Jay Schroeder

Phone: 612-***-**** Email: acwa0q@r.postjobfree.com

Chief Financial Officer

Strategic financial and operational leader with solid record of achieving profitability improvements reporting directly to CEO. Directs financial planning and analysis, accounting, tax, treasury, budgeting, HR, IT and administrative functions.

Expert in:

Performance optimization

Strategic planning

Financial analysis

Organizational leadership

Budget/P&L development and execution

Auditing

Workforce management

Experience

Chicago-based Chicago, IL

Top-ranking leader in automotive parts distribution industry.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) 2010 TO PRESENT

Current Responsibilities

Financials (cost accounting, modeling, fiscal planning, tax reporting, analysis, forecasting, banking relationships)

oStrategies and processes

oFinancial statements

Board of Directors reporting and presentations

AP/AR

Inventory

HR

Business strategy

Business Achievements

Implemented new ERP system, $1M improvement to bottom line

Consolidated company locations, $3M annual expense reduction

Created annual budgeting system, 18% expense reduction

Developed business dashboard

Negotiated vendor supply rates, 23% expense reduction

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2008 TO 2010

Responsibilities

Financial statements

Accounting

oImplemented new accounting system (Global Shop)

Real estate

oMoved company location, 25% cost reduction

inventory accounting

oMoved from annual to perpetual

HR, IT, Tax Reporting

Great American Group Deerfield, IL

Industry leader providing asset management, disposition and financial services solutions, with average yearly revenues of $1 billion.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHICAGO FURNITURE DIVISION 2006 TO 2008

Owned profitability, reporting, financial analysis and strategy.

Centralized field accounting into the corporate office.

Consolidated inventory from two geographic centers into one location, 65% reduction in annual expenses.

Updated inventory system to a digital, perpetual format.

Restructured the financial accounting system.

Great American Group Woodland Hills, CA

Top-ranking industry leader providing asset management, disposition and financial services solutions, with average yearly revenues of $1 billion.

SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST AND OPERATIONS MANAGER 1996 to 2006

Financial leader of multiple location (10-450 sites) liquidation sites modeled on a per project basis nationally.

Established budgets of $50M+ per project.

Analyzed sales trends.

Directed retail operations.

Reported and presented to C Suite executives

The Wilds Minneapolis, MN

A premier golf course and residential community with 100 homes and villas.

OPERATIONS & FINANCE DIRECTOR 1991 to 1996

Negotiated real estate purchase agreements and secured necessary permits for the new development.

Established, recruited and directed the management team and personnel for all divisions.

Developed financial reporting systems.

Education

M.B.A. in Accounting

University of Phoenix

**CPA in progress**

B.S. in Business Administration

Black Hills State University/University of Phoenix

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