Ron Ledford
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Nashville, TN, United States
Toptal member since February 7, 2025
Ron Ledford Jr. is a finance and accounting expert specializing in ERP systems, reporting, and automation across real estate, SaaS, healthcare, and manufacturing. He progressed from auxiliary power services to SaaS Controller to VP of Finance & Accounting in Title Insurance, leading ERP migrations and restructuring. Now an ERP consultant, he enhances operations with Python, Pandas, and AI. A U.S. Army veteran, he applies disciplined leadership to finance. He holds a CPA and MBA.
Career Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Transforming Multi-entity Accounting Operations for a Residential Development Company
Overhauling an Outdated Accounting System for Scalability and Growth
Software Expertise
- NetSuite
Other Expertise
- Banking Relationships
- Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
- Google Workspace
- Leadership
- Microsoft 365
- Sage Intacct
- Taxation and Regulation (REG)
Work Experience
Accounting Consultant
GlockStore Performance, LLC
- Spearheaded a $2 million inventory costing project by developing and implementing a comprehensive framework within Oracle NetSuite, improving cost allocation accuracy, reconciliation efficiency, and financial reporting across multiple entities.
- Designed and implemented automation workflows for accounts payable and receivable using Excel and NetSuite, reducing processing times and improving efficiency.
- Built profitability dashboards in Excel, enabling real-time product performance analysis and identifying opportunities for cost reductions.
Senior Sage Intacct Implementation Consultant
Healthmine Services
- Reconciled trial balances between Sage 50 and Sage Intacct, ensuring a seamless ERP transition and establishing cash accounts for four entities.
- Directed budgeting and forecasting efforts, developing financial models that improved cash flow forecasting accuracy by 25% and strengthened strategic decision-making.
- Created Excel-based budgeting and cost-monitoring tools to reduce budget variances and enhance financial discipline.
- Established detailed reporting frameworks for the company's transition to Sage Intacct, providing stakeholders with real-time financial visibility and enhancing transparency.
- Worked through the complete workflow laid out by Sage and the technology partner during UAT. Collaborated with the accounting staff to complete their roles, ensuring completeness and accuracy. Designed UAT to onboard Bill.com.
Controller
Aerial Development Group LLC
- Headed financial reporting for nine entities, implementing Sage Intacct and reducing month-end close times by 40%, which ensured timely and accurate consolidated reports for stakeholders.
- Implemented payroll and job costing systems in Sage Intacct, improving budget tracking and reducing administrative overhead by 30%, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
- Delivered quarterly financial audits for nine entities, maintaining 100% regulatory compliance, streamlining K-1 preparation, and fostering trust with investors by enhancing transparency.
- Designed and implemented cash flow management processes, establishing real-time insights into liquidity across multiple business units and enhancing financial control.
- Managed the final implementation of Sage Intacct for a multi-entity organization, directing the ERP transition and achieving a 20% reduction in manual data entry while accelerating financial workflows.
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Troy University - Dothan, AL, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
University of North Georgia - Dahlonega, GA, USA
Certifications
CPA
Tennessee State Board of Accountancy
Skills
Finance
Accounting, Financial Reporting, Controller, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Forecasting, Budgeting
Data & Analysis Software
NetSuite
Other
Sage Intacct, Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), US GAAP, Best Practices, Change Management, Reporting, Training, User Adoption, Process Mapping, Microsoft 365, Leadership, Banking Relationships, Business Analysis, Business Processes, Product Owner, Google Workspace, Auditing and Attestation (AUD), Taxation and Regulation (REG), Business Law, Business, Economics, Research, Cost Accounting, Military History, Small Unit Tactics, History, Writing and Literature, Computer Science, Mathematics, Construction Loans, Investor Relations, Federal and State Taxes, Regulatory Reporting, Accounting Policy, Purchasing, Compliance, Cost Allocation, Work In Process, Inventory, Raw Materials, Finished Goods, Construction Contracting, Accounting Transformation, Financial Systems Migration, ERP Implementation, Chart of Accounts Redesign, Consulting, Financial Data Integrity, Deferred Revenue Tracking, Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Inventory Costing, Reconciliation, Data Integrity, Atesstation Compliance, Process Improvement, ASC 606 Compliance, Contract Management, Multi-entity Accounting, Operating Agreements, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
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