Philip Grybas, CPA, CGMA, MBA, MAIR

pag7447@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/PhilGrybas 916-223-4282

Chief Financial Officer - Vice President of Accounting/Finance

Telecommunication and Technology Industries
Innovative financial value producer - who designs solutions for small and large organizations - with
proven success in financial turnaround situations, negotiating and accomplishing business
internationally, establishing realistic budgets, reducing DSO, building financial models, eliminating
organizational silos, securing capital funding and communicating effectively with shareholders, owners,
Wall Street and the Board of Directors, as well as energizing and building top performance teams.

Structured, negotiated and acquired $100 million in capital funding

Integrated a $400 million international acquisition and achieved targeted synergies on time
Reduced the financial close timeframe 70% and built/retained high performance teams
Reduced DSO worldwide between 10 to 20%
Negotiated $1 million in foreign tax refunds and achieved state tax savings over $10 million.
Directed and conducted a successful conclusion to an inherited $26M Treasury defalcation.

Expertise
P&L analysis/management
Strategic Planning
Financial turnaround
Negotiation
Creative discernment

Cash flow, Cost analysis

Forecasting, Budgeting, Taxes
M&A, Process Improvement
Reporting, Treasury
International Finance

Procurement
Regulatory Affairs
Acquisition mgmt. and integration
Fleet operations
HR and compensation

InterCall Chicago, IL.

InterCall (WEST Corp.), is the largest publicly held conferencing/e-commerce enabling company in the
US with revenues exceeding $1 billion worldwide.
Regional Vice President of Accounting
Senior Vice President of Accounting

Oct. 2012 to March 2016

July 2008 to Oct. 2012

Recruited to bring CFO background, strategic insights and leadership acumen to a rapidly expanding
global conferencing company and to integrate a $400 million acquisition. Directly managed professionals
in England, France, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India and the US.

Integrated a $400 million international acquisition and achieved targeted synergies

Negotiated $1 million of tax refunds in India
Reduced DSO up to 20%
Implemented a new Metranet international billing system with minimal customer impact
Initiated revenue assurance which subsequently recovered over $2 million in unbilled revenue
Successfully managed International statutory audits for 27 countries in APAC and EMEA

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pag7447@gmail.com

Surewest Communications - Roseville, CA.

Surewest was a publicly traded telecommunication company with revenues over $200 million annually.
Senior Vice President and CFO

Oct. 2004 to March 2008

Recruited to re-engineer the finance org. following a treasury defalcation, respond to the SEC
investigation, strengthen internal controls, and rebuild the Boards confidence in the financial team.

Negotiated and acquired $100 million in financing

Restored Board/Shareholder confidence and resolved Sarbanes-Oxley/SEC deficiencies
Provided financial due diligence for targeted acquisitions and segment dispositions.
Reduced property taxes $750k or 30%

Warwick Valley Telephone Company Warwick, N.Y.

Warwick Valley was a publicly traded telecommunications company in rural New York with $30 million in
annual revenue. Key challenge was updating the finance function and establishing fiscal efficiency.
Vice President and CFO

2001 to 2004

Reduced monthly close time from 5 weeks to 10 days

Obtained an $18 million line of credit
Executed due diligence on merger and acquisition targets

Ameritech/SBC Chicago, IL.

Director/MATAV Advisor Planning and Budgets Budapest, Hungary
Manager to District Manager positions

1998 to 2000
1984 to 1998

Redesigned/modernized MATAVs (Hungarian national telco) 3 year business plan process

Forged 1st ever tax service agreement between IL. Dept. of Revenue and independent telecoms
Achieved state tax savings of $10.5 million and property tax reductions of $4 million
Convinced the FCC to eliminate annual inventory rules which saved over $60 million nationwide

Continental Bank Chicago, IL.

1980 to 1984

Internal Audit Supervisor

Murphy, Hauser, OConnor and Quinn - Chicago, IL.

1976 to 1980

Senior Auditor

Education and Certificates

M.B.A. Accounting and Finance, 1976 DePaul University; M.A. International Relations, 1971
Creighton University; B.A. Political Science, 1969 University of St. Thomas; CPA Illinois
CGMA Certified Global Management Accountant AICPA

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pag7447@gmail.com

Outside Interests, Activities, and Skills

Great Plains Communications
Sierra Forever Families FEI Sacramento Chapter
Creighton University

Board Member, Comp. Committee Chair

Former Board Member and Treasurer
Founding Board Member
Graduate School Advisory Board member

Golf, cycling, piano, fishing, water and snow skiing, snorkeling, boating and reading
Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, TM 1, Epicor