Gregory McCraw, CPA, CFF

Gregory McCraw, CPA, CFF

Sales & Implementation Consultant – General Ledger Applications

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Finance & Accounting Executive

  • Education

    • North Carolina State University

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      BA Accounting
  • Experience

    • Global Software, Inc.

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
      Sales & Implementation Consultant – General Ledger Applications

      Sold financial/report writing applications to senior executives, managed software implementation, and delivered sales support and product/staff training.KEY SKILLS• B2B + Consultative Sales• Software Pre-Implementation Planning• Software Implementation• Software Sales Support>> ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE <<MANAGING DIRECTOR -- GREGORY B. MCCRAW, CPASENIOR ACCOUNTANT -- JOHN B. POWELL, CPA, PA

    • BuildNet

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
      Sales Manager – E-Commerce Manufacturing Sector / Account Executive

      Generated national e-commerce supply chain solutions sales; negotiated the largest non-corporate deal in company history. Steered a beta site implementation and secured 2 major new accounts.KEY SKILLS• B2B + Consultative Sales• Software Pre-Implementation Planning• Software Implementation• Software Sales Support• Major Account Management

    • S. H. May, CPA

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2004
      Non-Equity Partner

      Oversaw customer audits, practice management, and tax administration for commercial and municipal entities with up to $400M in revenue. KEY SKILLS• B2B + Consultative Sales• Software Pre-Implementation Planning• Software Implementation• Software Sales Support• Major Account Management

    • Huron Consulting Group / Callaway Partners

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2011
      Director of Project Management

      Improved account penetration and expanded revenue for this consulting firm (formerly Callaway Partners). Directed a practice management team as well as client projects. Guided projects with up to 300 reports, multimillion-dollar budgets, and 2-year timelines. Crafted practice strategy and drove business development. Select project achievements included:♦ Led development and rollout of a loss share monitoring system/database and steered PMO and IT vendor relationships for the FDIC. Simplified review process, saved 20%, and enabled tracking of 15 banks.♦ Built a project team from 4 to 50 in 9 months for Fannie Mae; captured additional securities and financial data business in addition to original accounting restatement project. Preserved Fannie Mae’s government sponsorship and analyzed hundreds of Low Income Housing Tax Credit investments.♦ Paved the way for successful re-auditing and re-listing for HealthSouth accounting restatement project. Led reviews of >15K patient records and strategized a unified approach to divisional financial reporting. Initiated Sarbanes-Oxley testing.KEY SKILLS• Project Management• Practice Management• Financial Restatement Issuance• Process Improvement + Reengineering• PMO Operations • Stakeholder Relationship Management Show less

    • FMAC Group, LLC

      Jan 2011 - Dec 2020
      Managing Director

      Drive end-to-end development and implementation of regulatory and corporate compliance solutions for pharmaceutical, financial services, and private equity clients.♦ Tightened the control and performance of and audited a multimillion-dollar grant portfolio by restructuring compliance operations from the ground up. Awarded GlaxoSmithKline’s Control Center of Excellence praise for the design of a “CPA quality” audit program.♦ Facilitated the transfer of 140K mortgages with a double-digit multibillion-dollar balance from MetLife to Nationstar. Integrated 2 3rd party vendor systems.♦ Averted FDIC agreement termination and overcame “inadequate” audit findings for a private equity firm. Developed and implemented a vendor monitoring and oversight compliance program to prevent the loss of a multimillion-dollar revenue stream.KEY SKILLS• Lease Accounting• Project Management• Practice Management• Compliance Monitoring• Compliance Program Development + Management• Process Improvement + Reengineering• PMO Operations • Stakeholder Relationship Management Show less

    • MorganFranklin Consulting

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2016
      Director, Risk & Compliance
    • Gladwell Orthodontics

      Jan 2021 - Aug 2022
      VP of Finance
    • Lightwave Dental

      Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
      VP of Finance
    • Data443 Risk Mitigation Inc.

      Sept 2022 - now
      Chief Financial Officer

      Data443 is developing exciting solutions for businesses to effectively manage and comprehensively address their obligations to be good stewards of all types of sensitive data and to mitigate cybersecurity risks. The Company offers a comprehensive and scalable suite of software products including SaaS and related professional services engagements.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified in Financial Forensics

      AICPA
    • Certified Public Accountant

      NC State Board
    • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

      Scrum Alliance
      Feb 2020