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J. WILLIAM McVICKER
Fairview Park, OH | 440-773-8758 Bill@BillMcVicker.com www.linkedin.com/in/billmcvicker
Chief Financial Officer | Director of Finance | Controller
Manufacturing | Distribution | Information Technology
30+ years specializing in: Financial Management, Accounting, Business Analysis, Financial Reporting & Analysis, ERP Systems, and IT. Executive leadership team member and strategic business partner with Accounting, IT, Operations, and HR.
Visionary Leader | Collaborator | Empowerment of Teams
Reputation for Taking
Initiative | Challenging the Status Quo | Driving Results
Signature Strengths
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General / Cost / Financial Accounting Financial & Sales Reporting Budgeting & Forecasting Internal & External Audits |
Data Mining & Custom Reporting Cash & Credit Management Acquisition Analysis & Accounting Insurance & Risk Management |
Manufacturing, Distribution, Financial Services HR & Benefits Administration Information & Communication Technology Computer & Systems Applications |
Financial Management, Business Analysis, and IT Experience
Day-Glo Color Corp., Cleveland, OH 2008–2017
Subsidiary of RPM International | Global leader in daytime fluorescent pigments, dyes, colorants | $100M (group) | 150 employees
Promoted to Director of Business Analysis and IT (2017)
Promoted to Director of Finance (2015-2017)
Controller (2008-2015)
Director of Business Analysis and IT
Reported to President | Management Team | Selected to expand newly implemented ERP system to 2 affiliated companies | Spearheaded IT shared architecture vision | Aligned IT and business strategies to leverage costs and efficiencies
Director of Finance
Reported to President | Management Team | Supervisor of 6 | Promoted for ability to challenge the status quo
Ø Enhanced financial acumen of management team by creating and presenting status quo versus better-state scenarios.
Ø Participated in annual planning meeting along with President and DayGlo Group company leaders.
Ø Stabilized and implemented new ERP system.
Ø Leveraged query skills–sole person with these skills–to create reports from system tables and build models for reporting. Resolved process and underlying data issues that appeared in the reports.
Ø Oversaw accounting and IT infrastructure setup to support newly acquired facility.
Controller
Reported to VP Finance | Selected for strong corporate accounting and IT expertise | Financial and IT department oversight | Dual focus: 1) Legacy ERP system, cost accounting, financial reporting and analysis, budget process and 2) IT infrastructure
Ø Provided strategic outlook data by reorganizing sales reporting from monthly to weekly process. Provided sales mix, average selling ratios, and year-to-date actual vs. plan vs. prior year numbers. Distributed reports company-wide.
Ø Developed MS Access-based reporting database to enhance month-end close process. Improved process to 15 minutes from 5 days, allowing cost center managers extra time to review their numbers and ask questions.
Ø Built process to calculate cost of sales based on item codes and formula costs, querying underlying ERP data.
Ø Built Excel templates accessible via local network for annual planning process. Allowed managers to easily forecast and plan next year’s numbers by comparing current and previous years’ data. Resulted in better ownership of numbers.
Ø Conducted “Appreciative Inquiry” change initiative within the department, resulting in increased commitment to delivering stakeholder value.
Ø Initiated server-sided email solution, allowing for the use of mobile devices and smartphones.
TriVenture/CRM OnTarget, Seattle, WA and Cleveland, OH 2006–2008
Pioneers in hosted Microsoft-CRM | $5M revenue | 5 full-time employees | 5-10 contractors | Seattle & Montreal data centers
Technical Director
Hired for technical expertise | Oversaw data centers, technical infrastructure, and hosted installations | Microsoft licensing contact
Ø Opened tier 2 data center in Montreal. Included 100+ servers and delivered hosted solutions to 50+ clients.
Ø Developed relationships with key Microsoft-CRM team members, resulting in over $100K in project funding.
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Developed “FastTrack” implementation process
template. Decreased turn-around time to 2 days for customer requests.
Recognized as renowned program resulting in referrals from Microsoft.
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Succession Capital Alliance, Newport Beach, CA and Cleveland, OH 2003–2006
Joint Venture between Capital Management Strategies and A.I. Credit (AIG subsidiary) | Pioneer in life insurance premium financing
Financial Design Specialist
Hired for new program for selling large life insurance policies | Created high-net worth client strategies and designs
Ø Supported $80M insurance sale–one of the largest industry deals that year.
Ø Created complex financial scenarios for structuring policies. Gathered data from sales, agents, clients, and advisors.
Ø Co-produced proprietary sales content used by affiliate companies and agents for client presentations. Sole creator of complex excel program used to calculate and present various insurance illustrations.
Ø Initiated proposal and led initiative to upgrade to hosted Exchange and CRM solutions, introducing a common data platform.
Ø Sought out registered domain name owner and took initiative to purchase “SucccesionCapital.com” for the company.
National City Bank, International Asset Management (IAM) Finance, Cleveland, OH 2001–2003
Top-10 bank | $7B revenue | $118B assets
Senior Business Analyst
Identified shortcomings of current reporting database | Crafted integrated solution to capture all client revenues | Presented $1.2M project to senior management | Co-led team of 10 across bank’s business units | Deployed to 100+ users
Ø Proposed robust business intelligence solution to replace existing database, delivering circumspect view on client revenues.
Ø Implemented MS Access database, delivering visibility into client profitability for IAM (DB was IAM only).
Danly IEM, Middleburg Heights, OH and Chicago, IL 1999–2001
$70M division of privately held company | Manufacturer of die sets and related components for metal forming
Assistant Controller
Reported to Controller (senior financial position) | Manager of 4 Plant Controllers | Developed financial reporting systems
Ø Co-led the replacement of all financial staff during chaotic corporate move from Chicago to Cleveland.
Ø Spearheaded initiative to learn legacy systems from scratch in order to transfer processes on time during the move.
Ø Developed new month-end financials and budget tools for 7 plants, 8 regions, 3 subsidiaries, and 5 support areas.
Ø Extracted data from cumbersome ERP system to analyze and troubleshoot the system. Delivered reports to management.
Calvert Wire & Cable Corporation, Brook Park, OH 1994–1999
$27M privately held company | Distributor of wire and cable products for electrical and electronic industries
Controller and IT Manager
Full financial, accounting, IT, and administrative responsibilities | Managed accounting and administrative staff
Ø Sales increased by nearly 250% with only 1 additional financial staff hire.
Ø Led roll-out of new enterprise-wide system, including proposals, candidate search systems, and product selection.
Ø Established comprehensive control logs and procedural documentation for all accounting and administrative positions.
Sandvik Rhenium Alloys, Inc., Elyria, OH 1989–1994
Manufacturing subsidiary of AB Sandvik (Sweden) | Conversion and fabrication of rhenium and rhenium-based alloys | $3M sales
Controller | Assistant Secretary / Treasurer
Full financial and accounting responsibility | Implemented LAN based accounting system including financial, sales and CapEx reporting | Initiated credit policies and procedures, improving DSO by 30 days
Tremco Incorporated, Inc., Cleveland, OH 1985–1989
$250M manufacturing subsidiary of BF Goodrich | Chemical based products for use in construction-related industries
Financial Analyst | Plant Accountant | Financial
Accountant
Education & Community Leadership
Executive MBA: Team Leader | Strategic consulting project for $80M group of companies | Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration / Accounting | Dean’s List | Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
CPA: Certified Public Accountant | State of Ohio (inactive)
Board Member / Treasurer, People Helping People
International and Affiliates: Three NGOs in
Rwanda with a mission to improve the lives of rural farmers by providing micro
loans and facilitating the planting to market crop cycle. Traveled to Rwanda.