Below are the 12 CFO's with various industries & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides CFO's & controllers who know your industry & your systems 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 background in distribution, insurance and energy services industries help your organization? Credentials/education includes Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation. Computer skills are composed of QuickBooks, AS/400, Peachtree, FAS (First Step), BNA Fixed Asset Management, Crystal Reports, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Blackline Reconciliations and Oracle Essbase.

Working with challenging issues such as preparing documentation for entire close and accounting processes for the AS/400 system have vetted this specialist’s work experience. This professional analyzed process issues, identified possible solutions and worked with senior management to implement recommendations. Some of the duties involved reviewing existing internal controls, developing improvement strategies and leading the implementation of those recommendations, as well as developing and refining advanced Excel financial models.

With a “can do approach” in the area of leading team to develop a new process for uploading Great Plains data into PeopleSoft have been career objectives. Part of the job was to serve as key player in the development and implementation of new system to migrate claims into Great Plains. Additionally, developing an in-depth knowledge of all financial and operational systems, as well as leading process improvement projects that reduced monthly close times and FTEs required to perform accounting and finance functions were some of the achievements earned.

How can a chief financial officer (CFO) with experience working in transportation, professional services and manufacturing industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS Computer Science, MBA and Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA). Technical skills involve JD Edwards, SAP, Oracle, Natural, ACL, Hyperion, COGNOS and AS/400. Advantages include experience with administrative responsibility for managing the operational, technical and compliance areas, in addition to addressing operational functions and compliance activities.

Working with challenging issues such as doing assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs, as well as quality management were part of this specialist’s work experience. Serving in a medical transportation as a CFO, mitigated risk and addressed Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal control structure. Some of the tasks were developing and maintaining a compliance and regulatory program, knowledge of general hospital operations, JCAHO, OSHA, Medicare COP, and state requirements. Also, performed audits and addressed IT services/data management. Moreover, worked with different department heads to make sure that best practices were identified and implemented in an efficient manner.

With a “can do approach” in the area of carrying out assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs have been career objectives in another job. While employed in a professional services provider, tasks were reviewing Enterprise Resource Planning system and testing for functional/ adequate controls. The job involved performing audits on JD Edwards and assisting with SAP audit. Other duties were managing projects and performing audits on computer applications (application based costing), statistical research for different systems (Endeavor), mainframes (AS/400), OS/390, security (ACF/2) and Oracle.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this CFO with experience working in a medical center and a health system? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. Software skills include QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, Dac-Easy, PeopleSoft, CPSI, Healthland-Centriq, Sage-Depreciation, HMS and Great Plains.

Contributed to the organization by reconciling and closing all monthly accounts, as well as preparing and analyzing monthly and year-end financial statements. While employed in a medical center as a CFO, has managed financial affairs of Acute Care Hospital, analyzed cost report information per department, as well as reviewed accounts payable and receivables at month end. Some of the tasks were reviewing semi-weekly payroll and employee time, as well as preparing and reviewing month end and year-end financial statements.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by recording all asset management and cash management general journal entries and reviewing entries for accuracy and timeliness. Serving in a health system as a CFO, has managed financial affairs of Critical Access Hospital with annual budget of $17.2 million, as well as reconciled and closed all monthly accounts, prepared and analyzed monthly and year-end financial statements. Furthermore, has analyzed cost report information per department.

Does a chief financial officer who is experienced in consumer products, education and business services industries, as well as knowledgeable in PeopleSoft, SAP, QuickBooks and Hyperion pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves PeopleSoft, SAP, QuickBooks, Hyperion, Prophix, CCH ProSystems Tax and ProSeries Tax. Educational attainment includes Doctor of Business Administration (ongoing), Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Business Management. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

Major responsibilities of this chief financial officer included managing the day-to-day operations of finance, accounting, marketing, human resource, facilities, information technology, compliance and other auxiliary functions, as well as administering and programming $17 million annual budget of 200+ staff and faculty members, 32-acre campus with 113,000 square footage of facility space. Developing the annual budget, monitoring performance and reporting financial results and projections to stakeholders, including presentations to the board of trustees, state agencies and accrediting bodies were some of the key roles. Providing appropriate financial stewardship of resources, in addition to creating and maintaining systems and a culture that used resources wisely, properly and to their fullest value were positive experiences brought to the business table. Oracle PeopleSoft, Prophix (budget planning and consolidation) and CampusVue (student management, revenue recognition) were utilized.

The job covered handling the monthly and quarterly financial reporting (consolidation) of the company ledgers from SAP to Hyperion Reporting. Important contributions involved developing and implementing account mapping for reporting of SAP ledger activity into Hyperion Reporting Schedules. The Hyperion “retrieve and export” functionality was utilized. Special projects included the legal reorganization, settlements, and separation issues relating to SAP/Accounting, allocation of costs, and movements of assets/liabilities between parties.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer with experience in the manufacturing industry and proficient in Epicor? Technical competencies involve Epicor. Educational background includes Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Important tasks of this chief financial officer included conducting comprehensive analyses of each company’s product, technology, clientele and financial resources, as well as expertly negotiating and establishing all acquisition contractual obligations. The job entailed leading the consolidation of four plants into two locations through all phases to ensure production capabilities met current and forecasted sales volumes. This individual was entrusted with allocating a capital investment of $10M strategically injected to migrate manufacturing lines, and significantly upgraded equipment/ facilities to accommodate production of products from both companies. Epicor was championed as the new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that would merge five systems into one cutting-edge platform. A restructuring of leadership and staff role was executed to align with newly combined operations.

Key roles involved leading all facets of the post-acquisition transition process including customers, orders, technologies, patents, license agreements, production supply agreements, and inventory transition/ sale. Acting as a stabilizing force throughout a massive drop in product demand by negotiating favorable terms with a lender (five forbearance agreements, seven loan amendments) was a skill brought to the table. A large capital injection ($6.25M) was secured from the majority stockholder and major vendor concessions to keep operations running smoothly while pursuing a sale.

Would hiring a CFO with experience working in distribution, wholesale and transportation industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BA in Communications and MBA in Accounting & Finance. Software skills involve MS Dynamics AX, Navision, Oracle, NetSuite and Sage 100/300.

Acting as a CFO in a distribution/supplies company, assumed full responsibility for managing the company’s financial functions, including overseeing the remote accounting team and producing timely and accurate financial reports to the executive team. This professional represented the company and future financial performance to financial partners, including financial institutions, investors, auditors, public officials, etc. Also, developed and led financial strategy, goals, and objects for fast growing business lines, as well as participated in key decisions pertaining to strategic initiatives, operating model and execution. Moreover, prepared and maintained regular financial planning reports; including monthly profit and loss forecast by decision vs. budget; and weekly cash flow forecast.

While working for a wholesale company as a CFO, integrated Reporting and FP&A for all departments (Finance, Logistics, Customer Service, Marketing, Sales and HR), providing performance transparency, eliminating risks and maximizing opportunities. In addition, created annual end to end budget including sales, product mix, and margin. Part of the job was to synchronize procurement according to budget and monitor commercial activity and cash flow. Furthermore, negotiated asset base lines of credit with banks to improve liquidity while providing longer terms to customers in lieu of larger orders (reducing shipping and warehousing costs 7%).

Does a chief financial officer who is knowledgeable in Peachtree/Sage 50, Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 with experience in wholesale distribution, manufacturing and technology industries pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Peachtree/Sage 50, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200, Sage Business Intelligence, Sage Visual Integrator, Business Works, Intuit QuickBooks, SAP, Crystal Reports and FRx. Educational background includes BS in Business Administration, Minor in Computer Science. This specialist is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Major responsibilities of this chief financial officer included managing clients and providing software training and help desk support. Specializations included the following programs: Sage MAS 90 ERP (now Sage 100), Sage MAS 200, Business Works, Intuit Quick Books, Sage Peachtree and Peachtree Quantum (now Sage 50).

Typical client engagements covered software training, development of accounting procedures manuals, advanced report writing (SAP Crystal Reports, FRx and Sage Business Intelligence, Sage Visual Integrator), software maintenance and upgrades. Software customizations (Sage Custom Office, VB Scripting) and integration of Sage 100 with other systems (payroll, client billing software, ODBC integration with Microsoft Office) were also efficiently handled. These services were provided to enterprises in the following industries: wholesale distribution, manufacturing, telecommunications, labor unions and healthcare.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer with experience in streamlining existing projects and accurately envisioning future trends? Software knowledge includes SAP GL and HR, Meditech Billing and AR, and STAR Financial (HBOC/McKesson).

This CFO contributed to the hospital through managing the fiscal services department, including the development, interpretation, coordination, and administration of the hospital’s policies. These initiatives were applied on finance, accounting, insurance, financial/accounting systems, internal controls and auditing. This professional maintained departmental reports and records as well as collected statistical data, for administrative and regulatory purposes.

One focus was on providing overall authority for the financial operation of the organization. Financial scope of responsibility included general accounting, budget preparation and administration, treasury, investment relations, cash management, audits, accounts payable, as well as payroll and taxation.

Does recruiting a chief financial officer (CFO) with background in food, manufacturing and technology industries meet your organization’s requirements? Systems experience includes using Sage 300 Accpac, Great Plains, SAP, JBA, Pro Clarity, Cognos, and Hyperion. Aside from graduating with BA in Finance (Accounting, Economics), the individual obtained CPA-EU Certification and is pursuing AICPA IFRS Certification.

While working in the food industry, this CFO was responsible for all of the company’s finance, IT, HR and legal functions. To reduce interest expense burden, the executive renegotiated the lending agreement with the sole banking partner, thus reducing the interest rate across all financing vehicles by 0.75%. To improve the organization’s internal capabilities and efficiencies, tasks involved implementing a series of software enhancements that targeted automation of select internal processes. To eliminate expense report fraud and abuse, the job required implementing a rigorous T&E policy and maintained strict internal control enforcement. Part of the job was maintaining the previously obtained ruling with the IRS related to the application of R&D tax credits. One achievement was reducing the company’s closing and reporting cycle from nearly 1 month to less than 15 days.

In a manufacturing firm, responsibilities were also for all finance, IT, HR and legal functions. In order to manage the company’s extremely tight net liquidity position, the job called for establishing an essential day to day cash management process and successfully increasing the Revolver Credit Facility with existing lenders. To improve the business’ cash and operations forecasting capabilities, the individual adopted a previously developed complex financial modeling tool then successfully simplified its structure to increase its manageability, functionality and ease of use.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer with experience working in a public hospital and a behavioral health facility? Educational background is composed of BS in Accounting. Technology expertise involves Lawson General Ledger, Oracle Financial Inquiry Tool (FIT), Siemens, PeopleSoft General Ledger and Kronos.

Contributed to the organization by completing the operating budget, and analyzing expense variances, as well as carrying out journal entries, financial statements, and weekly FTE reports. While working in a behavioral health facility as a chief financial officer, has performed as a payroll/ accounts payable coordinator with tasks of completing monthly operational reports. As a chief financial officer, has completed cost reports, analyzed expense variances and completed grant requests, as well as completed monthly financial statements for organization and presented to the Board.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by managing the following departments: finance, budget, material management, purchasing, admitting and revenue integrity. While working in a public hospital as a chief financial officer/vice president, was involved heavily with implementation of Epic Electronic Health Record System. This professional has worked closely with the CEO and other executive staff to reduce expenses by $70 million. Accomplishments included completing the Operational Budget, creating new HR policies, as well as converting from PeopleSoft to Lawson in just four months.

Would hiring a chief financial officer (CFO) with experience working in engineering, professional services and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BBA (Accounting) and MSA. Software experience consists of Deltek Costpoint, Deltek Govwin, Deltek GCS Premier, AS/400, Infinium, Yardi, QuickBooks, Masterbuilder and Cognos. The professional is pursuing PMP and CPA designations.

Acting as a chief financial officer in an engineering company, accomplishments included correcting revenue recognition and contract setup in Deltek to correctly depict company’s financial position. This professional has completed this for over 50 different contracts. Some of the tasks were implementing budgeting system to enable efficient tracking of Costs and profit per division/ contract, as well as implementing new accounting policies and procedures to facilitate consistent practices throughout the company. Also, has trained division managers on indirect rate process, financial analysis and contract management.

Other duties included working with auditors to complete financial audits for the past 2 years, which resulted in zero audit adjustments, along with implementing reporting tool, which gave insight into all financial activity to include labor distribution, Costs, revenue, profit, and payroll activities. Aside from managing investment, Debt and Cash management activities, the individual handled M&A for the company.