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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ghent, Flemish Region, BE

• Transitioned to lead global finance and accounting functions for $250M hardware and software vertical while serving as a strategic business partner to the general manager and multidisciplinary leadership team..
• Turned around struggling business within first 2 quarters, driving a 7% growth rate and improving forecasting capabilities by enhancing visibility to order backlog for sales and manufacturing leaders.
• Reversed 3-year trajectory of negative profitability by enabling 15% service margin on client-facing software services through corrected pricing options and team right-sizing initiative.

Ghent, Flemish Region, BE

• Provided strategic transformational support to the general manager of $90M software business while overseeing daily finance, accounting, and P&L and working capital management functions. Led team, including staff.
• Increased annual growth rate in recurring business from 5% to 9.5% during tenure by prioritizing key strategic goals, enabling pricing increases, and maximizing sales incentive plans.

Malvern, PA, US

• Selected by CEO to lead integration of Cummins Allison into Crane Holdings following 2019 acquisition. Leveraged extensive M&A experience to consolidate all operational activities using proper change management and.
• Enabled 15% growth in profitability margins within first year of Cummins Allison integration by restructuring team and shifting from private to publicly-held organization.

Malvern, PA, US

• Promoted to lead integration of joint venture SaaS startup within Crane Holdings. Coached and mentored 10+ matrixed team members through problem-solving exercises to break down complex processes and develop operating.
• Led consolidation of 2 businesses into single unit that spun out into independent joint venture model still operating in 2024. Streamlined management decision-making and established proper foundational processes to.
• Realized $10M+ in incremental revenue growth within 1 year by driving multidisciplinary development and implementation of complex new recurring revenue business model.

Malvern, PA, US

• Transferred to company’s largest site, with $430M in annual revenue, to facilitate finance integrations following M&A transactions. Led team of 10 general accountants, AP, and AR representatives.
• Led full finance integration of $550M standalone acquisition within 6 months, surpassing typical timeline of 12–18 months. Led cross-functional team of 20+ through addition of public reporting cycles, internal.
• Enabled YOY cash flow increase of $36M within 1 year through deep analysis of financial records in collaboration with AP / AR team.

Stamford, Connecticut, US

• Shifted into one of company’s major business segments to partner with senior vice president and optimize reporting function. Prepared ad-hoc financial reports, board of directors’ reports, and analyst reports for.
• Enabled investment in 7 new product development programs by reducing working capital portion of total sales by 40 basis points.
• Contributed to financial due diligence for $40M acquisition.

Stamford, Connecticut, US

• Served on corporate FP&A team for $3B organization with 12 different subsidiary businesses, directly reporting to director of FP&A and indirectly reporting to CFO. Increased visibility of financial data by generating.
• Reduced report creation time from 48 hours (2 days) to 4 hours with zero errors, improving leadership preparation for upcoming meetings and enhancing strategic decision-making through accurate data.