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Jim McDevitt
Summary of Experience
- Finance and accounting executive with 25 years of public, private, and consulting experience
- "Hands on" manager and change agent
Areas of Expertise
- Focus on assessing financial operations, creating information flow, and driving operational efficiencies
- Establishing management reporting based on sufficient, contemporaneous information
Select Experience
- Manager for Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC) with experience in all facets of financial reporting in many industry groups.
- Served as part of a quality control team that reviewed work product from other public accountants
- Provided technical accounting advice for complex transactions
- CFO of The Fairfield Group, a large broker/dealer in securities (acquired by Legg Mason).
- Experienced in reporting, audits, and investigations in highly-regulated environments
- Top finance executive in the specialty divisions of Mercy Health Corporation, a large regional health system.
- Installed the entire finance function (staffing, systems, and protocols) in several entities
- Designed, developed, and implemented financial controls and procedures
- CFO of Shadow Broadcast Services, a privately-held information services business (acquired by a Viacom-controlled entity).
- Executed forensic accounting investigations on behalf of target companies and provided subsequent expert witness testimony
- Managed a multi-year litigation support effort; significant experience in alternative dispute resolution and legal case management
- Performed due diligence reviews of acquisition candidates
- VP Finance and Administration of Mobility Technologies - a new business venture with government contracts, a nationwide sales force, and a large cadre of software developers.
- Assembled teams of VARs and hardware, software, and telecommunications providers to establish initial systems, networks, and communications
- Closed numerous debt and equity deals
- Prepared all Board of Directors communications and meeting direction
- Built and transformed professional and clerical staffs into high functioning teams
Industry Experience
- Manufacturing, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, real estate, law firms, broadcast media, government contractors, distributors, health care, banking, broker/dealers, mutual funds, skilled nursing facilities, retail, travel agencies, utilities, and not-for-profit organizations
Professional
- Certified Public Accountant, active license
- Previous instructor of advanced accounting and auditing courses
- Numerous continuing education credits in a wide variety of business topics
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