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

Would hiring a regional chief financial officer who worked in construction, professional services and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science, major in Finance and minor in Accounting. Computer skills involve JD Edwards, Sage 300/ Timberline, Skyline, SEMA4, ADP Payroll, Real World, and Peachtree/Sage 50.

Acting as a regional chief financial officer in a construction company, assisted the divisions and region president in developing then maintaining the short term/ long term business plans and projections. Part of the job was to ensure divisions maintain strong internal controls and effective processes in all areas of operations. Other duties were preparing financial analysis for the region president and assist in management of the region. Moreover, managed the region’s capital allocation process within the corporate inventory cap. Monitored actual/ projected land funding for comparison with division and region business plans/ objectives. Training was also conducted for divisions on JD Edwards enhancements and use.

While working the same construction company as a vice president division chief financial officer, responsible for the preparation of financial statements and month-end close. Other duties were creating and maintaining division business plan by monthly updating project proformas with current budget information. Prepare detail analytical schedules to support financial statements. Furthermore, analyzed, interpreted, and calculated profit participation with land seller agreements. Additionally, reviewed for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

Would hiring a chief financial officer with experience working in retail and publication industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Accounting and MBA in Finance. Software skills include Lawson and JDA.

Acting as a controller/chief financial officer in a retail company, accomplishments included designing and organizing all financial reporting, operations and implementing procedures and systems, JDA, Lawson GL and controls designed to monitor business channels. This professional has repositioned the majority of the finance team and improved effectiveness, reducing costs by $1 million. Also, has implemented systems to report and monitor store labor as well as improve productivity in stores. Moreover, has implemented a cash management system in conjunction with treasury to reduce banks from 40 to 30 while monitoring and sweeping cash balances at stores daily. In addition, has implemented new POS, CRM and Sales Audit systems in conjunction with IT.

While working for a retail company, has led driving strategy in both stores and Ecomm business, while partnering with business owners and reducing operating costs by approximately $2.0 million. Part of the job was to report to the CEO, with responsibilities encompassing financial reporting within the Finance department, including accounting, treasury & risk management, Lease Administration, IT group, Construction department, Facilities/Distribution as well as Merchandise Planning and Allocation.

What can a chief financial officer with work background in government, education and business services industries, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft and Oracle bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft, Oracle, Visio, SCT Banner, project/program management and problem diagnosis/resolution. Educational background includes MBA (Technology Management). This individual obtained PMP (Project Management Professional) designation and A+ certification.

Working with areas such as fiscal management with oversight responsibility for $100M annual budget, $25M in government grants expenditures, accounts receivables/payables, contracts/purchasing and other financial activities were some of the skills. Duties covered managing the agency’s internal controls, fiscal year audit, indirect cost proposal and fleet management. Successfully managing the audit following PeopleSoft ERP install and the fiscal audits, as well as revamping the grants office, consolidating the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and improving reporting were some of the tasks. Key roles covered reinforcing the agency’s cash management policies, while also improving staff morale and collaboration among divisions.

Responsibilities consisted of developing business case/ project to fund a new LEED certified headquarter for the environment department and presenting the agency’s capital improvement project to the state’s legislative capitol building planning commission. A team was directed to track/report on $183M of ARRA funds awarded to the public education department. Financial officers were led to pool resources to utilize the PeopleSoft ERP grants module for federal awards accounting. Aside from developing RFP, other functions involved selecting and negotiating financial audit contracts with independent auditing firms.

What can a chief financial officer with work background in manufacturing, telecommunications and marketing industries, as well as specialization in MS Dynamics AX, SAP and Hyperion bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve MS Dynamics AX, SAP, Hyperion, Sage MAS 200, Cognos and Access. Educational attainment includes Master’s Degree in Finance and Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant with Certification in Six Sigma Green Belt.

Working with areas such as consolidating departmental responsibilities, streamlining accounting system and reducing staff and systems in all 4 departments with an annual savings of $150K were some of the responsibilities of this chief financial officer. This individual consistently improved the company information flow to external auditors, reducing audit and tax costs by $10,000 annually, a 25% savings. Duties covered negotiating with insurance companies and generating competitive bids to reduce insurance with costs totaling $35,000 in annual medical coverage and 5% in overall general, property and product insurance. Skills consisted of being instrumental in driving a 200% increase in gross margin through process automation and strict headcount as well as expense adherence.

Other functions consisted of establishing and maintaining strong working relationship with bank, in addition to creating the new treasury forecasting system. The job covered creating, coordinating and evaluating the financial programs and supporting information systems including budgeting and safeguarding of assets. Generating $1M in cash from working capital in first year was done by improving collections, accelerating billing, and negotiating payments terms.

Would a detail-oriented CFO with experience working in waste management services, home improvement and telecommunications industries fit in your organization? Technical skills are composed of QuickBooks Enterprise and QuickBooks Pro. Educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

The position entailed upgrading to QuickBooks Enterprise edition. Some of the tasks were creating uniform account numbers for all 12 companies and consolidating financial statements and job profitability. This specialist also implemented new banking software, as well as hired and trained an accounting clerk.

Some accomplishments included payroll processing for subcontractors and employees, A/R, A/P, collection calls, as well as serving as administrator for all company benefits/insurance. Part of the job was to prepare weekly reports on profitability for owners and being responsible for managing costs on each job (20+ jobs open at all times). One key task was building a solid relationship with multiple vendors, contractors and employees.

Is impacting your organization with a chief financial officer and CPA who has extensive experience in taking new ideas, innovations and technologies, a current business consideration? Strong points are in using Sage 50/Peachtree, as well as having financial training in systems, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, analysis, cash management, and fundraising. Some notable achievements were gaining new customers, achieving double digit sales increases and maintaining costs at previous levels by introducing new products. Certification and educational background include Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and being a Certified Public Accountant.

Part of the job as a as a chief financial officer of a privately held pre-revenue technology company, was seamlessly implementing phases one (ERP) and two (CRM) of financial records, operating processes as well as customer processes from Sage Peachtree with various other programs to NetSuite, in a period of six months. The development of a management model, for a 24-month forward-looking financial projection, plus updating monthly based on most current information, assumptions and realities, was also carried out.

Being employed in a retail company as a chief financial officer, some of the tasks were creating complete financial and budgetary reporting systems for a company that previously operated on cash basis. The creation of new systems including a complete costing system, monthly financial statements/analysis and proactive daily management of financial reports/analysis, were achieved. Other duties were upgrading the company’s financials to a fully-audited state for a three-year period, which was required for potential sale.

Would hiring a chief financial officer who worked in management consulting and food industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational background is composed of BS International Management & Finance and MBA Finance. Professional certifications involve CPA and CMA. Computer skills consist of Oracle, SAP, Great Plains, Hyperion, Solomon, MAS 90, Peachtree, Quattro Pro, Peachtree and QuickBooks.

In a management consulting company as a chief financial officer, did worldwide project management of ERP, CRM, and SOX audit software implementations (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Hyperion, Great Plains Dynamics, Navision and DTT). Also, performed due diligence, valuations, global pre and post transaction restructurings in collaboration with global works councils in EMEA and APAC regions, post-acquisition integrations as well as carved out financials and purchase accounting for DEF14A Sec Filing. Moreover, carved out procedures inclusive of segregation and allocation of revenues, variable costs, fixed assets, borrowing, and working capital.

While working for a food company as a director of financial planning and analysis, built accounting infrastructure using Oracle as backbone and responsible for successful system and procedural conversion. Part of the job was to create ledger for all accounts and develop multi- layer financial and loan reporting to support various channels of business. Furthermore, constructed and managed comprehensive multi- tier, multi-branch cash and other financial forecasts used by the president to make companywide decisions.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief financial officer with work experience in research, government and construction industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration with Dual Major in Accounting and Management as well as Master of Business Administration in Finance. Computer & software skills consist of NetSuite, Oracle, Deltek CostPoint, Deltek Time & Expense, Microsoft Great Plains, Solomon, MAS 90/200/500, QuickBooks Enterprise, ADP and Sage-ABRA.

Contributed to the organization’s success by increasing HR efficiency and compliance by 60% through an effective design and implementation of a new HRIS-ADP-Workforce-Suite that included PR, Time & Attendance, Self-Service and Benefits, recruitment and training. As a chief financial officer in a research institute, led an Oracle-NetSuite enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation that will provide increase/enhancement in internal controls by 72%. This specialist designed and implemented a companywide operational budget process that established board approval, increased oversight of operating and capital budgets, and trained department managers/executives to maintain and control their operational/functional budgets.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by building finance and administrative functions from the ground-up (Accounting, Finance, Billing, HR & Benefits, and Risk Management & IT). While employed in a construction company as chief financial and administrative officer, implemented a shared-services model that reduced Administrative Costs by $500,000 a year. Furthermore, developed financial strategies to support organizations aggressive growth objectives.

Does a chief financial officer with experience in software, retail and banking industries, as well as knowledge in Epicor and SAP pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Epicor and SAP. Educational background includes M.B.A. Accounting and B.S. Computer Science (Magna Cum Laude). This specialist is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

One of the major responsibilities of this chief financial officer included working across business units to develop three $100M+ investment business cases for new product lines. Key roles covered building a well-functioning finance team, as well as training or mentoring finance managers/ analysts. Working with the GM and SVPs to create a balanced scorecard and strategy map, in addition to completing the finance system conversion from Epicor to SAP, without any loss of service or data integrity were positive experiences brought to the table.

Important contributions in other jobs involved attaining 300% revenue growth in three years from data-driven decision making through interactive forecast and investment models, along with 40% reduction in churn from the development of ideal customer profile and alignment of sales/ marketing messages. A 35% improvement in qualified lead generation from sales automation was also achieved. Duties involved focusing on development investment through strategic product roadmap and completing organizational alignment by the implementation of dynamic KPI dashboards. Dynamic rolling forecast models were built to drive business decisions. This individual obtained $15M debt reduction and profit increase from channel optimization as well as improved inventory management, including a $5M reduction in fixed costs from corporate restructuring programs. Functions consisted of developing and optimizing an accounting or HR shared services center that supported multiple companies.

Would a chief financial officer with familiarity in professional services, nonprofit and accounting industries and skilled in PeopleSoft ERP, ADP, Kronos and MS Dynamics GP help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft ERP, ADP, Kronos and MS Dynamics GP. Educational attainment includes Master of Business Administration and BA in Political Science/Business Administration. The executive is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Making a positive difference with managing a controller and a staff of six accountants for the $1.5 Billion infrastructure and rehabilitation program (AIRP) and handling daily vendor Cash disbursements, bank reconciliations, monetary conversions (AFS-USD), payroll to nationals, monthly budgetary variance reports were some of the key focuses of this chief financial officer. One of the responsibilities covered requiring separate funding between financial statements, PeopleSoft, and total daily Cash vault balances of $150K. The job covered maintaining compliance with GAS, GAAP, FAR and policies of the government including NGO registration, compliance with labor/ finance law and compliance with tax statutes.

One of the notable tasks included instituting accounting internal controls and procedures. This individual coordinated the conversion of add-ons and upgrades to the Billing system for a national electrical utility, utilizing Great Plains including software development and IT procurements; GAAP was also followed. Instituting accounting internal controls and procedures was part of the functions. Managing an energy supply & demand assessment as well as a team of economists, engineers, and technicians producing eight, 200-page detailed economic electric energy assessments for six provinces providing preliminary Cost estimates for projects that would significantly expand electricity supply and Access in the regions was carried out.

Would a chief financial officer with familiarity in professional services, nonprofit and accounting industries and skilled in PeopleSoft ERP, ADP, Kronos and MS Dynamics GP help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft ERP, ADP, Kronos and MS Dynamics GP. Educational attainment includes Master of Business Administration and BA in Political Science/Business Administration. The executive is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Making a positive difference with managing a controller and a staff of six accountants for the $1.5 Billion infrastructure and rehabilitation program (AIRP) and handling daily vendor Cash disbursements, bank reconciliations, monetary conversions (AFS-USD), payroll to nationals, monthly budgetary variance reports were some of the key focuses of this chief financial officer. One of the responsibilities covered requiring separate funding between financial statements, PeopleSoft, and total daily Cash vault balances of $150K. The job covered maintaining compliance with GAS, GAAP, FAR and policies of the government including NGO registration, compliance with labor/ finance law and compliance with tax statutes.

One of the notable tasks included instituting accounting internal controls and procedures. This individual coordinated the conversion of add-ons and upgrades to the Billing system for a national electrical utility, utilizing Great Plains including software development and IT procurements; GAAP was also followed. Instituting accounting internal controls and procedures was part of the functions. Managing an energy supply & demand assessment as well as a team of economists, engineers, and technicians producing eight, 200-page detailed economic electric energy assessments for six provinces providing preliminary Cost estimates for projects that would significantly expand electricity supply and Access in the regions was carried out.

What contributions could a CFO with experience working in construction, real estate and property management industries bring to your organization? Educational background involves Associate of Science: Accounting, Bachelor of Science: Accounting and Master of Science: Accounting. Technical skills include Sage 300/Timberline, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, SMITAP, Sage MAS 90, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Avalara, Sage Office Connector and MyAssistant.

As CFO working for a construction company, this individual implemented reporting and software solutions which resulted in more than 20% increase to productivity of accounting department. In addition, reviewed commercial liability insurance packages and identified significant areas of risk; bound additional coverage and raised limits while finding cost-savings (overall increase to annual premiums of less than 1%).

Other contributions involved directing new software implementations, which boosted accounting processes and efficiencies by more than 33%. Identified and investigated variances to financial plans and forecasts by interpreting financial results as well as analyzed budgets, financial reports and projections for accurate reporting of financial standing. Directed and implemented electronic timekeeping and job costing system that integrated with Sage 300 accounting platform. Reduced payroll processing by 50% and added layers of approval as well as additional record keeping.