John G

Independent Financial Consultant - Healthcare Finance & Operations

Garland Advisory Group • Lavoratore autonomo

Jul 2026 - Present • 1 mo

Launched independent consulting practice during a planned period of family caregiving, providing professional services and client-facing financial operations assessments and profitability optimization advisory services to medical rehabilitation and behavioral health facilities within a healthcare setting. Engaged clients across multiple states, serving as a strategic advisor to ownership and executive leadership, delivering strategic recommendations on operational efficiency, revenue cycle management, and financial controls with a strong emphasis on client satisfaction, service excellence, service delivery, and high-quality deliverables. ● Conducted comprehensive financial analysis and operational assessments for 5 medical rehabilitation centers across multiple states, evaluating profitability drivers, margin analysis, cost structures, and operational workflows; analyzed statistical data and prepared financial and statistical reports to support administrative decision-making and departmental performance tracking, including admissions volume and census trend analysis ● Delivered actionable profitability optimization roadmaps and forward-looking financial models and service-line cost models including patient financial services assessments, patient accounting workflow reviews, payer mix analysis, insurance billing and reimbursement model analysis, charge description master review, expense allocation methodology, revenue cycle management improvements, cost reporting analysis, staffing cost benchmarking, ROI analysis of improvement initiatives, and EBITDA enhancement strategies ● Assessed regulatory compliance and compliance posture across financial operations and identified risk exposure areas, including coordination with health information management functions; applied strong problem-solving skills to develop risk mitigation and remediation frameworks that reduced regulatory and legal risk ● Advised on organizational restructuring scenarios and pre-attrition workforce

Financial Operations Controller (VP)

WyCo Services • Full time

Mar 2025 - Jun 2025 • 3 mos

Recruited to lead financial operations and ERP pre-implementation planning for a growing organization. Contributed across financial controls, multi-state compliance, contract sourcing, and executive-level operational readiness initiatives before a mutual separation driven by personal family circumstances. ● Led ERP pre-implementation planning and discovery, coordinating with stakeholders to map current-state financial processes and define future-state system architecture requirements ● Directed day-to-day financial operations including reporting, reconciliations, and controls oversight to maintain operational continuity during pre- implementation phase ● Supported sourcing and evaluation of $24M+ in contracts and enterprise-wide business initiatives, business development initiatives, including vendor qualification, business case development, ROI analysis, and deal structuring analysis ● Recruited and screened candidates to staff ERP implementation and financial operations initiatives, partnering with leadership and executive search professionals on team-build strategy ● Managed multi-state income tax compliance, ensuring correct apportionment, nexus analysis, and filing accuracy across operating jurisdictions ● Developed pre-attrition workforce planning frameworks to proactively account for employee burnout risk and maintain operational resilience during high- demand implementation cycles ● Ensured full compliance across financial operations, internal controls, and regulatory requirements and regulatory compliance — including Federal, State, and local regulations — to mitigate legal and audit exposure

CFO - Controller

Otte Polo Group • Full time

Apr 2024 - Jan 2025 • 9 mos

Led finance, accounting, internal audit, and HR operations across multiple business entities with U.S. and South American operations. Directed consolidated financial reporting, strategic planning, annual operating plan (AOP) development, and enterprise transformation delivering measurable operational improvements and cost efficiencies. ● Restructured accounting operations, improving month end close processes and reducing the close timeline by 50% through targeted process improvement initiatives, business process optimization and process redesign, process standardization, automation initiatives including automated reconciliation frameworks, and strategic department reorganization across portfolio companies ● Negotiated $200K in annual cost savings: $60K (merchant services), $20K (banking optimization), $120K (lease reconciliation credits across property portfolio); served as primary banking liaison managing banking relationships, treasury user access controls, cash flow positioning, and working to quickly resolve issues with financial institutions ● Led enterprise Power BI implementation creating integrated business analytics platform across Marketing, Operations, Sales, Finance, and Internal Audit, delivering actionable data-driven FP&A business insights including sales performance analytics, revenue forecasting dashboards, margin analysis, profitability assessments, key financial metrics tracking, and financial storytelling on financial performance, brand awareness, marketing & advertising performance, and operational metrics; improved data flow and reporting accuracy across all business functions ● Improved working capital metrics by 15% DSO reduction through systematic collection initiatives, Accounts Receivable (AR) monitoring dashboards, and cross-functional collaboration, and cross-functional accountability processes ● Increased marketing ROAS by 25% through KPI implementation, campaign ROI analysis, and analytics-driven campaign optimization