Kristopher May Email & Phone Number

United States

Hartford, Connecticut Area

- Finance Leader & business partner for the Fossil & Industrial Steam Power Americas Product Line driving strategic decision making and profitable growth, with dual (finance) responsibility for the Steam Power Americas Project organization- Own the financial reporting and consolidation, analysis, and forecasting processes/rhythms for the Product Line & Project Organization; focus on predictability, growth, and risk management; communicating to all levels and functions within the organization- Realized growth in subsequent years; reduced past dues by 50%+ since start of role- Finance (functional) LEAN leader/representative in region, inspire and train on continuous improvement, lead LEAN actions to enhance value for customers - Manage a diverse team of finance professionals covering various business segments;inclusive leader focused on development and accountability- Established the finance team, organizational structure, and processes/rhythms for theProduct Line & Project Organization from the inception of the business- Finance lead on project cost and risk reviews; drive transparency; enable the business tomitigate risk, capitalize on cash flow and margin opportunities- Key collaborator in ERP and other system/process implementations with a focus on simplification

- Business partner to the Commercial team driving strategic growth and profitability across multi-billion dollar portfolio- Partner with the deal teams on customer/product strategy; drive financing options, cash, convertible orders; operationalize accounting policies - Own Commercial FP&A rhythm, Orders to Convertibility; commercial lead for business reviews and transactional growth strategy; created Boiler pipeline and pacing process- Established Steam Plant fleet analytics (business segmentation) to develop commercial strategies, facilitate pipeline creation, define target product areas and capital allocation- Key Collaborator in the development of the Boiler OpFlex and MYA offerings - Own Boiler Market & Customer Value analysis, lead market pricing and cost-out analytics; simplified Boiler parts program pricing- Administer Boiler sales operations support: including commercial planning and productivity analysis, pipeline visibility, outage forecasting and S&OP- Training: GE Outcome Selling

- Manage the controlling and financial reporting of all Services North America projects (including Mexico) and Boiler product line projects- Drove margin improvement on the North America portfolio through portfolio level analytics and targeted project trend analysis- Partner with region and product line management, multifunctional project teams and the customer to optimize project performance- Lead regional project (margin) reviews; challenge estimates to complete- Implement action plans to maximize cash flow and margin opportunities; identifyoperational and financial trends- Communicate project performance to region and product line management highlightingareas of risk and opportunity; link between operations and tendering- Develop the Project Controller community; promote knowledge sharing and networking- Successfully structured and managed an integrated team of Project Controllers toexecute projects across multiple business lines- Standardized the process of developing revenue milestones for the U.S. Boiler Servicesprojects- Simplified cost review procedures effectively directing operational focus to critical U.S.Boiler Services projects- Enhanced operational coordination and predictability by streamlining projectforecasting and reporting of U.S. Boiler Services scope- Harmonized various project related ERP processes achieving greater integrationand efficiency

Primary focus and accountability of this role is proactive predictable financial management and reporting that enables the project team to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks in order to achieve or surpass project cash flow and gross margin performance goals.- Finance lead on multiple large scale, global, industrial projects > $1B- Lead project cost reviews; enable the project team to mitigate risk and capitalize on project cash flow and margin opportunities- Forecast project income statement and balance sheet; providing early identification and communication of potential opportunities and foreseen deviations from plan- Consolidation and presentation of project budget, forecast and project review- Work with international tax department to develop tax strategies relevant to Saudi Arabia- Exposure to international customs importation and valuation; finalize Manjung master component list used to obtain import duty and sales tax exemption in Malaysia - Hedge foreign currency exposures on assigned projects

CREDIT RISK ANALYST - ALSTOM POWER (09/2009 - 10/2010)Baden, Switzerland- Contribute to the implementation of Global ALSTOM Credit Policy- Analyze company/financial data of ALSTOM customers/suppliers/partners; provide credit recommendations and actions to mitigate identified risks- Moderate internal business discussions to manage affiliates identified as high risk- Provide Credit Risk training to Business Sourcing/Finance/Legal and the extended ALSTOM population- Contribute to the development of the Global ALSTOM Credit Policy, pertaining to ALSTOM Customers and PartnersFINANCIAL ANALYST - ALSTOM TRANSPORT (03/2009 - 09/2009)- Consolidate and analyze financial results of contracts in Western and Southern Europe- Provide timely financial reports to senior management- Define, develop and deploy new indicators and analysis schemesPROJECT CONTROLLER - ALSTOM POWER (06/2008 - 03/2009)- Responsible for financial oversight of multiple projects in the U.S.A. and India- Work closely with project team throughout contract execution to ensure proactive predictable financial management and reporting- Lead project cost reviews; allowing the project team to mitigate risk and capitalize on project cash flow and margin opportunities- Forecast project income statement and balance sheet- Consolidation and presentation of project reporting, forecasting and project review- Contribute to the development of a project cost review work instruction (best practice for the business)

Bachelor Of Science, Finance, Economics

Finance