Greg Booth Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, United States

Coordinated the financial / operational strategic planning processes to brainstorm and define organization-wide strategic objectives with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).Collaborated cross-functionally with the VP+ team to align / connect departmental goals with the organization’s strategic objectives.Led ELT and VP+ team(s) through the strategic initiative planning process: establishment of project plans, prioritization of project milestones, and creation of tools/enablers to monitor execution of strategy against plan. Oversaw the creation of all Strategic Planning deliverables:  Quarterly Board of Directors (BoD) presentations, including special sessions Annual operating plans (Corporate & Department-Level) Long-term strategic plans (3-Year and 5-Year)Defined and monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) for the organization ensuring operational focus on external and internal trends to enable continuous improvement and increased productivity.Participated in monthly assessment of both revenue management targets and cost management goals to identify opportunities that improve top-line and bottom-line growth. Collaborated with ELT and VP+ to define initiatives to improve P&L performance and communicated those to the BoD.Spearheaded a variety of special projects outside of the Strategic Planning role based on critical business requirements (Annual Merit and Bonus Planning, System Implementation/Data Migration Interference)

Remote

Oversaw efforts to re-design business processes and activities for the global organization (35+ operating companies), including oversight of transformation initiatives related to:  Global process standardization across operating companies and ERPs  Off-shore shared service center transition  North America and EMEA single sales entity adoption  Integration of strategic acquisitions into global process model

Remote

Managed remediation efforts of process design deficiencies in conjunction with business process owners and oversaw identification of pertinent mitigation strategies for unresolved issues.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Served as both a strategic and business process subject matter expert in a global Finance Organization and Shared Service Operating Model Transformation centralizing operations into low-cost, offshore shared service centers through a variety of integrated restructuring initiatives.  Managed the global standardization and consolidation of select business process activities (Financial Statement Close, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, etc.) of 35+ operating companies to transition into a shared service center model.  Developed headcount forecasting models tracking in-flight initiatives to estimate future organizational headcount and enabling material headcount and other operational savings across the organization.Managed engagements focused on the design of business processes and process activities, including internal controls, for multiple SEC filers and non-filers. Transformed both Business and IT processes and related controls.  Performed design assessments to evaluate pre-existing process activities.  Identified gaps / improvement opportunities against leading practice normative models.  Designed and implemented process activities to improve consistency of financial reporting and transaction processing.  Performed process activity rationalization and optimization activities to improve efficiency of performance. Led engagements focused on IPO readiness for first-year SEC filers and non-filers.  Developed financial compliance program infrastructure and program methodology.  Designed business processes and activities, including internal controls.  Defined communication protocols and means of audit execution. Managed cross-functional, global teams of on-shore and off-shore resources.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Conducted process walk-throughs, provided process design recommendations, and created risk and control matrices with supporting flowcharts for:  All major business processes, including Financial Statement Close, Order to Cash, Requisition to Pay, and Inventory.  Widely-utilized ERP systems, including SAP (S/4 HANA, GRC, BPC, BW), Oracle, JDE, and Hyperion, as well as various home-grown systems, customized off-the-shelf systems, and legacy applications. Formulated and deployed remediation plans to improve financial, operational, and compliance design weaknesses. Coordinated with business process owners to develop process improvement action plans and managed progress of action plan implementation to ensure timely delivery.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chesterbrook, Pa