Tom Allison
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Tom was CFO of RPB Safety from 2010 until its acquisition by GVS s.p.a. in August 2021, after growing enterprise value to $200 million. His skill set is operational finance focusing on increasing gross profit and creating financial data accuracy and ERP systems that enable growth. He understands what drives value in a business and believes that systems, structure, and accuracy are key drivers during the M&A process. Tom's goal is to enable executives to make decisions with confidence.
Career Highlights
Case Studies
Software Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Managing Partner
Arlo Partners
- Co-created a joint venture program for overseas investors enabling a lower barrier to entry to the North American market, which allowed companies to increase market share rapidly.
- Analyzed potential investments for private equity investors in the SME startup segment for clients.
- Consulted on a multinational merger that would increase total company value by two times immediately and four times upon exit.
- Analyzed financial statements for an international company looking to expand its footprint to the USA, resulting in significant overhead savings and increased cash position.
- Advised on ERP system setup to enable growth in international business looking to expand in the USA at 30% growth rates.
CFO
RPB Safety
- Oversaw the transition of operations from New Zealand to Michigan, USA, to allow for exponential growth in the North American market, increasing company valuation from $10 million to $200 million.
- Played a key role in enabling owners to exit the business for more than three times their original ambitions.
- Oversaw FP&A to enable RPB to grow organically and become one of the most respected brands in the industrial and healthcare respiratory markets against large competitors such as 3M and Honeywell.
- Managed an extensive Epicor ERP implementation, which enabled significant growth of 50% during the pandemic with very little strain on the infrastructure, allowing the business to focus on producing quality products with no downtime.
- Oversaw the supply chain crisis during the pandemic working with supply chain staff to ensure supply was always available, leading to RPB being the only manufacturer of powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) with inventory during critical periods.
Skills
Finance
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Modeling, Financial Consolidation, Forecasting, Pricing, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Cash Flow Modeling, Ratio Analysis, M&A Reporting
Data & Analysis Software
Xero Accounting, Intuit QuickBooks
Output Software
Epicor
Other
COGS Analysis, Costing, Management, Strategy, IT Strategy, Excel 365, Microsoft SQL Server, Zoom, Consolidated Reporting, M&A Strategy, Exit Strategy, Investments, Microsoft Power BI, Windows, Systems, Data, Financial Ratios
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