Hunter Mason

Experience

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  Valley Proteins, Inc.

  Aug 1996 - Oct 1998

  Assistant Controller / CPA

  Responsible for the daily operations of cash management, payroll management and inventory analysis along with financial analysis and reporting. Worked closely with Controller on month end close process, financial statement review, journal entry preparation and entry, and account reconciliations. Worked with external auditors on annual financial statement audit by providing financial data, reports and responses to inquiries during audit process. Assisted Chief Financial Officer with special projects, such as on-site plant audits to assess inventory accuracy and time clock policy adherence. Show less

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  Engineering Systems Solutions, Inc.

  Oct 1998 - Dec 2002

  Controller / Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / CPA

  Responsible for the Accounting & Finance operations of the company and affiliates along with providing strategic business management advise to company ownership

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  NOVA Corporation / Advanced Facility Management Services, Inc.

  Jan 2003 - Jul 2015

  Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Vice President (VP) / Controller / CPA

  Recruited for expertise in government contract accounting and directing small companies to better manage growth. Developed entire accounting and finance department including hiring, training, developing and managing staff for ongoing operations. Partnered with the CEO and executive team to develop business growth strategies to include strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. In October 2013, NOVA Corporation acquired 35% of Advanced Facility Management Services, Inc., after which I was tapped to replace their CFO in order to help realign the accounting and finance department, develop improved processing procedures, assess current accounting software solutions for long term needs, develop policies & procedures for all accounting and finance functions, direct company through ongoing acquisitions and startups, and direct corporate financial operations in order to maximize all Federal, state and local tax benefits and to minimize income and property taxes. I also established a shared services company to provide accounting, HR, IT and marketing services to affiliates including Advanced Facility Management Services, Inc. Show less

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  RLM Communications, Inc.

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / CPA

  - Direct daily operations of accounting, pricing and human resources departments to ensure timely and accurate handling of company financial operating results and employee/employer labor relations. Revised the internal controls in order to greatly reduce risk of loss and monitor the controls constantly to ensure adherence to those controls.- Partnered with the Executive team in the development of financial and operating strategic 500 day plan, and developed KPI’s and performance metrics to track operating results in regards to meeting the strategic plan.- Work directly with contracted public accounting firm on the annual financial audit and all Federal and state income tax returns; work directly with DCAA auditors on company audits to ensure compliance with all FAR regulations.- Evaluated Federal and State payroll tax compliance issues, resulting in a reduction in fines and penalties for failure to file in two states by negotiating with state revenue departments to abate penalties due to company error in misinterpreting the tax code and filing requirements.- Directed the change of corporate accounting software to a more cost effective and efficient platform, saving the company over $67,000 annually in software license, support and consulting fees; change also provided a more efficient and quicker turnaround of month end closing process allowing more timely reporting of company operating results.- Work with banking partners on bank account and debt financing needs to ensure ability to acquire the resources needed to fulfill contract and project obligations while minimizing the cost of borrowing in order to maximize the profitability of the projects.- Worked with health insurance agents on restructuring proposed plans in order to reduce company and employee cost of coverage; negotiated with agent on pricing of new plan to attain comparable or enhanced benefits compared to existing plan at only a 2% increase in company cost over the prior plan year. Show less

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  Storr Office Environments

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2019

  Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / CPA

  - Worked with accounting and finance team personnel to restructure duties and responsibilities in order to strengthen internal controls, streamline daily operating processes and gain efficiencies in order to minimize need for additional overhead labor.- Developed 2018 operating budget for each of the 12 divisions at the Raleigh location, the Greensboro location and the Aarons Rents stores and developed reporting structure that allows for monthly reporting of operating results on a budget versus actual basis, providing management greater insight into ongoing operations to enable them to make corrective actions quicker to reduce inefficiencies.- Evaluated existing accounting software for Aarons Rents operations and directed the change of accounting software to a more cost effective and efficient platform, generating savings annually in software licensing; change provided a more efficient and quicker turnaround of month end closing process allowing more timely reporting of company operating results with greater detail and analysis of company operations.- Worked with accounting team to develop an efficient and reliable process for reporting and filing 37 state and 11 local sales & use tax returns to ensure accuracy of reporting and compliance with filing requirements and deadlines.- Revamped company sales terms and conditions to include requiring deposits on orders over certain dollar amounts, thereby increasing cash flow which reduced financing needs and allowed early payment of supplier vendor invoices resulting in early pay discounts.- Partnered with GM, VP and CEO to redesign sales personnel compensation plans in order to eliminate complexity in tiered bonus payouts, outstanding A/R balance penalties and confusing qualifiers for eligible commissionable sales, resulting in increased approval by sales personnel in compensation plan overall and reduction in personnel turnover. Show less

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  Blanton's Air, Plumbing & Electric

  Jan 2020 - Sept 2021

  Chief Financial Officer
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  Engineered Control Solutions

  Sept 2021 - now

  Chief Financial Officer