Experience

BankLabs

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  Little Rock, Arkansas Area In a small company, we all wear many hats! In my role as a CAO/CFO at BankLabs, I have responsibility for our company's financial strategy and reporting, the HR and recruiting functions, compliance with our customers' vendor due diligence processes as well as our own vendor management. Each new day brings new tasks and challenges that I look forward to tackling!



Celerit Technologies

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SVP Corporate Services and Controller

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  Little Rock, Arkansas Senior Vice President and Controller for all Celerit entities including, Celerit Inc., Celerit Solutions, and CRE Holdings. Responsible for all aspects of accounting including monthly and ad-hoc financial statements, payroll, A/R, A/P, budgeting and planning, coordination of external financial audit and tax work; insurance, both employee benefit and corporate insurance such as Health, Dental, Worker's Comp, Corporate Liability, E&O, etc; employee benefits plan administration; and assisting… Show more Senior Vice President and Controller for all Celerit entities including, Celerit Inc., Celerit Solutions, and CRE Holdings. Responsible for all aspects of accounting including monthly and ad-hoc financial statements, payroll, A/R, A/P, budgeting and planning, coordination of external financial audit and tax work; insurance, both employee benefit and corporate insurance such as Health, Dental, Worker's Comp, Corporate Liability, E&O, etc; employee benefits plan administration; and assisting with managing special projects and corporate initiatives. Reporting directly to the President. Show less



DHS Division of Behavioral Health Services

• Assistant Director for Finance

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

  Little Rock, Arkansas Area Directs the operational activities of the division by establishing goals and objectives, and developing long-term plans for consistency. Directs the preparation of documents, including financial statements, comprehensive annual financial reports, financial position and revenue forecasts, expenditure tracking, accounting for inventories and capital assets, and biennial and annual division budgets, as well as additional reports required by regulatory agencies. Creates methods for the development… Show more Directs the operational activities of the division by establishing goals and objectives, and developing long-term plans for consistency. Directs the preparation of documents, including financial statements, comprehensive annual financial reports, financial position and revenue forecasts, expenditure tracking, accounting for inventories and capital assets, and biennial and annual division budgets, as well as additional reports required by regulatory agencies. Creates methods for the development and distribution of intradepartmental policies effecting all new and revised fiscal and operational functions. Evaluates the effectiveness of fiscal operations to ensure that all departmental expenditure funding is properly allocated, all managerial personnel are provided with accurate information to base any arising decisions, and that departmental policies remain in full compliance with existing regulatory standards. Provides direct technical assistance to interdivisional and interdepartmental personnel by interpreting, and developing explanations for all federal and state financial standards. Coordinates activities with additional federal and state governmental personnel, and to information requests from executive and legislative officials. Serves on committees to communicate needs and provide recommendations. Coordinates numerous types of audits and takes necessary action for compliance assurance. Show less



FIS

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager Telecom Expense Management

  • Jan 2009 - Nov 2011

  Managed a team of 27 employees responsible for telecommunications expense management (TEM) functions including: network circuit and equipment provisioning and inventory management, invoice auditing and processing, carrier dispute management, month end expense accruals. Total annual expense managed exceeded $150M. Provided key oversight and direction for the conversion of affiliate companies from legacy TEM systems to the FIS TEM system following acquisitions. Integrated processes to develop… Show more Managed a team of 27 employees responsible for telecommunications expense management (TEM) functions including: network circuit and equipment provisioning and inventory management, invoice auditing and processing, carrier dispute management, month end expense accruals. Total annual expense managed exceeded $150M. Provided key oversight and direction for the conversion of affiliate companies from legacy TEM systems to the FIS TEM system following acquisitions. Integrated processes to develop best practices for the collective team. Provided monthly financial reporting to executive management to demonstrate significant cost avoidance obtained by TEM team through the audit and dispute process. Average 3% cost savings per year over the last 3 years. Created a business case to justify the need and cost savings to be achieved by partnering with a third partner wireless expense management company. Assisted with the selection of the vendor to perform wireless management services for the enterprise. Served as the project lead and key decision maker for FIS through the 9 month project implementation period. Responsible for approximately $2M annual operating expense reduction. Revised the wireless expense management policy for the company.

• Manager SSG Support Services

  • Feb 2007 - Dec 2008

• Senior Financial Analyst / Cost Accounting

  • May 2004 - Feb 2007



Hickingbotham Investments

• Assistant Controller

  • Jul 2000 - May 2004



TCBY Enterprises, Inc.

• Senior Accountant

  • 1996 - 2000