Description
Accomplishments * Dynamic, strategic-oriented CFO and operational leader with a proven track record of rapid yet controlled growth, cost control and profit expansion. * Improved EBITDA and Revenue to create additional value in a private equity owned company allowing the company to sell for 25% above the investment banker estimates. * Increased the collection percentage of the company's accounts receivable from 90% to over 96% through change of processes and implementation of detailed metrics that were developed from the line personnel up to the executives. * Instrumental in reducing costs through development and analysis of metrics for several for-profit healthcare organizations. One large improvement was reducing labor hours per treatment of direct clinical labor by 17 percent. Through metric analysis and assistance to operational personnel I was able to help improve EBITDA for the region of a large dialysis company from 18% to 24.5%. * Upon hire, my understanding of the revenue cycle and ability to identify and groom excellent people aided me in reducing days sales outstanding from 129 days to less than 60. This was accomplished through aggressive analysis, follow up and development and implementation of new financial policies and practices for the department. * Through acquisition and aggressive integration of those acquisitions was able to improve year over year EBITDA by 61%. * By involving managers and directors in the discussion of decisions to enable accelerated buy in of company objectives I was able to help improve moral and instigate a reduction in turnover from 33% to less than 20% over 18 months for a staff of 750 saving hundreds of thousands annually in training and labor costs. * Certified Public Accountant with more than 30 years of experience. As such, I have always maintained my proficiency in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. I am skilled in financial statement creation, review and reporting, tax planning, budgeting and forecasting, due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions. Familiar with and have used Microsoft Great Plains, Quickbooks, all Microsoft Office products and other accounting software packages. Excellent written and verbal communication skills that have been useful in negotiations and the board room.