Below are the 13 CFO's with multiple industries & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides CFO's and controllers with your industry & systems experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer with experience working in equipment rental and business management industries? Educational attainment is composed of BBA in Finance/Accounting and MBA in Finance. Professional certifications earned as: Certified Public Accountant-CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner-CFE and Chartered Global Management Accountant-CGMA. Software skills include JD Edwards.

Contributed to the organization’s success by reducing company leverage by 32% in first six months through retooling of collections management and cost control measures. Acting as a chief financial officer in an equipment rental company, has reduced workforce of 52% (67 to 32 people) in 5 months’ time, as well as strategically reduced marketing budget by 45% without compromising share. This professional has utilized new professional advisors for reduced price and better work product (i.e. tax, audit, insurance broker and 401k administrator). Also, has maintained complex capital structure with private equity/general partnership interests, Class A and Class B shares, as well as Sellers Notes with PIK interest component.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by being responsible for the close process for 24 entities in JDE system. The accounts were reviewed twice a year (once internally and once externally). While employed in business management industries as a chief financial officer, has completed due diligence for the acquisition of a company with approximately $60 million in revenue. The due diligence work involved determination of the acquisition price, purchase price allocation, verifying financial records, management of outside consultants, determining the new structure of support functions going forward, migration to JDE, and integration planning.

Would a chief financial officer with familiarity working in a cancer hospital, a health system and a medical center help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Lawson. One of the accomplishments include leading the initiative that resulted in a cancer hospital qualifying for 340(b) drug Discount program in FY14 which will reduce annual outpatient pharmaceutical expense by $5+ Million annually. Educational attainment includes Master of Business Administration, Finance and Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude).

Partnering with the operations team to implement many initiatives, designed to improve the organization’s financial position by over $8 Million annually, including the renegotiation of several supply and service contracts, product standardization and labor management were some of the key focuses of this chief financial officer. One of the responsibilities covered refreshing the clinical documentation improvement program which has resulted to better documentation for quality and enhanced revenue estimated to be in excess of $3 Million annually. The Lawson financial system and various revenue cycle systems were implemented.

Notable tasks included financial evaluation and other aspects associated with physician surgery center partnerships and acquisition of physician practices, in addition to serving as Member of the task force that enabled increased funding for Medi-cal transplant shortfalls by providing $7.5 Million of new revenue to the organization. This individual led supply chain initiatives resulting in new annualized physician preference savings of $4 Million and developed the new health system operational and financial reporting materials for the Medicine board. Financial reporting transparency was increased for all stakeholders, including the board of directors and university.

What can a chief financial officer with work background in financial services and manufacturing industries who used SAP ERP, Oracle, JD Edwards and Hyperion bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve SAP ERP, Oracle, JD Edwards and Hyperion. Educational attainment includes MBA (Magna Cum Laude); and BS, Business Administration.

Working with areas such as providing financial services to individuals and privately held high tech companies in bio-medical, SaaS e-commerce and manufacturing with revenues ranging from $10-50M was one of the responsibilities of this chief financial officer. One of the duties covered managing a bio-tech company’s first financial audit, conforming to GAAP and IFRS. The company went public on the emerging market exchange. Aside from writing all internal controls (SOX-404), revenue, manufacturing, purchasing, FA and investing, the five key components of the COSO framework were utilized: control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information/communication and monitoring. The elements of COBIT for IT audit were also used.

This individual corrected prior years C-Tax return for missed IP capitalization resulting in 1.3M in re-stated additional profit and an enhanced balance sheet. Other functions consisted of using valuation methodologies of cost, market & income in determining related party accounting transfers, in addition to reviewing/modifying tax strategies to employ qualified R&D, accelerated depreciation, and pooled cash from low tax jurisdictions. The job covered updating standard costs for inventory and COGS valuation. Part of the tasks involved establishing new set of books and internal controls for an online SaaS ecommerce, along with establishing new policies, procedures and journal entries for RSUs and associated vesting schedules.

What contributions could a chief financial officer who worked extensively in a medical services provider bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BA (with honors) in Professional Accounting. Professional certifications include Certified Public Accountant certification. Areas of expertise involve Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Technical Accounting (US GAAP and IAS), Financial Modeling, Business Process Reengineering, Complex Consolidations, Financial Analysis and Business Turnarounds.

Challenges like working in cash management, merger and acquisition (evaluation and implementation), as well as systems implementation (NetSuite) were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. This professional has served as a chief financial officer in a group of medical and dental clinics serving primarily low-income residents. Acting as a controller, has reorganized inefficient and unreliable financial reporting process, credited with publishing the first credible financial reports in recent years. Some of the tasks were implementing effective operations and cash forecast model, as well as implementing labor tracking tools. Also, has established close collaboration between accounting department and operational departments.

Shared expertise by serving as regional controller overseeing the financial operations. As a financial analyst, has oversight of financial operations as well as developed capitalization policies and fixed asset accounting procedures for managed properties.

What can a chief financial officer with work background in business services, rental and military industries who utilized PeopleSoft ERP, MS Dynamics GP and JD Edwards bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft ERP, MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), JD Edwards, Hyperion Essbase and Insight. Educational attainment includes Masters of Business Administration (Management) and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Management). This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Working with areas such as directing all financial functions, including tax, audit, budgeting, forecasting, payroll, billing, collections, treasury, monthly financial close and reporting were some of the responsibilities of this chief financial officer. Duties covered supervising thirty employees in the finance and accounting departments, directing the monthly close process, preparing annual budgets, monthly financial reporting and delivering accurate monthly forecasts. This individual managed banking relationship and treasury functions associated with $25M revolver loan and was responsible for the coordination and management of the external audits. Managing the conversion of accounting systems from PeopleSoft to MS Dynamics GP in conjunction with the project manager and consulting firm was efficiently handled.

Other functions consisted of analyzing and directing the financial strategies needed to improve the profitability of the company. The job covered transitioning many of the accounting functions and replacing all of the managerial roles within the group. Tasks involved re- engineering many of the accounting processes including bad debt reserve process, capitalization process and PTO accruals, which improved the profitability of the company, in addition to setting up and reconstructing the profit models used to acquire new business and retain current business. Sales was improved by 6%.

What can a chief financial officer with work background in a spine/ joint hospital and a medical center, with specialization in PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft Supply Chain and SAP bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft Supply Chain, SAP HCM, SAP FI and CPSI. This individual graduated with a major in Accounting (minor in Management Systems & Psychology); and Certificate in Business Management.

Priority was given to collaborative leadership, being a champion of diversity, setting the example, and helping people discover their potential. Duties of this chief financial officer covered striving to make the most of the resources available, gaining commitment and supporting team members to increase productivity. Functional knowledge was applied with current employment labor laws, Supply Chain standards, GASB/FASB and regulatory requirements including SOX and HIPAA. Experience with a number of systems and modules including: SAP HCM (all modules including travel and LSO), SAP FI, PeopleSoft Financials (all modules including Commitment Control), PeopleSoft Supply Chain (Purchasing, Inventory), PeopleSoft HR/Payroll (Ben Admin, Payroll, Time, Time & Labor, HR Admin), Oracle Financials (all modules including purchasing), Banner Financials; BANNER HR/Payroll; Bi-Tech; and CPSI was also applied.

One of the responsibilities in another job consisted of serving as the project manager/functional lead for all aspects of an engagement to provide assistance to the hospital in acquiring a new hospital administration and ERP system. Assistance provided included developing a request for proposal for ERP or hospital administration systems software and associated implementation services. System functional and technical requirements were finalized for all areas of the hospital.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer who worked in financial services, business services and real estate industries, as well as proficient in Sage 100? Technical competencies involve Sage 100 (formerly Sage MAS 90), Sage 300/Timberline and PeopleSoft. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Accountancy and Master’s in Business Administration. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Important contributions of this chief financial officer included providing strategic management of accounting and finance functions and directing accounting policies, procedures and internal controls. Tasks covered recommending improvements to ensure the integrity of the company’s financial information, as well as managing and overseeing the relationship with independent auditors. Skills brought to the table included developing and implementing IT technology, in addition to overseeing financial systems implementations and upgrades. Aside from managing relationships with financial institutions, investors and investments both domestic and Asian, identifying and managing business risks were completed. Compliance was ensured with federal/state regulations and recommendations were made to optimize investments of financial capital. Coordinating and managing the annual budget process; hiring, training and retaining competent accounting/financial staff were efficiently handled.

Roles in another job involved preparing and analyzing full financial statements, including full disclosures, and the distribution of such statements to upper management. Preparing and analyzing of all construction project reports, including preparing the AIA report and updates were included in the list of duties. In addition, this specialist reported on the residential and commercial status of each project to the financial institutions and prepared due diligence reports for prospective land, commercial and/or residential projects including loan negotiation with financial institutions.

What contributions could a chief financial officer with experience working in food service, financial services and telecommunications industries bring to your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics and Certificate in Multilingual Business & Government Studies and Master of Business Administration MBA in Finance. Software skills include MS Dynamics Great Plains, QuickBooks, Hyperion and Lotus Notes.

Shared expertise by working with the CEO of a privately held pre-IPO start-up financial services company with three legal vehicles specializing in investment and receivables management. While working as a chief financial officer (CFO) in a financial services company, directed the organization’s finance and investment accounting functions to achieve financial goals and grow the firm from a start-up to a mature business. In addition, automated the financial statements of the three legal vehicles into Microsoft Great Plains. Part of the job was to develop financial policies related to revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP and FASB. Similarly, performed capital-raising presentations to investors and venture capitalists. Furthermore, managed relationships with outside auditors, tax planners, lenders and investors.

Challenges like being responsible for the overall financial and accounting performance of the organization were part of this specialist’s work experience. As a chief financial officer (CFO) in a food services company, managed relationships with bankers and auditors, as well as managed funding and covenants. Some of the tasks were overseeing accounts payables, accounts receivables, collections, inventory control, fixed asset and lease tracking. Additionally, worked with senior management to develop the financial roadmap and accelerated growth strategy for the company’s 3-5-year plan.

Could your organization use a chief financial officer with experience in a medical center who used Lawson? Technical proficiencies cover Lawson. Educational attainment includes MBA and Bachelor of Science  Major in Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

One of the primary tasks of this chief financial officer included directing the accounting department including an acquisition due diligence team, general ledger, payroll, Billing, collection, accounts payable, Cash reporting, budgeting and accounting information systems. Analyzing payor information for appropriate recording of revenue, contractual adjustment and bad Debt, as well as preparing, reviewing and/or approving customer and vendor contracts, Medicare agreements, acquisition related documents, rolling income statements and borrowing base reports were also handled. Accomplishments included increasing EBITDA by 10% by re-negotiating contracts, site consolidation and improving operational efficiency, increasing Cash collections by 7%. This was done by implementing more aggressive collection procedures and reducing the Cost of collections to over 20% by reorganizing the department staff. Managing the selection and implementation of a new financial accounting system (Lawson) was part of the job.

Contributions involved coordinating banking, attorney and independent auditor relationships and managing the overall supervision of 120 people with a $5 Million budget. Creating the acquisition review process including a due diligence data request list/questionnaire and financial analysis, along with performing research and preparing detailed schedules required for the organization to go public were also managed. This individual coordinated the entire process to secure a $15 Million line-of-Credit with an asset-based lender and created a reporting tool that increased the accountability of the sales staff and improved tracking of sales leads.

Could your organization use a chief financial officer who is experienced in telecommunications and airline industries, as well as proficient in Oracle? Technical proficiency covers Oracle. Educational attainment includes Master’s in Business Administration and Bachelor of Business & Economics (Finance major).

One of the primary tasks of this chief financial officer included keeping a motivated and demanding workplace. The board of directors was advised in strategy and investment decisions. Proposing and executing Debt-equity strategy, including loan negotiations were also handled. Key roles covered evaluating and approving all investments or initiatives from a financial perspective, fiscal strategy definition, implementation and internal control department creation. Credit and collections department revamp was carried out. Achievement involved reducing annual interest expenses by US$5.5M over the first year (almost 40% reduction in rates), by restructuring/ renegotiating Debt and implementing a fiscal strategy, generating significant tax improvements. Successfully creating an internal control department was part of the job, going from one of the operations with the lowest levels of control to one of the highest positions within the company. Oracle ERP implementation was completed to replace the outdated accounting system.

Contributions in another job involved supply chain reengineering and ensuring compliance with anti-Money laundering, know your customer and all regulations that need to be covered by the mobile financial services business. This individual redefined and implemented a balance sheet reconciliation process and controls, generating accounting adjustments for over US$25M. A Cost consciousness culture was led, generating over US$12M in non-commercial savings. Taking the operation to the number one position within the company on internal control assessments was accomplished.

Could your organization use a chief financial officer with experience in a general medical/surgical hospital and a medical center, as well as knowledgeable in PeopleSoft? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft. Educational background includes Accounting and Computer Programming.

Some impact accomplishments of this chief financial officer involved efficiently consolidating and combining the financial operations for the four distinct entities under a single leadership at the corporate level. Primary tasks included working closely with the management team and managing direct reports for the departments of patient financial services, patient access, OP registration, financial counseling, health information management, revenue analysis and integrity, supply chain as well as project management team for the implementation, stabilization and optimization of ERP PeopleSoft. The remediation of clinical, ancillary and other systems for the ICD-10 project was completed. Additional training and tools to physicians were provided.

Challenges like immediately focusing on leading the finance team in completing the four-entity integrated financial model, which supported the 10-year strategic plan were successfully performed. Achievements included improving morale. This specialist completed a $1.45B annual operating budget and financial operations supporting education, biomedical research, compassionate treatment and cures. The job involved raising $351M in capital and generating 130% demand for bonds sold at the lowest historical market rates, to refinance existing debt and provide cash infusion to fund the 10-year strategic plan. Positive and stable outlook ratings were obtained from three bond rating agencies. One of the achievements consisted of $2.2M in savings after implementing, stabilizing and optimizing ERP PeopleSoft System.

Could your organization use a chief financial officer with background experience in manufacturing, technology and oil industries who utilized SAP ERP? Technical proficiencies cover SAP ERP. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts, Accounting and Economics. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

One of the primary tasks of this chief financial officer included leading business administration for oil & gas operations for company of 700 employees and $600m annual revenue and for engineers to order turbo machinery, reciprocating compressors and gas turbine packaging. Consolidating the finance team and streamlining processes across multiple locations resulted in cost savings of 15%. Key roles covered driving the development of strategic capacity to formalize management of 40% +/- volume variations, as well as representing the business on large SAP conversion project of over 30 locations. Serving as liaison with US operations VP to increase profitability, reduce costs and increase volume flexibility was efficiently carried out.

Another position involved serving as finance representative on manufacturing work stream that developed strategy set to produce cost savings of $75M. This individual integrated 7 legacy locations with 7 locations within targeted timeline while reducing headcount and costs, establishing common practices, implementing changes and overcoming challenges. The reduced organizational layer produced savings of $1M. The finance team was led through ERP conversion, reducing closing cycle by 43%. The finance department cost was reduced by 36% over 5 years while business volumes increased. For a manufacturer, being a key contributor in cost reduction team that met and exceeded annual targets of 3-5% product cost was included in the list of achievements.

What can a chief financial officer with work background in a general hospital and health systems who utilized Lawson bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Lawson. Educational background includes M.B.A and B.S. Degrees. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

Working with areas such as evaluating the future structure and direction of the local system was one of the skills brought to the table by this chief financial officer. Duties covered developing system-wide audit to ascertain compliance with federal regulations related to the use of proceeds from tax-exempt Debt, as well as reviewing and analyzing private use related to all tax-exempt bond issues at each local system. The project encompassed system-wide education and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance and monitoring. This individual administered the entire system while recruitment efforts were underway. This entailed coordinating the year-end external audit with the external auditors, all local hospital systems, and organization management. Serving as a key Member of the implementation team for new Lawson financial systems was carried out.

Responsibilities consisted of ensuring the timely resolution of audit issues, preparation of system-wide audited financial statements, and serving as liaison with all the local hospital system CFOs on technical accounting issues and other financial matters as they occurred. Tasks involved leading the annual audit process, formulating the proper procedures for two new medical office building projects, following through on implementing appropriate procedures and corrections for both internal and external audit findings, as well as preparing impairment analyses for two of their facilities. Training was provided to the newly recruited controller.