About Nicole J. Smith
Nicole J Smith Consulting provides Management Consulting, Financial Accounting and Bookkeeping Services to small to medium businesses and nonprofits. Our team consists of CPAs, Bookkeepers and experienced managers with decades of operational and financial management experience.
In her 30 years in business, Nicole has overseen the startup and operations of over 20 facilities and projects, working closely with Fortune 500 clients. She has overseen the development of new technologies and continues to lead the advancement and improvement of these products and their implementation around the globe. She has served in several operational capacities including HR, Quality, Logistics, COO and CFO. She founded Nicole J Smith Consulting in 2021 as a management consulting firm and quickly expanded the firm's services to include bookkeeping and financial accounting - using her operational perspective to bring clarity to her client's finances as a bookkeeper or fractional CFO.
Experience
- 30 plus years implementing change and managing operations in Fortune 500 manufacturing, packaging and distribution operations
- Responsible for the start up of over 20 new businesses both nationally and internationally
- Simultaneous oversight of 7 production/service operations across the country. Handling all functions related to production systems, budgeting, pricing, staffing and customer relationships
- Responsible for both domestic and international operations for a packaging and manufacturing
- Development and launch of 4 new product lines including engineering, patents, production and cost analysis
- System improvements and cost savings strategies totaling millions
- For profit and non-profit finance management, bookkeeping and reporting
Results / Lean Six Sigma Projects
- Reduced costs in a single operation by 41.6% in 1 year and improved delivery times by 61%, resulting in tripling volumes/revenues within 3 years
- Reduced downtime at a customer's facility by 99.75%, reduced labor by 20%, and absorbed a 35% volume increase. Delivered over $1MM in cost savings to the customer
- Reduced staffing at a manufacturing operation 23% in 2 years, reduced M&R costs by 30%, improved results 63.8%, and delivered 33% cost savings to customer within 3 years
- Successfully started up 23 new production facilities in a variety of cities and launched dozens of varied projects within budget and delivering on production requirements
- Oversaw the completion of 3 state-of-the-art cold storage production facilities and started operations within a 2-month time frame to meet customer deadlines