Bill Clark

About Bill Clark

I have a confession. Don’t hold it against me – I worked at Freddie Mac for twenty years! Yes, I was there during the housing meltdown. Apologies aside, I’ve helped sr. management manage G&A expenses through a variety of cost accounting methodologies and tools, using everything from: · Rolling eighteen-month forecasts, to · ABC/M, to · Project accounting, to · Zero-based budgeting, to · Performance management/Balanced scorecards, to · EVM/CBAs/NRVs. As a manager and director, I produced $5M in savings for market data services by controlling service access, terminating redundant offerings, and simplifying access points. I identified product offerings that were outright “losers;” stopping them produced $25M in annual savings. I spear-headed a move to centralize G&A oversight & admin services – budget, forecast, HR admin, AP, GAAP accounting, and space/desktop management – across Freddie\'s lines-of-business. My span of control was $600M. You name it, I’ve applied managerial accounting techniques or simple “roll-up your sleeves” analysis to solve business problems and produce cost savings. I love solving puzzles. Which aircraft costs the most to repair and what’s driving that cost? Can transfer pricing assignments help us manage AND reduce expenditures? What’s the long-term impact of accelerating internally developed software on depreciation and funding requirements? I am, unashamedly, a “company man” first. On my office blackboard, I had the question, “Have you made Freddie proud today?” It was a question often asked - my closing thought every day. I’m proud to say that several of my direct reports have gone on to leadership positions within Freddie Mac and other companies. Education matters; it provides the basis for ongoing success. Of course, I’m biased; I spent ten years in the classroom. If you’d care to discuss any issues, please send me an email.

Experience

1. Abc Manager

   U.S. Coast Guard

   Jul 2009 — Present

   Charged with developing activity-based costing/management methodology, model, processes, activities, and performance measures for Aviation Logistics Center helicopter and winged aircraft product lines and US Coast Guard Air Stations. Implement internal process improvements to facilitate ABC methodology as well as recognize cost avoidance, efficiency gains, and performance measurements (i.e, balanced scorecard). Ensure model and results are accepted across the Coast Guard, tools are automated, process is fully documented, and expense drivers are understood and well-controlled.Model is used to calculate fully-burdened labor rate, business case analysis, and performance metrics.

Education

• The Catholic University of America

  BA

  1972 — 1976

• George Mason University

  BA

  1976 — 1981

Skills

• Leadership
• Activity Based Costing
• Internal Audit
• Project Planning
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Financial Analysis
• Cost Accounting
• Internal Controls
• Peoplesoft
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Due Diligence
• Government
• Change Management
• Cash Flow
• Management
• Gaap
• Cost Management
• Activity-Based Costing
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Variance Analysis
• G&a Cost Management
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Budgets
• Finance
• Policy
• Auditing
• Executive Management
• Accounting
• Access
• Budget Process
• Financial Accounting
• Process Improvement
• Risk Management
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Data Analysis
• Budget Management
• Ace Activity-Based Costing Software