Accounting Vice President

SUMMARY

Senior executive with progressively responsible healthcare financial

management and accounting experience. Acknowledged strengths in

leadership, staff management and development, and technical accounting and

finance knowledge. Varied knowledge and industry experience including

hospitals, senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, durable

medical equipment, sleep disorders testing, PET scanners and pharmacy

management. Very adept with systems including many start-ups and complex

implementations. Experience is broad in scope and includes the following

skills:

. Financial Analysis . Financial Reporting . General

Accounting

. Contract Negotiations . Information Systems . Revenue Cycle

. Staff Management . Banking relationships . Manage annual

audits

. Fixed Asset Accounting . Internal Controls . Budgets and

Forecasts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PharmaPoint, LLC - Birmingham, AL 4/2013

- Present

Pharmacy Management Company

Vice President - Finance

Oversee all financial functions of this early stage pharmacy management

company with locations in ten states, managing pharmacies for physician

practices, hospitals and health systems.

. Start-ups, mergers, and acquisitions, including preparing financial

projections and pro formas for potential new sites or acquisition

targets, due diligence and subsequent accounting for new entities.

. Profitability and return on investment analysis and ad hoc financial

analysis on various business units and product lines.

. General accounting and financial reporting, patient financial

services, billing and collections, financial analysis, cash

management, purchasing, accounts payable and insurance functions.

. Designing and implementing staffing plans, more streamlined processes,

policies and procedures to prepare the company for dramatic growth.

Med-South, Inc. - Jasper, AL

8/2010 - 12/2012

Durable Medical Equipment, Sleep Disorders Testing and Diagnostic Imaging

provider

President/CEO

Responsible for a diverse healthcare concern with seventeen durable medical

equipment branches, three sleep disorder centers, and two PET diagnostic

scanning facilities, serving over 35,000 patients and generating over $30

million in revenue annually with 200 employees.

.

. Rebuilt sales and marketing team and implemented new strategy

. Increased revenues by $4 million in fiscal year 2012

. Turned bottom line from negative to positive

. Closed under-performing operations

. Entered new markets and expanded joint ventures to boost operational

results

. Ensured compliance with complex and ever-evolving governmental and

accrediting standards

. Created & implemented new policies and procedures

Med-South, Inc. - Jasper, AL

10/2007 - 7/2010

Durable Medical Equipment, Sleep Disorders Testing and Diagnostic Imaging

provider

Vice President of Finance

Reporting directly to the President/CEO, responsible for all financial

aspects of healthcare concern with multiple locations in Alabama and

Mississippi and a complex legal and accounting structure with several LLC's

partnered with hospitals and health systems.

. Supervised fifty direct reports and staff.

. General accounting and financial reporting, patient financial

services, billing and collections, financial analysis, cash

management, purchasing, accounts payable and insurance functions.

. Restructured the Corporate office for a flatter, more efficient

organizational structure with lower head-count and expense.

. Reduced accounts receivable days sales outstanding (DSO) to 50 days,

an industry best practices benchmark.

. Successfully upgraded patient billing and collections system from DOS-

based version to newer more efficient window-based system.

. Prepared annual operating budgets and monitored results against

budget.

. Profitability and return on investment analysis and ad hoc financial

analysis on various business units and product lines.

. Mergers and acquisitions, including preparing financial projections

and pro formas for potential acquisition targets and joint venture

partners, due diligence and subsequent accounting for acquired or

merged entities.

. Audit various operations or processes as needed.

Noland Health Services, Inc. - Birmingham, AL

3/1999 - 9/2007

Not-for-profit healthcare company, formerly known as Lloyd Noland

Foundation

Assistant Vice President of Finance

Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President/CFO, responsible for all

finance and accounting functions except patient billing and collections for

$100 million per year healthcare concern operating five long-term acute

care hospitals (201 total beds), three skilled nursing facilities (361

total beds) and four senior living communities with over 400 residents.

. General accounting and financial reporting, operating and capital

budgets, financial analysis, cash management, tax accounting,

materials management, accounts payable and insurance functions

. Successfully saw the organization through dramatic growth, from one

facility with $10 million in revenues to twelve facilities with over

$100 million in revenues.

. Instrumental in three successful multi-million dollar bond issues.

. Successful start-up of four long term acute care hospitals, one senior

housing community and acquisition of four senior housing communities.

. Successfully implemented new accounting system and paperless accounts

payable processing.

. Promoted from Director of Finance to Assistant Vice President -

Finance February 2005.

Med-South, Inc. - Jasper, AL

2/1988 - 3/1999

Durable Medical Equipment, Sleep Disorders Testing and Diagnostic Imaging

provider

Controller

Controller for a durable medical equipment provider with sixteen locations

in Alabama and Mississippi and approximately $15 million annually in

revenues, reporting dually to Vice President - Finance and Vice President -

Operations.

. Manage the accounting and financial reporting process.

. Fixed asset accounting and reporting.

. Primary contact for outside auditors during annual audit.

Jasper Waterworks and Sewer Board, Inc. - Jasper, AL

2/1996 - 2/1998

Not-for-profit municipal waterworks and sewer provider

Controller

. Accounting, financial management and reporting, and customer financial

relationships, including managing staff and reporting to municipally

appointed board.

. Instrumental in securing and managing bond-financed construction and

distribution projects.

Gladwin-Alabama - Birmingham, AL

7/1995 - 2/1996 International steel caster re-manufacturer

Business Unit Controller

. Controller for $7 million a year business unit of an international

steel caster manufacturer,

. Managed the accounting, accounts payable, procurement, inventory

control, cost reduction and cash flow.

. Implemented beta site for production reporting and control system.

Burton Golf, Inc. - Jasper, AL

3/1994 - 7/1995

Golf bag and accessories manufacturer with locations in Florida and Alabama

Cost Accountant

. Implemented and maintained a standard cost accounting.

. Inventory valuations

. Sales and production reporting and ad hoc financial analysis.

Russell Coal, Inc. - Jasper, AL 6/1992

- 3/1994 Surface mining coal mining company with two locations in Alabama

Assistant Controller

. Financial reporting and cost analysis

. Supervised the accounts payable, payroll and human resources staff.

. Implemented new accounting system and local area network

L. Paul Kassouf & Co., PC - Birmingham, AL

1/1991 - 6/1992

Large local CPA firm with clients in healthcare, construction and other

businesses

Staff Accountant

. Audits, general ledger write-up, tax and financial statement

preparation

EDUCATION

B.S, Accounting (Magna Cum Laude; GPA: 3.7) - Birmingham-Southern College,

Birmingham AL

A.S., Business Administration (Summa cum Laude; GPA: 4.0) - Walker College,

Jasper, AL

CERTIFICATIONS

Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy - CPA certificate number 5981

(Inactive)

Institute of Management Accountants - CMA Certificate number 018781

SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS SKILLS

Microsoft Excel - very proficient including pivot tables, vlookup, hlookup,

sorting, filtering, etc.

Microsoft Office - proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Access.

Accounting Software Systems - Over the course of my career, installed,

implemented and ran various accounting systems including MAS 90 and Great

Plains, including integration with various billing and/or fixed assets

accounting systems.

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