Below are the 12 CFO's with multiple industries & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides financial/accounting leaders who know your industry & systems on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would hiring a CFO with experience working in retail and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Business Administration (Major in Accounting). This specialist is a Certified Public Accountant. Software skills involve QuickBooks.

Acting as a CFO in a retail company, has led financial, administrative, and operational functions for a $20M+ business segment. Some of the tasks were providing strategy, tactical, and operations guidance to the company President and CEO, as well as developing new sales channels for a new product line targeting the South American market. This professional was responsible for financial reporting, planning, budgeting, forecasting and analytics. Serving in a cabinet manufacturing company as a chief financial officer, has headed all accounting, finance, contract management, treasury, risk management, IT, human resources, and working capital management for a 500+ employee organization. Moreover, has led financial and operational reporting to the Board of Directors, as well as managed banking relationships with all lenders and creditors.

While working as a CFO, has integrated six US as well as Mexican operation and manufacturing facilities into a centralized business unit. Part of the job was to assess global market activities to identify new avenues for growth and devise a strategic plan to capitalize on emerging markets in Latin America and Asia, as well as define tactical plans to drive growth in the niche segment. Furthermore, has acted as Ad-Hoc Asia Channel manager for sales and marketing to propel 700% revenue growth.

Is impacting your organization with a chief financial officer (CFO) with experience working in insurance, telecommunications and software industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and MBA courses with concentration in Accounting. Computer software skills involve JD Edwards, MIP, SAS, SAP, Hyperion, FAS, ADP Payroll, Great Plains, Peachtree/Sage 50, Crystal Reports, FRX and Business Objects.

While employed in an insurance company as a chief financial officer, oversaw accounting and decision support departments to include treasury, budget, analysis, tax and audit activities. This professional was responsible for strategic planning, goal achievement, regulatory compliance and policy development. Some of the tasks were preparing, interpreting and presenting all financial plans, policies, as well as reports for or to the Board of Directors and Executive Management. Moreover, established guidelines and negotiated all insurance contracts for the company, as well as provided counsel to management on all aspects of fiscal control and profitability.

Part of the job as a director (financial information systems) in a telecommunications company, acted as lead client and liaison for IT projects/ initiatives as they related to financial and business processes, Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives. Additionally, applied technical knowledge of JD Edwards accounting application to enhance functionality of financial and property management modules. Moreover, performed Problem-solving duties to correct user/system-related issues, perform database changes as needed. Furthermore, responsible for implementing, documenting, and training users on business processes.

Is impacting your organization with a CFO/controller who worked in a substance abuse treatment facility a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Software skills include QuickBooks, Lawson, Great Plains, HMS, Hyperion, MAS 90, MAS 200, Timberline and ADP Payroll.

While employed as a CFO/controller, has worked on accounts receivable reconciliation/collection: $5M-$35M aging. This specialist performed new facility system setup: billing, accounting and licensure (AHCA), as well as set up of audit procedures for compliance with licenses and internal control. Some of the tasks were KPI reporting, ETL data mining, cost accounting for products and services, as well as business plan development for financing. Moreover, has assisted in audits for the preliminary start of IPO, as well as reconciled 2 years of Balance Sheet accounts for Bank investors.

Part of the job as a CFO in a substance abuse treatment facility was to oversee construction conversion of a shopping center to an 8-building treatment center. Other duties were hiring business office staff: director of billing, 2 billers, and a cash posting employee. Furthermore, has set up EMR Billing: Credible and General Ledger: QuickBooks.

Can employing a chief financial officer (CFO) who worked in automotive, food and manufacturing industries have a positive impact on your organization? In addition to being knowledgeable in Sage 300 ERP, areas of expertise include asset management, operations management, corporate policy/strategic planning, financial/contract negotiations, and productivity/efficiency improvement. Educational background consists of Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Associate degree in Accounting, and Master’s degree in Accounting.

Serving the automotive industry, this CFO utilized comprehensive experience in corporate-wide strategy/ policy, operation reviews, staff development and strategic initiatives. The job called for establishing strategic budgets, KPIs, and reporting that aligned operations/ marketing/ financial objectives resulting in 30% top and 40% bottom line growth. Duties were developing cash management/ forecasting and improving inventory/ receivable turns to improve liquidity and vendor/ banking relationship. Through automation and task reengineering, accounting processes were on shored without adding additional staff, resulting in $120k annual savings in professional fees. The individual upgraded the accounting system to Sage 300 ERP.

Another job involved streamlining the budgeting process by developing an improved system that simplified budget requirements for all departments and linked the budgeting process with management financial objectives. Implementation of this system resulted in a 2.5% increase in gross profit and 1.4% decrease in operational payroll. Part of the job was strengthening the relationship with the external auditors significantly increasing company focus on year-end tax planning. As a result of improved preparation and review, audit costs were reduced by $17K, and federal taxes were reduced by $45K.

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.

What contributions could a chief financial officer (CFO) with work experience in environmental science, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Master of Business Administration (Finance). Software used consists of Deltek Vision.

Challenges like developing KPIs and new financial reporting package using information from Deltek Vision to improve information available to management for operating the business on a day-to-day basis were successfully completed on a regular basis. While working in an environmental science as a chief financial officer, completed in-depth analysis of the company’s operations to identify key drivers of profitability and areas of weakness requiring attention, as well as opportunities to redeploy capital. In addition, developed process to reset hourly Billing rates contributing to improved margins. Moreover, led bottom up budget process that resulted in improved operating Performance and identified key areas of risk.

While in other jobs, shared expertise by providing financial and strategic direction to newly-formed pharmaceutical company resulting in complete refocusing of long-term strategy and efforts to grow the business. As an interim chief financial officer, assisted newly-formed PE firm establish core systems, policies and procedures as well as began to develop network for Deal flow and sources of capital. Some of the tasks were being responsible for accounting & finance, valuations, budgets and forecasting. Furthermore, selected and implemented accounting system, established accounting policies, developed expense budget, prepared partnership tax return and handled day-to-day accounting.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this CFO who worked in consulting, oil, and financial services industries? Educational background is composed of Associates of Elective Studies and MS/BS in Accounting. Professional certifications involve Master’s Certificates in Applied Project Management & Six Sigma Green Belt Continuous Process Improvement. Technical skills consist of Microsoft Dynamics Navision, Axapta, Great Plains, QuickBooks/QuickBooks Pro, Deltek Vision, Quicken, JD Edwards, SAP, Ceridian, Sage, Peachtree, NetSuite and MAS 90.

Contributed to the organization by accelerating the month-end close to the 10th calendar day of every month by providing accurate financial reports and initiating an income and expense flux analysis for the 1st working day allowing for rock solid project controls and accurate variance isolation. While employed in a management consulting company as a controller, achievements consisted of automating and fine-tuning standard costing and bidding specifications to enhance proposal and negotiation efforts, identifying all performance costs and expenses. Thus, increasing average per- project revenue by a minimum of $5,000 and improving retained gross margins in excess of 25% through the reduction and mandatory consideration of previously unidentified components.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by performing one of the first Microsoft Dynamics Navision multi-divisional implementations in the U.S. Integrating two sets of independently ran books researching, resolving and cleaning up $50 million in cumulative unidentified transactions was an accomplished job. While working in oil, gas & coal company as a controller, designed local Shared Services infrastructure and allocations schedules by leading a team of 50 independent regional business managers (both local and remote). Also, collaboratively derived an objective and rationale basis and methodology for internal allocation schematics reducing I/C confirmation time by 30%, increasing attribution precision thus refining reported “per-business- unit” results, and commanding greater levels of accuracy and divisional accountability leading to an immediate $5,000/month in community cost reductions.

Could your organization use a chief financial officer with experience in construction, financial services and software industries, as well as knowledgeable in Epicor, Oracle, SAP and Lawson? Technical proficiencies cover Epicor, Oracle, SAP, Lawson, Hyperion, QuickBooks, Peachtree/Sage 50, Sage 300/Timberline, MS Dynamics NAV and Sage MAS 200. Educational background includes MBA (Finance concentration), Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Finance. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Primary tasks of this chief financial officer included full reporting/ analysis, FRX, intercompany eliminations and rollup reporting to a parent company. An additional role covered writing VBA/SQL code to allow users to pull data directly into Excel (similar to Oracle, NetSuite, Epicor, Sage and Dynamics). Instant access to the GL data in Excel was obtained which was previously only available by manual entry or printing reports and importing. This individual leveraged new VBA functionality to power graphs showing KPIs, gross margin, OpEx and inventory. Efforts exerted resulted in visibility into GM, OpEx and inventory trends that had historically not been readily available).

Contributions involved leading and motivating personnel to continuously improve or document all aspects of their jobs while relentlessly replacing inefficient and difficult to manage Excel spreadsheets. This individual currently led the team to redefine how the warranty and service operations work. This involved defining tiers of service, financial risk ownership and how to set customer expectations.

Could your organization use a chief financial officer who is experienced in engineering, construction and telecommunications industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft, SAP, QuickBooks and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft, SAP, QuickBooks, Oracle, MS Dynamics GP and Sage MAS 500. Educational attainment includes MBA in Finance and BBA in Accounting and Business Management. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

One of the primary tasks of this chief financial officer included collaborating with a newly hired senior management team to overcome massive challenges: revenue declining 3% to 4% per month, $6M in assets with $21M in payables/debt combined with dysfunctional corporate culture and low employee morale. This specialist assumed additional responsibilities when former CFO stepped into a COO role without a formal change in title and rapidly adapted to a new business philosophy of investment to fuel sustainable long-term growth after acquisition by another company. Fiscal leadership was provided to turn the company around, from losing $1M per month (on $6M revenue) to breaking even within six months and delivering a profit of 15% within 12 months. The general ledger accounting software was migrated from legacy PeopleSoft to a new MAS 500 system in 90 days, contributing $200K+ in capital expenditure savings and reducing time for month-end close by five days.

Delivering $2M in cost savings through key holdback negotiations that ultimately lowered purchase price based on bad debt and telecom costs was part of the contributions. Expenses were reduced by 40% in the first calendar year through spending cuts, greater payroll efficiencies and renegotiating major contracts; COGS was reduced, contributing $4M+ in savings the first year.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer who worked in wholesale distributor, manufacturing and retail industries? Educational attainment is composed of BA and MBA in Finance. Professional certifications involve Certified Public Accountant. ERP System Implementations completed were leading ERP implementations of Lawson, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Navision, Microsoft Dynamics, QlikView and FRx to streamline operations and produce timely management reports.

Contributed to the organization’s success by implementing Lawson ERP system that improved management reporting and lowered chargeback expenses. As a chief financial officer in a wholesale distribution company, has consolidated warehousing and distribution operations with third party logistics operator. This specialist has formed and hired in-country China factory sourcing quality control operations team to ensure compliance with big-box retailer quality manufacturing criteria. Also, was recruited by private equity firm to lead Finance, IT and HR functions. Moreover, was responsible for all financial reporting, business planning, IT, HR, treasury, banking, legal, risk management, taxation and operational logistics. Additionally, has refinanced $31M revolving line of credit and $30M term loan with banks.

This individual was recruited by the CEO and private equity firm to lead Finance, IT and HR functions. While employed in a manufacturer as a chief financial officer, in charge of all financial reporting functions, business planning, IT, HR, treasury, banking, legal, risk management and taxation.

Is impacting your organization with a CFO who worked in business management, public accounting and professional services industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Software skills include QuickBooks and NetSuite.

Mainly, this individual provided CFO and Controller Services to companies. Clients included companies in software, solar, dairy products and specialty beverages. Also, has served as part-time CFO for a solar hot water company; advising founding partners and creating initial accounting structure, budget, and financial reporting processes, as well as overseeing accounting responsibilities. Moreover, has functioned as part-time CFO for a cloud-based software company in business process management space, with transition from desktop to cloud-based accounting software, overseeing accounting responsibilities.

Part of the job as a president of finance & accounting in a professional services company was to provide financial leadership to a training consulting firm in the utility and energy industry. In first year, has reduced annual expenditures by 16%, saving the company over $1.6 million, and pursued state tax refund efforts resulting in almost $300,000 in tax refunds. In addition, has secured bank and credit financing for a successful sale of subsidiary, as well as managed infrastructure growth of a company from $10 million to over $30 million in revenue as well as from 50 to 200+ employees. Furthermore, has led vendor selection process and implementation of cloud based accounting software (NetSuite).

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%.