Thomas Dembinski

INDUSTRY: Business Consulting & Advisory, CFO Services
Sectors Currently Served: IT, Healthcare, Education, Food & Beverage

Key Focuses Areas Include:
• Change &Transformation Management / Procedure & Policy review and revision
• Full Financial and Strategic Plan Review and/or Development, Risk management
• Budget and Multi-year Strategic & Business Plan Reviews and/or Development, Banking Advisory and Relationship Management
• Business Incubator Support; MBA classroom instruction
• Counselling and Wellness Mentoring

INDUSTRY: Education
POSITION: Chief Financial Officer
Reported to: Secretary General, Vice Chancellor, Chancellor and Council/Board Committee Chairs

Responsibilities Included:
• Management of a full accounting conversion program inclusive of new policies and procedures, system upgrade, training, and ensuring alignment across all related business touch points. Strategic Planning.
• Management of the Financial Affairs Unit (approx. 40 team members)
o Asset stewardship, budget, general accounting, statutory and internal reporting, internal and external audit, treasury, risk elements, and various project initiatives
• Lead Engagement Executive with Council (Board) Sub-Committees for both Audit and Budget
• Chairman of the Operational Health and Safety for the main administrative facilities - 2016/2017/2018
• Delivered first ever externally audited financial statements in 2016 and first externally audited International Standard financial statements in 2018.

INDUSTRY: Information Technology
Injazat Data Systems was a Joint Venture between the Mubadala Development Company (an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi Government, 60% ownership) and HP (Hewlett Packard - a technology company that
operates in more than 170 countries around the world, 40% ownership). Now a wholly owned Mubadala Business Unit
POSITION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Reported to: CEO and the Board of Directors



Responsibilities Included:
• Direct responsibility for the financial health of the organization
 Reporting Departments: Finance/Accounts and Corporate IT (Commercial, Procurement and PMO Offices interim management for 2 years as executive team was under restructure)
 All Accounting and Finance, Governance, Insurance, Banking, Working Capital Requirements, and Internal IT requirements and operations as a client receiving services from the IT Entity (including service delivery, SLA definitions & compliance, ISO compliance)
• Financial Business Plan Development and Investment Strategy
• As a Member of the Senior / Core Executive Management Team;
 Interim CEO as and when required
 New Business Opportunity Evaluation and Approval
 Go to market support for new portfolio and service offerings
• Executive Client Engagement Lead
Accomplishments:
• Review and approval of re-costing for first commercial TIER IV data center in the Middle East
• Benchmark and price first TIER IV data center pricing to market and successfully negotiate first major client
• Successfully developed and obtained board approval for company’s first 5-year financial plan
• Supervised and guided initial ISO 20000 and 27001 certifications
• Stewardship of year on year revenue growth of 10 % and 40% profit growth over 5 years of service

Responsibilities Included:
• Full Financial Stewardship, Business planning, Strategic Direction and Guidance.
• ERP and Project Management platform maintenance and upgrade
• Contributed to the framing of the strategic and operating plans.
• Monitored corporate and regulatory compliance.
• Contributing member of the senior executive management team.
• Strategic Planning and Budgetary Preparation and decision making.
Accomplishments:
• Provided financial leadership and guidance during the merging of two regionally large business enterprises from September 2006 through 2008.
• Significant issues addressed included the streamlining of processes and procedures, alignment of accounting systems, training for merged staff members, the rollout of project accounting, and preparation for Sarbanes Oxley as well as various reporting compliance items related to the entity’s IPO (NYSE).
• Lead for Project Management Reporting Software Implementation and User Trainings (Senior Management, PMs, Accountants)
• Restructured the finance department; Establishment of a reporting and analysis team to enhance internal reporting and management decision systems to better reflect project performance
• Accountable for entity readiness for Oracle ERP implementation

INDUSTRY: Healthcare
POSITION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Reported to: President / CEO, Board of Directors

Responsibilities included:
• Management for all financial issues for this non-profit entity, including, financial reporting, capital project financing, bank relations, cash management, budget adherence, cost containment, insurance and systems/policy maintenance.
• Member of the Executive Management Team with board of trustee accountability.
• Facilities Management of 38-acre campus (Dietary, Maintenance, and Housekeeping departments).
• Project and Construction Management for new in-patient facility.
Accomplishments:
• Successfully led negotiations for a major debt restructure package for new project and existing facilities.
• Led successful negotiations for securing State level funding and program support.
• Designed an automated budget allocation process which met NJ State and Federal requirements
• Re-aligned all financial functions under one leadership branch.
• Revamped purchasing procedures to ensure budgetary conformance and internal accountability.
• Establishment of new facility-wide Security department.

INDUSTRY: Environmental
POSITION: DIVISION CONTROLLER
Reported to: Division CEO and Regional CFO
Key Responsibilities: Finance, Human Resources, Asset Management (400+ heavy vehicles and regional recycling center, ERP Platform, and Full Reporting

INDUSTRY: Defense
POSITION: MANAGER FINANCIAL SERVICES
Reported to: Director - Finance & Administration
Key Responsibilities: Finance, Payroll & Benefits Management (3, 000+ staff), Human Resources (manpower planning), IBM AS400 system maintenance (in coordination with US based IT department), DCAA cost compliance, US Government and KSA Client commercial compliance

1988 -1996 VARIOUS PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS AND OTHER JUNIOR CORPORATE ROLES

Various Junior through Middle Manager Level positions, New Jersey, USA

(While pursuing my MBA) taught several undergraduate classes (on as needed basis back up for University professors) for Operations Management students (Quality Improvement, and Data Analysis/Statistics).