Customer Service Financial

Brian S. Tabaczka

**** ****** **** **** **** *** Commerce, Michigan 48382

248-***-**** *************@*******.***

Linkedin profile: www.linkedin.com/in/BrianTabaczka

Strategic Vice President & Financial Operations Leader

Assertive Negotiation Executive Strategy Financial Services Collaborative Team Leadership

Dedicated, innovative strategic Vice President and financial operations leader with extensive experience and a proven track record in school/educational and manufacturing environments. Analytical professional skilled in successfully navigating corporations large and small through periods of accelerated growth. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships within an organization to drive new sources of stable revenue and support the continued successful operation of the business.

Analytic Problem Solving

Financial Operations

Task Priority & Focus

Team-Oriented Leader

Solutions Driven Thinker

Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills

Innovative Procedures & Techniques

Project Management

Budgeting/Forecasting

Training & Development

Recruiting & Hiring

Policies & Procedures

Cash Flow

Strategic Negotiation

Vendor Services

Risk Assessment

Quality Assurance

Performance Evaluation

Professional Experience

Husky Envelope Products Inc., Walled Lake, Michigan December 2007 – Present

Vice President & Treasurer

Strategically manage and lead all financial decisions within the organization. Craft internal procedures to mimic business operating procedures and each individual financial area of the business. Champion the quick resolution of daily operations and production issues with effective and permanent corrective actions.

Key Accomplishments:

Directly implement internal control reviews and procedures for all financial forecasting, analysis and other accounting functions within the organization. Increase overall productivity by 10%

Acting as the Plant Controller, successfully champion all production issues and problems through the assembly of problem solving teams. Quickly identify root cause and implement permanent corrective actions, reducing critical downtime by 15%.

Provide guidance and strategy to a national team of salespeople based throughout the United States. Impact the bottom line by driving an additional 80% in gross revenue annually.

Supervise, lead, train and develop customer service, shipping and warehouse personnel as well as the financial team. Procure the necessary resources to set the team up for success.

Responsible for the purchase/inventory of all raw materials.

Responsible for the month-end closes including all account reconciliations/journal entries as well as quarterly closes which required financial statement reporting to the bank along with covenant calculations and financial packages to all the shareholders.

Prepared all work papers providing supporting documentation for the year-end audit/review in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Performed all Human Resource and IT functions for the Company.

Handled all the banking and investing responsibilities.

Responsible for all capital budgets and expenditures.

Crestwood School District, Dearborn Heights, Michigan July 2005 – December 2007

Director – Business Operations

Determined the financial strategy and direction of the school district based on current, past and projected future performance and enrollment. Authorized the construction or remodeling of critical building structures after thorough analysis and research of all quotes, financial impact and other technical factors.

Key Accomplishments:

Determined the need for building expansion projects, new construction or remodeling of existing structures based on need. Distributed resources appropriately throughout individual projects.

Guaranteed the financial solvency and liquidity of assets through the strategic movement of cash flow throughout the district. Increased return on large investments by 4%.

Liaised with vendors and representatives of contracting organizations responsible for construction projects. Negotiated contracts and realized annual savings of $30,000 on contracted services.

Reduced cost margins by an average of 5%. Continually searched for areas of improvement through data analysis and feedback from all operations staff.

Oak Park School District, Oak Park, Michigan April 2000 – July 2005

Executive Director – Business & Finance

Collaboratively led a wide variety of financial and general operational staff including custodians, teachers, financial analysts and accounting specialists. Devised a unique strategy that was focused on the continued stability, success and operational excellence of a large, diverse school district.

Key Accomplishments:

Oversaw the daily activities of a variety of different professionals throughout the school district. Recruited, hired and evaluated the performance of all employees.

Boosted employee engagement and involvement through the use of team-oriented leadership techniques. Increased overall employee productivity in all departments by 10%.

Analyzed the financial performance of the district as a whole and as individual entities. Forecasted and developed budgets through the use of in-depth analysis tools.

Participated as part of the negotiation team advocating for employee contracts. Obtained favorable salary and benefit contract terms based on feedback from the district as well as all operational staff members.

Education, Affiliation & Extracurricular Activities

Master of Public Administration (coursework only)

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – FLINT, Flint, Michigan

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, Michigan

Member, Golden Key National Honor Society

Professional Affiliation

Past Vice President, Board of Directors for Self-Insured Workers Compensation Group

Past Member, Michigan School of Business Officials

Past Member, Association of School Business Officials

Vice President of Correspondence, Beta Alpha Psi Alumni Accounting Fraternity

Extracurricular Activities

Chief Financial Officer, CW3 Soccer Association Board of Directors

Reading Tutor, Detroit Compact Program

Burton Kiwanis Club

President, Walled Lake Northern High School Girls Soccer Booster Club

Treasurer, Between the Lakes Condominium Association

Key words: monthly/Quarterly financial reporting, ongoing and new business issues, financial statement, plant financial performance, cost accounting

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