Robert Burns
Solutions Consultant
- 30+ Years of Experience in Accounting & Finance Leadership
with start-up, growth companies & established market leaders.
- Proven Financial & Technical Expertise
and strong communication, leadership & problem-solving skills illustrated in successful partnerships with staff, peers & management in achieving business goals.
- Cost Savings & Decision-Making Support
acts as a trusted business partner to steer C-level executives in key decisions, establishing control systems that drive down costs, preserve company assets & improve bottom line performance.
Roles
- Led financial reporting, prepared consolidated financial statements and footnotes, managed cash flow for parent & 24 subsidiaries, managed billing & receivable processes for 65 franchise offices.
Led development & implementation of corporate-wide accounting policies, procedures & related internal controls for rapidly growing technology company; provided direction to a staff of 28 tasked with supporting 16 international datacenters.
Coordinated preparation of consolidated financial statements for 13 entities, ensured compliance with GAAP, and drove timely & accurate disbursement of 23,000 customer invoices representing more than $30M in monthly revenues.
Coordinated regulatory and telecom tax filings; managed cash flow and prepared/ monitored bank compliance reporting
Prepared departmental budgets and re-forecasts & directed a staff of 32.
Achievements
- Assisted CFO in negotiations to secure more than $60M in additional capital.
Recommended and successfully justified investment in new accounting system
Assessed expenses and determined that rising supplier costs were eroding profit margins. Successful negotiation with vendors resulted in $1.5M in annual savings.
