Manager Management

Philip (Phil) L. Stiff

Monument, Colorado *****

913-***-**** (C)

www.linkedin.com/in/philipstiff

*******@*****.***

Senior Financial Manager/Analyst

Aggressively reduced purchase ordering time by 40%, increased to over $28 million per week in order productivity, and maintained less than .01% error across nationwide distribution of new equipment for 38,485 radio tower sites.

Improved capabilities by creating higher efficiency through standardized and automated accounting platforms, tools, and processes that resulted in a 40% operational savings.

Launched two new budget programs for short and long range planning that in 2 years, enabled increased accuracy and risk identification which lead to ability to hit mission target to within 3% of annual target across 5 directors and 34 manager groups.

Proactive, goal-oriented, senior manager with extensive financial management and operations experience. Expert in financial analysis/reporting, continuous process improvement, internal controls, change management, and people management. Effective communicator who leads and mobilizes cross-functional teams to accomplish objectives, rapidly impact bottom-line performance, and drive corporate success.

Core Leadership Strengths

Financial Planning & Analysis

Budget & Forecasting

Staff Development & Coaching

Financial Operations & Control

Cash Flow Management

Process & System Optimization

Non-profit Financial Management

Leadership & Team Building

Project & Program Management

Professional Experience

Sprint Nextel Corporation, Overland Park, KS Development Support Manager 2005-2014

Directed strategy and execution of financial operating activities for department of over 500 engineers and contractors. Managed budget execution in excess of $1.4B in capital development expenditures in 2014. Ensured compliance with GAAP and corporate fiscal policies and guidelines.

Developed and built a $5.75B capital budget plan over an 8-year period and directed daily operations to within a plus/minus 5% annual variance of year-over-year budget plan.

Designed and built new tool to track vendor contracts resulting in resolution of over $50,000 in duplicate payments.

Lead 4G team development of a new tool to enable executed purchases for $1.8B in capital assets resulting in multi-vendor concurrent shipping and site deliveries leading to corporate discounts of 35%.

Increased productivity 500% across 12 team members over 4 years enabling management of $1.4B budget.

Coached, directed and evaluated team of 12+ members across multi-state locations.

Produced communications relative to corporate fiscal operation and compliance in a cross-functional, matrix-managed organization to include IT, Network Engineering, Capital Asset Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Product, and Network Operations.

Philip (Phil) L. Stiff

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913-***-**** (C)

Blue Valley Recreation, Overland Park, KS Sports Complex Operations Manager 1990-2003

Operations manager responsible for producing the revenue to cover the cost of operations and maintenance for facility. Led and directed the overall operations and marketing of a 120-acre Parks & Recreation sports facility, hosting between 350,000 - 500,000 guests annually.

Directed Profit & Loss to create and execute annual zero based budget plan.

Generated 65% profit margin per event, which was 15% higher than previously achieved and higher than industry norms.

For 12+ years, exceeded net cash targets of 30% of gross annual sales. Kept cost of product and services within the approved budget tolerances of <35% of gross sales. This resulted in generating cash flows in excess of over 45% - 60%.

Provided direct daily leadership of all operations programs.

Drove innovation in the design and marketing of large softball/baseball tournament programs.

Managed human resource activities for seasonal staff of 75+ resulting in employee engagement and year-over-year retention >25%.

Developed fund raising and other special event programs to increase revenue growth and opportunities.

Other Previous Professional Experience

Construction Draws & Accounting

Property Insurance & Property Tax

Real Estate Developer

Commercial Property Management

Education

Metropolitan Junior College

Courses toward a BS in Architectural Engineering, Minor in Mathematics

Training & Development

Dale Carnegie Institute

Ongoing Leadership Development

Finance & Real Estate Management

Real Estate Broker, Missouri (14 Yrs.)

Real Estate Broker, Kansas (6 Yrs.)

Past President Missouri-Kansas Association for Cooperative Housing

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