MICHELLE SINN

314-***-**** – St. Louis, MO - acz4zy@r.postjobfree.com

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE EXECUTIVE

Finance, Cost, Revenue, Treasury & Business Management Technology Real Estate Trade Manufacturing

Strategic business accounting and high-energy leader with compelling business plan and financial management influence – reaching cost savings goals and creating new policy procedures through accounting strategies, budget building, forecasting, performance reviews, cost savings, and time management. Builds and leverages company objectives by collaborating with and conveying strategic vision to Sales, Marketing, Administration, Boards and executive teams.

Financial Controls, Budgeting & Benchmarks

Accounting Systems and Controls: Optimizing procedures, identified cost saving, enabled optimal audit controls and checks. Oversee targeted division and uncovered deficiency in finance/accounting practices. Led and uncovered over $6M dollars in international fraud.

Budgeting: Planning and monitoring is essential for any company. Forged good communications and action skills with sales, marketing, production and administration while building a better bottom line.

Benchmarks & Effectiveness: Enabled staff to set goals and monitor performance of objective. Re-evaluated if needed and worked with team to reach success.

Professional History

Director of Finance and Accounting: Prozess Technologie, St. Louis, MO 2015–Present Established Accounting Systems, Controls, Gross Margin Adherence, Human Resources, Company Policy and Procedures, Budgeting, Job Costing & Education/Training Human Resources Enablement - Job Cost and Budget Development - Education/ Training - Cost Savings Generation - New Policy Manuals - Competitive Pricing Analysis Brought in to establish and initiate company procedures and policies, accounting partnerships, cost savings and new opportunities at technology startup of process analytical devices for life sciences, personal health & beauty, and food

& beverage manufacturers. Developed first competitive pricing model strategy. Conducted cost control measures and implemented job costing benchmarks. Established budgeting, treasury management, cash flow strategies, and automated tasks and work flows to increase efficiency.

New Cost Saving: Reduced overall costs of the company over 25%, worked with contractors/vendors to implement the cost saving. Automated numerous processing to create efficiency in all departments. Reviewed large vendor and customer contracts to negotiate better terms.

Pricing Strategy: Created competitive pricing for multi-channel strategy of manufacturing reps, distributors, system integrators and direct sales to maximize pipeline development.

Automated Tasks Across Numerous Departments: Launched CRM programs to facilitate sales cycles, company expense management programs, regulating job cost through systems designs. Introduce software strategy solutions to benefit cost and time management. Banking treasury through new bank relationships that help consolidated portfolio.

Automated quoting activity (from < 10 quotes annually to 100+ per year) and trimmed sales cycle by 30%. Michelle Sinn, Accounting & Finance Executive Page Two Senior VP of Finance and Accounting/CFO: Gannon International, Ltd. St. Louis, MO 2010–2014 Controller: Gannon International, Ltd. St. Louis, MO 2008–2010 Accountant: Gannon International, Ltd. St. Louis, MO 2007–2008 Entry level accountant to Senior VP of Finance and Accounting Three Diverse Companies - Real Estate Portfolio value over 100M - Technology Company - Foreign Trade Distribution - Foreign Plant Facility Recruited by CFO to reposition the company’s global organization structure – navigating change and building strategy for Americas, & Southern Pacific against fiscal/market constraints. Motivated teams and improved revenue potential, safe guard assets, with focus on top-ROI. Implementing policies, procedures and production measures for all divisions. Regulating internal and external controls for all companies nationally and worldwide. Forensic accounting audits and legal coordination with professionals within the industry locally and globally.

Cash Flow Strategy: Intensified daily treasury task and forecasted cash flows on numerous companies. Solved complicated budget challenges and analyzed company’s systems/structures within organization, made recommendations and decisions on plan forward, reducing and eliminating when appropriate.

Achieved stabilizing company during turbulent real estate and government economy challenges.

Uncovered over $6M of fraud in foreign divisions and able to sustain asset for market position and sale.

Leadership Skill: Developed working relationships with employees, vendors and customers on various tasks to improve communications and productivity. Advancing and implementing leadership skills with in each team. Analyzing ways to improve efficiencies and leading the charge.

Financial Accountability: Reviewing financial operation of divisions and communicating with branch leaders on performance. Working with regulatory agencies on contracts, reporting and record keeping for compliance with stringent government regulations. Responsible for financial reporting to owners, investors, managers and government agencies. Review day-to-day operations in accounting, human resources and finance. Coordinated schedules and year-end reporting for auditors, tax preparers and agencies.

International Experience: Working with human resources/personnel, finance/financial institutions, tax agencies, government agencies, accounting firms, reviewing reporting and controls. VP President: Gannon Management Company of Missouri and Florida, St. Louis, MO 2007-2010 VP President/Accountant: Gannon Management Company of Missouri, St. Louis, MO 1995-2001 Broker Officer for Management Company. Responsible for financial reporting to owners, investors, managers and other government agencies. Reviewed day-to-day operations in accounts payable department. Responsible for coordinating schedules and year end for audits for financial reporting. Conducted onsite audits for Management Company and other related companies. Maintained all accounting and bank records for the entire real estate portfolio estimated value of $200M. Converted software systems on onsite management and corporate office accounting. Maintained and supported all network, computer hardware and software applications for entire management portfolio and corporate office in 5 different states. OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Travis Shane Homes, Inc.: Accountant 1994-1995

Walpert Properties, Inc.: Accountant/Office Manager 1992-1994 Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri