Financial Management Quality Assurance

Kevin C. Tennon, MBA

Centerville, OH 937-***-**** *********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/kevin-tennon-mba-finance

BUSINESS SYSTEMS MANAGER • SENIOR FINANCIAL & COST ANALYST • ACADEMIC PROFESSOR

Dynamic finance professional with 25+ years of experience in educating, consulting, and leading teams in financial management, data analysis, and systems optimization. Proven ability to leverage technology and reverse-engineering processes to drive business efficiency, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance. Adept at integrating emerging tools like ACL scripting and SQL for enhanced auditing and financial reporting.

Core Competencies

Strategic Planning Change Management Stakeholder Engagement Fiscal Planning Budget Management Financial Forecasting Process Redesign Resource Allocation Financial Feasibility Analysis Internal/External Auditing Performance Improvement Data Migration Reverse Engineering Cloud Integration Team Building & Training Regulatory Compliance

KDASK

CEO 4/2024 -- Present

Bookkeeping & Fractional CFO 4/2024 -- Present

Serve as fractional CFO and strategic financial advisor for diverse client portfolio including trusts, assisted living facilities, trucking companies, professional dog breeding kennels, plumbing companies, IT service providers, marketing agencies, and publishing firms

Provide comprehensive bookkeeping and financial management services, ensuring accurate reporting and regulatory compliance across multiple industries

Develop and implement cost reduction strategies, resulting in improved profit margins for service-based and specialty businesses

Lead contract negotiations with vendors and clients, optimizing terms and conditions to enhance client profitability

Design custom financial reporting frameworks tailored to each client's industry-specific needs and regulatory requirements

Create revenue generation strategies through pricing optimization, market analysis, and operational efficiency improvements

Establish internal controls and financial processes to support sustainable business growth

Guide assisted living facilities in Medicare/Medicaid billing optimization and compliance

Structure financial systems for kennel operations including breeding program cost analysis and pricing strategies

Develop fleet management financial models and cost-per-mile analytics for trucking operations

Deliver strategic guidance on cash flow management, capital allocation, and business expansion opportunities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AEP Columbus, Ohio

Project Cost Analyst 7/2023 – 4/2024

Utilized Ecosys to track project costs, develop financial forecasts, and ensure accurate reporting for multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects.

Designed and automated advanced dashboards in Power BI, integrating Cognos data sources for real-time insights into project performance and financial health.

Enhanced budget tracking and reporting using Excel, incorporating dynamic pivot tables, macros, and data visualization techniques.

Leveraged SQL and Python to extract, transform, and analyze complex datasets, enabling more precise cost variance analysis and streamlined reporting processes.

Utilized DocuSign for digital document management, expediting contract approvals and ensuring compliance with organizational standards.

Conducted detailed variance analysis and facilitated data-driven decisions by integrating data from PeopleSoft into project cost reporting frameworks.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify cost-saving opportunities and align project execution with organizational goals.

Supported Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance initiatives by creating automated workflows for auditing and documentation management..

Central State University Wilberforce, OH

Academic Professor 1/2006 – 12/2023

Indiana Wesleyan University Dayton, OH

Academic Professor 1/2006 – 10/2021

Educated undergraduate and graduate students in Finance, Auditing, and Financial Reporting, incorporating tools like Peachtree (Sage), ACL auditing software, SQL, and MS Access into coursework.

Developed and implemented innovative lesson plans emphasizing hands-on learning, including the use of Peachtree for financial reporting, budgeting, and accounting systems training.

Guided students in data migration projects, including transitioning financial data from legacy systems like Peachtree to cloud-based solutions, and demonstrated reverse engineering techniques to streamline business processes.

Delivered lectures on financial systems integration and optimization showcasing how tools like Peachtree (Sage) are used in practical accounting scenarios.

Supported students in mastering data flow concepts and systems redesign by applying real-world examples from Peachtree's functionality in financial reporting and auditing contexts.

Lowes Remote

Senior Financial Analyst 12/2021 – 10/2022

Managed a $550M IT expense budget, performing variance analysis and implementing process improvements to meet stretch goals.

Collaborated cross-functionally to ensure accurate demand capture and centralized data storage in a single repository, optimizing financial transparency and reporting.

Cleaned and analyzed divisional data to generate insights for senior management and guided the integration of new data systems for improved forecast accuracy.

Contractual Projects KY, OH

Financial Consultant 4/2012 – 12/2015

Provided strategic consulting for major corporations, including NCP Finance, Messier-Bugatti, and NCR Corporation, focusing on financial compliance, audit processes, and risk management.

Led efforts in optimizing data migration and systems integration projects, including reverse-engineering workflows to improve operational procedures and reduce redundancies.

Developed policies that reduced fraudulent activity and improved internal controls, while guiding businesses on how to better manage their contracts, inventory, and outsourced services.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cintas Corporation Mason, OH

IT Financial Lead 1/2008 – 12/2009

Performed contract negotiation and management. Responsible for Vendor Management and facilitated asset management process.

Identified areas for possible savings by monitoring and analyzing trends in company spending and inventory control in order to make recommendations for the future.

Developed, established, implemented, and enforced supplier and outsourcer guidelines, obligations, and service level agreements to the organization.

Created, consolidated, and maintained budgets for the IT departments. Established charge-backs for IT shared services.

Compiled and maintained inventory of company software and systems assets for the purpose of tracking their corresponding licenses.

Secured the most cost-effective sources of products and services by interviewing, identifying, and qualifying potential new vendors or suppliers.

Collaborated with project managers and project sponsors to determine SAP project scope and vision.

Clearly identified project stakeholders and establish user classes, as well as their characteristics.

Conducted interviews and product analysis to gather user requirements via workshops, questionnaires, surveys, site visits, workflow storyboards, use cases, scenarios, and other methods.

Identified and established scope and parameters of requirements analysis in order to define impact, outcome criteria, and measure-taking actions.

Worked with stakeholders and project team to prioritize collected SAP requirements.

Established practices and procedures that work towards the continuous improvement of the requirements process.

Researched, reviewed, and analyzed the effectiveness and efficiency of existing requirements-gathering processes and develop strategies for enhancing or further leveraging these processes.

IT Financial Manager/Business Systems Analyst Lexis-Nexis, Dayton, OH

Financial Analyst Ross Laboratories Columbus, OH

Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements and commentary for variance analysis on net sales of $1.8 to $2 Billion per year.

Prepared and distributed the early package, the flash statement, and the blue book pages.

Collected and entered the monthly adjustments for the financial statements.

Reconciled intercompany accounts and posted journal entries.

Prepared daily sales and daily sales outstanding calculations (D.S.O.).

Prepared monthly returns reserve and automated the monthly calculation. The annual reserves were in excess of $2 Million per year.

Coordinated and completed schedules that were presented to the auditors.

Tax & Auditing Associate Coopers and Lybrand Dayton, OH

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Master Black Belt Villanova University

Data Analytics Certification Cornell University

Project Management Professional (PMP) 2024

SAFE Certification 2024

SCRUM Master 2024

CISA 2024

Tableau Certification

Project Management, Maximizing IS/IT Team Effectiveness Villanova University

Corporate Governance Certification Tulane University Law School

Negotiation Training Notre Dame University

EDUCATION

Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) Central Michigan University, Wright-Patterson AFB Campus

Bachelor’s of Business Administration (Finance & Accounting) Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

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