Paul Graves

Vice President of Finance and Human Resources at LynxDx
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(386) 825-5501
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Commerce Township, Michigan, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President of Finance and Human Resources
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      LynxDx provides best-in-class diagnostic testing services to help people live healthy and productive lives. LynxDx provides best-in-class diagnostic testing services to help people live healthy and productive lives.

    • United States
    • Accounting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Finance Professional
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      The CFO Group is an accounting and financial consulting firm focused on providing CFO services to small and medium sized businesses and professional resource services to larger organizations. The CFO Group is an accounting and financial consulting firm focused on providing CFO services to small and medium sized businesses and professional resource services to larger organizations.

    • United States
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Corporate Controller
      • Aug 2018 - Apr 2021

      Responsibility for all Corporate Accounting functions including Financial Reporting, A/R, A/P, Cost Accounting and Financial Planning and Analysis.

    • Director - Operations Controller
      • Feb 2016 - Aug 2018

      Responsibility for Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, Corporate Cost Accounting, Financial Reporting and analysis at 5 Manufacturing sites in the US and 1 location in Taiwan.

    • United States
    • Dairy Product Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
      • Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

      Responsible for all Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis and Board Reporting. Responsible for all Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis and Board Reporting.

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Division Controller
      • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

      Beaver Aerospace & Defense is a division of Phillips Service Industries. The Division Controller responsibilities include all financial functions at the division level including AP/AR management, costing, forecasting, monthly financial statements, cash management, variance/performance analysis of all areas, special projects, board reporting, annual budget and year-end audit. Beaver Aerospace & Defense is a division of Phillips Service Industries. The Division Controller responsibilities include all financial functions at the division level including AP/AR management, costing, forecasting, monthly financial statements, cash management, variance/performance analysis of all areas, special projects, board reporting, annual budget and year-end audit.

    • United States
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Manager, Marketing Finance
      • Jan 2013 - Aug 2014

      Manage the Marketing Finance department with three direct reports. The group is responsible for financial modeling and tracking of new product introductions; preparing breakeven analysis for promotions as well as tracking the effectiveness of promotions; booking, bridging, budgeting and forecasting all the marketing and SG&A related expenses, preparing monthly brand P&L’s, customer P&L’s, and communicating the results to the Executive / Marketing Group. Developed monthly analysis book… Show more Manage the Marketing Finance department with three direct reports. The group is responsible for financial modeling and tracking of new product introductions; preparing breakeven analysis for promotions as well as tracking the effectiveness of promotions; booking, bridging, budgeting and forecasting all the marketing and SG&A related expenses, preparing monthly brand P&L’s, customer P&L’s, and communicating the results to the Executive / Marketing Group. Developed monthly analysis book for each brand designed to give an overall review of the brand for the month. This included trend analysis for each brand/channel/product line, selling price bridges, analysis of various upgrades, top ten customer P&L trends, top ten door style trends, new product sales tracking, mix analysis, and our market share trend analysis. Developed business intelligence dashboards to empower the Marketing Group to manage their budgets, and develop strategies for revenue growth. Created the business case financial modeling tool used to developed and present business cases for new product launches in excess of $20 million. Show less Manage the Marketing Finance department with three direct reports. The group is responsible for financial modeling and tracking of new product introductions; preparing breakeven analysis for promotions as well as tracking the effectiveness of promotions; booking, bridging, budgeting and forecasting all the marketing and SG&A related expenses, preparing monthly brand P&L’s, customer P&L’s, and communicating the results to the Executive / Marketing Group. Developed monthly analysis book… Show more Manage the Marketing Finance department with three direct reports. The group is responsible for financial modeling and tracking of new product introductions; preparing breakeven analysis for promotions as well as tracking the effectiveness of promotions; booking, bridging, budgeting and forecasting all the marketing and SG&A related expenses, preparing monthly brand P&L’s, customer P&L’s, and communicating the results to the Executive / Marketing Group. Developed monthly analysis book for each brand designed to give an overall review of the brand for the month. This included trend analysis for each brand/channel/product line, selling price bridges, analysis of various upgrades, top ten customer P&L trends, top ten door style trends, new product sales tracking, mix analysis, and our market share trend analysis. Developed business intelligence dashboards to empower the Marketing Group to manage their budgets, and develop strategies for revenue growth. Created the business case financial modeling tool used to developed and present business cases for new product launches in excess of $20 million. Show less

    • United States
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Group Controller Analyst
      • Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

      Responsible for reviewing financial statements and identifing potential risk areas, as well as consulting with ten Plumbing Platform Masco Business Units with combined revenue over $2 billion. Prepared financial analysis for the Plumbing Platform Strategy Committee, which included historical and long range planning analysis for the Plumbing Segment. This project lead to the integration of Business Units, with revenue in excess of $1 billion, in order to maximize the manufacturing… Show more Responsible for reviewing financial statements and identifing potential risk areas, as well as consulting with ten Plumbing Platform Masco Business Units with combined revenue over $2 billion. Prepared financial analysis for the Plumbing Platform Strategy Committee, which included historical and long range planning analysis for the Plumbing Segment. This project lead to the integration of Business Units, with revenue in excess of $1 billion, in order to maximize the manufacturing footprint and leverage synergies for the Segment. Presented financial assessment of the Masco Innovation Grant Program to the Executive Group. This program enabled to business units to invest in innovation through a grant that Corporate would approve. This presentation lead to the continuation of the program due to favorable return on investment over a five year history. Created a commodity Index tool on our Bloomberg Machine which was designed to track historical and forecast pricing for copper, crude oil, natural gas, nickel, and gasoline. This was used to validate Business Unit performance as well as an input for forecasting.

    • Business Analyst - Planning and Analysis
      • Aug 2010 - May 2012

      Responsible for developing quarterly financial analysis for presentation to Executive Management and Board of Directors. Review, analyze and consult on Business Unit long range plans and annual budgets. Review Business Unit monthly financial statements for variances and trends and analyze monthly financial bridge analysis.  Lead the development of Economic Guidance used by all Masco Business Units in their financial forecasts. This included the development of forecasts for housing… Show more Responsible for developing quarterly financial analysis for presentation to Executive Management and Board of Directors. Review, analyze and consult on Business Unit long range plans and annual budgets. Review Business Unit monthly financial statements for variances and trends and analyze monthly financial bridge analysis.  Lead the development of Economic Guidance used by all Masco Business Units in their financial forecasts. This included the development of forecasts for housing starts, new home sales, existing home sales, commodity pricing, CPI, and retail sales estimates. Developed competitive intelligence for Executive Management to evaluate Masco performance to that of our peers, customers, and vendors. Faculty advisor for Masco Leadership Program; consulted on cost reduction projects and presented to Masco employees in a classroom environment. Summarize earnings calls of competitors and peers for Executive Management. Provide several ad hoc financial analyses to Executive Management.

    • United States
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Plant Controller
      • Jan 2005 - Aug 2010

      Managed accounting activities at manufacturing plant with sales of $130 million and inventory levels of $10 million. Managed three direct reports and responsible for payroll, accounts payable, general ledger, and cost accounting. Responsible for overhead allocations, budgeting, month end close process, fixed assets, and maintaining and communicating plant performance metrics. Project leader for implementation shop floor control software as part of JD Edwards ERP… Show more Managed accounting activities at manufacturing plant with sales of $130 million and inventory levels of $10 million. Managed three direct reports and responsible for payroll, accounts payable, general ledger, and cost accounting. Responsible for overhead allocations, budgeting, month end close process, fixed assets, and maintaining and communicating plant performance metrics. Project leader for implementation shop floor control software as part of JD Edwards ERP impletmentation. Project leader for automated production reporting on the shop floor. Subject Matter Expert for JD Edwards General Ledger implementation Project Manager for Kronos Time and Attendance Implementation across 5 manufacturing facilities

    • Cost Accountant
      • Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

      Implemented project that yielded an operational saving 175k as part of Masco Leadership Program in Operations Management Responsible for Proforma profitability analysis Maintain and coordinate the activity based costing system Perform Make vs. Buy analysis for all plants

Education

  • The University of Texas at Arlington
    MBA
    2008 - 2009
  • Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
    Masco Leadership Program, Operations Management
    2003 - 2004
  • Valparaiso University
    BBA, Accounting
    1999 - 2000

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