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

Would a detail-oriented chief financial officer with experience working in music, fine arts and media industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Professional certifications earned as: Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Systems skills involve SAP/BW, Oracle, MAS 500, Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and NAV (Navision).

Some accomplishments included reducing personnel costs of acquired entity by 60% through integration and enhanced processes. As a chief financial officer in a music company, engaged and collaborated with turnaround firms to drive an immediate and sustainable transformation following 3 years of under-performance after acquiring a large consumer electronics firm. Also, built actionable cash flow and financial models to guide restructuring. In addition, managed global treasury and lender relationships in a low liquidity environment.

Shared expertise by reorganizing finance and accounting which enabled control of a 40% increase in revenues and the increasing complexity caused by the doubling of locations, countries and currencies, without increasing headcount. While employed in a fine arts company as a chief financial officer, streamlined operational workflows which enabled a 10% reduction in administrative headcount. Moreover, designed annual departmental budgeting and quarterly reforecasting process, as well as analyzed variances monthly. Furthermore, structured a $75M- credit agreement.

How can a chief financial officer with work experience in a health system help your organization? Educational background is composed of BSBA Accounting. Professional certifications involve Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Technical knowledge consists of SAP ERP.

Working with challenging issues such as initiating process improvements as well as reducing operating working capital and debt, remediating material weakness in internal controls have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Working in health system, this CFO provided guidance, leadership, knowledge, and experience to transition the newly appointed CFO into this community hospital system with more than 300 physicians and multiple outpatient care centers throughout Southeastern Ohio.

As a chief financial officer, established an international shared services center, securitized global accounts receivable, rolled out a global ERP system, repatriated foreign cash balances, designed the global strategic budget process, and enhanced relationships with the investor analyst community. This professional successfully prepared the transition to becoming the permanent chief financial officer.

Would hiring a CFO who worked in biotechnology, manufacturing and distribution industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS Accounting (Magna Cum Laude). Professional certifications involve Certified Public Accountants (CPA). Technical competencies consist of SAP, Intacct, Sage/MAS (90, 200, 500), Great Plains (MS Dynamics) and QuickBooks.

Acting as a CFO, this individual was in charge of designing and/or managing financial and operational infrastructure. Also, tasked with preparing financial statements, including SEC-compliant disclosures. This professional was contracted to provide a comprehensive range of the financial cycle, from data/transaction entry to the financial reports, disclosures, and presentations. Other duties were setting up the accounting infrastructure for start-up businesses; designing the chart of accounts, accounting processes, and U.S. GAAP-compliant external financial reports. In addition, implemented ERP accounting/financial software platforms, including migration from QuickBooks.

While working for a biotechnology company as a CFO, co-prepared funding presentations to prospective investors. Moreover, established the financial and operational infrastructure. In addition, reported to the CEO, as well as responsible for the entire financial cycle and supporting functions, including, during the pre-financing phase, (i) preparing financial projections and forecasts, (ii) posting transactions, and (iii) issuing financial reports. Furthermore, prepared financial reports and Subchapter S Corp. federal income tax returns.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer with experience working in aviation, consumer products and telecommunications industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Master’s Degree in Finance. Software knowledge consists of SAP B1, Great Plains, Lawson M3, Oracle Financials, Peachtree and QuickBooks.

Contributed to the organization by being responsible for all Financial, IT, & Human Resources Functions. While working in an airlines/aviation company as a chief financial officer, reported directly to the CEO, as well as responsible for all external reporting, tax, treasury, strategic planning, risk management, and accounting. Other duties were developing new financial Dashboard for financial review, as well as presenting Dashboard and Financial Statements to the Board of Directors.

Job functions encompassed budget and quarterly forecasts for Management and Board of Directors. Moreover, was challenged to reduce expenses and build a consolidated accounting/finance organization. A key accomplishment was reducing 15% of the HR & health Insurance cost by outsourcing payroll, HR and benefits with ADP Total Source. Moreover, managed the treasury function including bank relationships. Furthermore, was responsible for Cash flow and Covenant reporting for an $8 million ABL line of credit.

Is impacting your organization with a CFO with work experience in construction, utilities and electronic manufacturing industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Finance and Master of Business Administration in Finance. Technical knowledge consists of SAP ERP and Infor Syteline.

While employed in a building materials company as a CFO, facilitated the transition to a nationwide insurance carrier for the company’s property and casualty. Some of the tasks were doing insurance coverage for all locations that resulted in more extensive coverage at no additional cost. Also, was responsible for all financial activities including financial statement preparation, audits, budgets, cash management, IT and insurance for this private equity owned $35 million manufacturer of building and road construction products. Moreover, served as co-executive lead on an ERP implementation of Infor Syteline over three locations that was completed on time and under budget.

Part of the job as a CFO in a utilities company was to be responsible for all financial activities including financial statement preparation, audits, budgets, cash management, IT and insurance for this private equity owned $30 million distributor of high compression hydraulic cutting tools. This CFO was a member of the senior management team that developed the confidential memorandum and made presentations to prospective buyers on a change of ownership that resulted in a purchase price multiple of 7.7 x’s EBITDA. Furthermore, drove lower working capital requirements by decreasing inventory levels by $1.4 million (15%) over an 8-month period through an increased focus on inventory management.

Would a detail-oriented controller with work background in a contracting and construction industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BA in Accounting and MBA in Marketing/Finance. Technical skills involve SAP, Timberline & Sage Accounting Software and QuickBooks. This specialist has years of experience in utilization of the Timberline/Sage accounting software and has extensive experience in financial management and planning including strong abilities in billing, A/R collections, and government compliance reporting.

Some accomplishments included managing all financial matters of the company including monthly closing, financial statement preparation, tax filings, supervising accounting personnel and all other accounting activities. While working in a contracting company as a controller, duties included AR, AP, JC. AIA billing, over/under billing, bank rec., cash management, tax filings & reports, and expense reduction procedures. Also, has compiled yearend audited financial statements with the outside CPA, as well as operated and maintained Sage 100 software.

Shared expertise by installing Timberline accounting system, as well as operating the system and training personnel on the use of the system. As a controller in a construction company, has managed payroll timesheets and processing, employee records, tax filings, tax deposits, 941 preparation and filing, and W-2’s. Other duties were managing job cost input and reporting, preparing and analyzing WIP reports, as well as preparing all internal financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, cash reports, and accounts receivables reports with aging, and budget analysis.

What contributions could an SAP controller with experience working in automotive, industrial engineering and financial services industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting. Software. Technology skills encompass SAP R3 Financial and Manufacturing Applications, QAD, QuickBooks Pro, Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Word Pro.

Challenges like being quoting, inventory valuation, cost center analysis (actual vs. budget), absorption analysis, analyzing and correcting process sheets/routings and bills of material, WIP variance analysis, WIP settlement analysis, weekly backlog forecasts, annual budgets, development of labor rates, fixed and variable overhead rates were efficiently performed. Acting as an SAP controller in an automotive company, responsible for analyzing and correcting process sheets/routings and bills of material and performing cost rollups. Variance analysis included PPV, outside processing, material rate and usage, labor and burden absorption, methods change, cost revaluations and inventory adjustments. Other responsibilities included development of labor rates, fixed and variable overhead rates, preparing the monthly forecast and annual budget as well as P&L variance analysis.

Shared expertise by maintaining and reporting accurate financial data including P&L preparation and balance sheet reconciliations, understanding manufacturing variance, variable and fixed costs variances and analysis of budget variances. Serving in an industrial engineering company as a plant controller, job functions included development of labor rates, fixed and variable overhead rates, performing cost rollup, as well as preparing the monthly forecast and annual budget. Furthermore, prepared hourly payroll, performance analysis and reporting, cost of sales analysis, inventory analysis, excess and obsolescence analysis, as well as maintained internal controls. Additionally, provided actionable information and analysis to drive decision making and tracked all plant-related statistics and target objectives.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a controller with work experience in manufacturing, automotive and real estate industries? Educational attainment is composed of BA- Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Business/Math Group Major and MBA- Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Systems experience consists of SAP, AS/400, QuickBooks, Hyperion Essbase and Lotus Notes.

Serving in a manufacturing company as a controller, responsible for financial statement management and all accounting activities as well as assisted with ERP (AS/400) implementation. This specialist was in charge of cash management; Payroll & HR Supervision; treasury/banking activity; forecasting & budgeting; financial analysis including customer giveback recommendations and validation of quoting activity; as well as PO processing. Moreover, worked with external accounting firm for year-end; supervising 4 full time and 1 part-time staff. Additionally, increased cash forecast from 3 weeks to 12 weeks for 2 entities.

As a controller in an automotive company, saved the company $100K by avoiding operational support payments to a vendor in financial difficulty by negotiating revised payment terms and working with commodity manager to determine revised pricing. Part of the job was to manage tooling budgets up to $25M, including PO approval, invoice approval and spending tracking. In addition, negotiated cockpit assembly agreement with a supplier on C446 program. Furthermore, responsible for various aspects of monthly closing and reporting, including creating journal entries.

Would a detail-oriented controller who worked in computer hardware and recycling industries fit in your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Arts Degree. Core competencies consist of SAP and MAS 90.

Contributions included assembling semi-annual budgets and monthly forecasts for P&Ls, balance sheets, headcounts, fixed operating and variable marketing expense detail, inventory detail, warranty reserve, and capital spending. While employed in a computer hardware company as a controller, provided monthly financial reports of actuals for P&Ls, balance sheets, operating and marketing/sales promotion expenses, headcounts, and inventory transactions with variance explanations vs. budget or forecast. In addition, assembled information from management needed for month-end close accruals of large expenditures. Additionally, provided monthly warranty reserve provision and final accrual entries for expenses and direct accounting staff in final entries for month-end accounting close.

The position entailed managing 4-in-all accounting in this multi-location business including GL, financials, A/R, A/P, payroll, cash management, and banking. Serving as a corporate controller, used MAS 90 system, created Excel models for improved budgeting, and analysis tracking of profits of other locations. Furthermore, did tight monitoring and effective forecasting that maximized cash available during critical periods and accommodated acquisitions.

How can a controller with experience working in automotive, electronics and manufacturing industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Accounting Processes and Master of Business Administration, Major: Accounting. Computer skills consist of SAP, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Lotus Notes and Solomon.

Working with challenging issues such as developing and implementing Pivot Table for monthly closing to convert financial statements from Solomon (ERP) to LucaNet (reporting tool); achieving significant time savings in Finance / Accounting have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Serving in an automotive company as a controller, established month-by-month P&L via Pivot Table; improved comparability in Finance. Also, worked on financial planning of quarterly forecast and annual budget for P&L, balance sheet, sales, and headcount. In addition, created overhead cost template for regional fixed cost allocations to reporting units.

With a “can do approach” in the area of creating SAP training manual for project and cost center reports, project hours, and vendor POs; achieving training for about 120 program managers, cost center and department leaders, and senior management have been career objectives. While working as a controller, accomplished increased budget awareness by educating project managers and cost center leaders regarding cost structure within their area of responsibility. Moreover, improved timeliness and correctness of vendor PO reports in SAP.

Would hiring a controller with work experience in construction, food production and pharmaceutical industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree: Bus. Admin./Law & Public Policy as well as Master’s Degree: Leadership. Software skills consists of SAP R/3, Ross ERP, MAS 90, QuickBooks, FAS, Lacerte and Peachtree.

Acting as a controller in a construction company, did business with 200+ employees constructing roof-top swimming pools on high rise buildings, building municipal splash parks, and swimming pools as well as pool maintenance. As the top financial manager, supervised all activities of HR, G/L, A/P, A/R, fixed assets, accruals, collection activities, certified payroll and government billings, as well as Job Costing. ADP payroll and custom reports management were used. While employed as a controller, supervised all accounting activities of G/L, A/P, A/R, and Customer Service. Additionally, worked on the preparation of reporting for month end and year to date results, performing analysis of operational results and sales. This specialist performed monthly close, cycle counts, inventory management, COGS, and asset management.

While working for a pharmaceutical company as a cost accountant/financial analyst, researched human genome therapies, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs to treat rare conditions. This initiative exceeded sales to $4 billion, and operating income of $949 million. Furthermore, used SAP Technical Cost Analysis, month end close, finished goods/COGS/PPV/WIP reconciliations, internal audit of raw material cycle counts, SAP module closing, and data analytics using Business Objects.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this controller who worked in warehousing/storage solutions, IT services and chemical industries? Educational attainment is composed of BS Business and Public Administration, Finance as well as MBA Finance and Management Information Systems. Technical skills involve SAP, Oracle 11i, Dynamics AX 4.0, Costpoint 7.1 PeopleSoft, Baan ERP, Adage, Sage 500, Misys and JobScope. Accomplishments include improving margin accuracy of new products to within +/- 1% of final SAP product cost as well as improving productivity by 30% and leading employee bonus opportunities of up to 18% monthly.

Contributed to the organization by reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and being accountable for complete finance, accounting and IT management. As a controller in a warehousing company, assisted in company’s return to profitability for the first time in 3 years. Other duties were managing monthly Borrowing Base Certification for Asset Based Lending (ABL) banking arrangement, combined with daily cash position reporting and weekly forecasting. In addition, acted as an Active Steering Team member for JobScope ERP system implementation with ownership of data conversion, cost accounting set-up, and continual financial integrity.

Other jobs entailed reporting to the Corporate Controller and being accountable for forecasting, compiling, and reporting of financial information for the Operations Group – Manufacturing, Materials Management, Product Development, Installations, and Warranty Services. Serving as a controller in an IT services company, managed 2 Sr. Accountants in charge of cost accounting and invoicing for URE and OOS Services. Furthermore, developed monthly forecasting and reporting tool with margin analysis and OPS results. Also, implemented improvements to conversion cost allocations based on Activity Based Costing.