Below are the 5 CFOs & 6 Controllers with Oracle & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides CFO’s & Controllers on a consulting, contracting, interim or direct hire basis.

Does a chief financial officer who is experienced in manufacturing, retail and wholesale industries, as well as knowledgeable in Oracle, Peachtree/Sage 50 and QuickBooks pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Oracle, Peachtree/Sage 50, QuickBooks, MAS90, Great Plains Software, NetSuite and Salesforce. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Major responsibilities of this chief financial officer included overseeing financial operations and human resources, as well as supporting company objectives with respect to technology, marketing and sales divisions. Key roles covered developing and deploying integration of various software packages (Oracle, Salesforce, SoftRIP, and NetSuite) to allow for cross communication and sharing of customer and financial data. Evaluating departmental strategies, in addition to determining potential impact on ROI, productivity, and competitive advantage were positive experiences brought to the business table. This individual implemented NetSuite ERP enterprise software to manage financial operations and actively participated in all key hiring positions during staff ramp-up; new employees from 3 to 70 in 18 months were added. The metric and reporting structure was developed to manage business operations. Forecast programs and operating budgets were designed and reviewed.

The job covered providing the overall management of finance, credit/collections, and IT departments for a chain of engagement ring destination stores. A large scale Oracle systems implementation was managed; some modules installed were Finance, Inventory, Accounts Receivable and Merchandising. Tasks consisted of supporting equity transaction to private investment firm and recommending changes to accounting policy (jewelry service plan, warranty, sales returns & allowance), to ensure GAAP compliance. Participating in gross profit committee which helped to drive margins an additional 300bp was carried out.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a chief financial officer with work background in financial services, banking and professional services industries, as well as skilled in Oracle GL? Technical skills cover Oracle GL. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Public Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

While working for a financial services company, main functions of this chief financial officer were comprised of managing all accounting, regulatory, audit, tax, home office and product reporting, as well as implementing Oracle G/L and trades processing systems saving $1M annually. This individual implemented in-house DealTrak syndicate system, directly posted deal information to Oracle and reduced monthly closing process to less than 3 business days via functional reengineering. Implementing new regulatory capital usage software which reduced capital usage by over $25M was also carried out. Cost savings program reduced market data entitlements.

The job covered employing post audits, introducing “green” concepts and renegotiating certain variable costs such as directors and officers liability coverage; annual savings exceeded $700K. An additional role covered drafting policies and procedures for capital allocation, personal trading, transfer pricing, support cost allocations, expense control and authorization, and trade allocations across strategies. One of the responsibilities consisted of re-engineering the finance function in general ledger, middle office, accounts payable, business unit support and home office reporting resulting in ability to support business expansion with same staffing level. The Hyperion software application was implemented to enhance budget and reporting capability and interfaced directly with Oracle G/L; significantly reducing budget time, providing enhanced allocations functionality, and expanding information reporting were also completed.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer who worked in technology and software industries, as well as proficient in Oracle, MS Dynamics and ADP? Technical competencies involve Oracle, MS Dynamics, Sage ERP, ADP HCM and NetSuite. Educational background includes BS in Accounting/Finance. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

Important contributions of this chief financial officer included restructuring and aligning financial processes across the enterprise. The job entailed reorganizing the existing finance and human resource personnel into functional teams and providing detailed instruction and leadership to enhance productivity. Hiring four new personnel, reducing month-end close time by seven business days and increasing the accuracy of financial reporting were parts of the job. Tasks covered conducting detailed reviews of existing ERP and HCM Systems, as well as sourcing and implementing Oracle Cloud Financials and Paycom HCM, all systems were fully operational.

This specialist integrated 18 acquisitions and one start-up supporting the business development team’s due diligence including debt financing models, legal entity setup, banking, merchant services, insurance and full integration ranging from $1.5M to $7M annualized revenue. Skills covered developing operational key performance indicators (KPIs) and a detailed, metrics-based budget model, introducing an accrual based method for COGS and developing key inventory metrics to improve financial reporting. The job entailed reorganizing the existing finance, IT and human resource staff into functional teams and providing detailed instruction and leadership. Credit revolved was reduced by 30% while revenue improved by 27%.

What can a chief financial officer with work background in agriculture, energy and accounting industries, as well as specialization in Oracle, SAP, and Sage MAS 200 bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Oracle, SAP, McKesson HBOC and Sage MAS 200. Educational attainment includes Master’s in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

Working with areas such as directing financial reporting, business development, and strategic planning for international producer and marketer of ethanol, yeast, and co-products with production of approximately 200 gallons annually were some of the responsibilities of this chief financial officer. Duties covered monitoring debt covenants of the company’s $160M and $300M debt offering, as well as coordinating the annual external audit of consolidated financial statements, 401K defined contribution plan, and union pension benefit plan. This individual successfully prepared opening balance sheet and provided oversight of closing/final settlement of company acquisition including settlement of receivables, environmental negotiations and pending litigation. The ethanol plant performance was benchmarked using Oracle ADI to automate cost reports.

Designing the first comprehensive financial forecasting module was done to project income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. The job covered developing the financial model for business analysts to use as core model for mergers and acquisitions activities, calculating balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, financial statement ratios, and impact of EBITDA. Other functions involved utilizing Oracle to improve financial reporting and recordkeeping, in addition to increasing efficiency and accuracy by automating all financial statements.

Could your organization use a chief financial officer who is experienced in construction, engineering and oil/energy industries, as well as proficient in Oracle Financials, Oracle Hyperion and Oracle HFM? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle Financials, Oracle Hyperion, Oracle HFM, PL/SQL, Access and Visual Basic. Educational background includes Bachelor of Accountancy, Postgraduate Diploma in Datametrics and BSc Major in Information Systems, Database Design and Computer Programming.

One of the impact contributions of this chief financial officer included overseeing finance and accounting for all 4 of company divisions – a total team of 50 finance staff. This individual was assigned responsibility for the corporate IT department. Key roles covered halting a failing ERP implementation and assembling a steering committee to reconsider options. The board approval was obtained to convert Oracle EBS licenses into Oracle EPM (Hyperion) and Oracle Human Capital Management; consultants were managed to implement the systems. Embarking on a shared service center initiative to streamline group processes and accelerating statutory external audits to complete a backlog of outstanding financial reporting were carried out, along with participating in several M&A due diligence activities for potential acquisition targets.

Establishing a new regional head office and transitioning financial responsibilities for a regional office were completed. The job consisted of introducing standard financial reporting at the location level including Hyperion HFM and Planning, management reporting, plus introduction of Oracle Financials to Brazil operations. Stabilizing and improving the quality of and trust in financial reporting for all Latin integration of Latin American acquisitions to the corporate timetable and reporting standards were efficiently managed.

Could your organization use a senior financial controller who is experienced in software, marketing and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in Oracle, Hyperion and SAP? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle, Hyperion, SAP Business One and QuickBooks. Educational background includes Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

Some impact contributions of this senior financial controller included directly collaborating to find efficiencies within other countries in the region, managing US GAAP and local GAAP (IFRS) financial statements and its external audits and serving as main liaison with the external auditors. This individual was responsible for the hardware and supply chain line of business and reduced risk and exposure for Oracle and its board of directors. The monthly and quarterly closing activities were managed for Oracle and acquired companies, ensuring timely US GAAP reporting and its corresponding 10-Q/10-filings. Compliance with legal and local requirements/regulations was ensured. An additional role involved ensuring compliance with Oracle global policies and procedures.

The job consisted of leading the global payroll optimization project and ensuring process workflow improvements across the different teams (finance, payroll and accounting teams). Skills involved leading the performance guarantees regional project to reduce risk and reassure compliance with Oracle’s internal policy and working closely with several stakeholders (legal, risk management, sales ops, contracts, GPO). Other duties involved handling A/P, A/R, G/L, cost accounting and cash management. Treasury responsibilities involved cash flow forecasting preparation, FX transactions and letter of credit issuing. Aside from business process optimization, assessment, design and implementation of the new manual of procedures were also carried out.

Would a corporate controller with familiarity in commercial services, manufacturing and telecommunications industries, as well as skilled in Oracle HFM, Oracle Planning, SAP and Hyperion help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Oracle HFM, Oracle Planning, SAP, Hyperion and Equity Edge Software. Educational attainment includes MS in Finance, MBA and BS Engineering. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

Setting up and developing the global finance function, following the separation and reporting of SEC 10K, 10Q, FP&A, Outlook, debt compliance reporting (SEC), revenue, working capital management and tax were some of the key focuses of this corporate controller. Consolidation management (HFM) and revenue recognition were carried out based on VSOE or effective interest rate method. Audit management, policies and procedures and international business integration were efficiently handled, along with serving as purchase accounting expert. This individual served as project manager for Oracle HRM consolidation software, implemented in 9 months, provided the considerable financial benefit of consistency and accuracy of the monthly data and projected to reduce the audit costs by $1.2 M.

Notable skills used on a regular basis included handling reporting: SEC reporting (10K, 10Q)-100% on-time filings, and Outlook reporting, in addition to managing controls: SOX compliance, having no material weaknesses and implementing policies and procedures. Aside from conducting revenue recognition review of all long life contracts (SOP 97-2, ASC 605-25, ASC 606), the external auditors’ packages were developed and the auditor interface was managed. Producing internal monthly financial results (using Oracle System) and creating “causes of change” reports were part of the assigned tasks.

Could your organization use a controller who is experienced in software, real estate and financial services industries, as well as proficient in Oracle E-Business Suite, HFM and Planning? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle Purchase Accounting, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle HFM and Planning, SAP, Sage Timberline and HTML. Educational attainment includes MBA Concentration in Finance and Project Management, Master’s in Computer Information System, Bachelor in Accounting and Major in Industrial Engineering.

Primary tasks of this controller included assisting in Oracle Purchase Accounting for target company’s monthly financial closing and consolidation, as well as working with the global revenue recognition team for monthly revenue recognition from software deferral account to ensure compliance with GAAP. Generating financial data analysis documents for review and participating in a controller group for accounting/finance supporting documents and bank reconciliation for the acquisition were also handled. Key roles covered helping the Order to Cash team for customer invoice billing and receivable collection, in addition to assisting the global business unit in gathering weekly and monthly time and labor (T&L) and Expenses for project accounting documents through Oracle E-Business Suite system.

Contributions involved overseeing the operations of the accounting/finance department in managing day-to-day operational functions including bank accounts, ledgers and reporting system, audit and tax filing, cash flow management, planning, and forecasting, and fixed assets management. This individual developed, implemented, and maintained automated accounting, billing and collection workflow to ensure timely customer billing and collections. Establishing and maintaining the company’s accounting/financial policies and guidelines to respond to change in internal control were carried out.

What can a controller with work background in hardware, defense and manufacturing industries, as well as specialization in Oracle and SAP bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Oracle and SAP. Educational background includes MBA and BS Degree, Major in Accounting with Concentrations in Finance and Economics.

Working with areas such as effectively leading a 6-member group including cost accountants and financial controllers implementing innovative strategies with regard to standard costing, process improvements, lean management and financial reporting optimization were some of the skills by this controller. One of the duties covered utilizing lean accounting management techniques to reduce days to close month end. Tasks consisted of developing the detailed cost volume profit analysis templates used globally to identify volume, price, net and gross variances to budget and prior year, in addition to initiating and managing the development of value stream income statements for all US-based HID facilities. This individual maximized the visibility of the elements driving product standard cost by adding Oracle sub-elements and standardizing these elements globally to ensure comparability.

Part of the responsibilities consisted of correcting standard costing at facilities where distribution activities were a significant component of unit sales. Functions covered developing and implementing an innovative/unique method to isolate and separately account for cumulative I/C profit included in standard product costs in Oracle. Developing and implementing an Oracle process that automatically posted I/C transactions to the balance sheet and income statement significantly reducing accounting resources required to process these transactions were completed.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this corporate controller who worked in shipping, hotel and engineering industries, as well as proficient in Oracle Financials, Oracle R12 and QuickBooks? Technical competencies involve Oracle Financials, Oracle R12, QuickBooks and Sun Financial Systems. Educational attainment includes BS Accounting. This individual obtained Certifications in Oracle Financial GL and AP, Oracle Report Writing and Oracle Consolidation Reporting.

Important contributions of this corporate controller included managing day-to-day accounting and financial operations, overseeing accounting department of 26 people in Miami and 17 people in New York, as well as managing AP, AR, cash and payroll. Tasks covered month-end closing, and all financial reporting in US GAAP to corporate. This specialist drove change and streamlined operations, improving process design, controls, and system capabilities. Fixed asset and travel policy was also created. Actively serving in and supporting the finance transformation across all processes, ensuring solutions addressed business and finance needs were part of the job. Skills included managing the monthly close process, ensuring accurate balance sheet and financial results and streamlining the monthly financial close process from eight to four days. Serving as active participant for Oracle R12 implementation and redesigning of all global charts of accounts were carried out.

Key roles involved implementing ADP and UltiPro payroll software, interacting with the company’s management team, external auditors, and outside advisors, coordinating and managing external audits, issue resolution, and client-related inquiries. Duties covered preparing the monthly financial package and presenting monthly financial results to management team.

Does a controller who is experienced in manufacturing, oil and gas industries, as well as knowledgeable in Oracle, SAP and JD Edwards pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, MS Dynamics GP and Visio. Educational attainment includes MBA, Management Information Systems and BBA, Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

Major responsibilities of this controller included exerting turnaround effort for newly acquired privately held company including Oracle ERP system implementation, business process re-engineering and organizational restructuring. Cutting outstanding sales billing (unbilled revenue) by 90% and reconciling the entire Oracle balance sheet for all accounts resulting in correcting entries for 95% of accounts were some of the key roles. Developing the local financial reporting process, producing monthly financial statements IAW IFRS, as well as recruiting and training financial accounting and project accounting supervisors and staff were positive experiences brought to the business table. The company budget was prepared for multiple departments and locations. Process improvement efforts were developed for all process areas including AP, AR, PA and FA.

The job covered preparing monthly, quarterly and annual budget and forecasting models using data analytics for predictive analysis. Coordinating with external and internal auditors was done to ensure annual audits were supported efficiently via preparation of the schedules. More so, auditor analysis was requested. Functions consisted of managing monthly and quarterly close process adhering to IFRS requirements and reporting deadlines, in addition to improving communication and coordination across all stakeholders to ensure timely deliverables.