Amy Fields

Experience

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  Grant Thornton

  May 1989 - Mar 1992

  Staff Auditor

  Grant Thornton International is a global organization of accounting and consulting member firms providing assurance, tax and specialist advisory services to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector entities.

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  Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

  Mar 1992 - Jul 1997

  Accounting Manager

  Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a private company, operates 900 retail stores in 48 states, employing over 43,000 people. These stores, known as Hobby Lobby Creative Centers have departments ranging from crafts, hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral, cards & party, baskets, wearable art, home accents, and holiday supplies.Planned, organized, supervised and directed fiscal operations for distribution center with annual sales of $520 Million. Managed over 50 employees performing various accounting, reporting, payroll, internal audit, and inventory control functions. Responsible for identifying and leading IT strategic and operational programs, along with management of software and hardware to provide information to the distribution center and the executive team. Show less

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  British Airways

  Jul 1998 - Nov 2000

  Manager, Project Office

  British Airways is a global airline, bringing people, places and diverse cultures closer together for more than 100 years.Planned, developed, and managed reporting for implementation of worldwide shared service center. Managed and reported project costs, benefits, and risks. Served as key project contact with internal and external technology consultants. Managed and reported system developments and contingency planning for delayed finance system deliveries. Tracked and reported activities of 80+ member multi-national team working with 113 finance locations worldwide. Served as Co-Chair for GAP (Global Accounting Project) team building celebrations in recognition of completed project phases. Show less

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  Gentra Systems

  Jan 2001 - Jun 2002

  Controller

  Gentra Systems, Inc., a privately held bio-tech company and a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of non-solid phase nucleic acid purification products, providing both consumables and automated medical device platforms. Gentra was acquired by Qiagen (QGEN) in 2006.Managed staff for all finance and accounting functions of $20+ million company, including budgeting and forecasting, cash management, payroll, accounting, federal and state tax reporting requirements, financial and board reporting. Managed all IT developments and improvements to accounting software. Key participant in the preparation of corporate finance documents for private equity financing of $15 million. Show less

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  JMT Financial Partners

  Jun 2002 - Mar 2005

  Senior Consultant

  In a consulting role with a publicly traded utility company, supported the SEC reporting function through the preparation of 10-K and 10-Q drafts, disclosures, and related supporting documentation for external auditors. Performed analysis for Fixed Asset Impairment under FAS 144, performed bankruptcy reporting and prepared supporting documents for Chapter 11 filing. Developed and implemented process for settling inter-company transactions for a complex organization with over 300 legal entities. Served as corporate accounting representative for debt committee, tracked and reported compliance with debt covenants and worked directly with the Treasury team in the resolution of non-compliance with debt covenants. Show less

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  Hudson RPO

  Mar 2005 - May 2008

  Director of Business Development

  Hudson Highland Group, Inc. is a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management services worldwide.Responsible for business development activities, including client and prospect proposals and presentations, client and prospect meetings and project status meetings.National Sales Award Recipient 2005, 2006, 2007

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  Four Point Partners

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2015

  Partner, Co-Founder, CFO, Board Member

  Four Point Partners is a business consulting firm specializing in SEC Reporting & Accounting Research, Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance, Accounting & Finance Operations and Information Technology. (Company acquired by CLA 1/1/2016)Together with co-founders, developed strategy and launched consulting practice from pre-revenue to profitability. Scaled growth and implemented technologies to sustain business. As CFO, developed accounting processes, implemented systems, trained accounting staff and managed relationship with external accounting firm. Served as integral team member for negotiation of transaction for sale of company to large professional services firm (CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP). Actively supported transition of practice into the acquiring organization. Show less

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  CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2022

  Principal

  CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) is an industry focused professional services firm specializing in wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax, and consulting services. CLA acquired Four Point Partners 1/1/2016.As a Principal, I worked closely with client executives to understand strategic initiatives and engage in problem solving to provide optimal solutions and team members to our clients. Proposed co-sourced and outsourced solutions to executive teams and stakeholders of all ownership structures in a variety of industries. Served as mentor to new hires in our growing team. Actively involved in the recruiting function, through sourcing of consulting candidates and performing interviews and candidate evaluations. Show less

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  Brown & Brown Insurance

  Feb 2023 - now

  Business Development

  Brown & Brown, Inc. is the fifth largest independent insurance brokerage in the nation. We provide risk management solutions to help protect what our customers value most. Our four business segments, Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services, offer insurance products and services to businesses, corporations, governmental institutions, professional organizations, trade associations, families, and individuals.Supporting business development success through networking, relationship development and sales strategy. Show less