Barnett W.

Bronfman
(347) 744-9119
bbb953a4@westpost.net
144 Cottage Boulevard
Hicksville, NY 11801

Senior Financial Manager

Accomplished and results driven financial management professional with more than
15 years of extensive experience and expertise in corporate operations and mana
gement. Effectively combines expert strategic planning and finance qualification
s with strong analytical skills, business development, transaction structuring/n
egotiation, and leadership skills.
Delivers strong and sustainable financial gains in highly-competitive business m
arkets nationwide and internationally through expertise in cost reduction, reven
ue growth, and profit improvement. Recognized for professionalism, commitment to
excellence, and demonstrated ability to communicate and work with co-workers at
all levels. Has excellent interpersonal skills, is self-motivated and can work
independently or in a team.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Financial Planning & Analysis
Cost Reduction Programs
IT Systems & Management
Strategic Planning
Profit Improvement Plans
Project Management
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Cash Management
Purchasing
Capital Investment Analysis
Regulatory Audit Negotiation
Operations Management
Accounting Controls
Billing and Collections
Systems Evaluation & Implementation

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Excellent Strategist - Skilled in all aspects of strategic planning, business de
velopment, identification and analysis of acquisition / divestiture opportunitie
s, business integration, negotiating financing, organizational audits, implement
ation of management information systems and making business policy recommendatio
ns.
Administration and Management - Knowledgeable of business and management princip
les involved in leadership, operational management, staff development coordinati
on of people and resources and regulatory compliance.
Financial Management - Financial management skills include resource allocation,
accounting department training, supervision, and organization, development of fi
nancial analysis, control, and reporting systems, conducting and overseeing audi
ts and profitability studies, cash flow management, tracking financial performan
ce and forecasting capital requirements.
Customer Service - Consistently demonstrates responsiveness, strong customer foc
us, and ability to build good customer relationships.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant:
BronfmanConsulting
Syosset, NY
2010-Present
Provides financial and strategic planning, financial management and cost reducti
on consulting to corporations, including not-for-profit organizations.

Chief Financial Officer:

Pathways to Housing, Inc.
New York, NY
2008-2010
-Responsible for accounting, planning, purchasing, information technology, treas
ury, facility acquisitions and legal.
-Negotiated acquisition of new facilities, including purchase and financing of n
ew facility in New York City.
-Identified unprofitable business venture and implemented asset sale and closure
of business.
-Introduced profit focused decision making and implemented compliant accounting
policies and procedures.
-Negotiated bank line of credit and other financing.
-Implemented changes to benefit programs that resulted in significant reductions
in cost.
Key Accomplishments and Contributions:
-Developed cost reduction and performance improvement plan, which resulted in a
10% reduction in staffing, major vendor cost reductions and elimination of high
cost office space.
-Developed organization framework and management structure that became the found
ation of organization's long range strategic planning process.
-Negotiated contracts for new programs, including one that resulted in a multi-m
illion dollar expansion into Philadelphia.
-Increased reliability of IT infrastructure and reduced cost through outsourcing
.

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer:

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children, Inc.
Bayside, NY
1996-2007
-Developed the evaluation and implementation of new systems, including integrate
d operational, financial and medical record system for home care programs and pa
yroll system.
-Developed product line profitability allowing hospital to focus on expansion of
profitable segments and to take corrective actions for unprofitable areas.
-Developed reporting system to identify key variables in business on a monthly b
asis as well as acuity, pricing and standard cost system for inpatient services
-Implemented strategic planning process and negotiated disposition of unprofitab
le nursing home.
-Responsible for the development and implementation of e-commerce site providing
 information and products for children with special health needs.
Key Accomplishments and Contributions:
-Developed and implemented survival strategy for healthcare system, including a
cost reduction program that resulted in a 9% reduction in staffing and operating
cost and increased occupancy to 99%.
-Negotiated acquisition of 50% interested in a home care joint venture that broa
dened program capabilities.
-Designed employee benefit program that resulted significant first year savings
and multi-year stability.
-Successfully negotiated major fire claim insurance recovery and major line of c
redit with banks.

Vice President and Corporate Controller:

American NuKEM Corporation
Mahwah, NJ
1985-1996
-Responsible for all general accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax, a
nd treasury functions.
-Implemented centralized cash management system to improve cash flow and control
of cash.
-Negotiated major insurance claim resulting from facility incident.
-Developed project management and control programs for engineering business.
-Designed systems to allow company to control multi-year, multi-million dollar g
overnment contracts.
-Developed reporting system to meet U.S. and German Generally Accepted Accountin
g Principles.
-Designed and implemented internal audit program.
-Implemented a PC based corporate consolidation system that allowed different bu
sinesses to maintain their industry specific accounting systems while providing
detailed corporate consolidations.
Key Accomplishments and Contributions:
-Directed growth of management and financial reporting systems as company grew f
rom $7 to $230 million through a combination of internally generated growth and
acquisitions.
-Developed and implemented a company wide monthly reporting system that identifi
ed significant opportunities, risks and business issues within each division.
-Negotiated divestiture of unprofitable businesses and devised strategy to utili
ze $20 million of net operating losses.

EDUCATION
MBA - Finance & Marketing
Rutgers Business School Newark, NJ
BA - Economics
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY

GRANT FUNDED RESEARCH

Bart Bronfman, Principal Investigator - "A Study in Cost Effectiveness and Outco
mes for Pediatric Home Care (over 2 years)"
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. ($125,000)