F Paul Eller

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OBJECTIVE

Financial Executive (Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Vice President of Finance & Administration (VP Fin & Ops)) with 20+ years of experience in executive team, senior management, operations, strategic planning, finance and accounting, investor relations, tax, treasury, revenue assurance, forensic accounting, regulatory compliance, project management, and bankruptcy management.

Proven experience in all aspect of accounting, finance, treasury, M&A activities and information technology. Experience has been with Start-ups through Multi-National companies (high tech, energy storage, manufacturing, distribution and telecom’s). Experience also includes facilities management, human resources management, general insurance coverages and employee benefits programs.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Hands-On, talented, energetic, motivated and committed management style.

Sound business judgment, strong organizational skills, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize and handle pressure.

Executive Management Team Member.

Manage and Leadership of Accounting, Controlling and Procurement Staff and Operations.

Management and Leadership of International Entities.

Management of annual Audits and Tax Return preparation.

Management and Leadership of Information Technology Staff and systems.

Development of Standard Operations Procedures.

Staff development, motivation, training, and retention of key personnel.

Management of banking relationships and credit lines.

Management of Corporate Business Insurance.

Management of Corporate Employee Benefits.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Summarize and report financial metrics and business results to Executive Management Team and advising on how to achieve target results.

Partnering with Executive Management Team in building the Company’s annual plans and programs along with establishing key short and long term financial goals.

Responsible for the global budgeting process, forecasting process, strategic planning process, and standard management reporting.

Establishes overall departmental priorities and ensures that all deadlines are met.

Preparation of facilities budgets and forecasts for operating and capital expenses for multiple countries.

Working with owners, team members, and 3rd party vendors to ensure balance sheet and P&L statements for corporate are timely and accurate.

Manage the month-end close process by ensuring that intercompany and 3rd party vendor invoices are submitted in a timely manner and necessary accruals and journal entries are recorded.

Working with vendors and management team members to lead preparation of periodic reporting packages including variance reporting for actual operating and capital expenses compared to forecasts and budgets. Reporting at all levels of consolidation (building level, sub region level, region level).

Prepares final recommendations for budget and forecast to finance leadership. Provides high quality financial advice to senior management team.

Ensures complete knowledge of monthly results.

Manages all deliverables globally in line with the contractual agreement, ensuring global consistency of approach and quality of output.

Responsible for contract compliance and governance structure including key performance indicators, baseline budget management, savings forecasting and glide path reporting.

Responsible for special projects and presentations to senior management.

Effectively leads a strong global finance team. Leadership will include development and constantly evaluating department needs versus existing staffing levels/quality.

Facilitates review and approval of capex projects in accordance with the company approval guidelines and capital request processes as well as acquisition earn-outs / deferred purchase payment obligations.

Reviews submissions from the businesses and presents to executive management for approval.

Ensure that accounts payables and accounts receivables functions are executed according to the agreed upon P2P processes (vendor set-up, POs, payments, etc.)

Train and provide guidelines to team members, employees and 3rd party vendors on finance processes and tools, as necessary.

Working with IT teams, support and maintain IT tools that enable client facing responsibilities.

Directs quarterly consolidated financial statement preparation and SEC reporting processes (10-Q's and 10-K's, other financial filings with the SEC)

Ensures constant team development with an eye towards progression and retention.

Responsible for all aspects of HR in regard to department including: hiring, termination (when necessary), compensation, and performance evaluation.

Experience in a global setting, managing/leading finance processes in multiple time zones, cultures, local regulations and currencies.

Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret the most complex business documents.

Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive issues.

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with peers, business people and management.

Ability to motivate and work collaboratively with business partners, key employees, top management, and client groups on various projects.

Ability to handle and manage multiple projects and work streams.

Ability to build rapport and trust with external and internal clients, which are located in various part of the globe.

Experience with communications with senior management via emails or presentations.

Ability to set and communicate timelines, roles and responsibilities to multiple stakeholders and hold these parties accountable for deliverables.

Communication with multiple stakeholders in various time zones around the world.

Ability to prepare business memos, emails and presentations within deadlines.

In-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles.

Reviews complex financial/business analysis and reports prepared by subordinates.

Ability to analyze the most complex business/financial data and develop innovative solutions.

Develops and implements financial policies and procedures.

Approves and oversees department budget.

Broad, in-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), concepts.

Knowledge of financial terms and principles such as NPV and Discounted Cash Flow analysis, weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

Exposure to and reporting of capital projects and fixed assets.

Ability to solve advanced problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations.

Expert level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic solutions for a growing matrix-based multi-industry sales environment.

Ability to problem-solve, both independently and working as a team.

Ability to accurately explain/report activity in verbal and written communications.

Ability to analyze large amounts of data to decipher actionable outcomes a must.

Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret various types of business documents.

Ability to summarize complex concepts and present meaningful commentary to senior level management.

Strong computer skills, including specific knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.).

Broad experience with other software and financial systems.

Understanding of database structures and basics.

Decisions made with in-depth understanding and interpretation of procedures, company policies and business practices to achieve complex results. Responsible for setting project, department and/or division deadlines.

Established financial planning, budget forecasting, budget management and cost benefit analysis.

Established reporting to Government Entities on RFP’s, contracts, and regulatory affairs.

Experienced in project and contract management and equity funding.

Experienced in financial planning, strategy and cost analysis.

Management of procurement activities.

Established, set and achieve organizational goals.

Develop CRM prospect for future revenue and expansion opportunities along with analyze organizational operations for identification of opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and system enhancements.

Management of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting, ensuring timely and accurate closing of the books along with submission of the financial statements.

Building strong communications between management and departments.

Building organizations and designing, defining and executing processes and procedures.

Implementation of Salesforce CRM platform.

Implementation of ADP Payroll and Human Capital Management systems.

Implemented Expense Path (SaaS system) for expense report processing.

Implementation of Agile PLM system.

Re-design of network backbone and co-location.

Management and implementation of ERP Systems (Oracle Financials, JD Edwards, Great Plains, Lawson).

EXPERIENCE

The Brix Group, Inc., Campbell, CA

Vice President of Finance and Administration / Chief Financial Officer, 2012 - 2016

Member of the Executive Management Team. Responsible for all finance, accounting, treasury, tax, investor relations, internal controls, payroll, banking, systems infrastructure, systems business applications, corporate general liability insurance, corporate employee benefits programs, regulatory compliance functions, operations of Campbell facility. Dotted line responsibilities with HR and Operations.

SOMA Networks, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Corporate Controller / Director of Finance, 2006 - 2010

Member of the Executive Management Team. Responsible for all finance, accounting, banking, tax, investor relations, internal controls, corporate insurance and regulatory compliance functions. Management of global accounting and finance staff. Corporate officer and director for subsidiaries.

Teligent, Inc., Herndon, VA

Corporate Controller / Chief Financial Officer, 2001 - 2006

Member of the Executive Management Team. Responsible for all finance, accounting, treasury, tax, banking, investor relations, bankruptcy, and regulatory compliance functions.

Motorola, Inc. (Previous Positions), Schaumburg, IL

Senior Manager Revenue Assurance/Commissions: Responsible for management of the revenue assurance department monitoring $140M in revenue. Liaison between sales, marketing, engineering, product development and finance groups. Member of the architect team building a new in-house billing platform. Developed process and system enhancements to put $10M back into the revenue stream.

Accounting Manager for Revenue/Inventory: Responsible for management of the revenue assurance processes, inventory controls and purchasing functions. Managed the 2nd level customer service functions for billing issues. Managed the Just-In-Time inventory processes.

International Accountant: Responsible for managing the consolidation and production of international income statement by product line. Established and maintained international consolidation rules on Oracle platform. Developed communication methods and guidelines with other countries (Singapore, South Korea, China, Australia, Germany, Ireland, and Israel). Defined tax rules for international transfer pricing practices in compliance with US Tax Laws.

Global Manufacturing Financial Analyst: Responsible for managing the financial and budgetary processes for worldwide manufacturing organization. Developed processes for a new manufacturing facility to comply with corporate internal controls. Coordinated the implementation of inventory and accounting procedures. Facilitated communications with offshore manufacturing facilities for cost accounting, finance and manufacturing teams. Established and maintained yearly production and capital equipment budgets. Developed monthly operations review processes with manufacturing team.

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelors of Science in Accounting

Yakima Business College, Yakima, WA

Associates in Accounting

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