Cash Management Quality Assurance

DEE KATYA ROSE

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Summary and Objectives:

Leader in Financial Operations Management in the construction industry emphasis in Plumbing, HVAC, and other Subcontractor roles • Kaizen strategies, continuous improvement, and lean construction management using relationship mapping creating process documentation facilitating change to operational activities ultimately enhancing change reducing costs and increasing efficiencies. • Experienced professional Chief Financial Manager participation in improvement financial projects and proven track record of achieving quality assurance and detailed budgeting. • Detail-directed problem solver, providing effective and timely solutions. • Passionate manager with strong leadership abilities. • Enhanced communications skills, works well in teams and with peers, managers, and clients in the construction industry. • Ability to organize multiple projects, control project cost, and effectively schedule project tasks. Over 17 years of financial subcontract and construction industry experience. • Strong analytical skills, organized, and highly motivated. Projects

■ Accepted to sit for the CPA exam by the Board of Accountancy; preparing for five exams and achieving a General CPA license by December 2024.

■ Conducted system analysis on two separate systems determining setup issues and conducting training to improve efficiencies for both the field and the office.

■ Analyzed the cash management and billing processes as it relates to the financial management of projects progress determining the effectiveness for long term cash management and work in progress billing increasing timely billing and collections within the accounting period by 78%.

■ Created and launched a cash management tool that effectively forecasted cash management program managing overhead costs for a full year leveraging future billing to pay down long-term debt.

■ Constructed and launched the daily use of sales, billing, gross profit reports by division and individual for entire company using excel functions and queries that directly connected to the internal accounting software where the system refreshed updating the reports for immediate use by management allowing for accelerated information flowing down through all levels of management assisting with informed decision making by owners and senior management.

■ Developed, trained, and implemented EMobile software in 4 months to 15 employees eliminating paperwork condensed invoicing from 7 days to 24 hours, decreasing overhead costs by 30%.

■ Planned and executed a six-month inventory project with a team of 6 personnel to organize and catalog all inventory and tools, constructed a receiving and shipping area, developed and implemented processes decreasing over purchasing by 50%.

■ Performed value stream analysis with a team of 8 personnel on complex customers to evaluate service processes and ascertain excess overhead costs to determine overall contract price.

■ Launched and successfully managed an inventory reduction project with a team of 10 people that reduced on hand inventory by 80% for 5 Ferguson locations.

■ Established and trained WMS inventory management process to a team of 75+ personnel for four Ferguson locations eliminating physical inventory counting.

Professional History

Controller August 2022 - May 2024

JLS Environmental Services, Inc.

■ Assumed overall responsibilities for the accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and forecasting, cash management and for the planning, development and implementation of effective accounting policies and procedures and internal control systems

■ Led in the financial strategy to aggressively oversee existing entities, assess financial risks, maximize efficiencies and margins and seek opportunities for continuous improvement and company expansion

■ Ensured strategic financial vision was communicated and understood in a manner that allowed the management team to develop and execute the tactics and plan that support that vision

■ Promoted continual improvement of the budgeting process through the review and education of department managers on financial issues impacting their budgets

■ Provided the timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends in order to assist the owners and the other senior executives

■ Applied principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports for owners and senior executives to review

■ Analysis of financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital. Prepares balance sheet, income statements, statement of cash flows to summarize current and projected company financial position within the deadlines set by the company

■ Coordinates and directs all internal and external auditing efforts for all divisions

■ Submitted monthly and year-end financials to external CPA. Interprets financial reports for other parties and provides corresponding explanation both verbally and in writing, as needed

■ Delivered weekly, monthly, and yearly status reports to the owners and senior executives on divisional and individual sales, projected sales in relation to budgets

■ Presented financial leadership to the organization to drive better business results and operating efficiencies

■ Oversaw the credit and collection process with the goal of reducing receivable days outstanding

■ Structured and negotiated financing terms and maintaining excellent banking relations that support the organization’s current and future borrowing requirements

■ Handled the risk management and safeguarding of Company assets including but not limited to vehicles, computers, inventory equipment

■ Implemented external auditors' recommendations to improve procedural activities in all company activities

■ Monitored return on investment of all company assets and liabilities, including investments and lines of credit

■ Recommended changes to investments as outlined in company's investment strategies and policies

■ Gathered financial information to obtain best alternatives for productive use of company's assets

■ Collaborated with banks and other investment entities to raise additional capital as required for future expansion Chief Financial Officer August 2019-August 2022

AirCom Mechanical, Inc.

■ Provided strategic direction and leadership to the corporate accounting team and financial functions supporting the business strategy

■ Ensured financials controls in place and prepared financial statements maintaining integrity of financial information under GAAP

■ Implemented financial management strategies; directed all financial goals and objectives while striving to improve budgets

■ Led a financial team in all accounting, financial reporting, asset management, financing and business operations

■ Oversaw the monthly and yearly closing process providing financial documents to CPA for final financials and tax reporting

■ Reconstructed and managed human resources including compensation practices, employee relations and benefits, performance management, training and development, and met all federal and state employment laws

■ Managed all payroll, 401k, medical benefits, hiring and terminations for entire company

■ Developed and implemented improvement strategies to improve efficiency, customer service, streamlining solid business planning

■ Executed the planning, organizing, leading and controlling of all operations of the company to support continuous improvement

■ Reduced customer collections by 50%, improved billing processes and timely payables of vendors

■ Introduced and managed kaizen processes to departments to radically improvement processes in support of change management Controller Sept 2010 – August 2019

Cooper Oates Air Conditioning

■ Assisted CFO with month end reconciliation and preparation of management reporting; reviewing variances to budget/forecast

■ Managed install projects entering budgets, pre-lien filings, insurance certificates and setup and management of all subcontracts

■ Analyzed install projects; generating change orders and billings; processing lien releases; reconciling job profitability

■ Supervised accounts payable and approving all accounts payable invoices; managed vendor account processes and payments

■ Developed internal control policies, guidelines and procedures for accounts payable and service billing tracking profitability

■ Reconciled vehicle fleet, insurance/registration, gas card maintenance, monitoring GPS and use of all company vehicles

■ Controlled billing processes, reconciling invoices; performing comprehensive variance analysis and accounts receivable collections

■ Responsible for analyzing, reconciling and controlling inventory, costs, margins and productivity for service department

■ Assessed and posted payroll for twenty employees; fixing discrepancies and reviewing all technician work orders

■ Handled all software computer issues; solving system software problems working with software company to find root causes

■ Trained and executed all software updates; created training documentation for software processes; trained new employees

■ Managed preventive maintenance contracts; created and deployed customer forms for 100% accounts receivable collections

■ Enhanced company utilization of the system software through detailed understanding of its capabilities and implementing changes

■ Orchestrated, trained, and managed the new systems software for the service technicians which eliminated field paperwork

■ Applied lean practical problem solving to daily operational problems; generating resourceful and creative solutions companywide

■ Spearheaded the adopting lean mapping and continuous improvement companywide; creating lean methodologies for all processes

■ Implemented Kaizen approach to warehouse and inventory; coordinating and reducing slow moving or obsolete inventory and tools

■ Established a purchasing process of materials thereby increasing productivity and lowering costs and increasing field productivity

■ Developed and implemented processes to purchase and track the tools/equipment for all departments decreasing losses in the field Unit Training Manager

(Secret Clearance)

United States Air Force, Travis Air Force Base CA July 2010 – June 2018

■ Mentored members on promotion standards guiding them in the training standards for career progression required by leadership

■ Prepared, analyzed and evaluated career development courses, enrollments and exams for airmen

■ Created master training plans for work centers ensuring 100% task completion and compliance to Air Force standards

■ Compiled monthly status of training reports and presented results to leadership with recommendations for positive change

■ Counseled supervisors on proper control of their team training records and instruction on proper documentation on members not achieving required training objectives

Operations Manager

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Sacramento/Salinas CA Jun 2004 – Sept 2009

■ Facilitated and completed month-end/year end closing process duties; prepared external financial reporting to headquarters

■ Managed the reconciliation accounts payables and receivables process ensuring compliance with reconciliation process

■ Responsible fleet management, inventory, and purchasing to ensure work requirements were met while minimizing costs

■ Coordinated HR Management for seventy associates including payroll, benefits, new hires, terminations, and counseling

■ Planned departmental operations by establishing priorities and sequencing for performance of job tasks

■ Communicated with vendors and the internal accounts payable regarding vendor relations including payment of purchase orders

■ Improved warehouse processes and reduced costs while maintaining superior customer service and on-time delivery

■ Organized and oversaw the shipping, receiving, and distribution functions; including supervising work activities and monitoring work-flow to meet operational needs

■ Performed benefits administration, change reporting, and communicating benefit information to employees and new hires

■ Developed core administrative approaches and implemented procedural decisions and judgment on sensitive, confidential matters

■ Oversaw performance reviews for employees and handled employee human resources issues and exit interviews Computer Skills

■ Operating System: Windows 11

■ Software: MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Jonas, Foundation, Project HQ,

Specialized Training

■ Project Manager Training June 2014

■ 7 S Model and Lean Manufacturing February 2014-Current

■ Continuous Improvement Training January 2014-Current

■ Service Mapping and Project Management November 2013-Current

■ Operations Management Apprentice Training August 2011

■ Virginia Tech Leadership Training Program Seminar September 2007

■ Customer Loyalty Training Trainer July 2006 – May 2007

■ Operations Training Seminar December 2005

■ Leadership Effectiveness Training Seminar February 2004 Education

University of Phoenix Spring 2014 Masters Business Administration (MBA) California State University, Chico Spring 2004

Dual Bachelors’ degrees

BS Business Administration, Marketing

BA Music

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