louis T. haggis
Parsippany, nj **054
**********@***.***
973-***-**** (mobile)
SUMMARY
Highly experienced treasury management professional who has
consulted in treasury roles for the past 13 years.
Especially skilled at building effective, productive working
relationships with client and client vendor personnel to
complete projects successfully and on a timely basis.
Installed XRT treasury workstation along with numerous
banking and cash management systems. Served as Cash
Management Advisor, interim Treasurer, acting Assistant
Treasurer, Cash Manager and Cash Analyst. Seeking to
continue using my broad treasury management skills to benefit
companies on a contract or permanent basis.
EXPERIENCE
2012 Shale-Inland Holdings, LLC
Interim Treasurer
. Started Treasurer's Department for recent $1 billion,
privately held, industrial company combination, including
installing new banking / cash management systems in U.S.
and Canada, revolving credit management, letter of credit,
instituted short term rolling cash forecast & reporting,
account analyses spreadsheets and rating agency reviews.
2012 Coty Inc.
Interim Cash Analyst
. Substituted for cash analyst while Treasurer's department
implemented structural changes.
2011-2012 SunGard Data Systems Inc.
AvantGard Integrity - Treasury Workstation Consultant
. Assisted client in entering hundreds of mortgages into
Integrity as well as reconciling mortgage calculations in
Integrity to Excel spreadsheets.
. Used client documents and notes to create report specs for
Integrity crystal reports.
1998-2011 Resources Global Professionals, New York, NY
Subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc.(NASDAQ project-based
professional services firm)
Treasury Management Consultant
. Advised and assisted the spin-off of a top ten U.S.
financial services company in selection, installation and
startup of new global banking, cash management and
reporting systems. Liaised with financial, technical, HR,
legal, tax and bank personnel, both U.S. and international,
to accomplish goals.
. Developed an Investment Policies and Procedures manual for
an international chemical company and liaised with SAP
consultants on various Treasury department issues.
. Created Excel spreadsheet model to assist Corporate Risk
Manager with annual business insurance renewal and
recharges to subsidiaries.
. For a large multinational corporation, functioned as
treasury technical advisor to the Sarbanes-Oxley testing
team. Reviewed and tested bank account administration and
reconciliation, deposits, disbursements, investments and
stock issuance.
. Functioned as the interim cash manager for an $800MM
international specialty chemical company. Documented the
daily procedures and trained a replacement.
. Trained four replacement cash managers and made
improvements and additions to XRT Treasury Workstation and
banking operations for a major international advertising
agency over an eight year period. Prepared cash management
manual to document policies and procedures. Documented
Assistant Treasurer's position to reallocate
responsibilities.
. Revised and consolidated the banking system of a multi-
national specialty chemical company, reducing domestic bank
accounts by 20%. Managed the installation and integration
of an XRT Treasury Workstation and trained a permanent cash
analyst.
. Served as the acting U.S. Treasurer of a $1B financial
information provider for 8 months with primary
responsibilities for short-term cash flow forecasting,
reporting and financial analysis. Created concise summary
of 100+ page bank loan document.
. Performed as acting cash analyst for an international
fragrance company for 21 months, updated their Richmond
treasury workstation and trained a permanent replacement.
1995-1998 Merit Behavioral Care Corp., Park Ridge, NJ
Subsidiary of Magellan Health Services, Inc.
Vice President Treasury Operations
. Managed corporate bank relationships, arranged letters of
credit, managed real estate portfolio (150 properties),
controlled risk management exposures, negotiated equipment
lease financing, performed bondholder relations and managed
accounts receivable.
. Negotiated 40% increase in bank credit facility to finance
an acquisition.
. Established corporate treasury function from inception.
. Designed and installed three month rolling cash flow
forecasting and reporting system to reduce excess cash
balances and minimize credit facility borrowing.
. Modeled bank credit facility to project covenant
compliance.
1993-1995 Pure Tech International, Inc., Ridgefield, NJ
Acting Treasurer
. Negotiated short-term bank financing, managed investor
relations, controlled risk management exposures and managed
bank relationships.
. Instituted cash flow forecasting and reporting system to
ensure corporate liquidity.
. Installed cash management system to reduce idle balances
and control cash.
. Revamped company medical/dental plans thereby reducing
costs by 15%.
. Designed and installed Flexible Benefits and 401(k) plan.
. Led due diligence teams on two acquisitions.
1983-1992 Graphic Scanning Corp., Englewood, NJ
Subsidiary of Bell South Corporation
Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer
. Invested excess short-term cash.
. Managed corporate banking relationships.
. Administered 401(k) and Flexible Benefits Plans.
. Controlled risk management exposures, monitored debenture
and loan covenant compliance and hedged foreign exchange
exposures.
. Negotiated and concluded over $150MM of bank loans and
equipment leases.
. Initiated short-term cash flow forecasting system to
improve corporate liquidity.
. Overhauled cash management system thereby reducing idle
bank balances by 20%.
1981-1983 Ogilvy Group Inc., New York, NY
Manager - Cash Planning
. Managed foreign exchange exposures in 35 currencies,
forecasted and controlled short-term cash flow, managed
banking relationships, performed short-term borrowing and
investing, controlled company capital expenditures,
prepared annual policy to extract dividends from domestic
and foreign subsidiaries, implemented strategies to
maximize use of excess foreign tax credits and controlled
all bank accounts and lines of credit.
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Columbia University, New York, NY
MBA, Finance and Banking
Georgetown University, College of Arts and Sciences
BA, Economics
Applications / TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Outlook, Lotus Notes, Lotus 1-2-3, and XRT & Richmond
Treasury Workstations.