SUMMARY Highly motivated and experienced financial professional with a history of progressive finance, treasury and management experience. An MBA and effective team player who develops and implements results oriented solutions to support business initiatives. Areas of expertise include:
Cash Management Financial Analysis Financial Operations & Systems Process Design & Implementation Electronic Payments Capital Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Merrill Lynch, Jacksonville, FL 2002 Vice President, Cash Management Services Managed collection, concentration and settlement of Private Client deposits (over $500M daily), management of bank relationships (12 major banks/over 100 accounts), incoming & outgoing wire transfers, deposit research and related customer service. Redesigned deposit process at nearly 400 branches resulting in a 40% reduction in number of daily deposits and a $225K annual savings in bank fees. Closed or consolidated 15 stand-alone bank accounts yielding a $45K annual savings. Reduced open deposit research cases by 85% and eliminated out of standard cases through work flow changes and improved management reporting. Initiated reviews of two regional lockbox banks (105K monthly items) and four client disbursement banks (195K monthly items) to identify cost savings, processing improvements and better use of image technology.
Citibank Government Card Services, Jacksonville, FL 1999 - 2002 Vice President, Payment Operations Managed payment, accounting and related financial processes supporting commercial credit cards program for Federal Government agencies with an annual purchase volume of $7B. Started a new organization to resolve payment related issues. Developed operational processes and controls to reconcile and resolve payment issues totaling nearly $400M since December 1998 start-up. Developed and implemented an automated payment posting process for one customers daily wire payment, averaging $12M, to be credited to approximately 300 accounts. Implemented reconciliation and review processes to resolve nearly $17M of unreconciled general ledger balances in the Accounting & Settlement function, transferred to group in October 1999. Established standard electronic payment formats with multiple government agencies to enable automated payment posting, including Prompt Payment Interest. Facilitated agency conversion from check to ACH for payment nearly of $2B annually of commercial credit card balances.
Citibank Universal Card Services, formerly AT&T Universal Card Services, Jacksonville, FL 1993 - 1999 Assistant Treasurer Directed cash management, short-term investments, bank relations, collections and disbursement processes for $2B financial services company. Conducted review of check clearing banks. Led selection and implementation of a new bank, generating annual savings of $1M from lower processing costs and improved funds availability. Initiated reengineering of disbursement processes and led implementation of payment outsourcing (100,000+ items per month). Resulted in $50K annual savings and enabled conversion to electronic payments. Played a key role in the development, and ongoing operational support of electronic commerce initiatives: AutoPay, a direct debit program used by nearly 250,000 cardmembers; Internet enrollment for AutoPay; Internet bill presentment and payment; Mondex stored value card trials and entrance into merchant processing business. Bernard T. Lyons Page 2 AT&T - Global Real Estate Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ 1989 - 1993 Manager, Balance Sheet Analysis Managed $100M capital budget, cash management and accounts receivable for $1B division of AT&T. Renegotiated terms of $230M of intercompany long-term debt with parent, resulted in annual interest expense savings of $1.5M. Partnered with AT&T Aviation group to analyze and structure favorable financial terms for the purchase of two corporate aircraft totaling $55M.
AT&T - Corporate Treasury, New York, NY and Morristown, NJ 1987 - 1989 Manager, Forecasting & Analysis Developed and implemented processes to facilitate timely analysis of monthly cash flow and financing activity, approximately $2B, for consolidated results reporting and forecasts for senior management. Partnered with AT&T business units to improve forecast accuracy and to introduce the use of cash flow as a leading indicator of monthly results.
AT&T Information Systems, Morristown and Murray Hill, NJ 1982 - 1987 Manager, Financial Policy & Planning Developed and implemented financial arrangements for joint ventures, equity investments, joint marketing programs and real estate projects.
Manager, Treasury Systems Designed and managed daily cash flow forecasting processes for $5B of annual telecommunications equipment rental revenue. Coordinated implementation of deposit reporting and cash concentration system for 725 nationwide AT&T Phone Center stores.
Supervisor, Cash Management Developed and implemented cash management processes required for start-up of AT&Ts first non-regulated telecommunications equipment subsidiary. Managed daily cash position and financing requirements for this $8B subsidiary
Oakite Products, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ 1978 - 1982 Financial Analyst Managed daily cash position, short-term investments, cash forecasting and the corporate property & casualty insurance program for this $100M specialty chemical company. EDUCATION Master of Business Administration - New York University, New York, NY Bachelor of Arts - Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL Financial Management: Policies & Practices, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania National School of Bankcard Management, American Bankers Association PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Certified Cash Manager (CCM) - Permanent Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) Six Sigma Green Belt PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Association for Financial Professionals - Member Treasury Management Association of Northeast Florida - Member and Current President Council for Electronic Billing & Payment (NACHA) - Past Chairman, Marketing & Education Committee |