Christopher Prchal Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Tampa, Florida, US

• Head of PMO (Project Management Office) in charge of leading cross-functional workstreams in successful execution of $2.1B ringfencing carve-out (partial divestiture) of company’s most profitable entity, the North.
• Lead all Day One planning and readiness activities, and Day Two execution for post-transaction transition
• Oversee all Program Management for extensive PMO cross-functional projects for $4B in revenue company
• Regularly present status updates to C-Suite and Executive-level audience to aid Executive Leadership Team in informed decision-making
• Work in daily partnership with CFO, CIO, SVP’s, and VP-level stakeholders to ensure punctual completion of project deliverables and that overall project status remains on track
• Regularly work with senior leadership to develop programs and projects aligned with the company’s strategies

Tampa, Florida, US

• Project Manager responsible for leading cross-functional workstreams in preparation to close a $2.1B SPAC transaction
• Led daily standing meetings with VP-level stakeholders of the following workstreams: Merger Proxy & DeSPAC, Quality of Earnings (QofE), Financial Separation and Reporting, Legal, Business Forecasts, Term Loan.
• Collaborate frequently with several external stakeholders including Big 4 firm as Deals advisor, outside legal counsel, private equity, Big 4 auditor, investment bankers, and outside credit capital markets team
• Created weekly PowerPoint decks and Microsoft Excel trackers regarding multiple aspects of status of the project
• Maintained weekly cadence and communication with both internal and external stakeholders
• Project Manager for additional project involving multiple Sourcing initiatives focused on achieving cost savings

Oak Brook, Illinois, US

• Managed all aspects of a $44M budget for company with annual revenue of over $1.5B
• Used SAP, BI, BPC, and Salesforce to leverage queries to support business analytics; also have Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Logic Functions, SUMIFs, Conditional Formatting, etc.)
• Conducted pro forma variance analysis and identified variance drivers to provide SG&A Walk Commentary on variances for: MTD Actuals vs. MTD Forecast, YTD Actuals vs. YTD Budget, YTD Actuals vs. YTD Prior Year, and FY.
• Responsible for monthly forecasts and annual budgets for 500+ projects for 26 different Cost Center Owners, all Director level, each budget $1M+
• Regularly met with CFO to review all SOPs were rigorously followed in order to ensure readiness for yearly audit

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Oversaw the firm’s compliance with ASC 606 regarding revenue recognition through leading a team of 7 individuals in reviewing over 500 Statement of Work contracts (20,000 pages), resulting in company successfully.
• Performed a Contract Analysis for every contract to determine the number of Performance Obligations per Statement of Work
• Acted as the Subject Matter Expert responsible for determining the firm's year-end recognized revenue in totality across its roughly 1,200 active engagements with clients
• Responsible for all risk management and compliance relating to ASC 606 as well as maintained database of pricing strategy per Performance Obligation
• Built out extensive calculator in Microsoft Excel to calculate price allocation of fee per Performance Obligation in order to determine firm's year-end recognized revenue
• Used SharePoint to document and share findings with the Director level

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Acted as Project Manager in which I led the firmwide Value Creation initiative aimed at quantifying financial value for upper mid-market clients through leveraging quantitative KPIs to conduct financial modeling and.
• Defined and articulated KPIs for specific projects/offerings across a wide breadth of industries including: Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology, Digital Product & Transformation, Financial Services, Consumer &.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIFs, Conditional Formatting, etc.)
• Proactively defined, identified, developed, and implemented Value Creation training materials in Microsoft Office 365 including Value Driver Trees in Microsoft Visio, data lists in Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft.
• Provided forecast adjustments at the project/offering level with detailed drivers of the changes
• Regularly led meetings with Directors of different practices to get feedback on Value Creation initiative

• Responsible for all Finance & Accounting matters regarding successful Optometric Physician Practice specializing in Public Aid (Illinois Medicaid) in Chicago. Regularly created financial reports in Microsoft Excel and.
• Regularly conducted due diligence to make sure budget is on track and business is remaining profitable
• Researched and evaluated past and current market conditions as well as the economic climate of the ever-changing needs of the eyecare industry
• Maintained compliance with all insurance companies and professional regulations as well as Continuing Education requirements for the Physicians
• Oversaw year-end investments as well as expenditure reductions in order to add to the profitability of the business

• Responsible for the management and upkeep of 2 establishments that gross over $2 million/yr each
• Created weekly schedules for over 100 employees and directed them on their nightly responsibilities to ensure high quality and efficient service
• Held weekly meetings with owner and general manager to assess topics ranging from individual employee performance to overall profitability of the business

New York, NY, US

• Canvassed the city of Chicago to ensure company’s database accurately reflected current market
• Was responsible for compiling spreadsheets and data lists of available retail properties and their given specs
• Handled communication for company of over 400 employees regarding available retail properties

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance

International Economics, Management, And Finance