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LARRY M. RENSHAW Cell: 303.648.0049 Home: 303.719.0758 larry_renshaw@msn.

com SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST - QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Energetic, quality focused, customer oriented individual with financial skills and experience in analyzing, developing, and executing plans, initiatives and programs. Lead financial analyst in a high visibility position for a Fortune 500 company. Creates summary reports that highlight key findings and results. Generates reports using research results to answer ad hoc questions posed by management, and provides trend analysis to improve Margin opportunities. Dedicated to producing results within the department and organization as a whole. Advanced accounting knowledge and background, including knowledge of the financial drivers associated with sales, finance, general business conditions and other related areas. Maintains knowledge of SOX requirements and the complexities and differences between US GAAP, IFRS and US Statutory accounting guidance. Knowledgeable about new and emerging FASB accounting issues and possible corporate impacts. Strong analytical skills. Provides timely and accurate internal reporting, including periodic reports to support and manage activities. Develops and maintains various monthly/quarterly reports that track key metrics used to determine the effectiveness of strategy execution. Maintains supporting documentation for reports. Analyzes financial performance against objectives, and determines emerging financial trends. Solid negotiating and influencing skills with cross-functional business leaders. Understands broad organization roles and responsibilities, and can identify key project contributors, influencers, and decision makers. Comfortably navigates competing interests in an organization. Thrives in a fast-paced dynamic environment. Displays selfdirected initiative with ability to handle ambiguity, juggle many tasks at once and quickly shift from one situation or task to another. Capable of building consensus and delivering on multiple priorities simultaneously. Articulate, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable working with all levels of management from Analysts and Directors to C level executives. Provides insights to senior leadership to enable strategic decision-making. Exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. Advanced PowerPoint user. Develops information and presentations for Executive Management. Creates innovative and logical solutions to solve complex problems with minimal direction. Has the ability to work both independently and in a team environment. Has the proven ability to roll-up his sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity. A proactive team player with a can-do attitude. Able to work collaboratively and individually and meet tight deadlines. Works well with non-finance oriented managers to help them understand and use financial concepts such as future and present value calculations, discounted cash flow, and net present value. Knows how to convey ideas and information, both verbally and in written presentation form, in a concise and persuasive way, to bring clear understanding to stakeholders of varying technical ability and subject matter expertise.

CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL AREAS Financial Planning and Analysis Complex Financial Modeling PowerPoint Presentations Team Building Process Improvement GAAP & IFRS Compliance Financial Reporting Budgeting and Planning Cross Functional Teams Ad Hoc Analyses Business Intelligence Forecasting Change Management Attention to Detail Microsoft Office Key Metrics Excel Pivot Tables, Lookups, Charts, & Macros Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Access Oracle- SAP Equivalent SQL US Citizen

LARRY RENSHAW - WORK EXPERIENCE Virtualocity, LLC Director of Finance July 2011 March 2013 Finance director for a seed stage business seeking first round venture capital funding. Conducted financial, product, market, operational, and related research to support strategic business planning. Interpreted and evaluated research data, and developed integrated business analyses and projections that were incorporated into strategic decision-making. Developed detailed business plan with 5 year projections of revenue, expenses, and additional capital needs. Applied knowledge of entrepreneurial finance to structure funding request. Conducted targeted campaign to secure first-round funding. Led negotiations with venture capital investors and groups.

Qwest Communications CenturyLink Lead Financial Business Analyst April 2000 June 2011 High visibility position as a lead financial analyst in a Fortune 500 Treasury Department. Strategic thinker who is action-oriented, driven to succeed, results-focused and knowledgeable about corporate finance. Extensive experience in preparing reports, analyses, and recommendations in complex areas of budgets, financial plans, government requirements, statistical reports, and business forecasts. Able to manage multiple deadlines and goals. Provided timely and accurate internal reporting. Extracted, processed, and validated data from systems to produce reports that tracked key metrics used to determine the effectiveness of strategy execution. Analyzed financial performance against objectives, and determined emerging financial trends. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Created ad hoc financial reporting using data from a variety of sources to answer ad hoc questions posed from management and to provide trend analysis to improve Margin opportunities. Exercised independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. Experience with Sarbanes Oxley accounting compliance and related accounting exposure. Ensured compliance with relevant laws, regulations, accounting guidelines and practices, including document retention. Provided support to internal audits as needed. Participated in regular planning meetings with senior IT management to manage budgets. Provided budget, forecast, and variance analysis and related reports as needed. Involved with capital governance. Developed governance policies and procedures and ensured compliance. Functioned as a liaison between operations and enterprise corporate functions. Strong presentation skills to all levels of management including C level executives. Compiled story lines in PowerPoint and transformed data into meaningful information. Possesses an understanding of technological trends and the ability to translate technical-speak into common business terminology. Acted as a process improvement agent identifying process issues and providing a systematic approach to help optimize processes to achieve more efficient results. Facilitated cross functional team meetings to define the objectives of the process improvement, determine disconnects in the current process, and recommend needed changes. Advanced Excel user, including writing complex formulas for data calculations, creating custom macros to run functions, use of Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, creating complex charts and graphs based on data. Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Access and SharePoint. SQL experience. Familiar with PeopleSoft-Oracle ERP software. HP12c financial calculator. Learns software tools quickly.

LARRY RENSHAW LMR Leasing Corporation - Denver, CO January 1989 September 1999 Founder and President Successful entrepreneur financial services executive with proven business judgment, high ethics, and excellent relationship building skills. Built a start-up commercial finance company to a multi-million dollar organization. Developed successful multiyear strategic business plans and demonstrated effectiveness at leading teams and managing people. Negotiated successful national vendor leasing programs with major equipment distributors and developed an ongoing customer base and a continuing revenue stream. Also developed and managed relationships with multiple banks and other funding sources. Negotiated lines of credit, terms, conditions and structures for multi-million dollar contracts. Resolved issues and monitored vendor compliance with contractual obligations. Wide, deep knowledge of equipment leasing and financing from new business development to credit and portfolio management. Ability to analyze and interpret financial statements, perform evaluations and prepare financial models. Finance size experience ranged from small ticket and middle market to multi-million dollar tax leveraged leasing. Strong financial acumen with significant financial statement analysis experience. Able to quickly understand complex data sets such as income statements, balance sheets, general ledger entries and other financials. Selected, trained and supervised staff, and reviewed their performance. Have a strong belief that integrity, a strong sense of ethics, and maintaining a courteous attitude in dealing with people are key to developing strong working relationships and trust within a company. Guided the sale of equipment financing products to vendors and end users, including making calls and presentations on both regional and national levels. Advised on the construction of financial models, business plans and transactions for companies ranging from lightly capitalized start-ups to established corporations. Experienced Customer and Vendor Relationship Manager who proactively engaged clients with new ideas, points of view, and value-added suggestions. Trusted business advisor who brought both subject matter depth and broad business knowledge and judgment to the table. Conducted strategic financial planning and analysis that led to continuous profitability. Developed continuously evolving product offerings that aligned with business strategies to ensure the best possible performance and outcomes. Demonstrated effective communication skills and strong business acumen. Sold the company in 1999. EDUCATION University of Oklahoma - Price School of Business Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Major in Marketing and Minor in Business Law

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