Director of Finance

Pritpal (Paul) Virdee, M.B.A.

**** ****** **. *****, **. 75013 214-***-**** *********@*****.***

Finance and Leadership Professional

MBA and over eleven years of experience in Finance, Accounting, M&A and Project Management looking to grow as a leader.

Experience in leadership and decision-making roles, ownership and completion of diligence for mergers & acquisitions, post-merger integrations, project management, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, billing, software conversions, and accounting month-end close.

Areas of Expertise

Professional Experience

eMD’s/Aprima Medical Software - Richardson, TX February 2014 – Current

Director of Integration and Special Projects, January 2019 – Current

Assigned to lead companywide integration project internally for 2 entities with over 1200 combined employees due to wide ranging knowledge of companies finances and operations.

Working closely with leadership from both company executive level and private equity leadership on analyzing data and trends to identify opportunities and create strategies for improvements in both top and bottom line growth.

Accomplished unified and more automated processes that are used by all employees in all locations allowing for more efficient workflows and results.

Integrated Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains legacy system into existing NetSuite system for a single company-wide ERP. This also included integrating Bill.com, Xactly, Adaptive Insights, and Avalara.

Operating in a highly confidential environment while leading highly communicative efforts across multiple business functions.

Completed highly condensed and pressurized timeline of less than 3 months to accomplish a successful integration on time for new fiscal year beginning April 1st, 2019.

Director of FP&A, January 2015 – January 2019

Led closing of company’s acquisition as part of the Executive Leadership Team due to lack of CFO at time of sale. Managed and led diligence data room project. Individually led meetings with lawyers, PE firms, and consultants to explain all aspects of the company. Performed internal and external financial analysis on company’s diligence team for multiple M&A acquisition projects before sale.

CEO direct report – originated and implemented multiple strategic initiatives in a project manager role, including Business Process Outsourcing to India using workforce management analysis, deploying a new automated Quote to Cash tool programmed in SQL, and an internal ERP conversion to NetSuite.

Led strategic plan of using business intelligence tools to create annual budgets and quarterly reforecasting, presented results to the board and executive management team on multiple occasions.

Slashed annual costs by over $550k that fell straight to the bottom line. Negotiated deals with multiple vendors to lower COGS, increase company’s margins and reduce cash deposits.

Worked closely with independent financial auditors for 4 fiscal year reviews. Provided financial backup, policies regarding use of GAAP and ASC 606 to complete audited financials with minimal adjusting entries.

Employed a mix of License and SaaS revenue models to determine top side projections.

Diversified company’s 401(k) plan investments as named plan fiduciary.

Created new pricing structure and overhauled pricing process for new products based on market factors and internal costs. This generated new markets and pipelines that were not previously available

Improved overall company efficiency and interdepartmental relationships by obtaining feedback from all departments. Created and tracked multiple KPI’s across multiple departments.

Began intercompany team for new product releases and an employee program to ensure an open line of communication between employees and the executive team.

Manager, FP&A and Billing, August 2014 – January 2015

Led Billing Team of 6 employees to ensure all KPI’s were met, assist and maximize bandwidth in a fast growing environment.

Worked with Tax auditors to ensure company properly billed sales tax to our customers in different states and ensured company’s liability was properly recorded and paid.

Created reports for final monthly analysis and reviewed monthly financial packets for CEO and Board of Directors.

Senior Accountant, February 2014 – August 2014

Conducted an administrative role in the internal accounting software (ERP) conversion from Softrax to NetSuite. Responsible for new procedures, integration of data between systems and elimination of old software altogether.

Taught voluntary Excel Courses to anybody in company who wanted to learn – explained use of Vlookups, pivot tables and other useful daily functions in an effort to help increase productivity and efficiency of all employees.

Created and streamlined new processes for sales commission plan creation and payouts that significantly cut down on commission disputes.

Decreased time to complete all monthly close items as it relates to revenue including review of all journal entries, go-live reporting, revenue commitment schedules, and deferred revenue schedules.

Xerox – Dallas, TX February 2012 – February 2014

Senior Accountant

Worked with account managers to improve budgeting accuracy resulting in lower variances and reduced churn.

Ensured books of accounts were appropriately stated by accurately completing a detailed full-cycle monthly close.

Fidelity Investments – Westlake, TX April 2010 – February 2012

Senior Fund Analyst

Created reports for group metrics to monitor and measure fund and group performance.

Created journal entries and analysis critical to calculating the NAV for multiple funds on a daily basis.

Citigroup/GMAC – Irving, TX September 2007 – April 2010

Auto Finance Specialist

Worked closely with customers to re-finance auto loans.

Provided Concierge Customer Service to customers regarding all issues related to their auto loan(s).

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Oracle

SAP

Adobe Suite

SalesForce

Hyperion/Essbase

NetSuite

QuickBooks

BI Tools

Education

Bachelor of Science, Finance and Economics – August 2007 University of Texas – Dallas

Graduated Cum Laude – GPA 3.65

Master of Business Administration – December 2017 University of Dallas

Member – Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society – GPA 3.90

References

1.Michael Nissenbaum – CEO, Aprima Medical Software

2.John Schneider – Principal, Ohana Advisors

3.Shaun Bachani – Director of Finance, Xerox

Team Leadership/CFO Responsibilities

Strategy Development

Profit & Loss

Forecasting and Budgeting

Mergers and Acquisitions

GAAP/ASC 605 & 606

Post-Merger Integrations

Project Management

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