Andy Clemente
Harwood Heights,IL
Summary
Extremely positive, do-or-die attitude,"people-first" leader, with 20+ years of executive financial experience, strong decision making and problem solving skills.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Finance, NA Ground Handling
Worldwide Flight Services
06.2021 - Current
- Responsible for building, training and managing North American Ground Handling Finance team of 20 analysts, and over $1B of annual revenue
- Identified, and successfully captured, an additional $12M of EBITDA in year one, through commercial actions and contract negotiations
- Led annual budgeting process and presentation of over 100 locations across North America
- Collaborated with Commercial Business Team to prepare proformas to properly price potential new business, as well as rightsizing current contract pricing & increases
- Responsible for presentation of monthly financials, as well as budget variances, directly to Global CFO in Paris
- Traveled to various North America locations to strategize KPIs, staffing models, staffing needs, financial performance, budget and forecast targets, as well as current carrier contracts
- Assisted with audit & tax preparation
Controller
Wurkwel Ventures, LLC
09.2016 - 06.2021
- Responsible for financial planning/reporting, risk-mitigation, revenue growth, and budget performance of Wurkwel's 9 operating companies totaling $100M+ of yearly revenues
- Reported directly to President
- Complete monthly financial close for 9 Wurkwel companies
- Prepare annual budgets for each company, while ensuring internal controls are adapted to perform within budget
- Oversee/manage/collaborate with 125 employees across multiple departments, ensuring performance KPIs are in-line
- Responsible for payroll processing, health benefits & 401K administration, preparing commission statements for 25 sales reps and 10 business development reps
- Managing all IT requirements, including software, hardware, and licensing
- Responsible for sales tax & insurance audits and renewals
- Collaborate weekly with VP of Operations and VP of Sales to discuss team performance, areas of improvement, staffing challenges, create bid strategies and budgets for client proposals, cost control opportunities, and additional revenue streams and lines of business
- Responsible for ensuring all business units are operating within established business model parameters and expectations
- Responsible for building lease negotiations, and all building upgrade projects
- Worked with various federal, state, local branches of government to secure grants
- Secured over $3M of PPP federal funding during COVID19 pandemic
- Various ad-hoc reporting and analysis
President/Owner
7 Paws A Week
05.2013 - 05.2017
- Invested personal assets into existing, but failing company that was 90 days from bankruptcy
- Increased annual revenue from $90K to $750K in 18 months
- Earned 10K+ exceptional ratings/testimonials from clients across various social media
- Conducted 4 staff trainings monthly, with emphasis on safety protocols, customer relations, social media exposure and strategies, and process improvement
- Sold company for 4X investment
CFO
Coatings Applications, INC
06.2004 - 12.2015
- Responsible for 150 employees for a $35M paint and metal fabrication company, reporting directly to CEO
- Managed, prepared, presented monthly/quarterly/yearly financial statements to CEO & Executive teams
- Facilitated meetings with VP of Operations and VP of Sales to provide financial analysis of performance, KPI's, recommendations for improvement
- Responsible for budget preparation, company execution against budget
- Responsible for payroll, health, and 401K benefits
- Built strong vendor relationships to control costs, gain additional discounting, expedite project material
- Functioned as key advisor to all departments
- Responsible for compliance with sales tax filings, annual insurance audits, renewals, claims, & income tax return filings with CPAs
- Led strategic negotiations with vendors, clients, and employees
- Provided FP&A breakdowns to all business units
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business
Loyola University
Chicago2000
Skills
- Experienced in Oracle NetSuite, SAP, Anaplan, Attendance on Demand, Macola, Quickbooks, ADP, and PayChex
- Strong FP&A skills for data-driven decisions
- Well versed in audit and tax preparation
- Self-motivated, people-first leader, with excellent communication and collaboration traits
- Experience with small, medium, and large companies, both privately held and publicly traded
- Well versed in manufacturing environments, multi-location companies, processes, and challenges
- Strong background in technology implementation and automations to drive efficiency, and reduce costs and labor force
- 20 years of building and leading FP&A & accounting teams
Timeline
Director of Finance, NA Ground Handling
Worldwide Flight Services
06.2021 - Current
Controller
Wurkwel Ventures, LLC
09.2016 - 06.2021
President/Owner
7 Paws A Week
05.2013 - 05.2017
CFO
Coatings Applications, INC
06.2004 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business
Loyola University
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