Melanie A. Shaw
CFO Principal @Procfo Partners
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WORK HISTORY
CFO Principal @Procfo Partners
Chicago, IL, US
I serve as a CFO to multiple small to medium size organizations on a part-time basis to bring vision and values to life. My passion is in the Restaurant, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage industries, as well as the Non-Profit sector. A company will typically retain me/ProCFO Partners when they need a strategic finance partner without the cost of a full-time CFO to-Build a sustainable structure and foundation for future growth and profitability-Develop business plans, organizational design, strategy, acquisitions, securing capital, and long-term cash planning and value creation-Support, coach, and develop internal finance team through experience and growth milestones of the organization-Provide financial advisory and aligning CEO\'s, Leadership Teams, BOD, and Investors-Drive and supplement quarterly or annual planning, reporting, and KPI\'s.
EDUCATION
Elmhurst University
Bachelor of Science, Finance, Information Systems & Technology
DePaul Driehaus College of Business
MBA, Finance, Marketing
ABOUT MELANIE A. SHAW
Strategic finance professional with a passion for service, impact, and partnerships. 25+ years of expertise within a broad range of industries and rapidly growing organizations, acquisitions, start-ups, emerging brands, franchise groups, family, and global organizations. Balanced visionary and hands on leadership, analytics, project management, structure, procedures, and coordination of processes for all functional areas, along with both buy-side and sell-side transaction experience. Provide innovative and collaborative solutions and partnerships while aligning Financial, Operational, and Leadership expertise in transforming organizations, as a trusted business consultant to all levels of multi-unit leadership, board of directors, family offices, and private equity partners. FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & PROCEDURES • New Restaurant Development • Due Diligence • Contract/Lease Review & Negotiation • Systems Implementation, Design & Training • Project Management • Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting • Sales, Mix, Pricing & Promotional Analysis • CapEx Planning • Process & Efficiency Improvement TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Adaptive Insights, Sage Intacct, NCR MenuLink BackOffice, Aloha POS, MicroStrategy BI, Hyperion, SAP, Essbase, CTUIT, Oracle Reporting & Analytics, Great Plains, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic & Macros. Strong MicroSoft PowerPoint & Word skills
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