STEPHEN E. OSCARSON

**** ******* **** **. ********, UT 84003

Cell: 801-***-**** ac273t@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

-Superb skills in forecasting, strategic planning, business plans, acquisition analysis & cash management.

-Strong Accounting and management background. Improved several different financial areas.

-Ability to implement projects, superb problem-solving skills, ideal profit-improving record.

-Excellent computer skills, participate in software design, testing and implementation.

-Effective speaker and writer, often communicating with senior management and directors.

-Skilled in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, mergers and acquisitions, capital and private funding.

EXPERIENCE:

Consultant: 2009-present. (work independently and with Advanced CFO)

(Consult with companies on expense reduction projects, software implementation, CFO services)

-Have 60 clients over the past 8 years working on system implementations, expense reduction, temp CFO

-Clients have included Deseret Book, Clearlink, McDonald’s, City of American Fork, Bank of American Fork on expense reduction saving these organizations thousands monthly.

-Worked with OSS Suppressors, GPS Capital Markets on system implementations and temporary CFO.

Vice President, Accounting: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc., 2006-2009.

(Company manufactures, imports, distributes craft supplies & manages retail outlets)

-Oversaw Financial responsibilities as company grew from $140 million to $180 million.

-Cut bank debt down by more than from $18 million to $8 million through various methods.

-Reduced A/R days outstanding from 62 days to 38 days.

-Increased A/P from $4 million to $8 million level through negotiations, slowing payments, etc.

-Co-chaired committee to put new ERP system in company.

-Put financial controls in place, initiated written procedures for all tasks involving cash.

-Prepared owners and company to be acquisition target, preparing detailed analysis, forecasts, budgets, etc., currently owned by Private Equity firm.

Chief Financial Officer: Americall Inc., 1999-2006.

(Company manages inbound/outbound contact centers, division of publicly traded international co.)

-Oversaw Financial responsibilities as company grew from $30 million to $100 million.

-Reduced A/R days outstanding from 97 days to 45 days.

-Oversaw reduction in overhead, cutting nearly $5 million in the last year.

-Reduced Working Capital loans by 25% through tight cash management & stringent collection controls.

-Negotiated increases in lines of credit and funding of acquisitions.

-Performed due diligence on company acquired in Mexico. Oversaw acquisition of three companies.

-Upgraded our accounting software, implemented procedures to provide daily financial statements.

-Improved cash flow & cash flow forecasting. Put together new budgeting procedures.

-Put together program to take advantage of tax credits for hiring eligible employees.

-Manage Human Resources. Handle all tax and governmental issues.

-Manage financial reporting requirements and met compliance issues of new Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.

Controller: Prairie Packaging, Inc., 1994-1999.

(Company manufactures plastic products such as cutlery, deli containers, etc.)

-Manage Cost Accounting, General Accounting, A/P, A/R, Inventory, Payroll, Cash Management.

-In first weeks identified several projects that eventually saved the company in excess of $100k.

-Implemented new release of EMS software and installed new mainframe.

-Reduced days required to close by half, reduced cost and time required to conduct inventories.

-Prepared new spreadsheets to control assets and capital expenditures.

-Developed cost program used by President to understand cost of products to help in pricing.

-Devised plan that reduced 80% of inventory & transfer tracking errors, reducing inventory adjustments.

EDUCATION:

-MBA Emphasis: Accounting, Finance and Strategic Planning. Finished top 12%. Academic

Scholarships. Brigham Young University

-BA Major: Economics. Minor: Computer Science. GPA: 3.8/4.0. BYU

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