STEVEN C.

FAVAZZA
4722 NW 21st Ct
Coconut Creek, Fl. 33063
Cell (954) 258-8298 sf546a84@westpost.net
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Financial/Management/Operations
Financial Professional with diversified experience in Finance, Management, and O
perations. Extensive travel throughout the US and Asia for financial and operat
ional support. International experience with SOFA, USAID, most federal contract
s, and labor laws. Extensive experience with Federal, State, Municipal, and Pri
vate Industries in pricing, contracting and auditing.
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS:
SOX Risk Management Federal Contracting Job Cost Accounting Systems
GAAP/CAS Auditing/Reporting State/Municipal Contracting Accounting System Con
versions
DCAA Operations P&L Management Training and Staff Development
ISO & QMS FAR, DFAR's International Experience Team Building & Leadership
M&A's Cost Reduction Litigation & ADR Support Forecasting & Budgeting
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Assisted in 5 successful computer conversions including Oracle, Deltek, and Ja
mis
* Developed SOX key controls and policies for Metcalf and Eddy and AECOM
* Assisted in the successful integration of several OPCO's into AECOM as a resul
t of M&A's
* Set up LLC, GAAP compliant accounting system, and DCAA audited financials for
$200M international SOFA contract in Korea
* Assembled, trained, managed, developed, and integrated finance staff through 5
ownership changes and two initial public offerings. Restructured finance staff
to reduce costs by 30% while improving productivity
* Redesigned billing, collections, and project management to reduce DSO by 40%
* Led cost cutting initiative that reduced overhead costs by 20%
* Significant experience with lawsuits, claims, and ADR's
* Developed and presented several training manuals and programs for finance and
operations staff in SOX, company policy, ISO, QMS, finance, and operational area
s
* Collaborated with senior management on several operational and management rest
ructuring changes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1987 -2010

AECOM, INC. (METCALF & EDDY), SUNRISE, FL.
A global leader of Design, Construction, and Management services in Water, Waste
water, Environmental, Hazardous Waste, Infrastructure, Design Build, CM, and oth
er services. More than 45,000 employees worldwide with projects on all 7 contin
ents and over 100 countries. Annual sales of $6.1B. Fortune 500 company. Publ
ically traded as ACM. Listed in ENR as #1 Design firm.
* Water Business Line Financial Manager-Southeast Region 2009-2010
* Associate Vice President
* Assistant Secretary - Metcalf and Eddy
* Responsible for all finance operations for all AECOM companies within the Sout
heast Region totaling $140M in sales, 1400 projects, 14 finance staff, 13 office
s, and a total staff of 400
* Coordinated the Oracle conversion in 2009 to a new platform for the Region
* Part of corporate integration team for the Oracle conversion. Developed train
ing materials and went to several offices throughout the US to train all staff i
n AECOM policies and the Oracle financial system
* Created and implemented a new monthly project review process utilized by all o
ffices in the new organization. Included monthly estimate to complete, identifi
cation of at risk projects, and mitigation process for distressed projects
* Developed and instituted a new project accountant position for all offices. C
onsolidated job functions and reduced staff by 30%, cross trained staff, expande
d duties of local finance staff, utilized administrative staff, increased invol
vement with the project managers, and increased the financial efficiency for all
offices
* Developed, trained, and instituted a new District Finance Manager role to bett
er serve the District management project staff. Identified 3 current staff with
in the Region so not to increase costs and to more effectively and quickly provi
de results to the Region. Cross trained for better flexibility and sharing
* Delegated responsibility to each finance staff member after they were properly
trained to better assist the District operations
* Developed training programs on financial management, loss prevention, project
management, asset management, QMS, ISO, SOX, Oracle, and company policies. Trav
eled to each office and presented each training program. Instituted web based t
raining programs as continued follow up and training of new and existing staff.
Trained new District Finance Managers so they could assist and conduct future t
raining programs
* Conducted monthly project reviews to identify potential financial issues and c
orrective actions. This included extensive travel to each office throughout the
US as well as web based reviews
* Developed and prepared weekly and monthly financial reports for District, Regi
onal, and Corporate level management. Detailed reports for staff level and exce
ption/summary reports for senior management
* Direct personal involvement with major project, billing and AR collection issu
es.
* Reduced DSO by 40% due to consistent project reviews, billing, and AR collecti
ons
* Review monthly indirect expenses to ensure appropriate cost controls and effic
iency. Implemented cost cutting measures which reduced the Region's overhead c
osts by 20%
* Reviewed and negotiated office leases. Prepared management justification
* Finance Manager for FEMA accounting for several AECOM OPCO's nationwide totali
ng $35M annually
* Oversee 14 Joint Venture's including operations, monthly financial reports, mo
nthly financial statements, SOX compliance, and compliance to the JV agreements.
Utilized Quick Books for accounting
* Perform month end closing with Districts, Regional, and Corporate management.
* Responsible for the preparation and consolidation of monthly forecasts and ana
lysis
* Responsible for the preparation and consolidation of the annual budgets for th
e Districts and Region and prepare summary and analysis schedules for Senior Man
agement
* Review all project openings, change orders, and contracts for SOX compliance,
company policy compliance and contractual accuracy
* Lead finance person for the annual outside audit with EY, ongoing internal aud
its, and ongoing SOX audits for the Region
* Performed internal audits for the compliance to SOX, ISO, and company policies
* Responsible for nationwide development, training, integration, and support of
finance, engineers, management, and administrators for three AECOM acquisitions
in 2009 and 2010. Traveled extensively throughout the US to troubleshoot and sup
port the successful conversion to a new financial system insuring consistent and
accurate data and communication. Southeast Region was 90% new to AECOM
* Continued to assist the West and Pacific Regions in 2009 and 2010 during the O
racle conversion and AECOM structure changes
* Continued detail responsibility for the Florida Environmental finance duties i
n 2009 and 2010 due to the lack of financial capabilities in the Environmental g
roup
* Managed several annual audits for FDEP, State of Florida, FDOT, and other stat
e, municipal, private, and federal agencies
* Provide oversight and review of pricing and costing for major proposal efforts
* Regional Finance Director for the Central, West, Pacific and South Regions 19
87 - 2009
* Promoted several times from a senior accountant in 1987
* Participated in and team leader in several computer conversions
* Team member in corporate SOX development of key controls and team leader for s
pecific processes
* Team member in the initial public offering for two companies
* Finance Manager for companywide FEMA activity of $35M in annual sales
* Finance Manager for over $600M in Design/Build and construction projects
* Managed all internal and external audits for Federal, State, Municipal, and Pr
ivate organizations
* Reduced DSO by 40% by developing and instituting new processes
* Priced, negotiated, and implemented a new SOFA contract in Korea. Researched
SOFA regulations, Korean labor laws, and new LLC establishment with partner. Se
t up CAS and GAAP certified accounting system utilizing Quick Books. Managed DC
AA initial pricing and certification audit, annual compliance audits, and ongoin
g floor checks. Negotiated project based G&A rate with FED DCAA and COE in Kore
a. Managed EY audit of LLC books and accounting system
* Key member in new accounting system search and selection team
* Led cost cutting campaign several times with organizational changes
* Responsible for 14 JV's throughout the US
* Assumed responsibility for several multi-million dollar troubled projects as P
rincipal in Charge to resolve client, financial, contractual, and technical aspe
cts. Key projects were a GE Lighting plant wastewater treatment system installa
tion in Ohio, GATX superfund site incineration and cleanup in PA, and new landfi
ll construction projects in Ohio and Wisconsin for Laidlaw and Waste Management.
Worked with client, federal, state, and local authorities to successfully comp
lete projects and meet all regulatory requirements while meeting the client's ob
jectives
* Developed and presented several "brown bag" lunch time training programs throu
ghout the region on finance, project management, asset management, SOX, company
policy, ISO, and QMS
* Developed new weekly and monthly detailed reports for project staff and except
ion reports for management
* Finance Manager for several large Federal programs
* Key member of ISO 9001 implementation and training programs

EDUCATION
BS in Accounting from Bentley University in Waltham MA.