Director / Senior Advisor Resume Washington, DC - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Versatile Finance Director who partners with senior management to improve financial performance by actively managing financial & operational processes.
Utilizes advanced business analytic techniques to optimize cash flows. Strong leadership and communications skills, develops highly collaborative teams and mentors junior staff.

Expertise includes:

Corporate Finance Financial Modeling / EVA M&A / Capital Markets Financial Accounting
Budgeting / Forecasting DCF / IRR / NPV Analysis Acquisitions / Divestitures Cost Accounting / Risk
Strategic Planning Variance Analysis / KPIs Due Diligence / Negotiations Financing / Revolvers
Business Optimization Pricing / Structuring Finance Systems / Software Treasury Management

SKILLS:

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EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Director / Senior Advisor

Responsibilities:

Interim finance director adding value by providing corporate finance, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and treasury services, improving operating margins by 15% to 25% on average for clients.
Provided capital markets, cash flow modeling, M&A structuring, restructuring, & credit risk advisory services.
Advised clients on the efficient debt financing, optimal capital structures, refinancing and corporate revolvers.
Conducted strategic reviews of operating units to assess divestment opportunities vs. continued investment.
Diverse employers and consulting clients have included: Confidential, Confidential, and other firms.

Confidential, Morristown, NJ

Manager

Responsibilities:

Provided strategic guidance to business unit heads that improved operational and financial performance.
Created monthly, quarterly & annual business units financial reviews, variance & KPI reports for management.
Worked on long - term strategic cost reduction initiatives and identified corporate savings in excess of $150M.
Structured $1B+ in corporate M&A, & new development transactions, growing revenues by 20% over 3 years.
Improved firm’ financial policies, procedures and streamlined firm’s cash management and financial systems

Confidential, Livingston, NJ

Vice President

Responsibilities:

Worked closely with business units to recommend capital investment strategies for firm’s $30B loan portfolio.
Evaluated strategic divestiture opportunities which reduced distressed assets and improved credit risk profile.

Confidential, New York, NY

Manager

Responsibilities:

Conducted quarterly and annual budgeting and forecasting, monthly KPI reporting, and MD&A reports for senior management, prepared 10Q/10K SEC filings and implemented new accounting and finance system.
Analyzed and executed $2B+ strategic investment, asset acquisitions, & corporate M&A transactions for CEO.
Improved budgeting processes reducing the number of variances by 75% and magnitude of variances by 50%.
Developed financial reporting packages and presentations for Board of Directors meetings and investor calls.
Reduced firm’s short term borrowing costs by 25% by refinancing and consolidating corporate revolvers.
Managed equity raising, debt issuance, and maintained relationship with banks and credit rating agencies.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Manager

Responsibilities:

Performed strategic advisory, financial analysis, and structuring services for firms in the pharmaceutical, energy, private equity, finance, investment banking, and hedge fund sectors which improved revenue growth.
Worked with clients on strategic cost reduction initiatives & identified corporate savings in excess of $500M.
Advised corporate client including board of directors and CFOs on finance & business analytics best practices.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior Associate / Assistant Controller

Responsibilities:

Structured complex DCF models of new projects, companies, and assets for project finance, corporate M&A, acquisitions, divestitures, and new business development transactions ranging in size from $250M to $2.65B.
Managed firm’s foreign currency risk exposure using dynamic cash flow and balance sheet hedging strategies.
Worked with accounting and investor relations to develop reporting documents and models for firm’s IPO.
Produced detailed budgets, revenue forecasts and detailed financial statements for asset management group.
Evaluated corporate financing alternatives including bank loans, bonds and revolvers for senior management.
Prepared detailed sensitivity and break-even analyses to evaluate asset leasing vs. buying financing decisions.

Confidential

New York, NY

Accountant

Responsibilities:

Evaluated corporate & institutional client Confidential requirements for cash flow & corporate treasury liquidity needs.
Analyzed foreign exchange transactions for risk management, daily settlement and credit limit applications.