Paul N. Langevin has over 20 years of experience in operational and strategic leadership roles in finance, accounting, and government contracting. He has extensive experience as a CFO and senior executive, managing all finance, accounting, compliance, and administrative functions for companies ranging from $20M to over $1B in revenue. He has expertise in GAAP accounting, financial reporting, audit and tax compliance, pricing and government contracting regulations.
Best Practices in Financial Planning and Analysis | 2013 Business Analytics S...Cartegraph
Loras College is proud to present our annual Business Analytics Symposium on March 27, 2014 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA. Industry experts will share their insights about the evolving field of business analytics opportunities. Learn about everything from best practices when analyzing data to the importance and benefits of building a culture of analytics within your organization.
To learn more, secure your seat or to take advantage of group discounts visit www.loras.edu/bigdata.
Do you have the right tools to measure your financial performance? Do you know what elements are necessary to guide your business? Based on last year's rave reviews, Autotask's own Chief Financial Officer, Vince Zumbo, will return to lay out the fundamentals of planning and monitoring your financials for success. Vince will be aided by Autotask Product Manager Joe Rourke who will demonstrate how you can apply what you've learned by leveraging Autotask to support your business' optimal financial health. This session is full of tips, templates and insights that are used by financial professionals today and can be used by organizations of all sizes.
[Presenters: Vince Zumbo & Patrick Burns, Autotask]
Best Practices in Financial Planning and Analysis | 2013 Business Analytics S...Cartegraph
Loras College is proud to present our annual Business Analytics Symposium on March 27, 2014 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA. Industry experts will share their insights about the evolving field of business analytics opportunities. Learn about everything from best practices when analyzing data to the importance and benefits of building a culture of analytics within your organization.
To learn more, secure your seat or to take advantage of group discounts visit www.loras.edu/bigdata.
Do you have the right tools to measure your financial performance? Do you know what elements are necessary to guide your business? Based on last year's rave reviews, Autotask's own Chief Financial Officer, Vince Zumbo, will return to lay out the fundamentals of planning and monitoring your financials for success. Vince will be aided by Autotask Product Manager Joe Rourke who will demonstrate how you can apply what you've learned by leveraging Autotask to support your business' optimal financial health. This session is full of tips, templates and insights that are used by financial professionals today and can be used by organizations of all sizes.
[Presenters: Vince Zumbo & Patrick Burns, Autotask]
Deloitte CFO and finance discussion documentMarc Joiner
How can a CFO think about how they spend their time, where they focus efforts, and how their Finance team can deliver value to the organization? This document can act as a framework for CFOs and Finance teams.
ASC 606: Accounting for Contracts with Customers, transforms the way all companies recognize revenue for the sale of goods and services. The implementation of the new standard impacts processes, people and systems for all sectors of the organization from the accounting and finance team to legal and human resources.
Justine Jacob, Senior Manager and Jordan Scheiderer, Director from MorganFranklin Consulting, have spent the last three years assisting public and private companies assess and implement ASC 606 and transform their revenue recognition processes. In this webinar they'll discuss the new standard, share lessons learned from previous implementations and identify the key areas of impact throughout the organization.
Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance FunctionFindWhitePapers
Many CFOs and the finance organizations they lead have started to take on new strategic roles within the enterprise. Their goal is to enforce stricter control processes to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, offer strategic insights into the internal and external business environment, and connect the business strategy with daily operations through performance tracking.
What every tech company needs to know to prepare for the new revenue accounting standards. The new revenue recognition standard ASC 606 represents the most widespread change to revenue recognition rules in recent years. The transition from a rules-based approach for rev rec to a principle-based approach has significant implications for the entire organization. Software and other high tech companies must ready themselves for numerous impacts across systems, processes and policies as they work toward compliance.
Proven Techniques for Optimizing Your Financial Planning & Analysis ProcessProformative, Inc.
In this session, you will learn best practices for optimizing the planning process including how to adopt a driver-based model, efficiently manage rolling forecasts, embrace “what if” scenario modeling and provide more meaningful reporting and analysis to impact decision making. You will gain insights from comprehensive industry research recently conducted with hundreds of financial professionals around the world in order to understand key industry trends and best practices that are working for leading edge organizations today. In addition to the research, subject matter experts will share numerous practical steps for improving performance management processes in your organization. You will come away with real-world methodologies to help you improve and shorten your budgeting process and will also enable better decision making and organizational alignment that will help you to optimize performance.
Speaker: Tony Ard, Director of Solutions Engineering, Axiom EPM
Presentation delivered at ProformaTECH 2014 - http://www.proformatech.com
Track: Operational Advantage | Session: 5
Deloitte CFO and finance discussion documentMarc Joiner
How can a CFO think about how they spend their time, where they focus efforts, and how their Finance team can deliver value to the organization? This document can act as a framework for CFOs and Finance teams.
ASC 606: Accounting for Contracts with Customers, transforms the way all companies recognize revenue for the sale of goods and services. The implementation of the new standard impacts processes, people and systems for all sectors of the organization from the accounting and finance team to legal and human resources.
Justine Jacob, Senior Manager and Jordan Scheiderer, Director from MorganFranklin Consulting, have spent the last three years assisting public and private companies assess and implement ASC 606 and transform their revenue recognition processes. In this webinar they'll discuss the new standard, share lessons learned from previous implementations and identify the key areas of impact throughout the organization.
Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance FunctionFindWhitePapers
Many CFOs and the finance organizations they lead have started to take on new strategic roles within the enterprise. Their goal is to enforce stricter control processes to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, offer strategic insights into the internal and external business environment, and connect the business strategy with daily operations through performance tracking.
What every tech company needs to know to prepare for the new revenue accounting standards. The new revenue recognition standard ASC 606 represents the most widespread change to revenue recognition rules in recent years. The transition from a rules-based approach for rev rec to a principle-based approach has significant implications for the entire organization. Software and other high tech companies must ready themselves for numerous impacts across systems, processes and policies as they work toward compliance.
Proven Techniques for Optimizing Your Financial Planning & Analysis ProcessProformative, Inc.
In this session, you will learn best practices for optimizing the planning process including how to adopt a driver-based model, efficiently manage rolling forecasts, embrace “what if” scenario modeling and provide more meaningful reporting and analysis to impact decision making. You will gain insights from comprehensive industry research recently conducted with hundreds of financial professionals around the world in order to understand key industry trends and best practices that are working for leading edge organizations today. In addition to the research, subject matter experts will share numerous practical steps for improving performance management processes in your organization. You will come away with real-world methodologies to help you improve and shorten your budgeting process and will also enable better decision making and organizational alignment that will help you to optimize performance.
Speaker: Tony Ard, Director of Solutions Engineering, Axiom EPM
Presentation delivered at ProformaTECH 2014 - http://www.proformatech.com
Track: Operational Advantage | Session: 5
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1. PAUL N. LANGEVIN
(703) 898-6324 PNL1958@yahoo.com
CORE TALENTS
Operational
• Planning, Modeling, Analysis: Strategy & operations models, analyses, actions to optimize profit, cash flow, and financial statement sensitivity
• Stakeholder Value: Decisive, collaborative focus on key performance indicators (KPI metrics); risk vs opportunity; and best practice initiatives
• GAAP Accounting & Reporting: Hands-on expert in financial reporting & compliance. Key relationship interface with CPAs, legal, banking
• Operations: Full project life-cycle leadership: contract expertise & negotiation, price strategies, cost/schedule/risk, compliance, client satisfaction
• Audit & Tax: Managing technical corporate audit and tax issues in a range of public accounting, customer reporting, other financial obligations
• Business System Improvement: Implementing/leveraging various ERP systems -Deltek, Oracle, SAP, others- for management & accountability
• Government Compliance: Practical proven GovCon expert at rules (FAR, CAS, TINA, FASA, and DCAA policy), relationships, contract
negotiations, pricing, rate/cost structures, and submission requirements across numerous civilian and DoD agencies
• Team Empowerment: Building, directing, mentoring geographically dispersed teams and shared services varying in size and complexity;
fostering proactive communication up, down, and across matrixed international companies from $20M to $1B+ in revenue
• Policy Governance: Establishing and implementing practical internal integrity and policy for finance, operations, planning, analysis, HRIS
Strategic
• Industry & Client Versatility: 20 years of complex problem solving in commercial and government business communities. Experience crosses
broad industries (services, product, technology, manufacturing) and managed relationships (banks, private equity, legal, audit, insurance)
• Negotiations: Success includes banking & business agreements; audit & compliance solutions; M&A challenges; other legal/financial initiatives
• Key Communication: Astute presentation skills with Boards of Directors, C-level executives, banks, investors, clients, other key audiences
• Financial/Equity Events: Broad contributions at several growth companies in support of IPO, M&A, and divestiture activities
• M&A Due Diligence & Integration: Pre/post- merger initiatives nationwide, maximizing stakeholder value in numerous deals of varying size
• Investor/Bank Relations: Key leadership forecasting and exceeding financial and relationship goals with banking and other finance sources
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
With Solutions, LLC, Principal, 7/98 to Present
Client successes include small and mid-sized businesses, equity & debt investors, M&A targets, and GovCon firms. Hands-on solutions include:
• Business operations, financial metrics, ERP and process implementation, government contracting, and broad compliance challenges
• Detailed and executive level scenario modelling, including financial statement and business plan forecasts
• Business system assessments, remediation and improvement, and audit management
• Pricing and rate strategies, modelling and compliance
• Recruiting and developing finance, government compliance and accounting team talent
SiloSmashers, Inc., CFO & Sr. VP of Finance and Administration, 2/03 to 10/07 and 9/11 to 1/15
• Exited in OCT 2007 to lead successful M&A sale and transition; rejoined in SEP 2011 at request of CEO to manage critical bank obligations
• Collaborative leader, strategic advisor on the senior management team of a successful Project Management, Business Transformation, & IT firm
• Stood-up and in-sourced all CFO functions including a focus on detailed financial measurement, reporting, and cash flow management
• Directed the firm’s GAAP finance & accounting; planning & analysis; tax and audit compliance; IT and administrative infrastructure; project
budgeting; negotiation of all client & partner contracts; price strategy & quality; and strategic forecasting
• Completed hands-on implementation of full financial and project cost accounting systems, written policies, and high-caliber F&A organization
• Recruited, mentored and developed successful accounting, finance, and contracts team
• Successful project execution: Pricing contracts to win, managing financial performance, guiding line management, ensuring client satisfaction
• Provided proactive monthly variance analyses of under-performing project & corporate plans to enforce accountability and corrective action plans
3001, Inc., CFO, Senior Executive for Finance & Administration (Led sale to Northrop Grumman Corporation) 10/07 to 02/10
• Recruited as BOD- and operations-centric proactive leader on senior management team for leading Geospatial services & product company
• Private Equity’s (PE’s) key M&A liaison with acquirer company. Conveyed shareholder value, risks/opportunities, successful business practices
• Favorably resolved long standing disputes in the areas of bank covenants, M&A indemnification, technical GAAP issues, contract terms
• Directed all external/internal facing CFO functions: Detailed and executive level financial measurement and reporting, significant investment
ROIs and cash management, GAAP finance & accounting, planning & analysis, tax & audit compliance, IT and administrative infrastructure
• Contracts/Agreements: Led policy, strategy, and negotiation for all banking, client, and partner agreements
• Instilled conservative project budget discipline and predictability with division executive levels, down through project management levels
• Enforced monthly accountability and corrective action plans for under-performing project and corporate plans
• Business Development (BD): Creatively engaged in support of all growth initiatives, providing leadership on all proposals and contract
negotiations. Contracts and opportunities range from small to large in terms of price, complexity, and political sensitivity
• Pricing, Estimating & Risk Mitigation: Enforced robust process for effective bidding; thorough EACs; FFP technical & financial risk assessment
• Directed bottoms-up operations and multi-year strategic planning budgets to measure accountability for profit, DSO, and cash management
BNFL Inc. (Acquired. Now Energy Solutions), Finance Director (FD) & Corporate Controller, 8/99 to 2/03
• Hands-on finance leader on Executive Committee of large, leading nuclear technology/management firm - U.S. affiliate of $3B UK parent
2. PAUL N. LANGEVIN
• Directed corporate, regional & shared service business operations for large long-term projects. Responsible for all internal facing CFO functions.
• Accountable to President/CEO, Board of Directors and British investor for timely corporate/project financial reporting and management control
• Led monthly GAAP financial statement consolidation, treasury cash management, project cost accounting & analysis, and government
compliance across geographically dispersed divisions and subsidiaries
• Drove bottom-up budget and multi-year plan in a complex organization. Established and measured metrics for profit and cash management.
• Tax & Audit Compliance: Primary relationship interface with legal, banking, Big 4 CPA audit firms, and other key external parties. Responsible
for managing all GAAP and government audits, and all corporate and retirement plan tax filings.
OHM Corporation (Acquired. Now The Shaw Group), Vice President, Accounting & Compliance, 10/95 to 7/98 Sale of the Company
• Recruited as corporate officer at $500M+ SEC covered engineering, construction, environmental services firm delivering large long-term projects
• Directed 60 person corporate shared services and nationwide finance and accounting organization to accelerated improvement and compliance
• During a period of rapid growth, guided and supported all levels of internal clients and streamlined shared services including accounting, cost-
based billing/reporting, indirect rate development, audit, contracts, compliance
• Co-chair and functional executive of a major custom Oracle implementation (Project controls, HR/payroll, reporting, billing, timekeeping,
A/P…). Led decisions, policy, controls underpinning business systems key to our growth strategy, financial performance, and M&A integration
• Among the first teams to install, test, and implement a nationwide configuration of Oracle’s HRIS, Projects, and timekeeping interfaces
• Directed several successful “best practice” initiatives immediately improving cash flow. One example: Implemented systemic process which
reduced DSO by 30 days
• Stepped into key leadership role at major government contractor as expert in contracting rules, on-site DCAA/ACO audit management, and
relationships critical to timely cost recovery and proposal strategies. Proven areas of success include FAR, CAS, TINA, and DCAA policy.
• Turned around multiple existing audit failures of our major business systems (project accounting, billing, timekeeping, purchasing) and cost/rate
submittals. Success was key to winning or retaining large federal contracts, and receiving timely payment
• Negotiated settlement of multiple complex FAR & CAS disputes affecting in excess of $600M+ of corporate-wide contract costs subject to
retroactive re-determination by our largest federal clients. Successful negotiation resulted from identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing a range of
technical accounting and contract issues into crisp analyses
• Actively led or contributed to a range of major proposals and negotiations for complex projects to cleanup and privatize federal properties/assets
ManTech International Corporation and ManTech Field Engineering Company, Executive Director of Business Operations, 5/93 to 10/95
• Detail-focused leader on management team for an international project engineering & technical services division, and its Joint Venture operations
• Directed all business operations including contracts, finance, accounting, planning and analysis, billing/reporting, pricing, government compliance
and corporate reporting. Advised and supported Project Management and other internal clients across the organization
• Assigned to a non-performing finance, accounting, and contract administration organization to correct internal and external facing failures from
lack of business leadership and communication
• Immediately developed and implemented processes, procedures and oversight to preclude recurring problems in management of financial
planning/budgeting, policies and procedures, timely billing and reporting, and contract administration
• Recruited as previous Executive Director of Compliance, advised internal clients on execution of a breadth of critical compliance matters;
managed on-site government auditors; negotiated critical client approval of key initiatives (e.g. Purchasing System; Mentor-Protégé)
• Negotiated the settlement and collection of billings disputed by client for as long as 5 years, achieving (i.) collection of amount nearly 40%
greater than the reported corporate balance, and (ii.) conversion of the revised higher asset value to cash within 3 months. One single unexpected
cash collection was approximately $500,000
• Active participant in PSC task forces lobbying legislators and government C-Level on issues important to the industry. Examples were: (i.)
rewriting rules governing “best value” and “cost realism” key to winning cost-based contracts, (ii.) clarifying FLSA Wage Determinations
affecting compensation and competition in the marketplace
ICF International, Inc. Government & Corporate Compliance Manager, 1/90 to 5/93
• Rapidly promoted at large SEC compliant firm. Built & managed ICF’s first corporate finance and contracts compliance organization
• Key compliance role during a period of 8X growth including the integration of California-based Kaiser Engineers ($500M+ revenue, complex
organization), numerous other large and small mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and a successful IPO
• Delivered geographically dispersed problem solving & broad project support for all levels of internal clients in finance, accounting, contract
administration, compliance, cost savings, and information systems
• Expert tasked with compliance, audit liaison, and enforcement of internal control policies & practices across the organization. Practical expertise
includes FAR, CAS, TINA, FASA, and DCAA policy
• Cost/rate and pricing complexities: Developed, and achieved necessary client acceptance of, strategic indirect cost rates for multiple complex
entities (corporations, joint ventures, cost centers) important to new business growth, profit maximization, and risk management
• Wrote, negotiated dozens of Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) disclosure statement submittals together with favorable cost impacts for
ACO and DCAA approval. Success required an appropriate balancing of technical accounting, regulatory compliance, and client satisfaction.
• Actively led or contributed to a wide range of proposals and negotiations for projects ranging from small to major size (e.g. Boston Harbor
Cleanup project), complexity, and political sensitivity
• Primary compliance interface with Congressional representatives probing ICF and all other major US environmental firms. Participated in NDIA
and other industry efforts to write and recommend favorable changes in FAR cost principles governing public contracts.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, SKILLS, ACTIVITIES
• Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Accounting and Finance, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
3. PAUL N. LANGEVIN
• CPA Examination Passed in Virginia
• Public Service:
o Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Sr. Auditor. Financial, systems, compliance audits of large and small US contractors
o US Army, Law Enforcement, Honorable
• Excel and diverse business tools: Hands-on and versatile expert developing complex financial sensitivity models
•Vistage (TEC), The World’s Largest CEO Membership Organization, Sharing and Formulating Business Best Practices