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Zak Keeley

Zak Keeley

Grand Rapids,MI

Summary

Accounting & finance leader with almost 15 years of experience. Proven track record with both private & public companies; start-ups to industry leaders, from multi-million to multi-billion.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP, Finance

Attwill Vascular Technologies
01.2023 - Current
  • Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
  • Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
  • Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.
  • Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies.

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Foremost Farms Cooperative
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Leading a team of operations & finance analysts, responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual operations and financial reporting & presentation of almost $2b in revenue for dairy manufacturing
  • Provide knowledge/expertise and work collaboratively with multiple teams to implement initiatives with the focus on growing revenue/profit
  • Oversight of analysis, approval, and presentation to BoD on all +$.5M capital projects

BU Controller

Patrick Industries
02.2017 - 12.2018
  • Leading a team of six branch managers in payroll system, ERP, RFID, and Point-of-Sale Implementation and supply chain/inventory management optimization.
  • Oversight of quarterly sales forecasts and monthly expense budgeting & reporting

Consultant/Contractor

Various
01.2013 - 01.2017

Various Accounting Consulting Projects including:

  • Operations Controller - Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet
  • Dairy Manufacturing Controller - Meijer, Inc.
  • Systems Administrator - RF-SMART
  • Site Controller & Supply Chain Manager - Greencore Group

Divisonal Controller

Kerry Ingredients
01.2010 - 12.2012
  • Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
  • Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
  • Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
  • Supervised accurate, efficient, and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.

Education

BBA - Accounting

University of Wisconsin -Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

Graduate Certificate - Data Analytics

UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
12.2022

Skills

SOFTWARE/ERP

  • AS400 - Oracle R12 - NetSuite -Microsoft Dynamics GP -MicrosoftDynamics AX - JD Edwards - SalesPad - Salesforce -Logility - OpenAir - PeachTree - QuickBooks - Hyperion - Tableau -BOARD - TigerPaw - Infor System21 - Maintenance Value Plan (MVP)

SKILLS

  • STRATEGIC PLANNING
  • ANALYTICAL THINKING
  • DECISION-MAKING
  • PROBLEM-SOLVING

Certification

CMA - Certified Management Accountant - 2011

Timeline

VP, Finance

Attwill Vascular Technologies
01.2023 - Current

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Foremost Farms Cooperative
01.2019 - 01.2023

BU Controller

Patrick Industries
02.2017 - 12.2018

Consultant/Contractor

Various
01.2013 - 01.2017

Divisonal Controller

Kerry Ingredients
01.2010 - 12.2012

BBA - Accounting

University of Wisconsin -Whitewater

Graduate Certificate - Data Analytics

UW-Whitewater
Zak Keeley