Brian Edwards

Chief Financial Officer @ Food Bank of Northern Nevada

About

Innovative business leader with proven experience building top-performing organizations through strategic business, financial leadership, and complex operational management. Outstanding presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills. Well-versed in leading teams through process improvement, cost savings, and organizational development initiatives in well-established distribution organization. Skilled in network infrastructure and design, and adept at uncovering efficiency gaps to achieve cost reduction. Leverages financial background to build synergy between operations and finance to support strategic business objectives and drive long-term profitability. Passionate drive to pursue continuous process, personnel, and operational efficiency improvements

Country

United States

City

Greater Reno Area

Industry

Non-profit Organization Management

Skill

Process Improvement, Inventory Management, Leadership, Forecasting, Operations Management, Budgets, Customer Service, Sales, Team Building, Project Management, Program Management, Management, Marketing Strategy, Event Management, Marketing, Retail, Purchasing, Alcoholic Beverages, Software Development, Vendor Management

Experience

Chief Financial Officer

Food Bank of Northern Nevada

2016-5 - Present · 10 yrs 5 mos

Reno, Nevada Area

Chief Financial Officer

Diversified Concrete Cutting

2012-10 - 2016-5 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Sparks Nevada

Director of Business Operations

Wirtz Beverage Nevada

1999-7 - 2012-10 · 13 yrs 4 mos

Lead internal operations through direct supervision of 18 employees managing accounts payable and receivable, computer operations, and inventory management, Collaborate cross-functionally with department heads to consolidate financial data and prepare annual operating, revenue, and capital budgets. Guide implementation of network architecture spanning procurement, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, education, and emergency response.

Credit Manager

Wells Fargo

1998-10 - 1999-7 · 10 mos

Analyzed customer financial statements and credit reports for loan processing. Managed collection process on delinquent accounts. Solicited real estate consolidation loan packages. Emphasized providing high levels of customer service with each customer contact.