Typical Engagements: Austin

All Components  (Austin, vcfo)

  • Defined business needs and mapped processes to analyze current process flows and identify weaknesses
  • Created reengineered processes to improve transactional efficiencies and managerial controls
  • Identified and drafted custom modifications to align revised processes to capabilities of the new ERP system
  • Tested custom modifications and engaged functional leaders to ensure understanding of new ERP system and satisfaction with new processes

MessageOne, Inc.  (Austin, vcfo)

  • Provided part-time finance and accounting team from inception to high-growth stage over five-year period
  • Developed database and related revenue schedules for 1500+ subscription-based software contracts
  • Provided strategic guidance on key business plan strategies
  • Developed and managed forecasting, as well as management and third party reporting needs

Nascentric, Inc.  (Austin, vcfo)

  • Provided part-time team that led day-to-day support for accounting and operations
  • Developed and managed forecasting, modeling and reporting needs
  • Assisted in securing $6M in venture capital and supported ongoing investor communications
  • Secured successful sublease for under utilized office space

Spiceworks  (Austin, vcfo)

  • Provided strategic guidance to CEO since the company’s inception
  • Provided part-time team for daily support of accounting and operations
  • Provided guidance on the most appropriate structure, templates and processes to use as the foundation for growth
  • Developed and managed forecasting, as well as management and third party reporting needs

International Software and Services Firm  (Austin, vhr™)

  • Designed and implemented employee benefits programs. Provided plan design and strategic evaluation of various cost structures to create a robust and competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, life, long and short-term disability and 401K. This allowed the client to attract top talent in the US while controlling overhead costs for the company.
  • Created and implemented employee relations programs and processes for on-boarding, mentoring, performance measurement and professional development.
  • Provided ongoing management as needed and served in advisory capacity to CEO for local and global HR issues and initiatives.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) for newly funded startup company  (Austin, vrecruiting™)

  • Assumed all recruiting responsibilities
  • 24 targeted professionals hired to date (ahead of plan)
  • Recruiting Cost Ratio: 8.9%
  • Average time-to-fill: 32 days
  • Accounting and Finance Professional Search for a $200M privately held company
  • Engaged to conduct search for an industry specific operational CFO
  • Leveraged vcfo’s national staff to identify and assess candidates
  • Time-to-target metric was 24 hours (candidate who was ultimately hired was identified within 24 hours)
  • Position filled within 38 days

Medical Device Manufacturing Company  (Austin, vhr)

  • Conducted audit of HR operations, including employee file management, HR policies, and procedures.
  • Worked with client’s management team to revamp and streamline several HR policies and processes geared at bringing the company’s HR operations into legal compliance, improving employee morale, increasing productivity, and reducing turnover
  • Worked with client’s management team to restructure existing benefits programs
  • Continued to serve in ongoing management and advisory role.

Contract Recruiting/Sourcing Services for Fortune 100 company  (Austin, vrecruiting)

  • Served as preferred recruiting partner to provide supplemental sourcing bandwidth
  • Deployed quickly and scaled rapidly to meet recruiting demand
  • Sourced over 300 hires to date
  • Recruitment Consulting for a global retail business with a small recruiting budget
  • Conducted recruiting diagnostic to identify inefficiencies and waste
  • Benchmarked against sector and industry
  • Provided strategic counsel, training and resources to redesign and course-correct recruitment efforts
  • Improved recruitment cost, time, quality and volume metrics savings of more than $350,000.