Dale Gilardi

About Dale Gilardi

20+ years of diverse corporate finance management with a proven track record of delivering positive financial results. In my current role as Chief Financial Officer, I am responsible for all aspects of Finance, Accounting and Reporting. Additionally, responsible for maintaining relationships with Board of Directors, Bankers and Auditors.Key Highlights: • Detailed analysis of gross profit margin which allowed for increased profitability across all business units• Cost controlling measures – Identified and implemented cost savings initiatives which saved over 3% of overhead annually • Increased profitability by 2% by identifying changing an unprofitable service offering• Decreased certain departmental overhead expenses by 5% through processes improvements and use of technology• Built organizational structures to scale through operational efficiencies and use of technology • Increased cashflow by aggressively monitoring corporate receivables. Specialties include:Asset Sale, Asset Valuation, Budgeting, Corporate Financial Management, Exits, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Fund Raising, Human Resource Management, Strategic Planning, Treasury Management, Tax, M&A, Auditing, GAAP, Risk Management, Due Diligence, Financial Analysis, Growth Strategy.Industry Expertise: VC backed portfolio companies; high growth companies; early stage organizations; telecommunications, professional services companies; real estate; financial services organizations; private companies, family owned businesses; software services; public accounting; hospitality; SaaSCertified Public Accountant (CPA)- Pennsylvania

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   CEI

   May 2019 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Computer Enterprises, Inc.(CEI) is an $85m privately owned provider of IT Staffing and Solutions with over 300 employees and offices in 10 states, India, Spain and employees in over 20 states. Responsible for all aspects of Accounting, Finance, Tax, Budgeting/Forecasting, Reporting, Treasury and External Relationships.Conducted due diligence and acquisition of 2 companies within 12 months.Completed implementation of NetsuiteReduced accounts receivables by 20%Reduced department overhead by 1.5 FTEs

Education

• Duquesne University

  BSBA, Accounting

  1990 — 1993

Skills

• Accounting
• Management
• Due Diligence
• Finance
• Valuation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Analysis
• Internal Controls
• Strategic Planning
• Auditing
• Venture Capital
• Mergers
• Forecasting