OLA SODERQUIST

WALTHAM, MA 02451
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CFO, VP FINANCE, CONTROLLER - MBA, CPA, CGMA
Senior finance professional poised to work globally and cross-functionally to deliver transformational change,
particularly with complex projects involving business integration, systems implementation, continuous
improvement, and process excellence.
C O R E C O MP E T E N C I E S
o Strategy Implementation & Balanced Scorecard
o Change Management & Integration
o Financial Budgeting & Forecasting
o External Reporting & Consolidation
o Risk Management & Internal Controls
o Financial Analysis & Internal Reporting
o Expense Analysis & Operations Control
o Leadership & Cross-Functional Teamwork
o Operational Efficiency & Process Enhancement
o System Implementation & Automation
o Enterprise Resource Planning & Cost Accounting
o Statistical Inference & Variance Analysis
R E C E N T R E L E V A N T E X P E R I E N C E
CONTROLLER & PROJECT MANAGER LFA CORP. | WALTHAM, MA 2012 Present
Play an integral role in development, innovation and scaling of a B-Corp start-up, an e-Commerce venture as well as
process implementation for management of P&L and reporting.
o LEADERSHIP: Strategy implementation based on market research, including in-depth interviews with over
200 potential clients
o BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Effective business plan and branding, new sales and marketing strategies in order to
envelope new products and services
o FINANCIAL PLANNING: Recruiting successful operative partners, securing $250K venture financing
o BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Development of a web-based platform for an existing market which
generated $500K in revenue, adding 9 affiliated organizations and 6 new employees during prototyping
DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER GARRETTCOM, INC. | NORTH ANDOVER, MA 2006 2011
Managed five direct reports that performed accounting and sales administration in a $50M Industrial Networking
manufacturing division of the $3B public firm, Belden Inc.
o CHANGE MANAGEMENT: Supported merger by leading financial analysis and integration of infrastructure;
implemented processes to achieve Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
o CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMWORK: Spearheaded procurement and implementation of a multi-site Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) system, reducing monthly closing process from 5 days to 1
o LEAN MANUFACTURING: Streamlined plant operations through Continuous Improvement, and introduction of
Activity Based Costing (ABC), reducing cost of goods sold 10%, and inventory by 15%
o REVENUE IMPROVEMENT: Deployed modularization processes for redesigning products, and implemented
service contracts, which drove sales by 20% and improved profitability by 22%
o INVENTORY CONTROL: Introduced cycle count, eliminating annual physical inventory audits, allowing for 4
additional production days per year, and achieving 99.6% inventory accuracy rate
o STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION: Initiated analysis to measure performance & identify improvement opportunities
through Key Process Indicators (KPIs)
CONTROLLER & PRODUCT MANAGER PRODITEC, INC. | BOSTON, MA 2001 2006
Launched a business-to-business subsidiary in U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America for a German
Manufacturer of Industrial Printing Equipment, management of P&L and reporting, performing direct sales.
o BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Implemented business plan and sales & marketing strategies to better serve our
customers and broaden the product range
o REVENUE ENHANCEMENT: Generated additional $7M in annual sales and 60% profit margin by introducing new
machinery & consumable product lines
o LEADERSHIP: Managed 100 accounts, 8 Sales Reps. and 3 manufacturing sub-contractors

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GROUP FINANCIAL OFFICER & SALES MANAGER SVECIA AB | PARIS, FRANCE 1996 2001
Consolidated statements and analyzed sales & manufacturing plant performance in 15 countries with combined
revenue of $100M in Industrial Screen Printing Machinery, serving on Board of Directors.
o CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT: Collaborated with strategic partners / clients in Europe, U.S., Russia, Hong
Kong, and China as well as managing sales, service teams, & distributors in France, Canada, & Africa
o OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY: Selected and led ERP and accounting systems implementation, streamlining
accounting processes and automated reporting; resulting in $200K annual cost savings
o FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Reduced expense fees and interest by 40% by renegotiating terms
o PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Realigned French sales team, improving turnover 400% in the first year, captured an
additional 30% of market-share, and generated $600K in additional profit
o LEADERSHIP: Managed eight turn-key projects valued at up to $3M each
E D U C A T I O N
MBA: Graduated with Honors
Concentration in Strategy & Implementation and Corporate Entrepreneurship
BABSON COLLEGE| WELLESLEY, MA

MS/BS IN ACCOUNTING
STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS |
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
C E R T I F I C A T I O N S
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, CPA, SWEDISH NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE, and
MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY, License 31404
CHARTERED GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT, CGMA, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CPAS
CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT, CMA, INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS, expected - Sept. 2014
L A N G U A G E S
ENGLISH FRENCH SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES
A F F I L I A T I O N S
o AICPA - American Institute of CPAs
o MSCPA - Massachusetts Society of CPAs
o IMA - Institute of Management Accountants
o CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants
o FEI - Financial Executives International
o CFO Round Table
o FENG - Financial Executives Networking Group
o SACC-NE - Swedish-American Chambers of
Commerce (Vice President)
o BGS - International Honor Society Beta Gamma
Sigma
V O L U N T E E R WO R K
COACHING FOR LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK PROGRAM (CLTP) - Provide Babson College students with constructive
Developmental Coaching on Leadership, Communication, and Interpersonal Skills
THE POSSIBLE PROJECT Entrepreneurship Training for Teenagers in the City of Cambridge