Director of Finance Candidate #071824
St. Louis, MO
Finance
27 years
7/18/2024
Profile
Finance Director candidate with strong operations finance experience, primarily at midsize and large manufacturing and consumer products companies. Highly engaged and collaborative, this candidate excels in manufacturing environments working closely with the production side of the business. Strong leadership abilities with the ability to transcend finance. Seeking value-added finance and finance operations roles with winning St. Louis-based companies where he can make an impact to both the bottom line and company culture.
Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “I bring a great mix of financial and operational expertise. I am highly involved in the business and like getting close to operations on the shop floor to understand both the aspirational aspect and long-term goals of the company.”
Strengths: (1) operational background and perspective, (2) rollup sleeves attitude, (3) challenges status quo and pushes process improvement, (4) IT/information sytems, and (5) leadership
Career Highlight 1: Transcended a finance role to run a business and grew top-line 40% during his tenure.
Career Highlight 2: Generated cost optimization of $5M-$12Mannually, initiating hard-cost actions and containment projects.
Career Highlight 3: Led finance and operations for $800M+ complex manufacturing and service-oriented operating unit, covering 4 manufacturing sites and 50 service centers in North America.
Education: BS Accounting, MBA
Industry Experience: Consumer Packaged Goods, Manufacturing, Retail
Company Fit: Midsize company preferred.
Management Experience: 20 years of experience managing small teams as a motivational coach.
Systems Experience: SAP, Blackline, Oracle, HFM
Open To: Hybrid, In-office
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