Robert Shrader

Director of Finance

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Executive level finance and accounting professional with leadership experience in the Not-For-Profit, Banking, Healthcare and Hospitality / Gaming industries. Skills encompassing roles that incorporate a strategic element including bankruptcy, mergers & acquisitions, system implementations, process re-engineering and business process improvement. Supervisory experience ranging from two to fifteen direct reports and forty indirect reports.

Experience

  • Director of Finance at GreatSchools
    Nov 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 8 mos

  • VP - Finance at Catholic Foundation of Central Florida
    Jun 2010 - Sep 2015 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    • Collaborate with the Governing Board, President and Vice President of Development to support and advance the goals of the Foundation. • Prepare and oversee financial projections, investments, budgeting, accounting, payroll, and purchasing for The Foundation. • Treasury management, including cash flow management and working capital monitoring. • Responsible for oversight of the Foundation’s investment management function including relationships with the custodian bank, investment advisors and managers, reporting and development of collateral materials and reporting to constituent investors. • Responsible for oversight of accounting systems, processes and related internal controls. • Manage compliance with regulatory requirements including corporate registration, income and sales tax exemption status. • Develop an enhanced system of internal controls and maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures. • Prepare the annual Audited Financial Statements; coordinate the annual audit and preparation of Form 990.

  • Consultant at Robert Half Management Resources
    2008 - 2010 · 2 yrs

    Consultant on Controller level consulting engagements in the healthcare industry.

  • Corporate Controller at Tropicana Casinos & Resorts
    2007 - 2008 · 1 yr

    • Managed team of 15 staff with responsibility for all aspects of accounting function for 16 casino / hotel properties. • Managed month-end close process including generation of detail financial statements showing results for all casino entities. • Produced complex consolidating financial statements in conjunction with issuance of SEC reporting on a quarterly basis. • Participated in development and implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley processes and procedures. • Reported to VP of Accounting and CFO. Interacted daily with executive management within the corporate office and Directors of Finance at the property level. • Coordinated standardization of accounting policies and procedures across all properties. • Served as functional Cognos administrator; developed, implemented, and integrated system process improvements.

  • AVP - Ops Accounting at Fifth Third Bank
    2001 - 2006 · 5 yrs

    • Managed three Operations Accounting groups; ATM Accounting, Bankcard Accounting, and Commercial Services Accounting, with four direct reports and indirect supervision of forty employees. • Managed reconciliation process including aging and clearing of items from 600+ operational accounts. • Reported directly to Operations Controller. Assembled monthly management reports of all accounts for review by business line CFOs and Executive Management. • Partnered with Servicing areas, IT, Risk Management, Finance and Audit teams on multiple process improvement and efficiency initiatives. Recognized as the subject-matter expert for areas of responsibility.