Taylor Communications (formerly Standard Register Inc) was acquired by Taylor Corp in a Bankruptcy 363 sale in mid-2015. Turnover was high, and Taylor Communications need an interim VP – Controller of Operations Finance. WPI was engaged to address the following challenges:
- Maintain Continuity of Operations
- Coaching – Performance Improvement
- Efficiency – Reduce Month End Close
- Upgrade Management Reporting
Taylor Communications CFO Ben Cutting evaluated the performance as follows:
“WPI did an exceptional job in their consulting work for Taylor Communications. Mike Phillips filled a critical role with almost no ramp-up time and was able to effectively engage with all levels of personnel from executives to staff accountants. The staff viewed him as a coach and he was able to get them to have higher levels of productivity and gain a heightened understanding of how to translate accounting data into useful information that would allow the line executives to make better decisions.”