MARK

J

CASH

**** ****

Lane

#*

Madison

WI

53717

608-***-****

acpy08@r.postjobfree.com

PROFFESSIONAL

OVERVIEW

Action-

oriented

Finance

professional

with

demonstrated

skills

developing

new

business;

strategically

leveraging

existing

strengths;

cultivating

and

supervising

teams;

identifying

and

mitigating

risks,

and

mediating

conflicts.

Proven

ability

to

proactively

apply

those

skills

for

companies

representing

a

wide

range

of

industries

at

various

stages

in

their

business

life

cycle,

while

keeping

the

increase

of

internal

and

external

stakeholder

value

as

the

primary

driver.

CAREER

HIGHLIGHTS

Conceptualized,

negotiated

financing,

obtained

governmental

approval

and

built

a

team

of

professionals

to

•

construct

an

11-

unit

residential

duplex

development.

Primary

architect

for

the

creation

of

a

7-

location

start-

up

restaurant

groups

overall

legal

entity

framework;

•

established

the

policies

and

procedures

to

provide

corporate

services

for

over

200

employees;

and

designed

a

networked

information

system

that

tracked,

in

real-

time,

company

performance

metrics.

Developed

an

integrated,

multi-

location

computerized

accounting

system

for

a

tri-

state

waste

management

•

company.

Project

requirements

included

budget

projection;

systems

infrastructure

design;

software

and

hardware

selection;

testing,

and

user

training.

By

doing

so,

the

corporate

metrics

tracking

from

monthly

to

daily

provided

senior

staff

the

ability

to

make

more

agile

business

decisions.

Prepared

and

presented

financing

packages

that

were

successful

in

securing

financing

in

excess

of

$15M

via

•

private

investors

and

various

financial

institutions.

Part

of

a

team

that

was

responsible

for

the

approval

and

permitting

process,

construction

project

management

•

and

leasing

of

a

retail

and

office

strip

mall

development.

Represented

clients

in

front

of

both

the

Federal

and

State

taxing

authorities

and

negotiated

the

reduction

of

•

over

$250k

in

penalties

and

interest

and

resolution

of

over

$1M

in

back

taxes.

Established

a

Small

Business

Development

Center

internship

program

that

provided

consulting

services

free

of

•

charge

to

start-

up

businesses

for

the

UW–La

Crosse

school

of

business.

POSITION

SUMMARY

Accounting

Manager

Glyph

Language

Services,

Inc.

Madison,

Wisconsin

2012-

Present

Oversee

the

accounting

department

of

an

international

translation

and

localization

company

serving

a

client

base

of

fortune

50

companies.

Management

Consultant/Private

Investor

Madison,

Wisconsin

2000-

2012

Provided

consulting

services

to

businesses

with

a

focus

on

improving

operations

efficiency,

increasing

after-

tax

return

on

use

of

capital,

and

building

long-

term

shareholder

value.

Using

that

access,

opportunities

for

investment

in

new

or

existing

businesses

as

a

private

investor

were

identified

and

capitalized

on

when

appropriate.

“Live your imagination, not your history.” - Stephen Covey

Controller/Shareholder

Premier

Restaurant

Group

Madison,

Wisconsin

2005-

2008

Oversaw

the

corporate

services

department

for

a

7-

location

restaurant

group

with

revenues

in

excess

of

$7M

and

employing

over

200

staff.

Controller/Shareholder

Iowa

Waste

Systems,

Inc.

Madison,

Wisconsin

2000-

2008

Oversaw

the

corporate

services

department

for

a

tri-

state

waste

management

company

with

revenues

in

excess

of

$6M

and

employing

over

120

staff.

Manager

Rick

Vanden

Huevel

CPA’s

Madison,

Wisconsin

1999-

2000

Supervised

and

provided

accounting

and

tax

services

for

both

businesses

and

individuals

clients.

Senior

Tax

Accountant

Deloitte

&

Touche,

LLP.

West

Palm

Beach,

Florida

1998-

1999

Provided

tax

compliance

and

planning

services

for

high

net-

worth

individual

clients.

Staff

Tax

Accountant

Grant

Thornton,

CPA’s

Madison,

Wisconsin

1997-

1998

Provided

accounting

and

tax

compliance

services

for

both

business

and

individual

clients.

EDUCATIONAL

BACKGROUND

University

of

Wisconsin

–

La

Crosse

Bachelor

of

Science

–

Accountancy

Major

•

University

accredited

by

AACSB

International

-

The

Association

to

Advance

Collegiate

Schools

of

Business

•

Successfully

passed

the

Certified

Public

Accounting

exam

in

one

sitting

•

Ongoing

Continuing

Education

Online

courses

covering

a

wide

range

of

both

business

and

personal

development

subject

matter

•

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“We are judged by what we finish, not by what we start.” - Harvey Mackay

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