PHIL CAPUTO
Again, as you can see from the following profile, Mr. Caputo has been highly successful as CFO for a very large Fortune 500 company in not only the area of Finance and Cash Flow but also in the company’s Operational Software or Information System development. He is also Six Sigma certified.
Mr. Caputo brought these capabilities to CEO, and now, during the past few years, has become a true expert in understanding several different types of Information Systems, in addition to furthering his knowledge and capabilities involving finance, accounting and cash flow management. He now brings this knowledge to providing training programs in the areas of Information Systems, Finance and Cash Flow Management.
In the areas of Finance and Cash Flow, CEO is now affiliated with two other companies who provide (a) very high level and detailed CFO capabilities and (b) merger and acquisition experience.
The following training programs are registered with NY State. Remember they are flexible to your particular requirements.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
PHILIP A. CAPUTO
Philip A Caputo served as CFO for a $1.7 billion division of a Fortune 500 company. His experience of over 25 years and leadership had a direct impact in the success and profitability for a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution businesses. He rolled out and managed the set-up and testing of Sarbanes-Oxley for a 300- person Global finance organization. He has initiated cost controls that resulted in operation profit improvement from 7% to 25% of sales in less than 3 years and achieved cash conversion of over 130% of sales.
His unique knowledge and background in finance, systems and operations allowed him to direct integration of 14 acquired company’s saving of over 10 million dollars through consolidation of Finance, IT staff and systems into a centralized system without increasing staff. He successfully implemented several new ERP systems for manufacturing, distribution and accounting resulting in company cost savings. He achieved this through programming automation, as well as developing and designing many process improvements in all areas of the company by customizing the software while leaving our core programs intact.
He is a highly successful financial executive with an extensive background in financial cost controls, acquisitions and integrations in complex manufacturing and distribution organizations. He is a results-oriented professional who drives change with consistent focus on improving profitability and cash. Areas of expertise include Strategic Planning, Annual Operating Plans, Cost Accounting, Six Sigma Certified, System & Process Implementation, Asset & Cash Management, Forecasting/Budgeting/Scenario Analysis, Global Team Management & Leadership Financial Controls & Management Financial Analysis, Purchase Accounting, Acquisition Due Diligence, Sales Oriented Business Partner, and Operational & Manufacturing system process improvement. His experience has allowed him to interface with all segments of a business. He is able to communicate and resolve issues at any level in an organization through motivation and coaching
Mr. Caputo holds a B.Sc. Degree in Accounting and Marketing from NYIT. He is Six Sigma certified and is a specialist in GE Bullet Train savings concepts. He has won many awards for achievement including 1 of the 3 Leadership awards given out from a 130,000-employee corporation. He was also awarded a company MVP voted by the sales organization for being a business partner that helped to promote sales growth allowing them to achieving sales goals.
Mr. Caputo also runs a successful retail franchise as well as an import business. He is a member of the HIA and the FENG.
Offering Title: Information Systems Training (Part 1 of 4)
Offering Description: Selecting a New Integrated Software Operation System. The selection of a new operating software system begins with understanding the specific (not general) needs of your business. How you enter and use data, to manage the company and in every functional element. This training is intended to instruct the company personnel who will make the decisions and who will select the right program, in the art of accomplishing the mission. The training will cover:
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How to determine the overall requirements
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How to determine the specific functional requirements
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How to gather meaningful information/data required to begin the determination of needs process
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How to prepare a specification of your operational software needs
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How to find the three or four software developers whose program suits your needs
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How to analyze what they offer and make the right choice
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How to hold demonstrations
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How to “contract” with your chosen software company
Costs are dependent on the number of sessions established.
Offering Title: Information Systems Training (Part 2 of 4)
Offering Description: Determining the associated hardware and other supporting software package requirements training. Now that you have selected your new Operating Software System under Part 1, it is now time to determine the associated hardware requirements and the supporting software package requirements. This training will cover:
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What kind of hardware do we need and where will each piece be located?
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Can we use any of our existing units? Can we use some by updating them?
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What should the layout be?
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Who should we purchase from?
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Development (if necessary) of hardware specifications to coincide with our software specifications
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Purchase
Costs are dependent on the number of sessions established.
Offering Title: Information Systems Training (Part 3 of 4)
Offering Description: How to implement your new Operational Software System Training. This training concentrates on:
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How to organize your implementation efforts
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How to establish and manage implementation teams
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How to define and schedule all of the efforts to implement the Operational Software, to set up the new or modified hardware and how to implement supporting software packages
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How to manage the program to a successful conclusion
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How to merge this training with the software system company’s user training program.
Costs are dependent on the number of sessions established.
Offering Title: Information Systems Training (Part 4 of 4)
Offering Description: How to properly utilize your current Operating Software (if change is not warranted). Sometimes, after a company completes its needs analysis, it is determined that the present operating software is really the most suited package. This is not initially realized, at times, because employees were not (originally or since) properly trained in the capabilities and use of their system or updates have not been incorporated that would make the system very useful. If the choice is to utilize the existing system (and update it and/or provide better user training in its programs and capabilities), this training will provide the following:
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How to plan a successful update with the company and the operational software company
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How to establish the leaders and organize their efforts
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How to establish the right user training requirements
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How to schedule and manage the program to a successful conclusion
Costs are dependent on the number of sessions established.
Offering Title: Cost Reduction Training
Offering Description: This course concentrates on training in how to eliminate or reduce often overlooked areas of cost that are taken for granted such as:
The course is designed to much/much more than pay for itself. The subjects are tailored to your specific needs.
Costs are dependent upon the number of sessions established.
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