MATTHEW M. MGBEKE

*** ******* ***** *****, *******, GA 30101 C 662-***-**** adwkck@r.postjobfree.com S U M M ARY

A detail-oriented and results-driven financial services professional with a demonstrated track record of achievement in treasury services, cash management, credit facility and debt management, merchant card processing, pricing, costing, budgeting analysis, and foreign currencies. Established capabilities in strategic planning, investments, forecasting, and securities. Demonstrates proven ability to improve operations, cost reduction, and internal controls as well as implement effective system. Consistently able to identify critical issues, build teams, top performance among peers, and implement solutions to ensure an organization’s bottom-line improvement. Embodiment of the highest levels of business ethics and performance standards. E X P E R I E N C E

EVERYDAY DOLLAR STORE, Acworth, Georgia

Owner & Managing Director, 2019-2022

Managed daily company operation through COVID-19 and later through supply shortage and inflationary business environment.

STRATEGIC LINK CONSULTING, LP, Kennesaw, Georgia

Director of Treasury Services, 2017-2019

Responsible for Treasury and Transaction Specialist services department. Established banking structure to facilitate easy flow of funds between affiliated companies. Implemented daily cash position, ACH Positive Pay, cash forecasting, inter- companies transaction reporting, investment strategy, new ACH processor and same-day-ACH used for funding loans and collecting remittances. Work with ACH processors, IT and Accounting to reduce processing cost by 47 percent. ELIOR NORTH AMERICA, Flowood, Mississippi

Director of Treasury Services, 2016-2017

Implemented banking structure to facilitate movement of funds within business entities. Renegotiate banking fees and cost of cash management services. Concentrate treasury funding activities to corporate level. Reviewing the cost of merchant credit card processing and consolidate deposit slips order to a single for an average savings of $30k per month. Map out strategies for Treasury services to internal and external customers. PROTIVITI

Contractor on Treasury Management Services, 2015-2016 Employed as a treasury professional consultant with Protiviti finance management team on a project with the University of California. Major responsibility includes cash management, Wall Street Treasury system and investment. CONSULATE HEALTHCARE, Tampa, Florida

Treasury Manager, 2013-2014

Implemented desktop deposits for facilities while creating state tax payment process, using ACH payment method. Established downloading of federal tax payment process. Initiated in-house banking for inter-company transactions. Worked with Private Bank to move company banking activities into Wall Street treasura system. Participated with the CFO in producing company banking structure.

LAVIE CARE, Tampa, Florida

Director, Treasury Services, 2010-2013

Oversaw nationwide treasury policies and cash management. Functioned in leading role converting bank products from Wachovia bank to Wells Fargo bank. Worked with internal and external lawyers in DACA agreements with GE as lender. Matthew M. Mgbeke, Page 2

Centralized use of remote deposit capture, saving five hours per week in treasury department.

Re-engineered use of Wall Street Treasury System to complete domestic and international payments.

Partnered with chief accounting official on yearly audits and import of treasury activities to general ledger. Treasury Manager, 2006-2010

Re-engineered bank accounts and reduced bank service fees from $76,000 to $15,000 per month. Implemented and operated Wall Street System Treasury workstation called Treasura. Developed policies and processes to build relationship with accounting department. Devised forecasting tools for senior management. Held responsibility for foreign currencies payments and managed audit of asset-based loan with capital source. CONCESSIONS INTERNATIONAL, Atlanta, Georgia

Director, Treasury Services, 2000-2006

Handled nationwide treasury services operations while ensuring investment decisions reflected consideration of business and financial risk. Established nationwide payroll card program, decreasing payroll check fraud and operating cost. Created and maintained bank relationships and investment activities. Worked across functional line within organization to ensure cohesive solutions.

Implemented investment policy to reduce risk and increase return by $45,000.

Initiated Gateway Treasury Workstation, resulting in reducing banking service cost by 50%.

Re-engineered credit card process by establishing unbundled pricing, split dial on bankcards, and Amex activities to reduce cost by $25,000 per quarter.

Cash Manager, 1997-2000. Implemented daily cash position and weekly cash forecasting process to facilitate use of cash and reduce inter-company ledger activities. Established banking structure resulting in reducing bank accounts from 100 to 17. Managed letters of credit, bank loans, interest rate swaps, and investment activities with Bank of America and Wachovia bank. ADDITIONAL E X P E R I E N C E

FORD NEW HOLLAND, INCORPORATED, New Holland, Pennsylvania, Treasury Analyst. Prepared, analyzed, and reported daily cash position to Treasurer. Handled domestic and foreign payments, letters of credit, netting, and hedges. Oversaw foreign exchange purchase through Citibank/CIBC, averaging $40,000,000/month. Pricing Analyst. Analyzed pricing decisions on 300,000 tractor parts for North American operation. Evaluated cost, company’s margins, and suggested list price, ensuring monthly revenue of $34,000,000. Inventory Analyst. Managed domestic and international inventory analysis for worldwide sales and marketing operation. Designed, developed, analyzed, and presented quarterly inventory reports to vice president of sales and marketing and director of finance. Prepared and published forecasting, variance and trend analysis, inventory actual and obsolescence, and currency/budgetary analysis.

Capital, Lease Expenditure Analyst. Evaluated and processed domestic and international capital expenditure appropriation request for worldwide sales and marketing operation. Performed analysis included actual spending and forecasting.

E D U C ATION

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY, Grambling, Louisiana

M.B.A., Business Administration.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas

B.B.A., Economics, Finance.

A F F I L I ATION

Financial Professionals Association.

C O M P U T E R S K I L L S

Wall Street System, Gateway Treasure System, Lawson, Great Plains, SAP and advanced knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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