Chief Financial

SAMUEL R. THOMAS, CPA

Winchester, KY www.linkedin.com/in/sam-thomas-a119ab6/

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GLOBAL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, STRATEGIC PLANNING EXECUTIVE

Business Strategy & Implementation Leadership & Team Development M&A

Treasury, Accounting & Budgeting Cost Reduction and Avoidance Technology

Financial Operations Contract Development & Negotiation Compliance

Planning & Forecasting Profit Optimization Board Governance

HR & Administration Relationships Communications Critical Thinking

Decision Making Project Management

Dynamic, knowledgeable, Global CFO and Strategic Planning Executive with 25+ years in diverse industries including healthcare, energy, and manufacturing industries. Highly skilled in all areas of financial focus and oversight including igniting revenue and maximizing cost-saving initiatives. Exceptionally strong leader and people developer with innate ability to identify and implement strategies and over-achieve against critical initiatives. Unique ability to forge and maintain strong C-Suite, board, and stakeholder relationships, proven thought leader on cultural and political assimilation, identifying and solving complex problems, and managing products and projects through full business cycle.

Professional Experience

iMedicine Flower Mound, TX 2/2023 – Present

Accounting & Office Manager

Notable Achievements – Presided over strategic accounting and financials, audits, banking relationship, M&A, Insurance and IT systems for one of top primary care doctor offices in the DFW Metroplex. Moved accounting system in-house and improved internal efficiencies in just a few weeks. Improved cashflow and electronic processing with payors, vendors, and patient payment processing. Managed staff, HR, Payroll, Budgeting, Front Office staff.

North Georgia Health Care Center, Inc Ringgold, GA 5/2022 – 11/2022

Chief Financial Officer

Notable Achievements – Presided over strategic accounting and financials, audits, banking relationships, M&A, and IT systems for Federally Qualified Health Center. Eliminated $3.3 million in debt, monetized $500 thousand in idle assets, and reduced operating expenses by over $1 million annually in the first five months. Improved accounting systems to streamline federal grants, Medicare, Medicare, HRSA, and other private pay patients in Catoosa County, GA, and surrounding areas.

Managed staff, AR and AP

Updated all accounting systems and all account reconciliation for the full GL and subsystems

Campbell Energy, LLC Carmi, IL 10/2015 – 5/2021

Chief Financial Officer

Notable Achievements – Oversaw & directed all critical accounting/financial functions, implementation and team management. SME and thought leader to multiple entities at the Illinois Basin’s largest oil producer (over 3,000 oil wells) on critical audits, banking relationships, M&A, and IT systems. Completed acquisitions of $40 million, and bank lines of $100M+; collaborated closely with international teams to ignite business growth to over double its size in the first year.

Installed and upgraded accounting systems for growth that saw the revenue double in multiple years.

Improved cash-flow and eliminated short-term debt structure in approximately two years.

Streamlined month-end closing and processing improvements to one of the best O&G systems in the industry.

BP International, Ltd Houston, TX 7/2014 – 10/2015

GOI Finance Performance Manager (4/2015 - 10/2015)

GOI Finance Investment Manager, Contract (7/2014 – 4/2015)

Notable Achievements – Ensured all accounting compliance, performance, delivery, and management for over 50 countries worldwide (including all other enterprise countries other than the United Kingdom). Included consolidations, forecasts, budgeting, and financial reporting globally. Led the creation & implementation of Investment Performance Management framework with vendor/portfolio, indirect procurement, and enterprise finance team on projects valued at over $400M worldwide.

FMC Technologies Offshore Houston, TX 7/2013 – 5/2014

Finance Director

Notable Achievements - Setup, implemented, and managed accounting/finance department; ensured compliance with financial standards. Completed the launch of MS Dynamics SL accounting systems. Setup up core accounting modules in less than three months. Oversaw & directed critical functions including treasury, budgeting, audit, tax, accounting, IT, long-range forecasting/modeling, etc.

Shelf Drilling Dubai, UAE 11/2012 – _6/2013

Treasury/Finance Mgmt. Consultant

Notable Achievements – Advised on acquisition worth $1B. Included 38 jack-up rigs in 14 countries in the Eastern Hemisphere. Effectively managed 175 multi-currency bank accounts worldwide, trained the accounting staff at new international Dubai HQ, and led facilitation of banker presentation to major international banks.

Additional Employment: Highland Rivers Health Dalton, GA, Chief Financial Officer (2012), BCBS of TN, Shared Health, Inc. Chattanooga, TN, Mgr., Financial Mgmt. (2009- 2012), Guardian Home Care Holding, Inc Brentwood, TN, Corporate Controller, Contract (2008), AmerisourceBergen Corporation (1999 – 2007), Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions Grapevine, TX VP of Finance (2003 to 2007), Choice Systems, Inc. Louisville, KY GM/Controller and VP of Finance (1999 to 2003), Jones, Nale & Mattingly LLP and Potter & Company LLP. Accountant, Corporate Tax Divisions (2008 & 2006). SEAD, LLC, President & CEO (2016 – Present).

Professional Certifications, Licenses & Affiliations

Certified Public Accountant, WA State (2010 -Current) Certified Petroleum Tech (educational; no expiration)

Life Insurance Licenses: TN, KY, and OH (2012-Present)

Certificate, General Motor Accounting (1986) President, Tri-State Assn, Desk/Derrick-ADDC (2018/19)

Northeast Regional Director-ADDC (2022) Nat’l Chairman, Finance Rev Comm-ADDC (2019/21)

Member, Washington State Society of Certified Public Accountants (2009-Present)

Technical skills

SAP, DOS, UNIX ~ Project, Access, Visio, Microsoft Office Suite/Windows/ Dynamics Axapta/AX 4.0 Financials Certification ~Microsoft Dynamics SL, QuickBooks, Peachtree, REalworld, TurboTax, Quicken, QuickBooks, Essbase/LumenSoft, Hyperion, Lawson, BAAN, Infinium, Cerner, Oracle, Cognos, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, FAS 2000 and other versions

Education

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

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