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Wray Rives, CPA
Coppell, TX
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About Me

Certified Public Accountant
*Tax Planning and Compliance
*Accounting, Bookkeeping and Reporting
*Startup and Small Business Consulting
*Strategic Planning and Budgeting
*M&A Acquisition/Divestiture Consulting
*Senior Level CFO/COO Interim Management Support
*Sales/Marketing/Product Planning
*Foreign Markets Expertise

Work History

  • Wray Rives, CPA
  • Owner/Principal
  • Febuary 1993 to Present
  • Certified Public Accounting firm in Dallas/Fort Worth.

  • NeedaCFO.com
  • President
  • January 2009 to Present
  • Interim, Fractional and Virtual CFO/COO support services

  • ITW
  • General Manager
  • October 2005 to January 2009
  • Multi-national Fortune 200 $17B conglomerate

  • Auto Wax Company
  • COO
  • August 2004 to October 2005
  • Chemical manufacturing operation with worldwide distribution.

  • Auto Wax Company
  • CFO
  • May 1997 to August 2004
  • Chemical manufacturing operation with worldwide distribution.

  • Uncle Julio's Restaurants
  • CFO
  • August 1993 to March 1997

Education

  • University of Mississippi
  • BBA, Accountancy
  • 1976 - 1981
Interests
People and Profits
Goals
  1. Travel to Africa
  2. Write a book
  3. Remodel a house
  4. Make new friends
Favorite Quote
Well done is better than well said. Ben Franklin
Specialties
consulting, management consulting, consulting services, outsource consulting services, texas temporary accounting staffing, texas staffing, texas temporary controller staffing, texas cfo, texas controller recruiting, texas accounting, temporary accounting staff, virtual cfo, virtual project assistance, business plans, financial analysis, financial analysts, project planning and control, project management, project coordination, process redesign, business process reengineering, internal audit, business consultants, business advisers, outsource accounting, outsource finance, outsource project management, real estate virtual assistants, accounting virtual assistants, temporary accountants, temporary accounting staff, temporary finance staff, Business Plans, Profit Improvement Studies, Profit & Loss Performance Analysis and Optimization, Retail Market Rationalization and Optimization, Rural Stores Feasibility, Competitor Threat Assessments, Organization Restructuring and Alignment, Retail Market Research, Business Process Reengineering, Business Turnaround & Transformation, Fast- Track Cost Reduction, B2B Supply Chain/Internet integration, Business Strategy, Project Management, Benchmarking, Best Practices Reengineering, Cycle Time Reduction, Geographic Information Systems & Demographics, eCommerce, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet Business Conversions, Financial Analysis, New Business Concept Development, Market Research, Customer Satisfaction Research, Competitor Research & Analysis, Service Level Analysis, Outsourcing, Technology Feasibility, Web Site Development, Financial Systems Integration, New Product Research

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Fans (7)

Teresa Cantwell
Bryon Ownby
Ryan Paugh
Joshua Waldman
Alexandra Levit
Cortney Smith
Jamie Nacht Farrell

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