Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

• Nov 2022 - Present

Chief Financial Officer

• Jun 2020 - Jan 2022

Sterling Trading Tech (STT) is a leading provider of professional trading technology solutions for the global equities, equity options and futures markets. STT offers a full-service order routing and management suite built to support the direct access trading needs of professional traders, leading broker/dealers, clearing firms, hedge funds, and buy-side trading institutions serving over 100 clients with thousands of traders in over 30 countries to trade international financial markets around the world, STT provides SaaS solutions tailored to clients’ needs including links to over 80 execution venues in the U.S. and currently processes 5% of the daily U.S. equity volume. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Completed two fiscal audits in less than 12 months * Implemented NetSuite ERP and SuiteBilling * Achieved sales tax compliance in seven states * Completed the sale of the business resulting in a successful exit for shareholders Show less

CFO

• Mar 2018 - Jan 2020

Prism Healthcare Partners LTD is a healthcare consulting firm distinctly positioned to lead hospitals on a successful path amidst the ever-changing and rising costs of the healthcare industry. Berkeley Research Group acquired Prism Healthcare Partners in July 2019. Chief Financial Officer Led all Finance and Accounting related activities while partnering with the Senior Executives to provide guidance and data to drive the continued growth and success of the firm. Directed and supervised the Information Technology team responsible for all firm IT support and security, as well as delivery of client solutions. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS *Converted the financial statements to GAAP accounting. Created the database and process to take revenue from a modified accrual basis to proportional performance, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. *Closed the books for 5 months to bring financial statements current after prior finance team left. *Rebuilt the finance team after 100% turnover. Hired permanent and contract employees and put in place management reporting, giving senior executives the information needed to make decisions. *Navigated the firm through its first IRS audit. Partnered with the outside tax attorney and utilized temporary accounting staff to research and produce documentation requested as part of a 2016 audit. *Completed successful sale and integration of business to Berkeley Research Group, LLC, a global consulting firm. Show less

Group Controller

• Aug 2011 - Mar 2018

SunGard Financial Systems provides mission-critical software and IT services to institutions in virtually every segment of the financial services industry. Products/services sold as licenses, SaaS (Software as a Service), BPaaS (Business Processing as a Service) and various forms of Professional Services. FIS acquired SunGard in November 2015. Group Controller (July 2015-March 2018) Director of Accounting (2013-July 2015) Director, Financial Planning (2011-2013) Full P&L responsibility for the Wealth and Retirement Administration (W&RA) group. Main point of contact for revenue recognition for W&RA and all business units. Own the accounting function for W&RA, and continue to support group CFO in budgeting, forecasting, reporting financial results and analyzing customer contracts for proper revenue recognition. Manage all finance compliance, KPIs and headcount activity. Oversee a team of 15. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS *Led the charge to integrate SunGard into FIS processes after acquisition. Integrated group into FIS processes and reporting structure, including a two day monthly close, as well as, leading efforts to migrate legacy data to Oracle and other interfacing systems. *Key contributor to year-over-year revenue growth by establishing a monthly package of financial data and KPIs. *Reduced travel costs by 20%. Created and distributed reporting on group airfare spending focused on number of days in advance of ticket purchases. *Drove the expense to revenue ratio for technology from 15% to 11%. Partnered with CTO to determine how to decrease the ratio while providing reporting to track and drive progress. Show less

Division Controller

• Mar 2008 - Jul 2011

Initiate Systems is an IBM company. It is a Chicago based, global leader in master data management, enabling organizations to identify, consolidate and create a trusted view of the data they have across various systems. Directed all revenue accounting, reporting, and billing activities. Supported the Professional Services organization, and coordinated all services revenue reporting and preparation of performance metrics. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS *Led the due diligence efforts for all revenue related processes, contributing to the successful acquisition by IBM which tripled shareholder value. *Significantly reduced the revenue close process from approximately a full month, down to 14 days and eventually to 2 days. Closed five months of revenue to bring books current. *Project leader for the implementation of Softrax for revenue and invoice processing. *Created documents supporting the company’s position on Vendor Specific Objective Evidence (VSOE) for maintenance and services and advised superiors on risk of potential loss of VSOE. *Cleaned up a backlog of eight states where the company was noncompliant with Sales and Use tax filings, resulting in a $70K refund from one state and waiving of penalties and interest in 2 others. *Achieved no penalties audit result with the State of Illinois. Work directly on the audit with the State of Illinois Auditor. Show less

Director of Accounting

• 2004 - 2008

Print media conglomerate that consists of 5 newspaper divisions publishing over 100 newspapers with annual revenues of approximately $500 million. A wholly-owned subsidiary of a publicly traded company. Managed the close process for the five entities comprising the Chicago Group while supervising a staff of ten and reporting to the Assistant Corporate Controller. Established the position of Director of Accounting. Analyzed financial results. Established internal controls required to comply with SOX-404. Prepared annual financial statements for six pension and three 401(K) plans. Maintained records, ensured required contributions were processed and supervised audits and tax filings for these plans. Acted as top financial executive for Midwest Suburban Publishing, supporting the Publisher and operational departments. Restructured workload and document flow to facilitate a smoother, faster close process with tighter document control. Hired, promoted and managed a team of 10, creating the structure to support 4 separate publishing entities. Show less

Controller

• Jun 1995 - Dec 2003

Financial Analyst

• Sep 1992 - Jun 1995

Supervising Senior

• Jul 1989 - Sep 1992