Jeffrey Reaves
Jeffrey Reaves
jreaves@gfocfo.comPhone Number: 866-220-4092 x101
Primary Location: Bedminster, New Jersey
Secondary Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Years of Experience: 25
Biography: Jeff Reaves is a results-driven financial professional with over 25 years experience in creating value for companies ranging from small retail businesses to Fortune 100 companies. He has extensive experience across the financial spectrum, from cost/financial accounting, business analysis, budgeting, forecasting, external reporting, strategy development, purchasing, banking relationships, supply chain management and information systems.
Jeff has worked across diverse business, including commodity chemicals & fibers, engineered plastics, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, new technologies, and small retail businesses.
Prior to joining GFO, Jeff held financial leadership positions with Ticona LLC, SGL Carbon LLC, Hoechst AG, and Celanese, among others.
Successes
• Designed and implemented financial reporting systems and organizational structures around robust data warehouse, resulting in marked improvement in management feedback & reporting, streamlined operations, and cost savings.
• Demonstrated successes across a variety of strategy implementations, whether aggressive M&A and growth activities, or cost reduction/downsizing/bankruptcy events.
• Employed Six Sigma tools to optimize supply chain & inventory levels (% sales from 15 to 11%), while minimizing manufacturing campaign costs.
• Purchased a struggling ice cream business and increased revenues from $175 to $ 600 k in 4 years by applying effective market segmentation and pricing, aggressive rebranding, customer satisfaction metrics, and novel PR events.
• Implemented functional organizational improvements throughout career that resulted in service improvements for lower administration costs.
Education
Jeff holds BBA and MBA degrees from the University of Houston. He earned his Six Sigma Green Belt in 2004.
Jeff resides in Bedminster, NJ with his wife and 2 children.
Areas of Expertise: Financial Modeling & Analysis, Business Systems Implementation, Cost Accounting, Strategy development
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