Dean Niehus

MBA, CPA (inactive)

Chief Financial Officer

651-***-****/adxhqg@r.postjobfree.com/linkedin.com

Executive leader with broad financial, accounting and management experience. Drives collaboration, process improvement and Results.

Strategy/Contract Negotiations Business Development System/process implementations

Staff development Financial analysis Banking/Credit facilities

Twin Cities Pain Clinic & Surgery Center

CFO (2/17/2020- 2/17/2023 semi- retired)

Turn around business situation from 2020 low[point to record year 2022

Drove critical business growth and related decision making

Business & service analysis with business growth from adding complimentary services

Drove improvement in Revenue cycle management processes and capabilities

Improved Financial integrity, created forecasting and management reporting

Lead banking, payer and vendor contracts

Suburban Imaging -Radiology

CFO (02/2016- 09/2019)

Lead financial merger with Midwest Radiology

Lead team that outsourced revenue cycle processes

Established banking/credit facilities

Automated disbursement and revenue cycle processes

Negotiated contracts

Five Star Professional

VP Finance (2015-2016)

Lead finance, accounting, IT & HR functions

Created rolling cash and PL forecasting

Implemented Order to Cash Salesforce process.

United Healthcare-Optum

Controller Optum Health Care (2009 – 2014)

Optum Health, $1.2B healthcare services division.

Improved financial close/internal/external audits, SOX, executive reporting, and continuous process improvement efforts.

Integrated acquired businesses into Oracle ERP processes and accounting thereof.

Improved the financial close from ten to three working days.

Lead Saleforce.com Order to cash CRM implementation.

Developed a diverse finance team of 24. Built a billing team of 14 generating $75M/yr in billings.

Merrill Corporation (2001 – 2009)

Vice President Finance

Managed accounting, financial planning, forecasting, capital budgeting processes

Lead financial planning & analysis, accounting, reporting, and compliance functions

Lead SOX implementation & Company-wide risk assessment processes

Tennant Corporation (1998 – 2001)

Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

Implemented SAP ERP system Company-wide

Implemented Economic Value Added (EVA) incentive model

Developed a “sales/service” U.S. legal structure

Improved product/pricing mix

Silicon Graphics, Inc./Cray Research (1984–1998)

Director of Shared Services & International Controller

Shared Accounting Services including disbursement, payroll and revenue cycles.

Lead internal and external financial reporting

Lead implementation of Oracle Financial ERP

Deloitte (1980 –1983)

Senior Auditor

Planned and performed audits in manufacturing, business services, consumer products, M&A.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS:

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY – Mankato, MN BS Accounting & Finance, Magna cum laude

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Carlson School of Management MBA – Minneapolis, MN

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), inactive, Minnesota Society of CPA’s

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) inactive; Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) inactive

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) inactive

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