Jay Schroeder
Phone: 612-***-**** Email: *********.***.*@*****.***
Chief Financial Officer
Strategic financial and operational leader with solid record of achieving profitability improvements reporting directly to CEO. Directs financial planning and analysis, accounting, tax, treasury, budgeting, HR, IT and administrative functions.
Expert in:
Performance optimization
Strategic planning
Financial analysis
Organizational leadership
Budget/P&L development and execution
Auditing
Workforce management
Experience
Chicago-based Chicago, IL
Top-ranking leader in automotive parts distribution industry.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) 2010 TO PRESENT
Current Responsibilities
Financials (cost accounting, modeling, fiscal planning, tax reporting, analysis, forecasting, banking relationships)
oStrategies and processes
oFinancial statements
Board of Directors reporting and presentations
AP/AR
Inventory
HR
Business strategy
Business Achievements
Implemented new ERP system, $1M improvement to bottom line
Consolidated company locations, $3M annual expense reduction
Created annual budgeting system, 18% expense reduction
Developed business dashboard
Negotiated vendor supply rates, 23% expense reduction
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2008 TO 2010
Responsibilities
Financial statements
Accounting
oImplemented new accounting system (Global Shop)
Real estate
oMoved company location, 25% cost reduction
inventory accounting
oMoved from annual to perpetual
HR, IT, Tax Reporting
Great American Group Deerfield, IL
Industry leader providing asset management, disposition and financial services solutions, with average yearly revenues of $1 billion.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHICAGO FURNITURE DIVISION 2006 TO 2008
Owned profitability, reporting, financial analysis and strategy.
Centralized field accounting into the corporate office.
Consolidated inventory from two geographic centers into one location, 65% reduction in annual expenses.
Updated inventory system to a digital, perpetual format.
Restructured the financial accounting system.
Great American Group Woodland Hills, CA
Top-ranking industry leader providing asset management, disposition and financial services solutions, with average yearly revenues of $1 billion.
SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST AND OPERATIONS MANAGER 1996 to 2006
Financial leader of multiple location (10-450 sites) liquidation sites modeled on a per project basis nationally.
Established budgets of $50M+ per project.
Analyzed sales trends.
Directed retail operations.
Reported and presented to C Suite executives
The Wilds Minneapolis, MN
A premier golf course and residential community with 100 homes and villas.
OPERATIONS & FINANCE DIRECTOR 1991 to 1996
Negotiated real estate purchase agreements and secured necessary permits for the new development.
Established, recruited and directed the management team and personnel for all divisions.
Developed financial reporting systems.
Education
M.B.A. in Accounting
University of Phoenix
**CPA in progress**
B.S. in Business Administration
Black Hills State University/University of Phoenix