Sales/Operations/Finance

Stewart Pilsch, CPA, M.Accy

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Senior Finance and Business Operations Manager with over 10 years’ experience in industry and public accounting, complimented by a high degree of operations and personnel management expertise, supported by success running a $50M+ operation. Highly skilled in financial modeling, analysis, and reporting, able to uncover and mitigate loss and generate revenue. A true leader, and partner to executives and senior managers, who thrives, and exceeds expectations in uncertain environments.

• Auditing

• Business Models

• Financial Planning & Analysis

• Consolidations

• Budgets / Forecasts

• Financial Statement Preparation

• Reconciliation

• Internal Controls

• Debt Covenant Calculation

Professional Experience

General Manager II 2015 - Present

BlueLinx Corporation

Lead a team of 40 employees, including 7 direct reports while directing activities for two geographically separated 90K sq. ft. Building Material warehouses in the Southeast United States, servicing >300 commercial customers and generating over $55M annual top-line revenue.

• Improved Gross Margin 25% by focusing on profitable business and pricing discipline, simultaneously reducing low margin activities.

• Increased sales by $1M for an 8% growth, during a 22% decline in Single Family Housing Starts

(SFHS).

• Ranked #1 Sales District in company achieved through effective leadership, performance management, pricing discipline and business relationship management.

• Grew Top Line Revenue $2M (5%) annually by negotiating long-term price concessions with vendors and developing strategic relationships with industry manufacturers.

• Reduced Inventory Turn by 6 days YOY 2015 vs 2016, allocating additional working capital to fast moving items.

Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance 2014-2015 BlueLinx Corporation

Establish construction market trends and develop pricing models for major Requests for Proposals (RFP) for Building Materials contracts, while serving as a finance business partner to Regional Managers and developing Cost to Serve models for Major Retailers in support of Corporate Finance division of Building Materials supplier.

• Retained $15M account by conducting advance financial analytics modeling demonstrating value of offering prebate to major account.

• Developed executive market trend report, delivered weekly, which allowed executive team to make faster decisions based on pricing and gross margin.

• Improved company profit by conducting branch level financial analysis, recommending closure of poorest performing branches.

• Consulted with Regional Vice Presidents and General Managers, providing quarterly financial reviews and business reports, enabling focused business efforts. Stewart Pilsch, CPA, M.Accy

*******@*****.*** 404-***-**** LinkedIn.com/In/StewartPilsch/ Financial Analyst 2013-2014

Randstad U.S. General Staffing

Prepare yearly budget and quarterly forecasts for $2.4B annual revenue division of global staffing agency, investigating regional margin and profit variances in support of CFO activities, simultaneously tracking weekly revenue, cost, and KPI data used for executive decision making.

• Uncovered $200K invoice shortage error, worked with sales team, correcting issue, and recovering funds.

• Managed data collection and analysis for quarterly reporting to Global President, ensuring 100% accuracy on all financial data, metrics against goal, and performance against competitors.

• Eliminated $1.1M in non-strategic spend through a thorough analysis of staffing, marketing, and accounting practices, and discretionary spending accounts.

• Prepared and delivered periodic financial reports to Holding, detailing performance of U.S. staffing performance against goal.

Senior Financial Analyst 2008-2013

Cox Enterprises

Prepared, analyzed, and reviewed financial statements, and resolved cash-flow accounting issues, while coordinating with external auditors, and partnering with legal department to resolve financial and tax matters for a global media conglomerate.

• Trained and coached employees at multiple business units on proper finance and accounting procedures, reducing reporting errors and improving timeliness and accuracy.

• Consolidated financial data from subsidiary companies and prepared financial statements to support debt balances.

• Investigated, uncovered, and corrected unusual variances in cash flow and forecast reports, reducing unnecessary spend.

Audit Associate and Staff, Assurance, and Advisory Services 2006-2008 Porter Keadle Moore LLP

Planned, coordinated, and performed audits for clients in the banking and home manufacturing industries including the lead on the completion of an $800M SEC banking client audit.

• Supervised and reviewed the work of staff accountants during audit engagements.

• Evaluated business processes and internal control structures to provide recommendations for improvement.

• Performed accounting research and assessed the impact of new accounting pronouncements on clients.

Education & Certification

Certified Public Accountant – License CPA027098 American Institute of CPAs Masters of Accountancy University of Alabama

Bachelor of Science - Accountancy University of Alabama

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