Operations focused Finance Executive

Scott D. Law, CPA*, CCMP

Executive Leadership Finance Operations Administration

Southern California 310-***-****

Email: ad6zf6@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slaw8113 Professional Career Summary

Former “Big 4” Operations focused Finance executive with a proven, 37-year successful history navigating organizations to their next level of success through the implementation of comprehensive revenue growth and enhancement opportunities, process and technological improvements, and strategic cost cutting initiatives. Disciplined, pragmatic expert with an extensive background leading organizations of all sizes and complexities in both the private and public sectors. Industry experience including Entertainment, Higher Education, Retail and Not-For-Profit. Deeply rooted passion for mission-based work where the focus on measurable outcomes drives and defines organizational success and validates its overarching strategic purpose . Certified change management practitioner who can lead vast, diverse groups through complicated and comprehensive organizational changes, including end-to-end ERP initiatives. Decisive executive-level coach and mentor with an extensive background for developing high- functioning, loyal staff, and teams. Influential, visionary leader focused on continuous improvement by proactively managing multi-disciplined teams across simultaneous projects and initiatives in challenging, complex operating environments both domestically and internationally. Extensive experience in numerous foreign countries, including England, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Australia. Creative, intuitive problem solver with the ability to develop integral solutions aimed at improving and optimizing organizational and operational performance. Extensive knowledge of complex, matrixed operating environments. In-depth experience at ensuring the implementation of, and adherence to, proper operating controls, creating fiscal discipline and awareness company-wide, and managing accurate timely financial/operational/reporting functions. Substantive expertise overseeing and administrating such other areas and disciplines as Human Resources, Personnel Benefits (Health/Medical/Dental, Compensation, 401(k)), Legal/Tax Advisors, Information Technology (“IT”), System Implementation Project Teams, third-party Investment Teams, PE-Backed Investors and Risk Management Advisors. Areas of Expertise & Core Proficiencies

Executive Leadership

Operations Planning & Execution

Strategic Oversight

Fiscal Operations & Stewardship

Change Management (Certified)

Continuous Improvement Focus

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Organizational Development

C-Suite/Board Experience

Financial Analytics/KPI’s Accounting/Finance/Reporting Budgeting & Forecasting

Project Planning & Management

Financial Systems/ERP

Information Technology

Human Resources

Talent Recruitment/Team Building

Resource Management

Compensation & Benefits

Auditing, Taxes & Analytics

IT/System Implementations

Staff Mentorship Legal/Risk Management/Contracts Succession Planning Scott D. Law, CPA Page 2

Professional Experience

TANK TOP DOG, LLC – Tarzana, CA

Chief Financial Officer (2024 – Current)

Tank Top Dog (“TTD”) is a group of drug and alcohol, detoxification, and rehabilitation homes in the San Fernando Valley in California. TTD operates several properties each housing multiple beds for client treatment, post-treatment outpatient services and sober living facilities. In total, there are more than 100 beds available for client use while in treatment.

As Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), I am responsible for all accounting, finance, financial analyses, and financial reporting for the company. Additionally, this role also acts as a direct liaison with the company’s external tax accountant/bookkeepers as well as various other outsourced professional services of the company.

The CFO reports concurrently to the CEO as well as the Board of Directors. The primary board members include the original owner of the company, who still owns a 67% majority as well as two equity investors that hold 33% of the aggregate shares of the combined entity. NATURE’S PRODUCE - Vernon, CA

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer (2022 – 2024) Nature’s Produce is a third-generation family owned and operated company that is rooted in the produce industry going back to 1946. The current version of Nature’s Produce began in 2000 and 23 years later, Nature’s Produce is a $170 million business, which makes them one of the largest and most successful produce distributors in Southern California.

As Chief Financial & Administrative Officer (“CFAO”), I am responsible for all accounting, finance, financial reporting, human resources, payroll, insurance, and administrative activities for the company. Additionally, this role also acts as a direct liaison with the company’s external tax accountant and various other professional services of the company.

Since joining Nature’s Produce, I initiated several major internal changes and enhancements that have resulted in time and cost savings, including but not limited to: o Analysis of the Company’s vacation policy to reduce exposure & liability; o Recovered $367,000 of misapplied insurance deposits; o Renegotiated entire insurance and risk management portfolio; o Renegotiated all executive healthcare, vision, and dental insurance plan coverages; o Streamlined the weekly payroll process;

o Implemented a new third-party payroll system processor in just 10 weeks; o Reimagined financial closings to be finalized within 5 days of month-end.

Direct supervision of four subordinate accountants as well as indirect supervision of approximately twenty administrative and operational roles throughout the organization. Scott D. Law, CPA Page 3

SLEA Therapies - Encino, CA

Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), PT (2022 – Current) SLEA Therapies (“SLEA”) is an employee-owned organization of dedicated therapists and care providers who offer highly personalized care to enhance the lives of individuals with unique speech, behavior, and learning needs. SLEA Therapies is comprised of an interdisciplinary team of hundreds of compassionate professionals, dedicated to helping families achieve brighter futures through behavioral health services, speech and language therapies, occupational therapy, educational therapy, and childhood development.

Responsible for all accounting and finance activities for the company, which are delivered to the Board of Directors monthly and presented in-person or online on a quarterly basis.

Remodeled and streamlined how the accounting and finance function works. o Focused on implementing simpler financial statements to ensure that they were telling the right story about the Company’s success and purpose; o Created and implemented many new, key activities for the Company, including the development and deployment of the Company’s first-ever operating budget, and Key Performance Indicator’s (“KPI’s”);

o Developed a reimagined set of annual incentive plans that include an enhanced Executive Bonus program as well as their first ever Staff Recognition Plan for all non-Executive staff.

Direct oversight and mentorship for the Accounting Manager and his team

Executive advisor and coach for the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), both of whom were SLEA clinicians prior to taking on their first ever Executive roles in late 2021.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES - Westwood, CA Senior Director, Business Operations & Infrastructure (2015 – 2022) Leveraged extensive private-sector experience & expertise to enhance financial operations and business processes campus-wide by developing a comprehensive evaluation framework and methodology for the university to deploy a new Environmental Resource Planning (“ERP”) financial system. The new system was designed to sunset the university’s aged mainframe systems with state-of-the-art, integrated cloud-based systems for the purpose of standardizing and simplifying university-wide business functions. The ERP initiative I developed was a massive undertaking that was the direct result of my resurrection of an abandoned, partial ERP start-up effort that remained principally dormant from 1998 to 2015. During this 17-year dormancy period, the university had commissioned periodic evaluative studies to determine the appropriate time to migrate the campus away from the legacy mainframe systems that have been in service since the early 1980’s. For the ERP initiative:

Served as the focal point and organizer of all consensus-building activities to secure university leadership approval to move forward with a new cloud-based ERP initiative.

Directly conducted extensive research at over eighty domestic R1 institutions to aggregate industry best practices for a cloud-based ERP implementation. Scott D. Law, CPA Page 4

Provided financial and operational oversight of the formal Request for Proposal (“RFP”) development and issuance.

Developed onsite functional & technical demonstrations and scripts for finalist vendors and executive review presentations.

Directed negotiation of long-term contracts with the successful winning software vendor and ERP implementation partners.

Oversaw Functional and Change Management teams within the Oracle Cloud project team during project commencement.

Direct input into the development of the refined chart of accounts, including the need for more precise fund accounting and reporting to the faculty and leadership of the university.

Successfully led the implementation of SAP Concur, a best-in-breed cloud-based travel and reimbursement system for UCLA’s campus affecting over 90,000 faculty, staff, and students.

Participated directly in many key strategic university operational initiatives including the Executive Vice-Chancellor/Provost’s “Busting Bureaucracy” Committee.

Direct responsibility and leadership for Campus Finance & Administration staff, along with 11 other campus leaders and 50+ other colleagues, who formed to become the Emergency Operations Center team that orchestrated the immediate, fluid dispersal of over 90,000 faculty, staff, and students from the campus in order to adhere to the State and County mandates and protocols in effect for COVID related shutdowns beginning in March 2020.

Created, implemented, and directly managed all change management functions and activities for various departmental projects including, but not limited to, the ERP initiative, a state-of- the-art Travel & Reimbursement implementation, and a campus Student Billing initiative. PARADIGM MALIBU TREATMENT CENTERS - Malibu, CA

Chief Financial Officer (2016 – 2017)

Paradigm Malibu (“PM”) is a residential teen mental health “live-in” treatment center with programs specifically designed for adolescents struggling with chemical dependency, emotional health, and behavioral health issues. Founded in 2011, PM operated four estate homes in Malibu, CA plus one additional estate located in San Rafael, CA to accommodate 45-50 clients/month. PM offers one of the greatest varieties of evidence-based adolescent clinical services in the nation. There were also plans for the development and opening of new estate treatment homes in upstate New York and Austin, Texas. All admitted clients receive comprehensive diagnostic testing before treatment begins, and from there PM’s certified counselors treat the emotional underpinnings of behaviors rather than simply focusing on behaviors themselves. Most treatment stays last from 21-60 days.

As the Chief Financial Officer, I brought all accounting, billing, finance, and procurement in- house from the previous third-party accountants. I also developed many internal controls and operating procedures to ensure protection of company assets, established the in-house accounting function in QuickBooks, and created onboarding procedures to properly control the in-take of patients, collection of commitment deposits, billing of insurance and outstanding receivables, and a full reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts, as well as all service revenue to the bank, on a monthly basis.

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DUTY FREE STORES GROUP, LTD. - Torrance, CA

Director, Operations & Control (“DOC”) – North America (2014 – 2015) The DOC is the Chief Financial & Operating Officer (“CFOO”) of the business unit reporting to the Managing Director (CEO). Demonstrated sound leadership and business acumen while serving as the primary advisor to the Managing Director on all operational and financial matters designed to grow the $450 million North American business. Steered the decision-making process by managing controls, budgets, negotiations, contract bids, procurement, and HR related matters.

Developed a comprehensive growth strategy for the business by conceptualizing a high- impact territory development plan designed to increase market share, business operations and Duty-Free shopping visibility at key international airports within North America. TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT – Los Angeles/London/Rome/Tokyo/Sydney/Shanghai Vice President, Finance - International Cinemas (2001 – 2014) The VP of Finance is the business unit CFO, reporting directly to the President. Strategically managed over 140 home office and international finance staff, as well as all accounting, budgeting, and financial portfolios worldwide for this global organization. Evaluated and assessed the overall effectiveness of existing strategies for investing in new territories and joint ventures. Oversaw all activity regarding finance administration, accounting and consolidated reporting within the business unit, Warner Bros., and Time Warner, Inc. Oversaw the business unit’s $5 million original investment to return over $1.0 billion in profit to the Studio from joint venture divestitures.

Managed internal functional team during implementation of SAP (Warner Bros. new ERP system); International Cinemas was the first Warner Bros. business to successfully go-live upon deployment.

Improved reporting processes to deliver monthly closings within 5 days of month-end.

Recognized for operational and strategic expertise; primary advisor for the Division President to facilitate the development and execution of sound, strategic growth initiatives.

Represented the business in all presentations to the Warner Bros. Board of Directors.

Direct liaison/key finance and business unit contact for parent company, Time Warner, Inc. Worldwide Financial Controller – Studio Stores (1994 – 2001) Directed a team of thirty accounting staff, and thirty-six finance and operations staff overseeing performance and adherence to business unit internal controls, policies, and standards.

Instrumental in the creation of the original financial & budget reporting structure; provided direct oversight of Hyperion reporting system implementation (the windows-based successor of IMRS’s Micro Control).

During core operations, participated in the growth of the Studio Stores chain up to 154 domestic and eight international stores.

Solely responsible for full review of departmental P&L’s (actuals vs. budgets) with all department heads to explain key variances as well as properly update quarterly forecasts to reflect revised, anticipated full year financial results.

Actively participated in the Studio Stores divestiture following the Time Warner/AOL merger. Developed a comprehensive “wind-down” budget and tracking mechanism for the financial Scott D. Law, CPA Page 6

divestment of the Studio Stores locations and operations. This resulted in a comprehensive

$240 million closing budget, which came in $167,000 below that figure (99.93% accuracy on estimation/forecast).

PRICE WATERHOUSE, LLC. – Century City & Woodland Hills, CA Audit & Attestation Manager (1987 – 1994)

Managed and oversaw various audit and attestation engagements, primarily in the manufacturing, entertainment, and not-for-profit sectors.

Primary engagement during my 7-years at PW was being the lead staff, senior and eventually manager of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences balloting for the annual Academy Awards (“Oscars”) show, which is viewed by “hundreds of millions of people in 225+ countries worldwide”.

Educational Background

Associate’s Degree

General Education/Business Degree Declaration, (1982 –1984) Humboldt State University - Arcata, CA

Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Finance/Accounting, (1984 –1987) California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, CA Licenses/Certifications/Other

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), March 1992 *

State of California

Certified Change Management Practitioner (CCMP), August 2017 Prosci, Inc. – Fort Collins, CO

* License currently inactive; can be brought back to active status, as necessary

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