Management Manager
Resume:
Mike Brown
Email: *********@********.***
Address: ***** ***** ***** **.
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Zip: 46236
Country: USA
Phone: 636-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $125,000
Willing to Relocate
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MICHAEL G. BROWN, CPA CMA
11351 Geist Bluff Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46236
636-***-**** *********@********.***
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Seasoned, innovative, and hands-on business leader with proven ability to lead high performance teams in matrix management structures. Extensive background in corporate accounting and noted for the ability to analyze operational issues and apply financial guidelines to meet business needs.
Specialties: Financial leadership; health care; governance; business strategy, planning, budgeting and forecasting; policies and procedures; financial analyses and reporting; risk management; establishing & monitoring KPIs; financial control and cost management; contract management; and leadership and people management.
Summary of Key Accomplishments:
* Controller for a Service Center for the largest Catholic health care provider in the United States.
* Director of Finance for a $500 million corporate office of one of the largest Catholic health care providers in the United States.
* Controller for a $450 million Electronic Health Record (EHR) software implementation.
* Chief financial officer for a $23 million multi-specialty physician practice.
* Experienced in policy and strategy development and decision support.
* Operations-focused.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM Saint Louis, MO 2012-Present
Ninth largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. including 19 acute care hospitals and a managed care organization.
Finance Transformation Consultant (Temporary Assignment)
Key Accomplishments:
* Reduce monthly close cycle, support finance process changes necessary from organizational changes, and automate manual processes
* Support assessment of optimal reporting solution, support current state report rationalization, and assist in development of requirements for role based dashboards and reports
* Assist in General Ledger/Chart of Accounts/Accounting Unit simplification, support the implementation of additional Lawson modules and/or other technology enablers, and form consistent data definitions and policies for data governance
ASCENSION HEALTH MINISTRY SERVICE CENTER Indianapolis, IN 2011 - 2012
Shared Service Center for the nation's largest Catholic and nonprofit health system, and the third-largest health system (based on revenue) in the United States.
Controller
Key Accomplishments:
* Lead the transformation into a shared service organization under the guidance and direction of the Symphony Project Leader.
* Created internal reporting needs to manage financial and operational strategy.
* Ensured internal control procedures and oversight for the budget from which enterprise accounts payable, supply chain sourcing, and payroll was processed.
* Established strong, collaborative relationships with Health Ministry executives, operational leaders, vendors, legal advisors, and banks.
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM Saint Louis, MO 2006 - 2011
Ninth largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. including 19 acute care hospitals and a managed care organization.
Director of Finance
Key Accomplishments:
* Directed budget and spending controls for a $450 million, 400 co-worker Epic(R) Electronic Health Record (EHR) project.
* Organized and improved the 5-year budget process to focus on strategy and operations; reduced the budget cycle time by 60 days.
* Established Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and provided flash reports to highlight the results of operations in comparison to forecast and goals.
* Managed an operational and restructure project for corporate functions resulting in a 6% reduction in headcount and 10% reduction in cost structure.
CHAN HEALTHCARE AUDITORS (subsidiary of ASCENSION HEALTH): Saint Louis, MO 2003 - 2006
Outsourced internal audit firm for Catholic hospitals
Sr. Manager, Knowledge Management
Audit Manager+
Key Accomplishments:
* Performed internal audit services for a 500-bed acute care facility resulting in 7% cost savings.
* Standardized control activity narratives for a more efficient annual review and update of documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley for not-for-profit healthcare entities.
* Directed and led a team of 30 healthcare audit subject-matter experts.
* Developed an Audit Committee -tool kit- focused on member skills, roles, and responsibilities.
THE HEART GROUP PC Evansville, IN 1998 - 2003
Regional physician practice; 30 cardiologists, surgeons, and primary care physicians
Controller, Chief Financial Officer
Key Accomplishments:
* Ensured that business development occurred with accurate, effective and efficient accounting processes. Established long range planning, budgets, operating forecasts, monthly closing and reporting, capital approval, purchasing and pricing authorizations, physical inventory, product costing, fixed asset accounting and transfer pricing.
* Directed business office procedure changes, resulting in 31% improvement of days in AR.
* Achieved MGMA recognition as a "better-performer" in Accounts Receivable and Collections Management.
* Re-designed physician compensation formula to align compensation with production.
* Insourced the information technology function, thereby reducing annual expenses 10%.
ERNST & YOUNG Indianapolis, IN 1997 - 1998
International accounting and consulting firm
Senior Consultant
Key Accomplishments:
* Designed nVision(R) reports and queries for PeopleSoft financial application for a $10 billion international telecommunications company.
* Managed the non-technical systems conversion activities migrating to the PeopleSoft worldwide platform.
AMERICAN HEALTH NETWORK Evansville, IN 1995 - 1997
Physician Practice Management Company
Sr. Financial Analyst
* Developed and administered budget and reporting for the entire 200-physician base.
* Established accounting and reporting structure for 40-physician division.
* Functional consultant for PeopleSoft financials implementation.
AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE Evansville, IN 1989 - 1995
National Consumer Finance Company
Corporate Staff Accountant
* Assisted in preparing SEC forms 10K and 10Q.
* Budget preparation and reporting.
* Filed reports to various state reporting agencies.
* Financial Statement preparation, account reconciliations, financial analysis.
* Credit card collections (prior to accounting experience).
EDUCATION
University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN
BS: Accounting
AS: Business Administration
Certified Public Accountant, Indiana & Missouri
Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountants
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
* American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
* Financial Executives International (FEI)
* Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
* Indiana CPA Society (Chair - Corporate Finance Membership Section 2004-2005; member - Leadership Cabinet 2001-2005)
* Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
* Toastmasters International (served as President, Treasurer, and VP of Education)
* Eagle Scout
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