Christopher B. Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

In this role, I act as Member of Executive Leadership Team; overseeing all financial planning & analysis functions for 18 campuses, online division, and 1 law school. I supervise, mentor, and train team of 9 direct reports, provided ROI analysis and forecasting models for new initiatives. I developed budgets, financial forecasts, and operating plans. I conduct variance analysis, and deliver month-end close. Present financial data, KPI metrics, and commentary to Board of Trustees and Board of Directors. Facilitate bi-weekly team meetings. ***Value Added***✔Tapped to serve as Interim CFO in early 2019; oversee P&L, budget control, financial management, debt restructuring, working capital, balance sheet and all back-end reporting. ✔Helped rebuild finance team to represent range of finance operations and better support campus and corporate leadership.✔Streamlined all reporting and standardized all processes and services.✔Assumed accountability for financial operations of South University Online.✔Delivered profitability models for University programs.

I delivered direct support to newly hired CFO; consulted on business, KPI metrics, and overall operational finance; supervised 2 direct reports. I partnered with leadership team to provide key advisory function as part of leadership team; performed profitability assessments and implementation of new pricing strategies. I led the automation of processes including month end close, forecasting, pricing, & reporting; managed ad-hoc special projects and as needed. ***Value Added***✔Provided timely, accurate adhoc models and insights to executive leadership to identify risks and revenue opportunities.✔Collaborated with accounting to review bad debt drivers, and coordinated meetings with Student Finance to ensure focus was on most impactful areas so quarterly goals were consistently met. ✔Created models to assist with free cash flow forecasting.

In this role, I delivered financial support to Argosy Online & Corporate; analyzed financial information, student trends, and other reports to provide financial recommendations to management for leadership decision-making. I also developed, refined, and maintained reporting tools and models to identify risks and opportunities.