Professional Summary
Finance Director with over 10 years of experience in SaaS and recruiting industries, specializing in Financial Planning & Analysis and regulatory compliance. Known for improving forecasting accuracy, resolving audit findings, and identifying significant cost savings. Passionate about leveraging data analytics to drive strategic decisions.
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Cash Flow Management
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Regulatory Compliance
Experience
Finance Director — Data Annotation
- Prepared monthly financial statements with less than 2% variance to forecast across a $12M ARR portfolio.
- Implemented automated reporting dashboards, reducing close cycle from 10 to 5 days.
- Identified cost savings of $720K annually through vendor contract negotiations.
- Led annual budgeting process, incorporating zero-based assumptions for 30+ cost centres.
- Ensured SOX compliance and coordinated external audits with zero material findings.
Finance Manager — Jobgether
- Drove reforecasting cadence that improved quarterly accuracy by 15%.
- Managed budgets of $8M across three business units, providing actionable variance analysis.
- Standardised financial modelling templates that reduced build time by 40%.
- Partnered with ops leadership to quantify and track $400K annual efficiency gains.
- Coached junior analysts on data visualisation best practices for executive reporting.
Finance Director — Fricke Recruiting
- Streamlined financial reporting package, decreasing board close from 7 to 4 days.
- Identified $250K in recurring expense misclassifications during annual audit.
- Implemented cash flow forecasting that reduced drawdowns on lines of credit by 50%.
- Standardised KPI dashboards used by executive leadership to inform hiring strategy.
- Mentored finance team through transition to cloud-based ERP with minimal disruption.
Education
B.S. Accounting
University of Waterloo
Certifications
- CPA
- CMA