Paul Meister is the current Director at Quanterix. Prior to this, they were the CFO at Auto One Acceptance, LLC from February 2012 to October 2014. Paul was responsible for all accounting and finance functions of the subprime auto lending start-up, which was funded with $8M private equity funds and a $40M line of credit from a bank. Paul started with the company on day one and supervised a staff of two. Paul reported to the president and chairman.
During their time at Auto One Acceptance, LLC, they setup the loan servicing (Nortridge Loan Serving “NLS”) system financial and cash application elements along with active participation in other elements of loan servicing. Additionally, they setup general ledger and financial reporting (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) system from ground up. Paul also oversaw the implementation of underwriting (Open Rules) system from a controls and financial perspective.
Other responsibilities included: directing financial statement reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury functions, and cash flow analysis; establishing internal controls, policies and procedures; preparing all bank financial covenants testing, forecasting and reporting; negotiating loan amendments as business circumstances changed; and meeting with Private Equity Group regularly to keep them informed of the company’s progress.
Paul Meister has a BBA in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business Analysis from Texas A&M University.