Executive Accounting

HERBERT BECKER, FICPA

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Executive Profile

An accomplished executive leader having led organizations of varying scope, size, and complexity as CFO … Track record of achievement in improving financial and market performance, establishing metrics for continued focus on results and empowering teams to do their very best … Extensive expertise in IT solutions and leadership … A coach & mentor who leads through coaching, establishing expectations and driving for results with a team. An expert in CAM and Rent Roll experience, creation and understanding. Fully GAAP compliant, committee member of the Florida Institute of CPA’s.

Summary of Executive Qualifications

Leadership & Management – Accomplished in developing and leading high-performing teams on many levels, from the ground-level to executive management levels. Known for skills in identifying talent, organizing teams for productivity and driving change.

Financial Management - Certified Public Accountant with years of experience in full cycle of general accounting. During career, have innovated and implemented accounting practices, processes, strategies, and analysis from many types of systems, and providing key reports leading to operational changes improving operating results.

Business Process Improvement – Skilled in identifying opportunities to improve results, utilizing BPI tools and strategies which have been highly successful. Through efforts, have improved financial, labor costs, merchandising and buying impacting all levels of the organization.

Organizational & Talent Development – Focused on bringing the best to the organization, providing support, communication and leadership improving retention, employee satisfaction and subsequently customer satisfaction. Lead through example; communicate effectively on all levels.

Information Technology – Extensive experience utilizing IT systems and processes to improve results. Successfully delivered new solutions affecting operations, cost management and reducing organizational risks.

Additional Core Competencies

Operations Management, Contract Negotiation, Talent Management, Merger & Acquisition, Financing Strategy, Research & Analysis

Professional Experience Review

LN Development and RAN Management (Central Florida) 2012 – Present

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND BUILDING SERVICES Company

Chief Financial Officer

The company is a multiple Class investment property and management company with locations in Florida, NC, SC, and PA. Including hospitality, residential, commercial, real estate, construction, inventory, retail and wholesale. In this capacity, lead six direct and 15 indirect employees within this firm employing 240 employees in 5 states. Recruited, hired and on boarded three new direct reports in the past 12 months. Training and coaching to bring staff to full productivity quickly. Responsible for directing and assuring the integrity of multiple client accounting system conversions into web-enabled Oracle financial platform. Conduct detailed, complex financial analysis utilizing various systems providing reports to leadership and assuring fiscal integrity. As required, prepare and review journal entries, conduct account analysis and perform balance sheet reconciliations. Reconstruct accounting records from clients' checks and cash receipts. Provide timely actuals, forecast and budget data for IT and corporate management. In addition, draft, review and then issue financial statement compilations before being approved by partners. Continually work with managers on all levels at the project level to ensure expense plans are achieved.

Accomplishments:

Proposed and published metrics and KPIs to be incorporated into the monthly financials and scorecards, improving financial reporting, understanding, and accountability of metrics.

Identified potential cost savings, and successfully reduced 2018 property tax bills by $1.1M which had an immediate impact on cash flow and profitability.

Reduced 2018 TPPT bills by $375K, again impacting productivity.

Refinanced mortgages totaling $149.5M in 2018 reducing interest costs and terms.

Identified $575M of utility overcharges and negotiated with providers which created an immediate surplus of cash for operations.

Expert with Winteam, ADP, and Makeshift, QuickBooks and Rent Manager software.

Review consolidated entities, expert level

Prepare financial statements, expert lever

Hackett’s Department Stores (Upstate, NY) 2006 – 2011

Chief Financial Officer

The company employed over 3,200 employees. A multiple Class investment property and management company with extensive retail holdings. The team consisted of with 15 direct and 50 indirect reports including functions inclusive of human resources, buying, marketing, operations, advertising, accounting, credit, and promotions. During tenure, organized and managed due diligence processes in preparation for the sale of a business unit. Appointed to serve as a member of the Executive Management Team. Provided support, experience, and leadership to the organization, analyzing consumer buying patterns critical to the development of purchasing and inventory management plans. Monitored and analyzed sales records and consumer purchasing trends, identifying trends.

Accomplishments:

Recruited to this organization with the intent to close down this unprofitable business. Identified potential and within six-months, began to improve profitability, sales, merchandising and operations aligned to scale. In addition, negotiated with vendors and debt-holders to restructure payments and secure additional lines of credit.

Successfully managed the profitable sale of this company.

La Curacao (Los Angeles, CA)

Building services, Property maintenance, Retail

Director and VP of Merchandising

Served as a Member of the Executive Management Team. Conferred with store managers to obtain information about customer needs, preferences, and merchandising opportunities. This organization was in the midst of expansion and required processes and operations to scale to a multi-store format. In addition, based upon location of stores, there was a significant need for innovative marketing targeted to a specific market which was successfully achieved through credit card merchandising bring affordable credit to all market segments. This concern now has 15 stores.

Accomplishments:

Identified difficulties the company was having in scaling operations from single to multi-store; created

marketing, sales plans, operational protocols and unique guiding principles that set the organization forward to continued expansion to 15 successful stores.

Creatively developed a unique credit card marketing proposition targeted to prime store markets that brought credit to many who would not qualify, and built significant loyalty to brands and store. Achieved this while maintaining excellent product and operations margins.

Education

BBA, MBA, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL Accounting and Finance

Seneca College, Toronto, Canada, US and CDN tax

Humber College, Toronto, Canada

Daytona Jr College, Daytona Beach, FL, Certification: Teacher Certificate: Accounting, Business and Technology

Professional Affiliations & Leadership

Certified accountant with thirty years’ experience working as a CFO and a member of the Florida Institute of CPA's

Vice Chairman of the FICPA Technology Committee

National Society of Accountants certification

Florida State Notary and NNA signing agent National Society of Accountants

Member-Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, volunteer chaplain

Accredited Red Cross volunteer chaplain

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