Michael Lambeth Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Irving, TX, US

• Responsible for the Treasury, Cash Management and FP&A function. Tasked with building and developing the Financial Planning and Analysis organisation.Treasury
• Assumed responsibility for managing the organisation's debt agreements, facilitating a $30 million donor-funded prepayment, saving approximately $2 million in annual interest expense.FP&A
• Developed the 2025 Annual Budget after being in the role for two months. Collaborated creating the Annual Budget presentation and co-presented to the Board gaining approval.

Coppell, Texas, US

• Led the FP&A function for the multi-unit, consumer retailer The Container Store while taking on additional responsibilities including joining the corporate Real Estate Committee. Assumed the role of Corporate Secretary.
• Executed the duties of Corporate Secretary, coordinating Board of Directors meetings, assisting in setting Board and Committee meeting agendas, and drafting Board and Committee meeting minutes ensuring excellent.
• Organized, managed and led the Annual Shareholder’s meeting.FP&A
• Joined the Company’s Real Estate Committee, lending financial support to the new store location decision making process.
• Led team in developing a new long-term financial model to support the company’s publicly stated goal of doubling the business in the coming years.Treasury
• Co-led structuring and implementing the Company’s first share repurchase program.M&A

Coppell, Texas, US

• Promoted to Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, assuming ownership of the Finance and Treasury function at multi-unit, consumer retailer The Container Store. Continued leadership of the entire FP&A function.
• Promoted to Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, assuming the ownership of the Finance and Treasury function at The Container Store.
• Took an increased role in participating and presenting our Annual Plan as well as Company sales updates at the quarterly Board of Directors meetings.
• Continued the expansion, support, and development of the Finance team.FP&A
• Led the Finance team in developing interim GAAP sales reporting to enable closer and more frequent monitoring of sales results.
• Led the Finance effort in contributing to a logistics optimization study that resulted in opening the Company’s second distribution center in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Coppell, Texas, US

• Assumed the day-to-day responsibility of the entire Finance organization. Expanded Treasury responsibilities to include launching the multi-unit, consumer retailer The Container Store's first ever private label credit.
• Assumed day-to-day responsibility of the Finance organization
• Participated in the company’s Leadership Development Program as a mentor to analysts on the Finance team.
• Continued the expansion and development of the Finance team by making two key new hires.Treasury
• Co-led the implementation of the company’s first ever private label credit card program, including identifying potential vendors, conducting discovery calls to learn about financing programs, scheduling vendor.
• Co-owned the private label credit card program relationship focusing on the contractual/business aspect of the program.

Coppell, Texas, US

• Took a leadership position representing the FP&A function in the successful execution of the multi-unit, consumer retailer The Container Store's IPO, including instituting a formal quarterly forecasting process to.
• Critical participant in the successful execution of the Company IPO. Participated in every step of the IPO process including drafting the S-1, creating IPO materials for the road show, developing multi-year financial.
• Designed and instituted a formal quarterly forecasting process to support the needs and requirements of a public traded company.Investor Relations
• Deeply involved in the quarterly earnings release process including collaborating to develop quarterly messaging, drafting the press release and the script, developing modeling for quarterly guidance, and executive Q&A.
• Joined the company 401(k) committee providing financial input and guidance related to the 401(k) plan structure, investment options, and plan fees.
• Led a successful term loan repricing post-IPO.

Coppell, Texas, US

• Continued involvement and the continuous improvement in the multi-unit, consumer retailer The Container Store's FP&A function by implementing the Company’s first financial planning system. Expanded Treasury duties by.
• Led initiative to research, identify, select, and implement a financial planning system to replace the existing excel-based financial planning process. Created a cross-functional evaluation team made up of.
• Assumed responsibility for all bank reporting related to our term and asset-based lending agreements.
• Active participant in two successful debt refinances, partnering with our banking partner to create a Confidential Information Memorandum, lender presentations, and rating agency presentations as well as providing.
• Fostered new relationships with the credit ratings agencies – Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s.
• Developed a monthly commodities cost report to inform our Buying team of raw material price changes to aid in price negotiations with product vendors.

Coppell, Texas, US

• Actively involved in shaping the multi-unit, consumer retailer The Container Store’s FP&A function including implementing a new financial planning process and creating a monthly financial reporting summary for the.
• Evaluated the existing financial planning process and implemented changes, primarily the creation of the Power Planning Team with representatives from all business departments.
• Developed and implemented a corporate overhead allocation methodology, allocating all corporate and distribution center expenses to our brick-and-mortar stores.
• Partnered with the Real Estate department to develop a pro forma income statement tool used to financially evaluate potential future store locations.Treasury
• Sourced and adopted a balance sheet and cash flow projection model to forecast and monitor company liquidity.
• Reviewed and evaluated the current foreign exchange hedging program and developed a go-forward strategy and process.

Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, TX, US

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Management

Mba, Finance