Jack Poldruhi has over 30 years of experience in accounting, finance, auditing, and project management. He has held various finance leadership roles, including Finance Director, Manager of Internal Audit, and Audit Manager for Ernst & Young. Poldruhi is proficient in financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, and systems implementation. He has a proven track record of driving process improvements and efficiencies.
1. JACK E. POLDRUHI
11913 Beckenham Rd., North Royalton, Ohio 44133 | (216) 926-1220
JackEPoldruhi@gmail.com | www.LinkedIn.com/in/JackEPoldruhi
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Financial Management | Process Improvement | Auditing
Financial professional with CPA (Inactive), leveraging 30 year career in accounting, finance, public
accounting, internal audit and project management to drive company-wide initiatives designed to ensure
accuracy, boost productivity, cut costs and facilitate growth. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, JD Edwards
Accounting, Hyperion Essbase. High moral and ethical standards and integrity.
CORE COMPETENCIES
◦ Financial Reporting &
Variance Analysis
◦ Internal Audit / Internal
Controls
◦ P&L / Budget Oversight
◦ Creative Problem Solver
◦ Project Management
◦ Staff Training &
Development
◦ Business Process
Improvement
◦ Forecasting & Modeling
◦ Departmental Operations
Management
◦ US GAAP / Accounting
Principles
◦ Revenue Recognition
◦ Client / Customer Service
◦ Change Implementation
◦ Leadership / Advisor
◦ Systems Conversion
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL (consultant to HealthSpan) Cleveland, OH
2015-2016
MANAGER, SALES OPERATIONS
¡ Responsible for three professional staff. Monthly membership, ad-hoc reporting and commissions.
XEROX GLOBAL LEARNING Cleveland, OH 2002-2015
Note: Xerox acquired ACS in January, 2010. ACS acquired Intellinex in June, 2006
Fortune 500 Company with $21B in revenues
FINANCE DIRECTOR (2006 – 2015)
¡ Led day-to-day operations of finance department and managed annual budget process, weekly flash
forecasting and reporting, general ledger, account reconciliations and journal entries.
¡ Collaborated with operations account managers on up to 20 client accounts with P&L budget of $9M
while developing process improvement initiatives to improve overall accuracy and efficiency.
¡ Participated in conversion from JD Edwards billing to Thompson Elite time and billing system.
¡ Collaborated with systems consultants in design and implementation of web-based budget tool.
¡ Established monthly review of flash and final P&L results with operations account team which led to
increased financial accuracy of forecast and accounting close processes.
¡ Streamlined monthly accounting close from five days to three via pre-closing processes.
¡ Spearheaded the migration from Thompson Elite accounting package to JD Edwards (ERP).
¡ Leadership role in the seamless transformation of ACS financials into a public company model.
¡ Successfully managed $80M budget to $60k variance of original plan by identifying and addressing risks.
PROJECT MANAGER, ASSURANCE & ADVISORY BUSINESS SERVICES (AABS) (2002 – 2006)
¡ Implemented monthly forecast reporting system for $9M AABS budget.
¡ Devised Project Management template to develop budget and prepare estimates.
¡ Served as member of EY Global Learning Standards and Intellinex Methodology Steering Committees.
¡ Oversaw financial, CPE and other client relationship management information for $60M EY account.
¡ Managed weekly financial meetings with team and quarterly meetings with EY Global Learning Leaders.
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JACK E. POLDRUHI
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ERNST & YOUNG (EY) Cleveland, OH 1999-2002
International “Big 4” CPA Firm
SENIOR MANAGER, GLOBAL ASSURANCE & AABS INFRASTRUCTURE (2000 – 2002)
¡ Championed Global Audit Methodology Lotus Notes Database, including design, population and testing.
¡ Created and delivered knowledge and learning tools to support assurance group, and managed projects for
IT integration initiative, including composition of course materials for 20,000 employees worldwide.
¡ Supported Auditor’s Workstation (AWS) with retail industry templates and knowledge.
MANAGER, ASSURANCE SUPPORT CENTER (1999-2000)
¡ Highly effective coach/facilitator in three Global Account Program engagement team sessions and 18
Focused Team Coaching (FTC) sessions in various industries for some of EY’s most significant accounts.
¡ Participated in design sessions for FTC Coaches Workshop and then led portions of these workshops
which were designed to instruct EY’s “best and brightest” partners and senior managers in its Global Audit
Methodology and FTC approach to effective team based service delivery.
THE CALDOR CORPORATION North Ridgeville, OH 1997-1999
$2.4 Billion discount merchandise chain with 145 stores
MANAGER, INTERNAL AUDIT
¡ Authored Expense Payable, Competitive Bid and Capital Purchases corporate policies and procedures.
¡ Member of Shrinkage Reduction Task Force.
REVCO D.S., Inc. Twinsburg, OH 1990-1997
$6 Billion national retail drug store chain
MANAGER, THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (1991-1997)
¡ Facilitated merger of 700 carriers in an 800+ store acquisition including successful integration of A/R.
¡ Received Distinguished Service Award for merger integration work.
¡ Successfully managed $160M in receivables comprised of 900 commercial accounts and $2B in sales.
¡ Continually challenged systems and staffing to optimize efficiency and effectiveness while strengthening
internal controls and increasing cash flow.
¡ Reduced days sales outstanding metric (DSO) from 55 to 27 days amidst increasing sales.
SUPERVISOR, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AUDIT (1990-1991)
¡ Authored Third Party Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual. Assistance to independent auditors.
ERNST & YOUNG (EY) Cleveland, OH 1985-1990
International “Big 4” CPA Firm
AUDIT MANAGER- clients included healthcare / hospitals, SEC manufacturers, not-for-profits, municipalities
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
John Carroll University - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Accounting); Cleveland, Ohio 1985
CPA (Inactive), State of Ohio (1987)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AICPA | Ohio Society of CPAs | Financial Executives Network Group (FENG)