CFO and Controller

I am Scott Buckman

****** Crimson Road Phone: 715-***-****

Wausau, WI ************@*****.***

Technical Expertise

Budgeting & Forecasting

Analysis & Reporting

Process Improvement

Lean Mfg./Operations

Cost Accounting

Trends & KPI Metrics

Financial Statement Management

Cost Control

Strategic Planning

Internal Controls

New Product Support

Inventory Accounting

Banking Relationships

Benefit Administration

Business Divestiture and purchase

Risk Management

Business Valuation

Business Turnaround

Software Implementation

International Administration (Brazil and Europe)

Buying Companies

Selling Companies

Data analytics

Cash Flow management

Industry Expertise

Manufacturing

Construction

Energy

Start-ups

Distribution

Service (Alarm monitoring)

Retail

Insurance

Alternative energy

Quarry

Healthcare

Job shop

Technology

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Power Point

Syteline

Epicore

Quick Books (Desk Top and online)

Oracle

Education

Miami University

Bachelor of Science

Acct’g, Fin and Econ major

CPA

Profile

I am currently the VP of finance for S&R Truck in Marshfield, previously I was the corporate controller for Tribe 9 Foods in Madison for nearly 2 years. I have been the Director of Finance for Family Health La Clinica, a federally qualified healthcare clinic. I have been a CFO within the Business Operations group of CliftonLarsonAllen. Throughout my +40 year career, I have primarily served as a trusted partner on the leadership team for family held businesses. My focus has been on ensuring that businesses have enough working capital to grow and on administrative and governance efficiencies, to create value for the business. This experience has exposed me to all areas of administration and business management. I bring a straightforward approach to any role and incorporates elements of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement into the accounting, finance and administrative functions.

Experience

My experience as a CFO and non-voting member of the Board of directors for several family held businesses has allowed him to create value for each of these businesses. In addition, I have worked with the BODs to develop relevant management reporting as well as broader KPI’s and strategic investment analysis.

In addition, I worked for Honeywell as an Area Controller as well as a Senior Marketing Manager. These roles provided exposure to the many different businesses Honeywell has. I participated on a team that educated Honeywell’s field branch managers on the alarm monitoring business.

I helped sell a bankrupt company to NSP (an Energy Company) for over $12M.

I purchased a label manufacturer on behalf of the family business in Brazil. I had to learn about a different culture, a different language (Portuguese) and find a translator for the key documents.

I have managed the administrative functions of a family business in Europe. I learned about the different tax and GAAP requirements from the US.

I have managed operations departments while being a CFO, which include purchasing, maintenance and warehousing functions.

I have had to change out auditors, bankers and insurance carriers, health and business. I understand the importance of making sure good communication both internal and external occur.

I have worked with several startups. This has given me exposure to funding, shareholder requirements and cash flow management and forecasting.

I have also taken a company from the public sector to the private sector.

I educate employees about their benefits, increasing participation rates in company 401k to over 90%.

Companies

Price Waterhouse. 1982 to 1983. Hired too many people

Honeywell 1983 to 1995. Needed a change

Energy Solutions International (Private business manufacturing/distribution, sold) 1996 to 1997

Minnesota Sun Newspaper (Private business, sold) 1995 to 1996

Security Network (Private business, service/distribution, sold) 1995

Computype (Private business manufacturing) 1997 to 2003 Change of ownership

Subjex (Internet search Start-up) 1997 ran out of money

Mereen Johnson (BOD manufacturing) 1998 to 2001

Patton Industrial Products (Private business, Distribution, sold) 2004 to 2015

Juhl Energy (Private/Public business, energy) 2015 project was complete

Gordon Aluminum (Private business, turned manufacturer around) 2016 to 2018 project was complete

Eden Stone (Private business, quarry) 2021 CLA offered me.a significant raise

Clifton Larson Allen (CPA firm) 2021 Unrealistic expectations

Family Health La Clinica 2022 to August 2022. Over hired

Robert Half consulting. Acting plant controller. September to April, 2023.

Tribe 9 Foods, LLC plant controller for 2 plants Madison and CT. April 2023 to present.

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