Brian K. Gilbert
St. Charles,MO
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Business Manager
Glendale Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Johnny Londoff Chevrolet, Gateway Buick GMC
01.2008 - Current
- Worked in both Prime and Subprime finance deals
- Completed training with Credit Acceptance Corporation
- Excellent relationship with lenders/buyers
- Proficient with ADP and Route One, Reynolds & Reynolds, and Dealertrack
- Structured and submitted applications for loan approval
- Sold back-end products such as warranties, GAP, etch, tire & wheel
- Packaged and submitted deals to lenders for funding
- Desks deals in sales managers absence
Chief Financial Officer
Haven Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO
12.2008 - 11.2015
- Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual budgeting
- Employee payroll
- Quarterly and Annual tax reporting
- Strategic planning for departmental growth
- Created employee communications regarding financial policies and status updates
- Monitored/reconciled bank accounts
- Managed contract development for collaborative partnership projects with external businesses
- Directed action plans with external accounting firm for auditing, reporting, and compliance issues
- Initially began work with Haven Corporation as a pro-bono volunteer
Sales / Leasing Consultant
Cadillac, Nissan, Toyota Dealerships
Saint Louis, MO
05.2001 - 12.2008
- Managed Internet Sales and Lease Returns
- Top 25% in front-end gross
- Top 10 sales person on new car sales floor
- Top tenth percentile in customer satisfaction
- Consistent sales volume throughout the year
- Proficient with Web Control
- Top CSI rating
- Contracted lease customers that purchased their vehicles at lease end
- Cadillac, Toyota, Nissan Sales Certified
Financial Analyst
River North Sales & Service
Budweiser, Chicago
11.2000 - 05.2001
- Company Overview: Budweiser
- Managed daily and monthly finance functions including:
- Day-end closing, deposit reconciliation, and electronic fund transfer transactions
- Monthly reconciliations for banking, balance sheets
- Monthly allowance reimbursement
- Developed and analyzed monthly delivery route profitability reports
- Budweiser
M.I.S. Supervisor
05.2000 - 11.2000
- Coordinated business period closings to enable:
- Inventory reconciliation, Accounts receivable balancing, and the generation of sales reports
- Maintained and updated Warehouse Control System (WCS) for finance, warehouse/delivery operations, sales/marketing, and a customer database
- Routed salesman pre-sell orders to their proper delivery routes
Category Space Manager
01.1999 - 03.2000
- Improved product positioning in market by 23%
- Increase retail space by an average of 7.5% per account
- Created and maintained space management database for nearly 500 accounts, representing more than $22M in annual sales
Contemporary Marketing Representative
Anheuser Busch Incorporated - Budweiser
St. Louis, MO
04.1996 - 01.1999
- Member of a specialized contemporary marketing team
- Planned and executed innovative consumer promotions that resulted in a 5.8% increase in wholesaler on-premise sales
- Selected for additional marketing and promotional efforts in including:
- 1997 NBA All-star game
- 1997 Major League Baseball All-star game
- 1997 Indianapolis 500
- Coordinated Bud Calendar Contest projects in applicable accounts
Merchandising Administrative Associate
01.1995 - 04.1996
- Processed Merchandising accounts payable invoices for payment
- Produced and updated point of sale (P.O.S.) production report
- Organized and distributed P.O.S
- Shipping orders
- Redesigned a more cost effective, streamlined neon sign Repair Part Program
Education
Accounting
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA 08.1990 - 05.1994
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Certification
National Notary Association Certified
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
Haven Corporation
12.2008 - 11.2015
Business Manager
Glendale Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Johnny Londoff Chevrolet, Gateway Buick GMC
01.2008 - Current
Sales / Leasing Consultant
Cadillac, Nissan, Toyota Dealerships
05.2001 - 12.2008
Financial Analyst
River North Sales & Service
11.2000 - 05.2001
M.I.S. Supervisor
05.2000 - 11.2000
Category Space Manager
01.1999 - 03.2000
Contemporary Marketing Representative
Anheuser Busch Incorporated - Budweiser
04.1996 - 01.1999
Merchandising Administrative Associate
01.1995 - 04.1996
Accounting
Xavier University of Louisiana
08.1990 - 05.1994