About Ken
Ken
Engle, CPA provides custom CPA Services and CFO Management Advisory
Services to the CEO, President or Business Owner in need of a pressure
relief valve. Mr. Engle's mission is to improve the financial
performance of business and this often means effecting a financial
turnaround or assisting in developing improved financial results and
cash management methods and visability for the business.
An experience financial
manager, Ken Engle has held every position from Auditor to Division and
Subsidiary CFO in a Fortune 500 Company (including assignments on the
Corporate Controller's Staff and special assignments to trouble-shoot
various operational and financial problems). Maintaining Responsibility
for the Accounting Records, Systems and Procedures along with
Information Systems, Human Resources and Administrative Services. Many
of these assignments were in start-ups, new ventures and financial
turnarounds of troubled divisons or subsidiaries.
Ken has also trained and tutored
all levels of operating management on the ins and outs of financial
management, analysis and scorekeeping. As a Director of the North Texas
Region of The CEO Institute, he participated on Advisory Boards and
Consulted with Business Owners, Presidents and CEO's of many privately
held corporations.
Ken has worked with all
sizes of companies and all types of Business Owners including Sales and
Marketing, Engineering and Manufacturing.
Mr. Engle has assisted clients in
organizing the financial management function, developing policies and
procedures for improved management control and providing financial
analysis related to financing structure and needs as the company grows.
Infastructure
problems are always experienced by the entrepreneurial owner who has
quickly grown a company. Failure to get the proper financial advice
often leads to undisclosed problems that continue to grow as the
company fails to put the necessary financial controls in place. Often
times this situation can be corrected with sound financial guidance and
focus. If this situation is allowed to go unaddressed until such time
as the company is facing severe cash flow restrictions and/or banking
relationships have been extended to the maximum, financial turnaround
management action must be initiated immediately.
If you would
like a Free Consultation on "How to Improve the Financial Performance
of Your Company" please contact Ken Engle via phone or email to discuss your situation in more detail.
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Resume
Degree
Ohio University, Bachelor of Business Administration; Major in Accounting
The CEO Institute
Dallas, TX Independent Management Consultant
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Provided problem-solving techniques,
trouble shooting and interim-management for client companies
experiencing troubled businesses operations in the manufacturing,
technology and services industry.
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Assisted in improving overall management structure and profitability.
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Negotiated sale or ultimate exit strategy where applicable.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA Division CFO, Controller and Various other Financial Positions
- CFO of a troubled Telecommunications Company which we turned around and sold.
- Finance and Administrative Officer of the Corporate
Venture Program where new businesses were started and grown into viable
businesses.
- Controller of Factory Automation Systems where high
tech software and robotic production lines were designed and built for
major manufacturers.
- Assistant Controller for Latin American Operations with focus on the turnaround of nine manufacturing plants in Brazil.
- Financial Planning Manager for $3B International Operations.
- Corporate Controllers Staff of a $13B, Fortune Top
50 Company with responsibility for Accounting Policies, Procedures and
Financial Planning
- Various other positions including, Manager of
Accounting, Auditor, Tax Department, Financial Manager for the Uranium
Negotiation and Settlement Team in a $2.5B lawsuit.
Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery (Now Pricewaterhousecoopers)
Senior Auditor - In-Charge of all Field Work
- Performed Field Audits and Certification of Financial Statements
- Prepared Management Comments and Recommendations for Internal Control and Profit Improvement
- Managed Staff Auditors doing Field work.
Summary
Financial Operations
Executive with Problem Solving and Implementation Experience in Various
Turnaround Management Situations for Manufacturing, Construction,
Hi-Tech, And Service Industries
Qualifications
Accountant, CPA
/ CFO Experienced with Small and Middle Market Companies in Financial
Management & Troubleshooting Positions.
