Mark Sewell
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Zeb Welborn, ACE
I had the pleasure of working with Mark Sewell when our company was brought on to handle marketing services for Santa Barbara Golf Club. Mark's sole focus as the Business Manager at the City of Santa Barbara was on increasing the success of Santa Barbara Golf Club by increasing revenue and decreasing expenditures. His passion, straight-shooting and decision-making in the process was exemplary. Mark is not afraid to make difficult decisions and is someone I admire greatly for his business acumen, work ethic and desire to excel. It's without hesitation that I'd recommend Mark Sewell for any responsibilities he were to seek out. Zeb Welborn
Nick Bean
Mark is a very capable accountant with a strong commercial acumen. He has the ability to grasp concepts very quickly and is able to deploy his extensive knowledge of financial and business processes to control risk and add value to the business. Mark has a big personality with energy to match which he uses effectively to influence and drive change. In my experience Mark has always invested time with colleagues to understand situations and share his knowledge with them to achieve business goals.
Zeb Welborn, ACE
I had the pleasure of working with Mark Sewell when our company was brought on to handle marketing services for Santa Barbara Golf Club. Mark's sole focus as the Business Manager at the City of Santa Barbara was on increasing the success of Santa Barbara Golf Club by increasing revenue and decreasing expenditures. His passion, straight-shooting and decision-making in the process was exemplary. Mark is not afraid to make difficult decisions and is someone I admire greatly for his business acumen, work ethic and desire to excel. It's without hesitation that I'd recommend Mark Sewell for any responsibilities he were to seek out. Zeb Welborn
Nick Bean
Mark is a very capable accountant with a strong commercial acumen. He has the ability to grasp concepts very quickly and is able to deploy his extensive knowledge of financial and business processes to control risk and add value to the business. Mark has a big personality with energy to match which he uses effectively to influence and drive change. In my experience Mark has always invested time with colleagues to understand situations and share his knowledge with them to achieve business goals.
Zeb Welborn, ACE
I had the pleasure of working with Mark Sewell when our company was brought on to handle marketing services for Santa Barbara Golf Club. Mark's sole focus as the Business Manager at the City of Santa Barbara was on increasing the success of Santa Barbara Golf Club by increasing revenue and decreasing expenditures. His passion, straight-shooting and decision-making in the process was exemplary. Mark is not afraid to make difficult decisions and is someone I admire greatly for his business acumen, work ethic and desire to excel. It's without hesitation that I'd recommend Mark Sewell for any responsibilities he were to seek out. Zeb Welborn
Nick Bean
Mark is a very capable accountant with a strong commercial acumen. He has the ability to grasp concepts very quickly and is able to deploy his extensive knowledge of financial and business processes to control risk and add value to the business. Mark has a big personality with energy to match which he uses effectively to influence and drive change. In my experience Mark has always invested time with colleagues to understand situations and share his knowledge with them to achieve business goals.
Zeb Welborn, ACE
I had the pleasure of working with Mark Sewell when our company was brought on to handle marketing services for Santa Barbara Golf Club. Mark's sole focus as the Business Manager at the City of Santa Barbara was on increasing the success of Santa Barbara Golf Club by increasing revenue and decreasing expenditures. His passion, straight-shooting and decision-making in the process was exemplary. Mark is not afraid to make difficult decisions and is someone I admire greatly for his business acumen, work ethic and desire to excel. It's without hesitation that I'd recommend Mark Sewell for any responsibilities he were to seek out. Zeb Welborn
Nick Bean
Mark is a very capable accountant with a strong commercial acumen. He has the ability to grasp concepts very quickly and is able to deploy his extensive knowledge of financial and business processes to control risk and add value to the business. Mark has a big personality with energy to match which he uses effectively to influence and drive change. In my experience Mark has always invested time with colleagues to understand situations and share his knowledge with them to achieve business goals.
Credentials
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Cima
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Experience
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City of Oxnard
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United States
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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ACFO
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Interim CFO
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May 2023 - Jun 2023
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Assistant Chief Financial Officer
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Aug 2021 - May 2023
Successfully implemented Core Financials ERP, (Tyler Munis) in October 2022 on time and within budget, significantly overhauling and modernizing many processes, policies, procedures and City Ordinances.Responsible for the project timeline, vendor negotiations, configuration decisions, training, organizational change management and stabilization. In addition, works with City leaders on major capital projects including cash flow analysis, debt forecasting, budget strategy and activities that strengthen the City's financial position and performance. Show less
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City of Santa Barbara
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United States
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Government Administration
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400 - 500 Employee
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Accounting Manager
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Oct 2018 - Aug 2021
Oversee the production of the Financial Statements for the City of Santa Barbara, CA.Lead Accounting, Accounts Payable and Payroll functions for more than 1,000 full time employees working for more than 95,000 residents and a significant tourism economy. FY19 budget of $338m, including a general fund of $156m.City provides a municipal airport, water distribution, wastewater, police, fire, parks and recreation, community development, library, waterfront and golf.Santa Barbara is a beautiful place to live and work, and I appreciate the opportunity to provide financial stewardship of this great City. Show less
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Parks and Recreation Business Manager
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Oct 2013 - Oct 2018
I bring financial expertise, natural energy and enthusiasm to the Parks and Recreation Department in order to meet our mission to serve visitors and residents of Santa Barbara.My Key Responsibilities:Head up Golf Division, Marketing and Customer Service for P&R Dept.Provide Strategic and Operational Financial Leadership for $25m Annual Expenses.Scope and Lead various projects - IT, Contracting, RFPs, Capital projects.Public Speaking and Presentations.New System integration, Business Process Improvements.Contract Negotiations across broad spectrum of activities.Representing Parks and Recreation on: City Leadership Academy Intra City Drought Response Team. Financial System Steering Committee Staff Liaison for Golf Advisory Committee Budget Lead Show less
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Greene King
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Analyst
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2009 - Sep 2013
SENIOR FINANCE ROLE - RESIGNED DUE TO EMIGRATION TO USAFinancial Support for Operations division with cost base of £70m ($100m)Supporting and challenging colleagues to achieve tight cost controlFinancial Planning and analysis using trending, dashboards and KPIReduction in costs of inventory by creating tax efficient solutions.Improving control systems.Energy and Passion to drive out cost and increase quality and servicePreparation and review of operational and financial KPI’s each week.Management of the budgeting and forecasting processes for Operations divisionProject management - system developmentContract negotiation - insourcing and outsourcingLease v Buy decision makingInternal transfer pricingManage multiple data sources and IT systems to deliver insight on performance in a timely manner.Manage the External Audit for all inventories (£20m) Show less
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Management Accountant - Operations
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Jan 2006 - 2009
Create transparant cost modelingSpeed up financial reporting timesReduce stock losses through better managment informationBalance sheet reconcilationsVariance analysis for margins and overheads
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Assistant Management Accountant
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Oct 2003 - Dec 2005
Royalty reporting Accruals and prepayments Balance sheet reconciliations Stock provisions Royalty reporting Accruals and prepayments Balance sheet reconciliations Stock provisions
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credit controller
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2002 - 2003
Maximise Cash Collection Maximise Cash Collection
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Education
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2003 - 2006
CIMA
Certified Accountant -
1999 - 2002
The University of Hull
Accountancy and Finance, Accountancy and Finance -
1994 - 1999
Mildenhall Upper School
A Levels, Physics, Maths, Business Studies, Music, General Studies
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