Every business needs a top talent; this is where I come into play. My name is Erin L. Johnston offering comprehensive experience in financial management/control. I am skilled in utilizing “leading from the front” management style for applying industry best practice methods for financial improvement and valuable commercial insights provision. I am an ideal leader to streamline business operations to drive profitable growth and increase efficiency. I am a forward-thinking leader and elite communicator, with ability to build and steer cross-functional teams to promote positive culture and nurturing working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. My specialties are: • Financial Planning & Analysis• Operational Excellence & Control• Profit & Revenue Generation• Business Process Improvement• Team Collaboration & Leadership• Project Governance & Control• Financial System Implementation• Risk Assessment & Mitigation• Cost Estimation & Reduction• Contract Review & Negotiation• Client Relationship Building• Budgeting & Forecasting• Account Reconciliation• Internal Audit Control• Variance Analysis Some of my key contributions are:• Surpassed revenue growth, profit, and headcount targets by initiating a sustainable strategy for 2019-2021.• Reduced delivery schedule and improved data integrity by updating financial budgeting tools.• Executed budgeting & forecasting deliverables, including all decision support via business units’ interaction. I have a prominent career marked with a consistent record of top work performance. I have proven my ability to communicate complex situations, while promoting effective governance and positive change that improved productivity and efficiency. While others take pride in meeting all standards set before them: my passion is for delivering service that goes beyond organizational expectations, creating a win-win scenario for everyone involved. If you’d like to get in touch, please feel free to connect with me at ejohnston.turlington@gmail.com
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Vp Of FinanceKempowerCoats, Nc, Us
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Interim Managing Director, Vp Finance And AdministrationKempower Mar 2024 - PresentNorth America
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Director Of FinanceKempower Apr 2023 - Mar 2024North America
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Director Of FinanceIne Jul 2022 - Apr 2023Cary, North Carolina, United States -
Director Of Finance, North America CfoNne Feb 2019 - Jul 2022Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaIn this role, I acted as second in command for North America operations and the interim general manager for my last three months. Also, I led business operations to support efforts for a strategy toward growth, sustainability, and people development. As well as, I dealt with accounting activities as per GAAP and IFRS, including: internal/external auditing, receivables, payables, payroll, accrued costs, and revenue recognition. While, monitoring all endeavors of operational business unit areas, including payroll, HR, sales, marketing, IT, legal, immigration, and project controlling. Along all of these, I played a key role as mentor to all levels within the organization and tactical contributor as a senior Leader in the North American organization indispensable to General Manager. My key contributions are:• Optimized recruitment performance and hired 30 employees (second highest recruitment rate in the history of the company) by streamlining processes and shortening recruiting cycle, while promoting and maintaining a great company culture.• Created reporting tools for leading key performance indicators as well as driving strategic business-critical areas, including average sales price, billable hours, order entry, backlog, and win rate.• Improved free cash flow position from negative to over 100% in all three years of the strategy period.• Slashed finance & human resource organizational costs by 25% via operational excellence and advancing inefficient processes.• Implemented growth strategy for period 2019-2021 and secured financial stability with sustainable operating profit.• Established HR & finance departments; secured scalable efficient processes and sustained a lean financial setup.• Conducted profit and loss analysis model to verify completeness and accuracy of monthly and yearly reported figures.• Launched a mentoring program built on reverse mentoring principles with high participation and engagement. -
Director Of FinanceNne Sep 2015 - Jan 2019Durham, NcAiming to attain set targets, I oversaw end-to-end activities for planning, implementing, and managing all finance-related activities of the organization as strategic business partner and trusted advisor to executive leadership team and chief executive officer. As well as, I headed committee representative on larger projects of +2.5 MUSD; facilitated project decision making, contract risk management, and positive project performance and contribution control. While, leading accounting, project finance, project controlling, and IT professionals.My key contributions are:• Pivotal as strategic business partner in developing and implementing of business planning, while leveraging profitability drivers to generate focused operational actions.• Attained ambitious growth goals/targets with optimum profit development for company and within project execution PL’s by initiating a strategic financial model and determining profitability drivers.• Reduced month-end closing from five to three days through process optimization, skill alignment, and automation.• Recognized as trusted advisor to sales organization and project execution centers in pricing and proposals.
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Finance ManagerNne Mar 2013 - Sep 2015Morrisville, NcUtilizing a broad range skill, I developed financial forecasts with feedback from project leaders, including mid and longer-range budget planning models, and develops. Also, I monitored company financial planning, analysis and reporting, including month-end close, reporting, forecasting, target setting, variance analyses, planning, and budgeting for his/her respective businesses for accounting policies compliance. As well as, I headed overall activities conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), FASB, IRS regulations, statutory & other regulations, corporate policies, and contracts as applicable, while interacting with corporate to secure accurate representation.My key contributions are:• Conducted accurate, transparent, and timely financial analysis of organizational operations.• Acknowledged for developing insights gained from various analysis to streamline decision-making process.• Oversaw project performance index as well as ETC and EAC values as per schedule, cost, and project contribution.
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Sr.Financial|Business AnalystNne Pharmaplan Apr 2009 - Feb 2013Morrisville, North Carolina
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Staff AccountantNne Pharmaplan Feb 2008 - Apr 2009Clayton, North Carolina
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Cost AccountantYonkers Industries, Inc. May 2004 - Feb 2008Cary, North Carolina -
Accounting AssistantBasnight & Associaties Jun 2001 - May 2004Fuquay Varina, North Carolina
Erin Johnston Education Details
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Accounting And Business Management
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What company does Erin Johnston work for?
Erin Johnston works for Kempower
What is Erin Johnston's role at the current company?
Erin Johnston's current role is VP of Finance.
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Erin Johnston attended Strayer University-North Carolina, North Carolina Wesleyan College.
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