Neils Clausen: Vice President / CFO in The Villages
Neils Clausen
Vice President / CFO
The Villages | United States
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Far & Wide Travel
Vice President / CFO | 01/2020 - Current
Manage the operations and workflow in operating the company. My responsibilities include
all legal and financial matters of the business. Mentor Assignment
Self Employed
Independent Contractor - Business, Finance | 01/2017 - 12/2019
Business Leader reporting to company senior leadership with strengths in Strategy,
Information Systems, FP&A, Budgeting, Forecasting, Reporting, Controlling, Complex
Consolidations, Accounting, Auditing, Cash Flow Management and Treasury.
• Plan and execute engagement on a project-by-project basis.
• Assume leadership role, task existing resources to engage in process changes in compliance with engagement requirements. Develop personnel as needed.
Linxens LLC
Interim CFO & Transition - Integration Director | 03/2015 - 12/2016
- engaged to KnL Group, Ltd; Bangkok, TH - Independent Contractor
• Integrated the acquisition into the Parent companies' structure, install QAD as
operating system and Hyperion Financial Planning (HFM) for Reporting.
• Lead the due diligence auditing team, establish Entity opening balances and Recommend to Senior Management the Final Acquisition Value to achieve
acquisition closure.
• Lead efforts to establish local members to serve as Officers and Board of Directors. Hire and mentor Controller and accounting team.
• Established assignments for banking authorizations establishing Limits of Authority and recognized Signatories with both Thailand Government and Bank.
• Lead the efforts to establish tariff relief for primary import and export of raw
materials and value-add product transfers as intercompany transactions.
Amphenol -FCI
HQR Controller & Global Director of FP&A | 03/2011 - 12/2013
- Independent Contractor
• Troubleshoot & Correct the Financial Planning & Analysis function, streamline & Implement charting one consistent set of rules and protocols to be executed
globally. Playing field: 15 plants, across 9 countries, utilizing 6 currencies.
• Direct and manage a 2-version upgrade and installation of QAD, enterprise wide.
In addition, the system was to be segmented into 4 entities so each unit of the business could be standing alone and sold without data separation risks.
• Take control of the Corporate HQ as corporate controller while continuing as Director of FP&A & Project Leader for the QAD upgrade & configuration
Faurecia Automotive Seating
Metals Business Unit Controller | 07/2005 - 12/2010
- Direct Employment
• Direct and control daily accounting and finance activities, AP, AR, GL, cost accounting, CAPX, working capital analysis and controls
• Direct the preparation and activities leading to monthly, quarterly and annual periodic closing activities
• Direct and prepare variance analysis of actual compared to standard, budget and forecasts
• Direct and control all operating financial issues and activities leading to publication, analysis and explanation of Key measurable variances
Saturn Engineering & Electronics
Cost Analysis Manager | 02/2004 - 07/2005
• Analyze and report product cost variances with operational recommendations on a monthly basis
• Establish and maintain consistent product costing procedures and disciplines.
• Manage the internal cost reporting process to comply with internal as well customer requirements
• Temporary assignment: Organize and manage the E&Y and PWC teams for the purpose of tax planning, evaluation, preparation and filing, for multiple
companies and consolidated filings of Federal and multi-state
AZ Automotive Inc
Sr. Corporate Manager of Pricing & Program Control | 01/2002 - 02/2004
- Centerline, MI
• Oversee the financial aspects of all new product programs & engineering changes.
• Provide continuous evaluation of the business plan endeavoring to insure and improve profitability on the book of business in development
• Create, control & oversee the sales forecasting for current & 5-year plan.
• Provide leadership & direct budgeting, forecasting & variance analysis
• Control all Capital & Tooling requests orchestrating the justification process & approval process with senior management
Experience Prior to 2002
Education history
ESSEC
Master
Florida Christian University
Bachelor of Arts
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