finance director solution consultant in denver co resume scott gillespie
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Scott Gillespie is a Senior financial management and technology solution provider executive with many years of success fulfilling line management duties and delivering technology, enabled business solutions always exceeding client expectations.TRANSCRIPT
SCOTT GILLESPIE [email protected] Denver, Colorado www.linkedin.com/in/ScottTGillespie PROFILE
Senior financial management and technology solution provider executive with many years of success fulfilling line management duties and delivering technology enabled business solutions always exceeding client expectations following service as a CPA and Audit Manager with a Big-4 accounting firm
Financial management- Chief Financial Officer responsible for accounting, treasury, reporting, administration and cost containment
Technology product and platform management- Designed and fulfilled enterprise software product and service offerings leveraging underlying technology platforms
Operations management- Improved quality and throughput while reducing expenses as Chief Operating Officer while often holding executive responsibility for regulatory compliance functions
Business development and relationship management- Proven results at designing business solutions, closing new business, servicing clients and growing the enterprise
EXPERIENCE
NEIDIGER, TUCKER, BRUNER INC. 2012 - Current FINRA member broker-dealer and SEC Registered Investment Advisor full-service wealth management and investment banking firm
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Financial Principal with responsibility for financial and administrative functions, and regulatory and management reporting
Installed new accounting and financial reporting system by applying technology implementation experience
Improved control and efficiency by reengineering the accounting processes and workflows
Benchmarked and improved benefit programs so employees feel company loyalty to them
Key advisor to the Board of Directors on both financial and general business matters
FETTER LOGIC, INC. 2004 - 2015 Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) provider with technology products ranging from business processing solutions to compensation and regulatory compliance systems, and Big Data business intelligence reporting. The company was sold in September 2015
Executive Vice President Responsibilities included new product development and custom software solutions combined with new business acquisition and relationship management
Contributed to 400% revenue growth by owning the full lifecycle of new business acquisition, solution fulfillment and client retention
Conceived, designed and delivered numerous enterprise software solutions including Business Intelligence and risk assessment reporting, and financial system data integration solutions
Key-accounts relationship manager and fulfillment consultant assuring solutions continually meet the business needs and building strong loyalty with these multi-line financial institutions
TRUST COMPANY OF AMERICA 1999 - 2004 FDIC insured trust company providing custodial and administrative services to SEC registered turnkey asset management providers (“TAMP’s”) and to qualified retirement accounts
Senior Vice President (and President of the affiliated securities broker-dealer) Senior executive responsible for all Registered Investment Advisor related services. Expanded the platform and service offering to support 200% asset growth realized over a three year period
Director of Business Development- Responsible for new product development, sales and promotion strategies, relationship management and revenue enhancement
Designed and fulfilled a new internet portal so investor clients could easily monitor their accounts, view performance measurement information and submit administrative requests
Developed the sales process and pricing models for regional sales personnel to effectively qualify prospects and move them to closure in a systematic, repeatable manner
Structured SLA service packages for wealth management firms and performed key-accounts relationship management so client firms were assured of their continuing satisfaction
Developed UMA and open-architecture 401(k) custody and trading platforms for TAMP Advisors to efficiently manage investor portfolios and participant sub-accounts
Chief Operations Officer and Senior Trust Officer- Responsible for the operating activities of the trust company and affiliated broker-dealer including operations and customer service, business planning, new business conversions and securities trading before assuming the business development duties
Dramatically improved client retention by restructuring the operations organization into service teams, implementing service and quality standards, assigning ownership and measuring results
Automated the mutual fund trading processes increasing efficiency while reducing the error rate, and enabling business growth without an increase in headcount
Responsible for both securities and banking regulatory compliance maintaining a clean regulatory record
Member of the Investment Committee directing a substantial fixed income portfolio
D. E. FREY & COMPANY, INC. 1995 - 1999 Regional wealth management firm focused on recruiting breakaway wirehouse advisors. Successfully converted and serviced numerous wirehouse advisor teams making the firm the leader in the space
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Responsible for all operating activities including trading, operations, information technology and field support. Actively involved with the recruiting, compliance and financial management functions in addition to those under my direct supervision
Nurtured the unique culture required to service wirehouse advisors. Achieved this by listening and responding to the advisors’ needs, and developing an organization dedicated to those needs
Grew the depth of talent and capabilities of the operating departments during a period of 200% revenue growth while holding home-office headcount growth to 100%
Converted the fixed income and equities trading desks from cost centers to profit centers while simultaneously increasing the confidence of producing advisors in our execution capabilities
RESOURCES TRUST COMPANY (An AIG-SunAmerica company), DRAKE CAPITAL SECURITIES and FIRST WILSHIRE SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC Executive officer in various financial and operational capacities at these retail wealth management, asset custody and capital markets firms
DELOITTE AND TOUCHE (Formerly Touche Ross & Co.)
Audit Manager Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Financial services, manufacturing and systems audit specialist
Promoted to management one year ahead of peer group (ranked first in a class of 100) due to demonstrated leadership and strong client relationship abilities
EDUCATION and LICENSES
MBA, Finance and Investments, University of Southern California
Rockwell International Fellowship recipient BS, Finance and Accounting, University of Southern California
Magna Cum Laude honors
Beta Gamma Sigma national honorary business society Certified Public Accountant, California, inactive Registered Securities Principal and other securities licenses (Series 7, 63, 24, 27, 4) OTHER
English as a Second Language instructor
Mercy Ships software trainer, Guinea, West Africa
Southeast Christian Church spiritual formation ministry partner