Andre Clark Email & Phone Number

Long Beach, California, Us

Acting CFO, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary at a state-of-the-art high-tech division of Nikon Corporation, reporting directly to the CEO.

Long Beach, California, Us

Executive finance leader, responsible for overseeing the accounting department, all core accounting functions (AP, AP, and GL), FP&A, treasury, forecasting and managing cash, supporting month-end close, providing audit support, and managing capital expenses to budget.

Long Beach, California, Us

• Developed and maintained FP&A model and manufacturing cost accounting calculations to ensure predictable monthly financial performance and that variances between plan and actual were minimized.• Created management reporting package, dashboards, and variance to budgets, and alerted executive management of potential performance deviations before they occurred, to ensure that financial performance aligned with forecast.• Prepared financial plans, analysis, and management reports, improved and created new processes resulting in a robust and highly accurate financial planning and control for all areas including revenue, COGS, OpEx, CapEx.• Assisted in selection and implementation of SAP ERP 6.0 accounting system which replaced legacy QuickBooks accounting system • Owned cash management, internal controls and compiliation of all financial statements.• Assist CFO in monthly close and consolidated financial reporting

Hamilton , Hm, Bm

Performed as a senior member of the finance and investor relations teams at a publicly-traded leading global equipment lessor with $13B in assets, over $1.4B in annual revenues and a market capitalization of $4.1B.• Supported executive leadership by developing all external communications presentation materials for quarterly earnings calls and Board of Directors meetings, buy and sell-side equities analysts and non-deal roadshows (NDRs) and providing reference materials for call scripts and managing all earnings cycle logistics.• Coordinated development, rollout and ongoing updates of Investor Relations website: tritoninternational.com/investors, providing investors with complete and accurate understanding of company performance.• Maintained quarterly financial reporting package, including competitive analysis vs. benchmark of publicly-traded competitors, ensuring management had current knowledge of peer valuations and performance.• Created and executed ESG disclosure strategy, increasing Triton's overall ESG scores from near bottom of industry peer group to top.• Collaborated with corporate management and accounting and tax teams, developing assumption scenarios for 5-year financial planning and analysis (FP&A) model.• Provided decision-making insight through key performance indicators report, enabling different management levels to assess daily operations and analyze trends in a fast-paced environment.• Utilized management skills to coach and mentor finance team members on analytical skills, presentation techniques and business acumen.• Drove credit management and sales decisions by creating regular quantitative analysis and guidance for top 15 customers representing over 85% of revenue.

Acted as Assistant Treasurer for private equipment lessor with $700M in annual revenues. Created all investor communications and reporting. Maintained FP&A models.• Enhanced and maintained corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) budgeting and forecasting models, determining optimal growth path.• Oversaw financial planning process and treasury activities, including cash forecasts, liquidity forecasts, capital structure optimization, borrowings and payments, optimally managing debt and cash.• Led financial communications and explained company performance through regular interactions with lenders and ratings agencies, and drafting of all presentations.• Contributed to all major business initiatives, corporate development projects and other special projects, including extensive review of company, culminating in merger-of-equals with competitor.• Published market intelligence reporting package, highlighting research of industry trends and company-specific news flow for customers, suppliers and competitors.

B.A.

30 Credits Toward Bba, Accounting