Steve O.

Experience

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  Ocariz Gitlin & Zomerfeld, LLP

  Oct 1995 - Jun 1998

  Senior Accountant
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  Royal Caribbean Group

  Jun 1998 - Nov 2009

  Manager, Business Analysis & Planning

  Held various positions including: Manager of Business Analysis, Senior Auditor, and Risk and Insurance Specialist. Created all the business plans for the start of a new sales division, and worked to ensure that management had insight into performance to make timely and accurate decisions.

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  Bacardi

  Nov 2009 - Oct 2013

  Finance Director

  Regional CFO role with responsibility for accounting and finance of 13 states across the US. Area of responsibility included both control and non-control states. Worked closely with the Regional Sales teams to meet targets and improve profitability.

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  FedEx

  Oct 2013 - Jul 2019

  Sr. Manager, Controller

  Held various positions including Senior Manager/ Controller, Divisional Finance Manager, and Regional Finance Manager. Experience includes expat assignment leading teams in the areas of Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Systems and Controls, Pricing and Treasury. Led a team of almost 45 Managers and individual contributors.

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  VIKING Life-Saving Equipment

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2022

  Director of Finance/Controller

  Served as the Regional CFO overseeing the areas of Finance/Controlling, Pricing, Logistics, Risk Management, Human Resources and Purchasing. Hands on position that required extensive strategic and tactical thinking and execution. Led a team of fourteen direct and indirect reports, plus resources assigned from shared services.

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  Castle Group

  Apr 2022 - now

  Vice President, Accounting

  Lead a team of almost 60 accountants and para-professionals involved in all areas of the accounting cycle; from invoice processing to full Financial Statement creation and presentation. Responsible for the accounting cycle of 450+ associations and communities.