Financial and operational leader for private equity backed specialty chemical manufacturer and distributor with annual sales exceeding $65 million and 40% annual sales growth. Works closely with CEO, executive team and PE sponsor in developing strategy, cost containment initiatives, personnel scaling and operational improvements. Department of 8, overseeing: M&A integration, FP&A, treasury, accounting, logistics, inventory, credit/collections, inventory, IT, insurance, audit, tax and HR. • Oversee financial reporting package, metrics and narratives. Present to Board, PE sponsor and lenders its financial trends, budget comparison, deviation explanations and initiative tracker. • Drove financial process of acquisitions and integration. • Excellent relationship with lenders. Restructured mezzanine loan and executed a new asset based loan and equipment loan. Significantly reduced interest expense. • Continuously manage cash. Implemented new collection processes by emphasizing collections, establishing accountability, offer early payment incentives and developing tighter credit policies. • Managed debt covenant compliance and renegotiated more favorable credit terms. • Reviewed job costing and profitability reports to enhance pricing and earnings. • Revamped logistics and distribution adding 3PL's throughout US thereby reducing overall distribution costs by over 150 basis points.