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For over 20 years, I’ve been partnering with business owners to increase cash, obtain bank loans, grow profitability, increase company value and plan strategically. By providing consulting services on an as-needed basis I help privately-held businesses as they benefit from my experience, without the fully loaded cost of a full-time employee. I enjoy working with are businesses whose sales are in the $2M - $30M range. I am passionate about using education and communication excellence to improve decision making at all levels. I work alongside the business owner to drive organizational change, maximize revenues, increase profitability, optimize company value, and to execute strategic, value-add initiatives. I have worked with several organizations at the CFO and COO levels serving areas outside of finance and accounting to include supply chain, operations, information technology, compliance, HR, risk management, plant operations and other support functions. • Attained positive EBITDA within 4 months through process change, leadership development and improved training for finance-related topics. EBITA up $589K YoY. • Net Revenue increased $300,000 YoY. • Supply cost down from 13.6% of net revenue to 10.6%. • Cash collections as a % of net revenue from 85% to 93% in 2 years. • Executive Leader/Project Manager for design and construction of a $31M hospital facility renovation, including all aspects of construction, contract negotiation, design review and budget management. • Managed refinancing of taxable and tax-exempt bonds to a lower interest rate, resulting in lower interest expense over life of bonds. • Obtained $26M in new bond financing for a building project. • Lowered accounts receivable by $40MM in 18 months and grew cash collections from 89% to 106% of net revenue YoY. • Directed restructure and turnaround of the accounts payable department and lowered past-due accounts from 38% to under 20% in 5 months. • Shortened month-end close by two days through a LEAN process improvement review. • Accomplished redesign of bulk-buy process, lowering turnaround time by approximately 15% • Secured $8.1M in financing for an IT system implementation project. • Increase of 70+ days cash on hand over 4 years through financial management and expense reduction. If you’d like to learn more about how my services can help your company please contact me: [email protected] www.b2bcfo.com/hilary-dolbee