Steven Meisberger

Chief Financial Officer for one the nation’s largest food banks with the mission of mobilizing resources to end hunger. Provide strategic and financial guidance to the President/CEO and the Board of Directors. Develop operating and program budgets and oversee risk management.

Innovative consulting services for small or emerging organizations linking finance and technology with optimal business solutions. Focus on newly formed and small businesses not yet ready for full-time, in-house finance or IT staffing. Interim CFO assignments. Distressed projects/turnarounds. Specialties include project management, systems integration, technology business alignment, team building and management structure optimization.

Responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, internal controls, information technology and risk management. Strong project management leadership with deep experience on major technology implementation and integration projects. Supervised a staff of 14 in finance, information technology, and risk management.

Recruited, trained and managed a staff of project managers, analysts and software developers to support all sales, marketing, customer service and operations applications. Introduced PMO best practices for evaluating and making technology enhancements, bringing discipline, order and control to the process. Oversaw all Level 2 support for a 24/7 help desk. Supervised a staff of 38 employees.

Provided operations, information technology and financial consulting services to small and emerging clients within the entertainment, retail and hospitality business sectors. Services included business process mapping and redesign, bench marking, due diligence assistance, strategic planning, systems selection, integration, and project management. Created order from chaos. Cost structure review and reduction. Thought leadership and client relationship management.

Dual reporting to the US President and UK Finance Director for this international music retail division of the Virgin Group of Companies. Responsible for all strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and internal controls. Oversaw a total staff of 65 including 43 Finance and 22 IT employees.