Carla Mills

Past

VP Finance at American Century Investments
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at American Century Investments
Director of Corporate Reporting at American Century Investments

Assistant Controller at American Century Investments
Senior Internal Auditor at American Century Investments
Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young

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Education

Rockhurst University
Kansas State University

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Industry

Financial Services

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Carla Mills’s Summary

♦ CARLA MILLS: CPA │ Finance Executive │ Finance Transformation │ Executive Team
♦ INDUSTRIES: Financial Services │ Professional Services
♦ LOCATION: Mission, KS
♦ INVITE me to connect at ckaym@sbcglobal.net

Carla Mills works as an executive team member to develop, execute and monitor the results of company strategy with the goal of achieving the full profit potential of a company. I understand the operations of the company and develop the finance group to operate strategically to maximize cash flow, instill discipline on expenses and harvest the leverage that happens when you grow revenues faster than expenses.

WHY I’M HERE ON LINKEDIN:
I believe that staying connected to your social and business network is an asset both personally and professionally. I view my network as a resource for professional advice, business opportunities and sourcing talent in new opportunities.

I offer the following:
♦ Finance Department Start-Up and Transformation. Do you have a growing business that is outpacing the talent in your finance/accounting staff? I have the experience to successfully build talent and processes from the ground up. I work with the business to design processes that are responsive to specific business needs while maintaining a strong environment of internal controls.
♦ Financial and Management Reporting. Are you getting the numbers you need to run your business effectively? I create informative financial statements by intelligently designing the right building blocks needed to produce actionable information. You will be able to understand the underlying factors that produce the business and financial results.
♦ Treasury and Cash Management. Do you have enough cash to meet the demands of your business? I monitor cash like a hawk. Cash is the lifeblood of a business and I establish and maintain banking relationships, optimize your cost of capital and take advantage of payment terms to ensure the cash is there when needed.

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Carla Mills’s Specialties:

Executive Leadership, Leading Teams, Strategic Leadership, Communications, Strategy Implementation, Technology Implementation, Financial Analysis, ROI, Discounted Cash Flow, Business Valuation, Due Diligence, Profitability Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Activity-Based Costing, Management Reporting, Board of Directors Reporting, Financial Reporting, Sales Reporting, Budgeting, Financial Planning, Forecasting, GAAP accounting, External Auditor relationships, Banking relationships, Team Building

Carla Mills’s Experience

VP Finance

American Century Investments

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Investment Management industry)

February 2000 — January 2008 (8 years)

American Century Investments is an investment management firm that serves investors directly, through intermediaries and institutions. The firm has been focused on making investors successful since 1958 and is one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

American Century Investments

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

February 1997 — January 2000 (3 years)
Director of Corporate Reporting

American Century Investments

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

August 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 6 months)
Assistant Controller

American Century Investments

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

April 1994 — August 1995 (1 year 5 months)
Senior Internal Auditor

American Century Investments

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

February 1991 — April 1994 (3 years 3 months)
Senior Auditor

Ernst & Young

(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; EY; Accounting industry)

January 1988 — January 1991 (3 years 1 month)

Carla Mills’s Education

Rockhurst University

MBA , 2006 — 2008
Kansas State University

BA Business Administration , Accounting , 1983 — 1987

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Carla Mills’s Interests:

K-State football and basketball, Travel, Jewelry, Reading, Decorating

Carla Mills’s Groups:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The City of Mission Planning Commission, St. Pius X Catholic Church, The Central Exchange, Rose Brooks Ambassadors