Dan Mcdougell Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO, US

This complete-home renovation project involved substantial demolition, restoration, and interior design improvements, which enhanced project management skills, creative problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail. It further leveraged & honed a capacity for strategic planning & execution, adaptability to ambiguity & adversity, and resource.

Greater St. Louis

• ★ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ★-----
• Individually designed & implemented a comprehensive Brokerage Retention & Recruiting model for the Americas, significantly reducing turnaround time and achieving material annual cost savings.
• Through meticulous forensic analysis & reconstruction of an outdated & deficient process, enhancements streamlined model performance, improved usability, and resolved frequent system crashes related to file size &.

Greater St. Louis

• ★ 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 ★-----
• Led the implementation of sales & use tax compliance across nexus-qualifying states – recovering thousands in state penalties – and directed process improvements in the Customer Care department to enhance service.
• Developed comprehensive Accounting/Finance procedural memorandum for training & audits, as well as financial & budgeting packets to provide key financial insights to senior executives.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• ★ 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ★-----
• Led monthly forecasting & quarterly/annual budgeting processes, incl. data consolidation and analysis.
• Collaborated with the President, CFO & senior leadership on high-priority projects across Finance.
• Mentored & managed junior professionals on the Global Finance team.
• Analyzed monthly financial results and created dashboards for senior executives.
• Initiated cross-business unit collaboration, gaining support from senior executives.

Greater St. Louis Area

• ★ 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 ★-----
• Coordinated the monthly close process for global data reporting.
• Led quarterly Presidents’ Council financial review and exhibit analysis.
• Contributed to annual Strategy Review, liaising with the Strategic Planning group.
• Provided leadership & training for a team of financial analysts.
• Analyzed monthly financial results and collaborated with senior stakeholders globally.

Greater St. Louis Area

• ★ 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬, 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 ★-----
• Developed and implemented financial models and analytical tools to support decision-making.
• Analyzed key business drivers, advising management on risks and opportunities.
• Managed exchange rate risk, hedging programs and embedded derivatives exposure for global operations.
• Conducted monthly/quarterly reconciliations of cost accounting across all sites.
• Analyzed balance sheet and trade working capital metrics.

Greater St. Louis

• Assisted in negotiating and administering contracts for Financing and M&A transactions, overseeing processes from LOI to post-close.
• Led transition for acquisitions, divestitures, and swaps, developing Transitional Service Agreements and coordinating corporate stakeholder roles.
• Analyzed financial impacts of M&A activities on the 5-year plan and provided status updates to senior management on transaction integration effectiveness.
• Prepared board materials and articulated key discussion points for senior executives.

Greater St. Louis

• Conducted quantitative financial analyses, including discounted cash flow and comparable company analyses, for middle-market M&A transactions ($5M – $200M).
• Developed financial models and presentation materials for client engagements.
• Created and maintained databases of financial/strategic buyers through extensive research.
• Supported the due diligence process by organizing documents for virtual data rooms.
• Coordinated industry research and participated in due diligence interviews with executives.

Mba, Finance, Accounting, General/Strategic Management & International Business

★ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 ★ • Dean’s Honor List • Dean’s Award – Building the Chicago Booth Brand.

Honors Bsba, Finance & Eastern European Studies

★ 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝒄𝒖𝒎 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒆 ★ • Presidential Scholarship - highest competitive award • Dean’s List (4 years, every semester) • Presidential Scholars.