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JON E. DAVIS

Galesburg

Summary

CFO/Controller experience with non-profits. Past CFO for InterAct Kalamazoo, a mental health provider with multiple programs. Interim Controller for the $40m Kalamazoo FQHC involved in budgeting, grant review and other special projects. Consulted at $80m Cherry Health Federally Qualified Health Center for their Sage Intacct Accounting and Budgeting integration with over seventy cost centers. Proven organization builder with a passion for excellence in operations. A prior Naval Officer and Aviator possessing a strong sense of mission with leadership skills based on mutual trust and loyalty and a fundamental commitment to personnel development. Proven ability to develop solutions to pending challenges and communicate strategy, operational and financial plans to multiple constituents. Direct report experience includes accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, IT and purchasing.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Controller

AbsolutAire
01.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Private $25m HVAC manufacturer
  • Defined IT digital transformation to include Accounting-CRM-ERP-CAD integration.
  • Resolved reconciliation issues on major general ledger accounts.
  • Private $25m HVAC manufacturer

Consultant

Cherry Health
01.2020 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: FQHC with $80m revenue
  • Consulted at $80m revenue Cherry Health FQHC to adapt Sage Budgeting and Planning to existing budgeting system for seventy cost centers.
  • FQHC with $80m revenue

Contract CFO/Controller

ProNexus
01.2020 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: InterAct-FQHC-SSI
  • Reviewed budget estimates and made recommendations to better reconcile encounters to be in line with budgeted FTEs for the annual budget.
  • Reviewed expense drivers and made recommendations for revisions to better reflect costs.
  • InterAct-FQHC-SSI

CFO

InterAct Kalamazoo
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Company Overview: behavioral health provider with Representative Payee Services
  • Established the annual budget for InterAct that has actual expenses within three percent of plan.
  • Prepared program budgets/grant submissions for multiple programs and funders.
  • Created a cash flow forecast based on forecasted expenses and current payables.
  • Reviewed all grants for proper timing of revenue recognition and open balances on the balance sheet, allowable spending and fund draws.
  • Behavioral health provider with Representative Payee Services

Interim Controller

Kalamazoo FQHC
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Reviewed budget estimates and made recommendations to better reconcile encounters to be in line with budgeted FTEs for the annual budget.
  • Reviewed expense drivers and made recommendations for revisions to better reflect costs.

Corporate Controller

Worth Capital
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Company Overview: Private $65m holding company
  • Managed the due diligence review with a potential new bank.
  • Identified major shortcomings in inventory accounts and executed corrective action.
  • Corrected convoluted accounting entries across multiple general ledger accounts.
  • Private $65m holding company

Controller/CFO

FabMasters Inc
01.2011 - 12.2018
  • Company Overview: Private $6m, Fabricator of aluminum extrusions
  • Refinanced the business with a new bank with improved working capital support.
  • Exercised review authority over pricing/quotations, saved $135,000 on a major contract.
  • Act as an advisor to the owner and senior staff on quotation, production, marketing, financial and risk issues.
  • Private $6m, Fabricator of aluminum extrusions

Controller/CFO

Linn Products
01.2009 - 12.2010
  • Company Overview: Private $20m automotive aluminum fabricated products
  • Reconstructed the accounting records on key balance sheet accounts to complete a three month past due fiscal year audit due to the exit of the prior controller.
  • Completed a stalled implementation of a new general ledger system.
  • Private $20m automotive aluminum fabricated products

Controller

Quality Spring Togo
01.2007 - 12.2009
  • Company Overview: Wholly owned $30m subsidiary of private Japanese automotive supplier
  • Moved Japanese senior managers to a ROI position from a cost only focus.
  • Initiated implementation of IT hardware and ERP upgrade to replace a 15-year-old system.
  • Provide oversight and support for Department Managers in establishing action plans to achieve targeted costs reductions totaling $914,000.
  • Wholly owned $30m subsidiary of private Japanese automotive supplier

Vice President of Finance

United Steel & Wire
01.2004 - 12.2007
  • Company Overview: Private, highly leveraged turnaround - $30 million manufacturer of retail fixtures
  • Accomplished two due diligence reviews with two prospective buyers in six months resulting in the sale of the business to a competitor.
  • Financed 45% incremental sales growth by negotiating special terms from key vendors whose accounts were 90 to 120 days old.
  • Private, highly leveraged turnaround - $30 million manufacturer of retail fixtures

Vice President & CFO

Neighborhoods Inc.
01.2003 - 12.2004
  • Company Overview: Highly leveraged grant funded housing rehabilitation, lending and community development non-profit
  • Responsibilities included grant and sub-grant management, payment collection, mortgage lending/loan servicing, loan portfolio management, financial counseling services, and relationship management with multiple funding partners.
  • Improved non-profit fund financial reporting by creating a cash flow statement and segmenting the P&L to show revenue and expenses across five funds.
  • Highly leveraged grant funded housing rehabilitation, lending and community development non-profit

Education

M.B.A. - Managerial Accounting

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

B.A. - Marketing

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Skills

  • Financial forecasting
  • Budget management
  • Financial reporting
  • Strategic planning
  • Cash flow analysis
  • Problem solving
  • Effective communication

Professional Accomplishments

Proven ability to manage complex financial operations with multiple funding streams, including government contracts, private grants, and donor-restricted funds supporting multi-program organizations., Experienced in board level advising, grant and sub-grant management/reporting, investment portfolio management, forecasting/financial modeling, strategic planning/budgeting integration., Managed accounting/treasury function and banking, insurance, contractual, audit and benefit plan relationships., Developed cash flow model for InterAct., Established the annual budget for InterAct that had actual expenses within three percent of plan., Developed program budgets for multiple programs and funders., Built revenue/encounters models adjusted for personnel turnover and learning curve issues., Prepared net cost budgets/reports with allocations of shared costs to fill funding gaps in fee for service programs., At Kalamazoo FQHC reviewed budget estimates and made recommendations to better reconcile encounters to be in line with budgeted FTEs for the annual budget., Adapted Sage Budgeting and Planning to existing budgeting system for Michigan’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center, $80m in revenue., Reviewed expense drivers and made recommendations for revisions to better reflect costs., Knowledgeable in multi-fund computerized accounting systems, non-profit cost accounting standards, and financial reporting in keeping with GAAP standards., Gained auditor approval for an improved process for reconciling the receivables in Streamline to the balance sheet for the year end audit., Prepared FSRs in keeping with MDHHS guidelines for submission to funders., Reviewed grants for proper timing of revenue recognition, open balances on the balance sheet, allowable spending and fund draws., Initiated an overhaul of the chart of accounts for a poorly designed fund accounting system to better match cost activity with restricted and unrestricted funds across five functional activities., Corrected an inadequate accounting method for recognizing health insurance costs. The company gained over $130,000 in reported income., Accomplished two due diligence reviews with two prospective buyers in six months resulting in the sale of the business to a competitor.

Education Certifications

  • M.B.A., Managerial Accounting, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • B.A., Marketing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  • Prior Naval Officer & Aviator, Supply Chain Management School graduate, recommended for early promotion to Lieutenant Commander and for designation as an Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer.
  • Past Board Member – Treasurer, Marshall Community Credit Union, Marshall, Michigan
  • Black Belt, Tae Kwon Do, traditional Korean martial art

Timeline

Controller

AbsolutAire
01.2024 - Current

Consultant

Cherry Health
01.2020 - 12.2024

Contract CFO/Controller

ProNexus
01.2020 - 12.2024

CFO

InterAct Kalamazoo
01.2020 - 12.2021

Interim Controller

Kalamazoo FQHC
01.2020 - 12.2021

Corporate Controller

Worth Capital
01.2019 - 12.2019

Controller/CFO

FabMasters Inc
01.2011 - 12.2018

Controller/CFO

Linn Products
01.2009 - 12.2010

Controller

Quality Spring Togo
01.2007 - 12.2009

Vice President of Finance

United Steel & Wire
01.2004 - 12.2007

Vice President & CFO

Neighborhoods Inc.
01.2003 - 12.2004

M.B.A. - Managerial Accounting

Western Michigan University

B.A. - Marketing

Michigan State University