JOHN R. DIMARE, CPA

***** ******* ****** •Cleveland, Ohio 44111

216-***-****

acr15a@r.postjobfree.com

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL DIRECTOR / CONTROLLER / BUSINESS PARTNER / FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Financial Executive with expertise in multiple corporate environments including high growth, international, small business and Fortune 500 companies; public and privately held. Business partner with a track record of developing strategies to drive financial growth through mergers, acquisitions, technology and capital expenditure investments. Demonstrated competencies:

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Global Financial Reporting

Risk Management

Complex Financial Modeling

Mergers & Acquisitions

Profitability Analysis

Financial Projections

Due Diligence

Pricing Strategies

Six Sigma

International Finance

Budget Management

Cash Flow Forecast

CPA & MBA

Corporate Scorecard

LUBRIZOL CORPORATION, Wickliffe, OH / Brecksville, OH 1999 to 2014

Global Specialty Chemical Company with 6000 employees purchased by Berkshire Hathaway.

Finance Director/Partner (2006 to 2014)

Managed multiple Global Business Units within Lubrizol’s growth and core technology portfolio (Passenger Car, Large Engine, Small Engine, Driveline and Noveon’s Personal Care business segment). Served as Financial lead for all capital investments.

Grow the Business

Spearheaded disciplined approach to decision making based on extensive financial modeling, five -year pro forma and 10 year forecast. Provided recommendations resulting in:

$50+ million plant expansion for new raw material requirements.

$50-$100 million acquisition/divestiture valuations for business growth.

Customized supplier pricing ensuring profitability.

Re-segmented product lines enabling long term growth objectives.

Run the Business

Revamped global reporting providing consistency and improved analysis for portfolio growth.

Audited budgets, plans, and projections and held regular calibration meetings with stakeholders.

Established new reporting methodologies of the Global Business Units for corporate reporting.

Finance Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (2004 to 2006)

Transferred to Lubrizol’s $1.8 billion acquisition of Noveon Inc. Global, high growth division of the Lubrizol Corporation.

Grow the Business

Worked directly with Division CFO and Controller to provide financial analysis and monthly financial presentations of business group financial reporting.

Provided teamwork with corporate controller and established annual goodwill impairment analysis and review.

Created projection, trajectory, profitability analysis and cash flow forecast modeling for the division with new corporate requirement for the acquisition.

Run the Business

Assimilated financial reporting to meet new corporate requirements.

Conducted formal reviews with business groups to determine and implement metrics.

Created in-depth feasibility analysis and financial improvement metrics.

Managed risk as financial liaison between business unit, tax, accounting, legal, pricing, and managerial reporting achieving GAAP, SOX, and regulatory compliance.

Senior Financial Analyst (2002 to 2004)

Served as Finance partner supporting global account managers, high growth business units and joint venture support in Latin America.

Contributed to financial / due diligence team that led to the acquisition of Noveon, a $2 billion acquisition.

Served as key finance representative for additional acquisition opportunities and vetted several other companies.

Performed extensive modeling and economic impact analysis supporting sales team with major global customers. Recommended pricing strategies that resulted in a win-win for all parties.

Developed metrics (KPI’s) for operating plans, trends, and competitive analysis. Analyzed impacts.

Controller, GE Lubrizol Joint Venture (2000 to 2002)

Multi-million dollar investment by GE and Lubrizol to bring specialized joint fluid diagnostic skills to Large Engine, Off-highway and Railroad sectors.

Worked directly with joint venture owners to establish reporting systems fitting needs of both parties.

Established new JV reporting utilizing Oracle Financials.

Financial Analyst, Business Development (1999 to 2000)

Worked with new business development leadership teams on acquisition modeling and valuation.

Supported new acquisitions establishing corporate reporting methodologies and financial system assimilation.

Assisted in financial due diligence and review of acquisition targets.

FOSBEL INC., Berea, OH 1992 to 1999

Joint Venture between Burmah Castrol (United Kingdom) and Glaverbel (Belgium).

Controller

EDUCATION / ORGANIZATIONS

MBA, Banking & Finance, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

CPA, Ohio Society of CPA’s

BBA, Accounting, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

Board Member, Fairhill Partners. Nonprofit organization, 2009 to 2013

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Advanced spreadsheet modeling, SAP, Business Warehouse and Excel.

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