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Chief Financial Officer

Accounting & Finance

Senior-level executive with extensive finance, accounting, and administration experience in diverse industries including restaurant, manufacturing, and retail/wholesale distribution.

Chief Financial Officer  

Executive responsible for all administrative functions supporting six companies across three states with 42 franchised locations of Denny’s and Coco’s brands.  Accountability includes business strategy, financial reporting and accounting, banking, investment relationships, lease negotiations, IT, cash management, and economic modeling.  Hands on leadership style while reporting directly to CEO/Owner.

•	Successful recapitalization of company
•	Reduced company overheard while improving accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting thru successful outsourcing transition
•	Leader of Advisory Board

Chief Financial Officer  

Principal on consulting company as CFO focused on Accounting/Finance support for restaurant and retail industries.  Emphasis on business management to support owners and shareholders including budget planning and forecasting, cash flow management, hands-on banking and banking relationships.  Experience in accounting process review and transformation, strategic planning, and cost optimization

Chief Financial Officer directing a $50M restaurant company at its peak with 24 restaurants in California.  Accountable for strategic planning, investor relations, budgeting, banking, cash controls, financial analysis and reporting, margin improvement and management of administrative office.  Responsible for corporate accounting, information technologies, purchasing, legal and real estate administration functions with five direct reports.

•	Board of Director presentations for public company
o	Support of parent company for quarterly financial call
•	Successful private placement of company
o	Management presentations to prospective buyers with Investment Bankers
•	Created new financial reporting process to quickly identify opportunities in operations
o	Key information review improved two weeks
o	Pioneer in development of software module with BOH vendor
o	Educational tool for Operations on Profit & Loss statement drivers
•	Creation and management of Franchisor company with state of California

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Brent Dunkin: Chief Financial Officer in Irvine, CA

Brent Dunkin

San Diego State University