Senior Financial Leader

Clinton A. Cross

Alpharetta, GA

***********@*****.*** / 478-***-****

SENIOR FINANCIAL LEADER

Results oriented senior executive with 30 years of experience in multiple leadership roles. Adept at implementing strategic business plans and operational continuous improvement initiatives. Skilled in financial management and shareholder relations, with a focus on collaborative team building, professional staff development and dedication to leading talented and motivated individuals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Louver Shop Holdings, LLC - Gainesville, GA 09/2022 – 12/2024

President (01/2023 – 12/2024)

VP Finance (09/2022 – 01/2023)

●Appointed to President after 4 months while maintaining primary accounting responsibilities

●Restructuring of the business post-COVID, improving EBITDA by $1.1M on lower revenue and minimal capital expenditures

●Created an organizational culture focused on commitment to the customer experience and employee value (“Take care of your customer and take care of your people”)

●Implemented continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing process resulting in significant reduction in product quality issues while also lowering product cost through reduced scrap rates

●Utilized data analytics to revise digital marketing lead generation strategy resulting in improved close rates and ROAS

●Responsible for internal monthly financial reporting to include full financial statements, KPI’s, annual budgets and monthly forecasts

●Manage all bank, outside accountant, and insurance relationships, along with cash management

●Significantly reduced time for month end close and distribution of financial package to private equity ownership

●Managed 3 direct reports across operations, sales, and marketing, in addition to maintaining the direct hands-on supervision of 4 accounting and HR staff

RM Biltrite LLC & QRRI Inc. - Atlanta, GA 05/2017 – 09/2022

CFO & COO

●Successful acquisition of manufacturing operation, resulting in an 18-month payback of purchase price

●Launched B2C E-commerce retail division

●Responsible for all financial and administrative company functions, to include internal and external financial reporting, cash flow management, treasury, and human resources

●Responsible for coordinating annual review of financial statements and tax filings with outside accountants

●Responsible for monthly financial information for outside lender, including asset-based lending borrowing base calculation

●Improved the accuracy of standard costing, manufacturing accounting, variance analysis and intercompany transactions

●Built team, directly trained and supervised 5 accounting staff including AP, AR, Purchasing, and general ledger required as part of the manufacturing acquisition and launch of the E-commerce division

●Responsible for implementation and transition from proprietary AS400 to Sage 100 software requiring data migration and creation of product formulations and standard costing calculations

Sellers Construction Company, LLC - Gordon, GA 03/2012 – 05/2017

CFO

●Responsible for all accounting and financial aspects of three sister companies including banking relationships, equipment financing and treasury function

●Responsible for all internal and external financial reporting, project profitability and related variance analysis, and cost to complete calculations

●Preparation and communication of forecast results to financial institutions in highly capital-intensive business

●Responsible for all customer contract billings and certified pay applications

●Review of all customer contracts and vendor commitments

●Negotiated multiple financing arrangements, primarily related to heavy equipment

●Successful renewal and expansion of operating line of credit

●Create all finance related policies and procedures

●Participated in and assisted with all business insurance policies and renewals

American Specialties Company, Inc. - Macon, GA 09/2003 -03/2012

CFO

●Responsible for all accounting and financial aspects of the business

●Responsible for reporting to financial institutions and coordinating annual tax returns

●Increased revenue and net income by over 30% in first 5 years

●Responsible for personnel and HR function

●Create all finance related policies and procedures

●Participated in and assisted with all business insurance policies and renewals

SYNAVANT, Inc. – Atlanta, GA 05/2001 – 09/2003

Director of Corporate Accounting & Corporate Controller

●All accounting and financial reporting for $180M publicly traded software and services company

●International consolidations and MD&A disclosures for SEC reporting

●SEC financial reporting including 10-Q, 10-K and Annual Reports

●Researched and implemented recently issued accounting standards and pronouncements

●Responsible for enterprise-wide cash management with repatriation for multiple international subsidiaries covering more than 10 countries

●Implemented Microsoft Great Plains (Microsoft Dynamics GP) ERP system

●Successful sale of company at 40% premium over initial offer

OneCoast Network Corp – Atlanta, GA 10/1998 – 05/2001

Corporate Controller

●Responsible for all accounting and financial reporting for $50M manufacturer sales rep agency rollup company (representing $500M in product sales)

●Integration of 13 acquisitions into a centralized accounting function

●Responsible for reporting to financial institutions and maintenance of banking covenants

UniComp, Inc. – Atlanta, GA 08/1996 – 09/1998

Corporate Controller

●Responsible for all accounting for publicly traded software and services company

●Preparation of consolidated financial statements and SEC filings including documents for secondary public offering

●Due diligence for three acquisitions growing revenue from $20M to over $50M

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), 09/1993 – 08/1996

Senior Assurance Associate 1995 – 1996

Assurance Associate 1993 – 1995

●Performed audit services for multiple clients across various industries

●Supervised the planning and fieldwork of financial statement audits for public and non-public clients in the manufacturing, financial services, and technology industries

CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Certified Public Accountant (Inactive status)

BUSINESS SOFTWARE

Microsoft Business Central / PowerBI / Sage 100 / Quickbooks Enterprise / Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) / Hyperion / AS400

Advanced MS Excel and MS Office suite of programs

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