VP Finance Canddiate #102025
St. Louis, MO
Accounting, Finance
13 years
10/20/2025
Profile
Accomplished finance executive with over 15 years of progressive experience in leading financial strategy, analysis, and operations across diverse industries. Proven track record in optimizing business processes, enhancing financial controls, and driving multimillion-dollar savings through innovative solutions and automation. Adept at guiding cross-functional teams and senior leadership to achieve operational excellence and financial clarity. Excel in leveraging advanced analytics and financial modeling to inform strategic decisions. MBA-educated with expertise in budgetary management, business development, and leadership. Seeking to bring extensive leadership and analytical skills to a growth-oriented organization. CPA in progress, expected Q3 2026.
Career Highlight 1: Led operational and financial transformation initiatives that delivered multi-million dollar EBITDA expansion through disciplined cost control, pricing strategy alignment, and process standardization across business units.
Career Highlight 2: Designed and implemented AR, contract asset, and revenue cycle improvements that reduced collection cycles by 50% and improved cash flow by $3.8M YoY, strengthening liquidity and enabling reinvestment.
Career Highlight 3: Designed enterprise-level forecasting and reporting frameworks for 20+ business units and deployed automation tools (Excel/VBA/Python) and journal entry bots that eliminated manual work, improved accuracy, and enabled faster executive decision-making.
Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): A company should hire me because I am a transformational finance leader who consistently drives profitable growth, operational excellence, and cash performance across complex, global organizations. My career demonstrates a pattern of entering challenging environments—whether private equity–backed, high-growth, or Fortune 100 manufacturing—and delivering disciplined financial leadership while elevating business performance.
Strengths: I’m a results-driven finance leader who improves EBITDA, cash flow, and operating discipline while building scalable financial processes. I partner with executives to turn strategy into execution and use data, automation to drive long term value.
Hobbies & Personal Interests: Cars, Water polo, golf, music, fabrication,
Credentials: Actively studying for CPA.
Industry Experience: Aerospace & Defense, Consumer Packaged Goods, Defense, Hospitality / Hotels & Re, Life Sciences and Biotech, Logistics & Transport, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Private Equity, Technology
Company Fit: Medium and large
Management Experience: Over 10 years and up to 15.
Software Experience: SAP, Great Plains, Oracle, Hyperion, Cognos, and Workday.
Open To: Hybrid, In-office
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