Experience

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  Sage Financial & Accounting Solutions

  • Principal
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  Sage Financial & Accounting Solutions

  • Greater Denver Area

  • Principal

    • 2013 - Present
    • Greater Denver Area

    Sage Financial helps organizations to refine and strengthen internal financial management activities, processes and reporting; Provides interim CFO and Controller solutions for small and mid-size entities, including nonprofit organizations; Assist business owners, CEO's, CFO's and Board...

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  Financial Planning Association (FPA)

  • United States
  • Financial Services
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Chief Financial Officer & Associate Executive Director

    • 2005 - 2013

    Served CEO and several Board Committees; Oversight of financial, accounting, legal, technology, human resources and administrative activities; Drove SOX compliance initiative for organization; Substantial experience managing the financial effects of the recent recession, 2008-2012; Especially effective actualizing financial visions of CEO and Board by implementing cost containment strategies; Efforts achieved positive operating margins and a stable balance sheet while maintaining stakeholder value during a 25% revenue decline; Partnered with CEO and Board on financial strategy, implementation and monitoring; Led team to develop key performance reporting to ensure accountability across functional areas; Discovered and executed $500K tax saving strategy for years 2011 to 2013 and $175K annual/ongoing savings; Led accounting team to maintain a spotless set of books and systems of internal controls that resulted in clean audit opinions; Key staff lead for office consolidation in 2004/2005 resulting in a 20% reduction in overhead; Deep understanding balancing mission with fiscal outlook, bold initiatives and application of sound business practices; Managed the financial, tax and governance matters of FPA's for profit subsidiary and its 501c(3) charitable foundation; Lead staff liaison on Finance, Audit, Investment, and Governance Committees and member of Strategic Planning Committee; Served on Board of Directors for two wholly owned FPA subsidiaries.

  • Chief Financial Officer/Controller

    • 2000 - 2005

    Formed on January 1, 2000, FPA's primary focus is education and advocacy for 27,000 personal financial planners and 350 corporate/broker dealer members. Substantial and diverse experience gained through the merger of two independent organizations; Successfully integrated two accounting systems, staff and operations while maintaining separate home office locations; Led team to install new accounting system and redesigned financial reporting outputs; Developed new system of internal controls and business process improvements; Created iterative models to predict future year revenue streams; Managed organization risk including compliance of investment portfolio to stated polices; Partnered with CEO on efficiency strategies; Designed decision matrices to determine suitability for one consolidated home office; Hire, train and mentor staff; Key staff liaison with outside legal counsel and auditor; Oversight of general liability and medical insurance plans; Plan administrator of 401k plan.

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  Institute of Certified Financial Planners

  • Greater Denver Area

  • Controller & Director of Finance

    • 1994 - 2000
    • Greater Denver Area

    Accountable to CEO to re-engineer internal control systems, financial reporting, accounting, forecasting and cash management activities of the organization; Restored confidence of CEO and Board with timely and accurate financial reporting and increased accountability across all functional areas;...

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  Daniels & Associates, Inc., and United Arti...

  • Greater Denver Area

  • Director of Internal Audit

    • 1982 - 1992
    • Greater Denver Area

    Developed the internal audit function from the ground up for these cable telecommunication entities. Managed up to 10 staff; Recommended internal control improvements for decentralized cable operations; Efforts resulted in increased efficiency, better control of assets and the prevention/dete...

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  Price Waterhouse (PWC)

  • Greater Milwaukee Area

  • Audit Staff

    • 1979 - 1981
    • Greater Milwaukee Area

    Member of audit staff at Price Waterhouse (Milwaukee) for three busy seasons serving a variety of SEC clients. Majority of experience gained through financial audits of mid-sized to Fortune 500 manufacturing entities. Moderate experience with banking institutions and insurance companies.