Brad Stepp

Vice president of finance @Woodland direct

Financial AnalystAccountantCompliance OfficerAuditorCFO🏦 Finance

Experienced in e-Commerce, Automotive/Manufacturing, Distribution, Consulting, and Payments Worked for companies up to $100M in AR (10 years) and $20B in AR (14 years) Certified Public Accountant since 2004 Worked in a global setting, which included extensive international travel, for 15 years. Skilled in financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, accounting, auditing, compliance, financial and managerial reporting, Employee benefit plan negotiation/selection/administration Led the design, planning, and implementation of a new accounting structure writhing Netsuite. This extensive project carried a significant operational impact which resulted in stronger cost mitigation controls and significantly improved the visibility of key financial data. Consistently flushed out cost saving opportunities that were realized near term and over the longer term. Near term examples include applying auditing techniques to identify duplicate payments, identifying and correcting cost imbalances across vendor base, and identifying and recovering higher risk areas in cost recovery. In the longer term, proactive vendor cost analysis resulted in a 2.1% COGS improvement over a three year period. Achieved automation through the design of the ERP to provide the releavsnt data in real time. Partnered internally and externally to launch new tools to improve compliance and mitigate costs, and increase the efficiency of the department and company.

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Work Background

Vice President Finance

Woodland Direct, Inc.Vice President Finance

Jun. 2019 - Jul. 2024Auburn Hills, Michigan

Director of Finance

Woodland Direct, Inc.Director of Finance

Aug. 2018 - Jun. 2019Auburn Hills, MI

Finance Director

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Nov. 2015 - Apr. 2018Troy, MI

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Jun. 2012 - Nov. 2015Washington, Michigan

Audit Manager

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Oct. 2007 - Jun. 2012

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Sep. 2006 - Oct. 2007

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AccentureFinance Specialist/SAP Deployment Lead/Audit Lead

Nov. 2000 - Aug. 2006Chicago, ILBudgeting, Forecasting, Reporting, Financial Analysis

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