Curt Klus (CPA MBA)

Experience

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  Whirlpool Financial Corporation

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1998

  Managed the division's 11,000 merchants, risk assessment, pricing, and private label credit card programs with receivables in excess of $500 million. Directed strategic planning and annual budgeting for multiple divisions with $5 billion annual sales. Developed pricing models, performed transaction analysis and portfolio reviews for the Divisions.

  • Director of Operations, Consumer Finance Division

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  • Director Business Planning and Analysis, North American Finance Group

    Jan 1994 - Jan 1996
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  Sears Holdings Corporation

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2005

  Established and led the Enterprise-Program Management Office delivering consistency in planning, managing and reporting on company's top 10 CEO selected strategic initiatives.Directed program managers, established transition governance, identified and tracked $1billion synergy savings during the Kmart and Sears merger (Merger Integration Office 04-05). Directed the financial teams of four separate Sears Home Service Businesses with annual revenue ranging between $100 million to $350 million. Led the strategic planning and annual budgeting process for the four businesses. Led monthly operating reviews. Integrated best practice marketing, sales, and customer service processes across the businesses. Business formats included franchises and licensed businesses. Managed the financial reporting, accounting, and control functions for Sears Credit Card Business, $28 billion receivables; one of the largest private label credit card businesses. Generated internal and external financial reporting including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.

  • Director of Corporate Strategy

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  • Group Finance Director, Sears Home Services Businesses

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  • Controller, Sears Credit Business

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
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  APAC Customer Services

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Vice President of Finance and Operations

  Recruited to execute key components of financial strategy for $225 million call center company. Operationally led company's Workforce department, Client Implementation team, and Real Estate functions. Managed staff of 125.

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  Aon Hewitt

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Vice President Finance, Global Business Services (Shared Services)

  Transformed and led the budgeting, forecasting, accounting, financial reporting, and analytics for the company’s global Technology, Real Estate, Sourcing and Corporate Services functions with consolidated annual budget of $750 million. Reduced run rate costs $75 million over 2 year period. Implemented systematic consumption based cost accounting allocation process.

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  Western Union

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  V.P. Global Process & Productivity and V.P. Strategic Sourcing

  Developed and executed strategies for global process and productivity improvement initiatives to ensure growth, customer value, regulatory compliance and profitability. Leader of Global Strategic Sourcing team managing $1 billion in annual vendor spend.

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  Multi Service Technology Solutions (re-branded in 2021 as Trevipay)

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2020

  Chief Financial Officer

  Member of Executive team that in four years doubled the revenue and tripled the operating income of a 30+ year old business. In 2020, successfully sold the company to a private equity firm during global pandemic. Executive leader responsible for global financial and accounting operations including: financial reporting, client pricing, analytics, accounting, cash management, financial controls, FP&A and budgets.

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  Retired - Everyday's a Saturday

  Jan 2022 - now

  Retired Gone to the Mountains