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 American Enterprise Business, consisting of $1.03B in new Term Loan, $750M in common equity, and $340M in new preferred equity• 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• Conduct both discovery and working sessions with senior leadership to identify aspirational projects as well as pain points of current business processes to develop ranking system with prioritization of projects and portfolio management process for implementation of projects• Manage 12 Direct Reports• Capture risks and dependencies to facilitate collaboration of the appropriate stakeholders to provide resolution and provide escalation when necessary• Responsible for leading large-scale IT software implementation of proprietary billing system, BLASR, through daily collaboration with software engineers, DBA’s, SA’s, and Advisory Systems Engineers

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 Syndication & RCF, Treasury and Insurance, Cash Pooling, 3rd Party Equity Raise, ESG, Investor Relations, Regulatory, Tax & Structure, Infrastructure/IT, Legal Entity Structuring, Product Separation, Valuation, Vendors, Process & Corporate Governance, Equity Transition & Planning, People & Internal Communications, and Redemptions Tracking• 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 Current Month Forecast vs. FY Prior Month Forecast • 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 passing their audit• 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 analysis in order to determine quantitative financial KPIs and financial value created for our clients, with the objective of achieving value-based pricing (2x fees, 3x fees, etc.) for the firm• 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 & Industrial Products, Energy & Utilities, Customer Experience, Operations Excellence, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Private Equity• 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 PowerPoint decks• 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 the development and implementation of Value Creation methodology and process for pilot focused on Value Creation at the project/offering level to then scale up• Used Salesforce to determine Engagement Leads for specific engagements as well as view project metrics

• 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 conducted financial modeling of the company’s Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow Statements in order to provide financial analysis and valuation of the company• 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