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Henry Eugene Lesniak – CFO

Henry Eugene Lesniak

Over the past 17 years I have held the position of Chief Financial Officer; with substantial experience in the following areas:

ACCOUNTING –

- Accounts Payable

- Accounts Receivable

- Sales Journals

- Cost Accounting

- Inventory Management

- General Journal Preparation

- General Ledger Analysis

- Trial Balance Preparation and Analysis

FINANCIAL REPORTING –

- Preparation and Analysis of Balance Sheet

- Preparation and Analysis of Income Statement

- Preparation and Analysis of Statement of Cash Flow

- Preparation and Analysis of Comparative Income Statements:

o Current Period and Year-to-Date

o Current Period compared to previous year period

o Actuals compared to Budget

- Variance Analysis

TAX RETURNS –

- Federal and State income tax returns

- Personal Property tax returns

- Sales tax returns

- Payroll tax returns

AUDIT MANAGEMENT –

- Year-end audits and reviews of financial statements

- Periodic Lender audits

- Sales tax audits (several different states)

- Personal Property tax audits

- Workers Comp. Insurance audits

- Product Liability Insurance audits

- General Liability Insurance audits

EXTERNAL REPORTING –

- IRS and State commerce reporting

- Foreign Investment reporting

- Enterprise Zone reporting

- Investor Relations and Financial reporting

- Lender Relations and Financial reporting

TREASURY MANAGEMENT –

- Banking and Lender relationships

- Borrowing Base Certificates

- Debt Management

- Capital Expenditure budgeting and management

- Cash Management

- Excess Cash investing

- Customer Collections & A/R Management

BUDGET MANAGEMENT –

- Preparation and management of annual corporate budget

- Preparation and management of capital expenditure budget

- Preparation and management of debt service budget

- Preparation and management of divisional budgets

- Preparation and management of departmental budgets

 

HUMAN RESOURCES –

- Personnel Information and Labor Law Compliance

- Payroll processing

- Payroll tax returns

- Internal and ADP payroll systems

- Government compliance (I-9’s, immigration, etc.)

 

BENEFITS MANAGEMENT –

- Employee Manual creation and management

- Insurance Benefits

- 401(k) Plans; creation and management

- Defined Benefit Plans; creation and management

- Bonus programs

- Profit Sharing Plans

INSURANCE MANAGEMENT –

- General Liability policies

- Business Interruption policies

- Automotive policies

- Product Liability policies

- Medical policies

- Dental policies

- Vision policies

- Workers Compensation

- Unemployment Insurance

- Disability Insurance

- Key Man Insurance

- Buy/Sell Insurance

- Credit Insurance

- E&O Insurance

- D&O, EPL Insurance

LEGAL ADMINISTRATION –

- Contract Review:

o Building leases

o Equipment financing leases

o Employment agreements

o Distribution agreements

o Asset purchase agreements

o Intellectual Property agreements

o Product Manufacturing license agreements

o Financing Agreements / Loan Documentation

- Litigation Defense Representation:

o Unemployment claims

o Workers Comp claims

o Product Liability Claims

o Customer collection suits

FINANCING / CAPITAL RAISING –

- Corporate Financing / Capital Raising:

o Senior Financing

o Mezzanine Financing

o Equity Financing

o Venture Capital Financing

o Credit Line Financing

- Customer Financing

o Customer Leasing Programs

o Foreign Customer Letters of Credit

o Corporate Credit Policies

- Capital Asset Financing

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS –

- Acquisition Target Identification

- Financial Modeling and Analysis

- Transaction Negotiation and Structuring

- Letter of Intent Negotiation

- Due Diligence work

- Financial Structuring and Lender coordination

- Legal / Accounting / Insurance coordination

- Documentation

- Closing

- Transition

 

 

 

I have had the opportunity to apply the preceding experience in some uniquely challenging situations, including:

· Rapid Growth and Expansion

· Downsizing Scenarios

· Economic Recessions

· Plant Relocations

· Disaster Recovery

· Union Campaigns

· Acquisitions and Assimilations

· Divestitures

· Distressed Business Recoveries

· Bankruptcy Turnarounds

· Foreign Distribution

· Overseas Manufacturing and Distribution

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AMANDARI GROUP, LLC Chief Financial Officer

2004 to Present

A private investment company focused on investments in the commercial building products industry.

 

FITNESS PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC

Chief Financial Officer

1991 thru 2003

An international manufacturer of commercial fitness equipment; supplying product to health clubs, resorts, schools, universities, corporate clients and the military.

 

 

 

 

THE H.E. LESNIAK COMPANY Principal

1986 thru 1990

A business and financial consulting company specializing in accounting and business consulting, capital raising and bankruptcy turnarounds.

 

FIRST CITY INDUSTRIES Corporate Accounting Manager

1981 thru 1985

A Fortune 500 conglomerate specializing in mergers and acquisitions of all type of businesses; retail, distribution, manufacturing, public utilities, development, construction and real estate management.

 

EDUCATION

SAWYER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Major: Accounting

COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS Major: Business

CONTINUING EDUCATION

· California State University, Northridge (Finance)

· Credit Managers Association (Credit / Leasing)

· Numerous Seminars and Classes, including

o Continuing Accounting

o Computer Technology

o Labor Law

o Retirement Plans

o Insurance

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