Chief Financial Officer/Controller
Resume:
Dennis C. Griebel, CPA
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
618-***-**** (Cell)
618-***-**** (Home)
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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Results oriented executive with an extensive background in accounting, finance, and operations in a variety of industries. Brings a unique ability to earn front line managers’ trust while managing at the executive level. Regarded as creative and resourceful in generating new ideas and considered adaptable to challenging situations. Fosters strong business relationships and partners with business managers throughout the organization. Proven ability to design process efficiencies through effective leverage and coordination of operational units.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NSI MARKETING SERVICES, St. Louis, MO October 2000 – July 2009
Senior Vice President – Operations July 2008 – July 2009
• Manage the following departments to support the business; Information Technology, Creative Design, Print on Demand, Digital Marketing Resource, Search Engine Marketing, Co-Op and Compliance, and Advertising Research through trying business times coming in below budget.
• Supervise 165 employees with payroll, expense, and capital budgets exceeding $12 million.
• Member of the Senior Management Committee deciding company policy and strategic direction with annual revenues of $40 million, 300 employees, and five locations.
• Business development responsibility for this growth company setting pricing for all projects bid.
• Coordinate operational departments working towards one common company goal.
• Tested a pilot IT project using an offshore technology company from India.
• Set up an inter-departmental expense task force between Information Technology and Co-Op and Compliance to streamline the operational processes saving $.5 million annually.
Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer October 2000 – June 2008
• Responsible for all accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, debt covenant compliance, risk management, human resources, and employee benefits areas.
• Was instrumental in growing this company from revenue of $6 million and 55 employees in 2000 to revenue of $33 million and 210 employees while achieving and maintaining an EBITDA of 27%.
• Participated in the process of selling this company from private ownership to a private equity company in 2005 at a multiple of EBITDA above current market conditions.
• Successfully transitioned from basic internal reporting for private ownership to audited financial statements in compliance with GAAP with an unqualified clean opinion the first year.
• Implemented a detailed job cost tracking system to analyze profitability results for all jobs.
• Established a formal monthly reporting package for the Board of Directors and a budget and forecasting process with department managers’ to track and monitor revenue and expenses.
• Business development responsibility for this growth company setting pricing for all projects bid.
• Coordinated buying, financing, and renovating new corporate headquarters to a 156,000 square foot loft building in downtown St. Louis.
• Made decisions on where to invest capital and evaluated the best return on investment.
• Competitively bid supplies and vendor services to continually receive the best pricing available.
KRAMER & FRANK, P.C. – Creve Coeur, MO
Chief Financial Officer July 1996 – September 2000
• Manage all accounting and financial operations for this collections law firm with two offices, gross revenues totaling $30 million, and three related but separate companies.
• Responsible for IT program development, maintenance and infrastructure support managing five programmer/analysts. This was quite a challenge as the system was 100% internally developed.
• Supervise direction and strategic planning of two Marketing Representatives.
• Member of the Senior Management Committee determining company policy.
• Directly supervised ten employees and had daily directional interface with 120 employees including clerical staff, managers, and attorneys.
THE SPORTING NEWS – Creve Coeur, MO
Controller February 1994 – May 1996
• Complete financial responsibility for weekly sports publication (A Times Mirror subsidiary) with gross sales of $75 million reporting to the VP/General Manager with a staff of eight.
• Member of the Senior Management Committee determining strategic direction.
• Responsibility for the accounting department, including integrity of the general ledger, internal financial reporting, taxes, planning and budgeting process, accounts receivable, credit and collections, accounts payable and cash management.
THE MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY – St. Louis, MO August 1984 – January 1994 Director/Senior – Expense and Operations Analysis December 1992 – January 1994
• Reviewed operational and financial areas of nine divisions ($11 billion company) and proposed profit improvement opportunities of $5 million.
• Assisted divisions in planning and implementing these expense savings projects; tracked and monitored results to maximize savings.
• Interfaced with corporate and divisional Senior Management on a daily basis on these organizationally sensitive projects.
Director of Finance, Robinson’s – Los Angeles, CA December 1991 – November 1992
• Special advertising project at Robinson’s (A Los Angeles division of The May Department Stores Company) to identify, coordinate, and implement profit improvement projects of $3 million which required daily interface with the President, Chairman, and Senior Management.
• Managed all aspects of advertising accounting and vendor reimbursements ($44 million annually).
Director of Accounting, Robinson’s – Los Angeles, CA August 1984 – November 1991
• Managed monthly and annual accounting closings, prepared and presented financial statements with annual sales in excess of $700 million, earnings exceeding $20 million, and a staff of thirty.
• Implemented process and reporting improvements with multiple departments to close each month within four days versus the original ten days that had been the normal timing.
• Ensured general ledger integrity by reviewing and challenging departmental pyramid heads’ general ledger accounts and P&L accounts within accelerated timeframes.
• Interfaced with IT department to ensure accurate and timely processing of all financial ledgers.
• Supervised the payroll process for over 8,000 active employees including bonuses, deferred compensation, stock option exercises, and year end tax reporting.
• Promoted to Director of Accounting, Robinson’s from Manager of Accounting in St. Louis, MO.
SCHEFFEL & COMPANY, CPA’s – Alton, Illinois
Senior Auditor June 1981 – July 1984
• Planned audit engagements, supervised field work, reviewed assistants’ work, prepared detail financial statements, and wrote reports to management with recommendations to improve profitability and internal controls.
• Provided monthly and annual accounting services to clients including posting financial activity to their general ledgers, in addition to preparing payroll tax returns and corporation and individual income tax returns.
EDUCATION
BSBA, specializations in Accounting and Management, 1981 – Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND AFFILIATION
CPA, Missouri State Certification – 1994 (Passed all four parts of the CPA exam at the same sitting)
Member, Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants
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