Paul Shultz

About Paul Shultz

Contact Info: p•••••••@yahoo.comFinance leader who enjoys guiding cross-functional teams for supporting strategic planning, change initiatives, and forecasting. Encourages profitable growth by partnering with executive, corporate, and operations teams. Drives improvements through strengths in analysis, communication, and adaptability. Enjoys coaching direct reports. Recent experience in multi-unit restaurant, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and food production industries. Other experience in building materials and electronics manufacturing industries. Interested in leadership roles in Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance, or Strategy. Experience & Skills (Alphabetical Order): •Automotive Industry •Bank Reconciliations•Banking Relationships •B2C and B2B Industries (Business-to-Consumer and Business-to-Business) •Brick & Mortar Sales Channel •Budget/Forecast Management •Building Construction Accounting •Business Development•Cash Management •Change Management •Cognos •Commercial/Sales Channel Based Finance •Competitor Analysis •Consumer Products/CPG Industries •Deal Valuation •Due Diligence •E-Commerce Sales Channel (Amazon.com) •Electronics Industry •Employee Benefits Strategy •Employee Policies & Procedures Creation •Expatriate Assignment •Financial Modeling & Analysis•Financial Planning & Analysis (FP & A) •Food & Beverage Industry •Franchise Retail •German Language (Intermediate Proficiency) •Grocery Store Channel •Growth Opportunities •Healthcare Industry •Human Resource Strategy •Hyperion Essbase •Industrial Goods Industry •Innovation/New Product Finance •Insurance Coverage Selection •International Team Management •JD Edwards •KPIs/Performance Measurement •Logistics Finance •Long Term Forecasting •M&A (Including Divestitures) •Remote Team Management •Manufacturing: Consumer Products, Food, and Industrial Goods •Market/Industry Assessment •MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma honor society) •Multi-Unit Retail Industry •Oracle Demantra (Trade Promotion Management) •Operations Finance •Outsourcing Production Versus In-House Production •Payroll •POS (Point-Of-Sale) Accounting •Private Equity •Process Improvement •Product Based Finance •Product Costing •Product Portfolio Management •Product Pricing •Project Management •Real Estate/Land Purchase Accounting •RFPs (Request For Proposal) •Risk Management •Sales Pipelines •Salesforce.com •Solomon •SQL •Startup Implementation •Strategic Planning •System Implementation •Trade Promotion Management •Turnaround Assignments •Variance-To-Plan Analysis

Experience

1. Director of Finance & Administration Southern Scoops, Llc Dba Abbott\'s Frozen Custard

   Southern Scoops, Llc

   Jan 2022 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Creates strategy and procedures for improving accounting, accounts payable, cash management, payroll, operations, human resources, and risk management. Fosters relationships with suppliers, banks, and auditors- Minimizes needed private equity capital by forecasting and managing cash outflows daily- Manages financial and administrative steps for land purchases, building construction, and new store openings- Leads efforts to design and implement employee benefits package and employee policy manual- Develops risk management strategy by choosing insurance policies and handling claims- Spearheaded integration of new point-of-sale, accounting, and payroll systems after determining recommended solutions were insufficient and overpriced. Migrated to Restaurant365 and Toast.

Education

• SMU Cox School of Business

  MBA

• Lehigh University

  B.S. Business & Economics

Skills

• Strategy
• Analysis
• Forecasting
• Management
• Budgets
• Financial Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Development
• Business Strategy
• Financial Reporting
• Competitive Analysis
• Crm
• Financial Modeling
• Management Consulting
• Change Management
• Strategic Planning
• International Project Management
• Salesforce.com
• Operations Management
• Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Mergers
• Finance
• Outsourcing
• Managerial Finance
• Business Process Improvement
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Team Building
• Budgeting
• Due Diligence
• Analytical Skills
• Financial Planning
• Leadership