Bryan Deruiter
Chief Financial Officer | Growth Catalyst | Developing cultures of trust and accountability | Driving strategy that propels our company to greater profitability | Trusted leadership | Revenue expansion |
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at Caledonia Farmers Elevator Co
- Location
- Belmont, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bryan Deruiter
Strategic finance and operations executive with 20+ years of experience leading…
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Jan 2023 — Present · Caledonia, MI, US
When I joined CFE, the financial function was struggling with incomplete financials and little transparency. Additionally, the culture was suffering with high levels of attrition. Within 3 months, I restructured 34 financial reports, creating much-needed transparency and allowing the Board to make data-driven decisions. To increase profitability and catalyze the organization towards growth, I presented a plan to divest three underperforming business units receiving unanimous board approval and positioning the company to double net income by FY 2025.Then, I tackled a multi-million dollar department reversing multi-year losses by optimizing strategies and resulting in a $1M increase to profitability. I am most proud of partnering with the CEO to revitalize the company’s culture driving engagement and retention across five locations. CFE is poised for scalable growth with operational efficiency and morale at an all-time high. Enhanced financial transparency and enabled data-driven decision making by restructuring 34 financial reports within 3 months of starting. Reversed losses in departments and improved profitability $1M by optimizing pricing strategies. Spurred operational turning around of underperforming business units and positioned company for long-term growth. Led strategic visioning with board emphasizing profitability and focusing on core competencies. Gained unanimous board approval to divest 3 core business units; company forecasted to double net income FY 2025 due to divestment. Conducted feasibility study for $10M grain bin expansion to support scaling strategy and revenue growth; negotiated loan with bank. Reversed toxic culture, increased employee retention and improved employee engagement after years of attrition by partnering with CEO on strategy to transform culture organization wide. Increased managers’ awareness of interplay between operations and finance on strategic growth goals.
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