Interim/fractional CFO roles in health care, medical device, distribution and hand-crafted luxury consumer products, privately owned, publicly traded and private equity portfolio companies
Responsibilities/tasks on consulting engagements, severed as Interim CFO running day to day operations of the finance organization supporting other C-Suite Executives and operations of the organization.

Responsibilities included overall financial management, including accounting, SEC reporting as a registrant and then holder of public debt with the Blackstone acquisition, Sarbanes Oxley 404 activities, accounts payable, tax, and financial systems. Overall management, leadership and mentorship responsibility for a staff of approximately 80 primarily through 4 vice president and 3 director level reports.

Responsibility for accounting, financial reporting, payroll and accounts payable functions.
• Built infrastructure and processes to support a public reporting company, including hiring of appropriate accounting and finance staff leading up to the IPO.
• Leader of the SEC reporting activities for the IPO and Public Debt Registration, including significant interaction with investment bankers, outside legal counsel, auditors and other constituents.

• Responsible for accounting, monthly/quarterly financial reporting, accounts payable, SEC reporting, Sarbanes Oxley 404 activities and tax.
• Overall management and leadership responsibility for a staff of approximately 250, through 3 vice-president and 4 director level reports.
• Key team member in the turnaround team that transformed the company (including two strategic acquisitions and a cleanup of the capital structure).

Responsibility for a staff of 35 through three direct reports.
• Directed the monthly close process, preparation of financial reporting for senior management/Board of Directors and SEC filings.
• Directed the preparation and implementation of corporate financial plan, budgeting and monitoring of financial performance against plan.
• Provide mergers, acquisitions and divestitures support on accounting issues and due diligence.

• Directed the delivery of accounting, auditing and consulting services to various clients primarily in the health care industry and manufacturing.
• Member of Japanese international client assurance group at Ernst & Young.
• Presentation of audit results to client Senior Management and the Board of Directors, including recommendations for improvements in accounting systems, operations and advised clients on accounting issues.
• Management, supervision of professional staff