Stephen Barnes

About Stephen Barnes

Senior financial leader with 35 years of diverse experience including CFO for an international Middle-Market ($100 Million Annual Revenue; 600 employees; 9 operating companies) manufacturing company. Big 4 Public Accounting. Graduated Magna Cum Laude with BBA in Accounting and Marketing. Passed CPA Exam on the first attempt. Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM & AA).Particular expertise in: Strategic Planning & Budgeting; Auditing & Internal Controls; Financial Analysis & Reporting; Inventory & Cost Accounting; Operations Management; Cash Management; Mergers & Acquisitions; Due Diligence; Acquisition Integration; Tax Compliance & Reporting; IT Management; Network Implementation & Administration; Large ERP Implementations; Customer Relationship Management; Human Resource Management; Legal Matters; Big 4 Public AccountingInfor Syteline ERP, Baan ERP, JobBoss, FRX, Access, Excel, Word, Powerpoint

Experience

1. Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

   Reading Rock Inc

   Aug 2024 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

Education

• University Of Cincinnati College of Business Administration

  Bachelor's Degree, Accounting and Marketing; and

  1985

Skills

• Interest Rate Derivatives
• Budgeting
• Internal Controls
• Strategic Planning
• Cost Accounting
• Budgets
• Finance
• Legal Research
• Business Strategy
• Cpa
• Tax
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Management
• Leadership
• Erp
• Due Diligence
• Erp Implementations
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Analysis
• Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Foreign Currency
• Financial Reporting
• Auditing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Consolidation
• Middle Market
• Cash Management
• Management
• Gaap
• Cash Flow
• Accounting
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• International Business
• Baan Erp
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Acquisition Integration