JOHN CRAIGHEAD
OLD HICKORY,Tennessee
Summary
Determined Business Owner with commitment to excellence and more than twenty years of experience. Accomplished manager with proper financial background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Financial Officer/Controller
Olympia Luxury Coaches, LLC
Murfreesboro, TN
08.2020 - 02.2022
- Oversaw budgets, payroll and accounts payable and receivable.
- Directed budget development, creation of budgetary controls and recordkeeping systems and investment management.
- Prepared accurate financial statements at end of each month, quarter and year.
- Created, planned and implemented policies and procedures to increase productivity and maximize return on investments.
- Set and monitored effective financial policies.
- Analyzed operational performance and efficiency to identify and implement cost reduction initiatives and process improvements.
- Conducted detailed analysis of company financial information and oversaw preparation of related reports.
- Analyzed operational issues and implemented corrective action plans to improve profitability and efficiency.
Owner
Vittles Restaurant
Brentwood, TN
05.2000 - 07.2020
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
- Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Reconciled daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
- Optimized team hiring, training and performance.
- Remained up-to-date on current trends and attended industry trade shows and markets to view and order inventory.
- Maintained up-to-date administrative records to monitor operational conditions.
- Established, optimized and enforced business policies to maintain consistency and high-quality standards across industry operations.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Founded and managed restaurant business, growing revenue to $1,300,000 in first year.
- Reduced personnel turnover and promoted employee development by recruiting team-oriented candidates and implementing new training practices.
President and Chief Operations Officer
Buddy Killen Enterprises, Inc
Nashville, TN
08.1985 - 11.1999
- Leveraged experience through vital management positions guiding business to success.
- Drove operational direction, administrative and cost efficiency and coordination of security program initiatives on behalf of clients.
- Supported business growth through strategic planning and process development.
- Streamlined company processes and procedures while enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Implemented business development strategies, logo designs, and website designs.
- Increased profitability by optimizing sales and fulfilling lower overhead costs.
- Monitored internal controls to protect client facilities and assets.
- Interviewed, supervised and motivated [Number] staff members to achieve optimal productivity.
- Aligned organizational objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies.
- Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
- Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
- Developed program to promote new managers from within, building and maintaining cohesive leadership structure.
- Maintained P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility, resulting in [Result].
- Improved performance management system and introduced [Type] program to develop future leaders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN06.1971
High School Diploma -
DuPont High School
Hermtage, TN06.1967
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Budgetary Controls
- Trends Monitoring and Forecasting
- Executive Leadership
- Business Administration
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Monthly Close Reporting
- Budgeting and Variance Analysis
- Management Team Leadership
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer/Controller
Olympia Luxury Coaches, LLC
08.2020 - 02.2022
Owner
Vittles Restaurant
05.2000 - 07.2020
President and Chief Operations Officer
Buddy Killen Enterprises, Inc
08.1985 - 11.1999
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Tennessee Technological University
High School Diploma -
DuPont High School
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