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Washington, Dc, Us

Mclean, Va, Us

Mclean, Va, Us

Lead Global team supporting all aspects of Corporate and Business Unit FP&A, including program control. Develop presentations and external reporting for stakeholders including banks, equity investors and the Board of Directors. Develop models to evaluate the impact of acquisitions, different capital structure strategies, and other scenarios on cash flow, debt ratios, etc. Successfully supported recapitalization initiative in 2021, resulting in private equity investment from OceanSound Partners. Established a rigorous forecasting process that has greatly improved accuracy and enabled better operational decision making in all Business Units. Increased the level of clarity and accountability through a revamp of process, roles, and reward structure. Consolidated and globalized back office functions realizing 20% savings. Reduced facility footprint leveraging flexible work space and improved collaboration tools. Reorganized company into fully matixed organization - verticals, horizontals, regions - and restructured ERP system to support new model. Supported several acquitions from due diligence through integration.

Global, Us

Brought in alongside new VP to turnaround the Global Consulting business. Responsible for all 7 Global Regions, including full P&L and Operational support for the Americas Region. Manage both onshore and offshore finance support teams. Led a reorganization into Practices aligned to major Partners, and increased the focus on Industry and Technology Consulting. This furthered CSC's strategy to guide clients on their Digital Transformation journey. Simultaneously, led a major workstream as part of the CSC + HPE = DXC merger. Helped define roles for Global R&D and sales solutioning/architecting, with alignment to offerings, industries and regions. Worked with matrixed leadership team and outside Consultants to achieve synergy targets while investing in growth areas.

Global, Us

Establish standardized reporting, structure, and financial/operational processes for CSC’s EBG's: Big Data & Analytics, Cloud, Cyber, Mobile, Social, & IoT. Prepare all financial analyses in support of the CTO’s Investment Review Board, helping to drive accountability in the investments furthering corporate strategy.

Global, Us

Led all financial aspects of the carve out of the BD&A business, in support of CSC's incubation strategy for next-generation IT. Collaborated with operations, geographic regions, industry leads, sales, and other stakeholders to establish financial reporting and operational processes in this matrixed organization. Successfully integrated the acquisition of Infochimps, a provider of platform-as-a-service (PaaS) big data solutions, which helped drive 58% growth in the commercial business.

Global, Us

Led the finance team in the integration of 2 strategic acquisitions supporting CSC's industry focused growth strategy. The first was a $20M consulting company focused on the utility sector; the second was a $30M software company that developed products to facilitate electronic submissions to regulatory agencies in the pharmaceutical industry.Improved the profitability of CSC's $150M Healthcare business from (10%) to +11% through elimination/remediation of bad contracts, cost containment, and process improvement. Focused on budgeting, forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, revenue recognition & financial issue remediation; while managing a diverse staff located both locally and remote. Developed new budgeting and forecasting models to aid in the business turnaround, and established new P&L format that set the new standard for the entire company.

Global, Us

Gained experience in all aspects of corporate finance through rotational Senior Finance Associate position. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: mergers and acquisitions, divestments, competitor analysis, goodwill impairment, strategic planning, management reporting and analysis, quarterly and annual SEC reporting, ad hoc financial analysis.

Global, Us

Wide range of experience in government contracting finance. Knowledge of contract specific finances covering all types of contracts (CPFF, T&M, FFP) and related financial entities such as contracts, subcontracts, billing, etc. Supported contracts with the federal defense and civil agencies along with state agencies. Personally responsible for contracts comprising $26 million in annual revenue. Managed a team of 3 financial analysts. Prepared various financial analyses utilizing a wide range of financial metrics including DSO and Earned Value. Additional experience with organizational finances such as indirect pools, overhead rates, cost allocations, new business tracking, and pipeline analysis.

Mba, Finance

B.A. With Honors, Economics, Minor Computer Science