Vice President / CFO

Executive

Leader in Controlling, FP&A, Accounting & Finance. All my career has been with companies
immersed in manufacturing. My 25+ years career growth has culminating into high visibility
consulting engagements involving FP&A, Corporate Controls, M&A / Divestitures and IT system
leadership roles. I have worked in both public traded and Private Equity settings.

Manage the operations and workflow in operating the company. My responsibilities include
all legal and financial matters of the business. Mentor Assignment

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.

Independent Contractor - Business, Finance

- 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.

Interim CFO & Transition - Integration Director

- 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

HQR Controller & Global Director of FP&A

- 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

Metals Business Unit Controller

• 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

Cost Analysis Manager

- 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

Sr. Corporate Manager of Pricing & Program Control

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Neils Clausen: Vice President / CFO in The Villages

Neils Clausen

ESSEC

Florida Christian University