responsive, on-call team responsible for all 48 restaurants.• Grew a highly competent and efficient Accounting department: Conducted an external audit to find areas for improvement Hired new talent Improved responsiveness, accuracy, and effectiveness of entire team. Show less

• Vice President of Business Administration

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

  Managing: Crew Resources, Information Systems and Finance/Accounting

• Assistant Controller

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2018



L Brands

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager; Retail Operations (Contract)

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

  • Supervise a staff of 4 associates responsible for AP functions of the Retail Operations team • Work with Treasury on any new banking needs and financial reviews of potential new vendors • Review contracts, draw payments, change orders, vendor additions and changes, and check registers to ensure accurate and timely payments • Oversee all accounting tasks related to the AP functions of the Retail Operations team • Maintain internal controls (including AP controls and department level controls) • Ensure accurate 1099 reporting on an annual basis • Work closely with several internal and external customers • Treasury, General Contractors, Vendors, Other AP functions, Legal, Technology, and Tax • Special Projects, including implementation of SAP as new GL system Show less



The Wendy's Company

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Restaurant Accounting

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Manage the audit of period-end operating financial statements for over 500+ locations in the Western United States and Canada, ensuring their completeness, accuracy and overall integrity • Review assigned balance sheet accounts for completeness and accuracy • Oversee the audit of all company store sales transactions and cash reconciliation • Review financial statement activity for all unopened and closed stores to verify accuracy • Provide excellent customer service to all internal and external associates and vendors • Assist with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) to ensure all established requirements are met • Assist Regional & Corporate FP&A in the preparation and review of the annual budgets • Ensure staff is properly trained and motivate them to perform to their highest potential Show less



American Signature Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Store Control

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2012

  • Control all Finance and Accounting related to Marketing • Analytics on marketing tests and initiatives • Preparation and review of budget with VP and CFO • $80M total annual spend • Review of budget, spend and future expense projections with CFO and finance leadership • Plan and forecast sales and expenses ensuring timeliness and accuracy of $400M in annual expenses • Including: store payroll, markdowns, occupancy, non-merch detail, other controllable and advertising • Daily sales projections based on current trend & history, annual sales of $900M • Perform and develop ad hoc analyses on business trends • Prepare full budget for retail store chain. Monitor and report to stores, Director of Finance and CFO • Report financial results weekly, monthly and annually • Coordinate and monitor company real estate strategy • Business case studies on profitability of new store locations or potential acquisitions • Month End Close process • Including: reviewing store P&L, journal entries, expense accruals, and account reconciliations • Develop long term company objectives and strategies • Manage a team of two analysts and one accountant • Assign duties, review work and foster development so they possess the skills and knowledge to succeed in their career and future rolls • Oversee Inventory Control • Consists of physical inventory reconciliation, shrink reporting, weekly adjustments, store transfers, markdowns, write offs and damages • Coordinate with regional managers on yearly schedules, results and next steps for problem locations Show less



Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Sales Analyst

  • Sep 2007 - Apr 2009

  • Produced, analyzed, and verified accuracy of the Daily Sales Report• Saved 14 hours of work a week by automating process• Created the monthly sales plan, including the daily cadence by using historical analysis of sales patterns• Distributed company wide, including Executive Management and CEO• Analyzed variances in sales patterns and presented to the Executive Vice President on a weekly basis • In charge of the close process including reviewing G/L entries and month end financials, 200+ journal entries• Evaluated actual expenses vs. projected budget and explained variances on a monthly basis Show less

• Senior Sales Auditor

  • Jul 2005 - Sep 2007

  • Created and produced over/short store reporting sent to field management and Loss Prevention• Resulted in immediate and sustained expense decreases of approximately $500K a year• Month end close procedures including journal entries and account reconciliations• Instituted a bank fee analysis program within Reconnet• Created efficiencies, eliminated paper statements and produced immediate and sustained cost savings



Victoria's Secret Stores

• Reynoldsburg, OH

• Financial Analyst, Inventory Control

  • 2003 - 2005

  • Created budgets and called out risk/opportunity to senior managers for expenses that directly affected the P&L • Tracked distribution center shrink and damaged goods on a weekly basis through analysis of inventory cycle counts • Supervised closed store activity and published shrink results from these stores • Reduced shrink losses and improved shrink prevention • Created budgets and called out risk/opportunity to senior managers for expenses that directly affected the P&L • Tracked distribution center shrink and damaged goods on a weekly basis through analysis of inventory cycle counts • Supervised closed store activity and published shrink results from these stores • Reduced shrink losses and improved shrink prevention



Victorias Secret Stores

• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Inventory Control Accountant

  • 2001 - 2003

  • Balanced stock ledger activity to system reporting daily• Generated stock ledger by location report weekly• Prepared unit adjustment entry weekly and uploaded into the general ledger• Managed and conducted store physical inventories by preparing both internal and field team members

• Regional Sales Auditor

  • 2000 - 2001

  • Managed 600+ stores consolidated bank accounts including identifying and resolving any discrepancies

• Sales Audit Intern

  • Dec 1999 - Dec 2000