John Rosenberg

John Rosenberg

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CFO at Strategies 360

  • Education

    • Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

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      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Finance/Economics
    • University of California, Berkeley

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      Transferred to Wharton School of Business Business Administration and Management, General
  • Experience

    • Bader Martin, P.S.

      Jan 1993 - Mar 1995
      Audit Senior

      In charge of various financial statement audits including manufacturing, health care and non-profit entities.

    • Spacelabs Healthcare

      Apr 1995 - Sept 1997
      Manager of Financial Reporting

      Responsible for the preparation of internal and external financial statements including SEC filings for this publicly traded manufacturer of healthcare equipment

    • Connelly Skis / CWB Board Co.

      Oct 1997 - Mar 2013
      V.P. Finance

      Significant accomplishments include:• Serve on the Company’s board of directors.• Led an enterprise-wide resource planning system selection and implementation on time and on budget• Responsible for obtaining significant state sales tax refunds relating to purchases of materials and supplies on which sales tax had previously been incorrectly remitted.• Assisted in significant renegotiation of debt to allow the company to survive in a very competitive industry during challenging economic times• Developed relational database used to compile and maintain product bills of material and labor costs. This database has been instrumental in allowing marketing to make accurate pricing decisions.• Created custom sales, order backlog, financial and other reports from system data, and provided reports using SQL queries Show less

    • Continuant

      Jun 2013 - Dec 2020
      Director of Finance

      Responsible for all aspects of the finance and accounting group at this telecommunications provider, specializing in maintenance, implementation, and consulting services for companies in need of enterprise level audio and video hardware and SaaS solutions. Significant accomplishments include:• Assumed responsibilities of finance director and cleaned up general ledger and financial statements, including preparing and publishing six months of delinquent financial statements within three months of my arrival.• Started with a two-person finance team and increased responsibilities to lead a 10-person team.• Finance lead in an enterprise-wide resource planning implementation. The implementation had stalled for approximately six years prior to my arrival and was completed within one year of my tenure.• Established sales tax reporting requirements for Canadian sales.• Assisted IT personnel in developing financial metrics and internal financial reporting tools for senior management. These tools were non-existent prior to my arrival. Show less

    • Glassybaby, LLC

      Dec 2020 - Mar 2022
      Controller

      Significant Accomplishments Include:• Created an accounting department from scratch when the accounting manager and assistant were let go, just after my arrival.• Created accounting policies and procedures and controls where none had previously existed.• Applied for and received PPP funds related to the CARES Act. Also prepared documentation allowing forgiveness of all funds received.• Worked with CFO to prepare financial statements for review by, and discussion with, such Angel Investors as Laurene Powell Jobs and Jeff Bezos.Core Responsibilities Include:• Supervise three staff including assistant controller, cost accountant and corporate systems manager.• Responsible for all aspects of corporate accounting, including A/P. A/R, G/L, Inventory, Fixed Assets, and sales reporting.• Responsible for all treasury management over multiple accounts at several financial institutions. Initiated ACH transfers and prepared weekly cash forecasts. Responsible for daily deposit and manual check writing when required.• Compile annual financial statement budget as well as several capital projects.• Perform month-end close including preparation of payroll and other accrual journal entries, fixed asset depreciation, review of accounting staff entries and adjustments and balance sheet and income statement account analysis. Compile and publish financial statements. Show less

    • Strategies 360

      Mar 2022 - now
      • Chief Financial Officer

        Oct 2023 - now
      • Controller

        Mar 2022 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Public Accountant

      CA Dept of Consumer Affairs
      Nov 1991