Functional Skills
Budgeting
Corporate Finance
Investor Relations
Accounting
Operations Management
Finance Transformation
Forecasting / Projections
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Financial Modeling
ERP Management & Configuration
ERP Implementation
Employee Engagement
Business Intelligence
Compensation Strategy
Compensation Design
Software Skills
SQL
Netsuite
Quickbooks
Workday
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Certifications
CFECertified Fraud Examiner
CPACertified Public Accountant
Sector Experience
Automotive
Business Services
Energy
Financial Services
Technology
Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
BRIDGE TO RENEWABLES, INC. (BTR ENERGY)
Finance
Head of Finance (#1 finance employee)
4/2022 - 7/2024
Responsibilities:
• Creation, maintenance, and continuity of the Accounting/Finance functions
• Budgeting, both annual process and continued forecasting updates
• Development and maintenance of operational KPIs
• Management of cap table
• Ownership of external relationships, including:
● • Investor groups/board members
• Third party accountants
• Audit/Tax partners
• Healthcare/Benefits/Payroll
• Recruiting/Onboarding
● Accomplishments: Accounting
• Re-designed general ledger to allow for alignment of budget/KPIs with accounting actuals
• Formalized monthly/quarterly accounting close process
• Implemented new AP process to avoid missing bills/making late payments
• Overhauled inventory accounting process to better align with actual business functions and reduce risk of omissions/errors
• Developed automated reporting process for quarterly financials
● Budgeting/Forecasting
• Derived initial flexible operational budget from externally prepared Series A model; implement
• Creation, maintenance, and continuity of the Accounting/Finance functions
• Budgeting, both annual process and continued forecasting updates
• Development and maintenance of operational KPIs
• Management of cap table
• Ownership of external relationships, including:
● • Investor groups/board members
• Third party accountants
• Audit/Tax partners
• Healthcare/Benefits/Payroll
• Recruiting/Onboarding
● Accomplishments: Accounting
• Re-designed general ledger to allow for alignment of budget/KPIs with accounting actuals
• Formalized monthly/quarterly accounting close process
• Implemented new AP process to avoid missing bills/making late payments
• Overhauled inventory accounting process to better align with actual business functions and reduce risk of omissions/errors
• Developed automated reporting process for quarterly financials
● Budgeting/Forecasting
• Derived initial flexible operational budget from externally prepared Series A model; implement
GameChange Solar
Finance
Director – Finance (#2 finance employee)
6/2021 - 4/2022
• Maintained/updated three-statement financial model to facilitate preferred equity capital raise
• Supported expansion of credit facility, syndication to other banks to support working capital needs
• Designed and executed initial company-wide budget planning process and headcount growth strategy
• Liaison to investment banks to evaluate/prepare for potential IPO
• Led migration of CRM into Netsuite ERP; Implemented Workflow Management process
• Supported expansion of credit facility, syndication to other banks to support working capital needs
• Designed and executed initial company-wide budget planning process and headcount growth strategy
• Liaison to investment banks to evaluate/prepare for potential IPO
• Led migration of CRM into Netsuite ERP; Implemented Workflow Management process
Avangrid Renewables
Finance
Senior Manager – Business Performance
8/2020 - 6/2021
• Overhauled gross margin reporting to better align actual reporting with budget process
• Facilitated information sharing between accounting and operations teams
• Mentored teammates new to the renewables industry
• Facilitated information sharing between accounting and operations teams
• Mentored teammates new to the renewables industry
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments
Finance
Associate Director – Financial Planning & Treasury
6/2016 - 8/2020
• Managed RFP process to replace ERP/accounting system (Netsuite to Workday); Led and completed ERP implementation across organization
• Rebuilt monthly operating reports, reducing potential for manual error and lowering build time by over 50%
• Handled external debt and equity stakeholder relationships, running investor calls, providing customized performance analytics and managing relationships
• Integrated, trained and managed team of three analysts with cross-functional responsibilities
• Developed inter-related cash forecasting system to manage short-term, medium-term and long-term cash needs for various growth scenarios; integrated dashboards to disseminate takeaways across teams
• Implemented annual organization-wide budgeting process; integrated and standardized procedures for 30+ renewable portfolio projects, over 400 legal entities; presented information to executive team and external parties
• Continuously trained non-finance personnel on how to interpret financials an
• Rebuilt monthly operating reports, reducing potential for manual error and lowering build time by over 50%
• Handled external debt and equity stakeholder relationships, running investor calls, providing customized performance analytics and managing relationships
• Integrated, trained and managed team of three analysts with cross-functional responsibilities
• Developed inter-related cash forecasting system to manage short-term, medium-term and long-term cash needs for various growth scenarios; integrated dashboards to disseminate takeaways across teams
• Implemented annual organization-wide budgeting process; integrated and standardized procedures for 30+ renewable portfolio projects, over 400 legal entities; presented information to executive team and external parties
• Continuously trained non-finance personnel on how to interpret financials an
SolarCity
Finance
Corporate Finance Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis
6/2014 - 5/2016
• Created and presented key information on management financials at weekly executive staff meetings
• Worked with department heads to develop customized KPI's to better understand budget performance
• Built countless SQL queries/ad hoc reports to analyze customer/performance data around various topics
• Collaborated with internal software team on financial projects to improve database and reporting capabilities
• Devised the first enterprise-wide long-term cash flow model, integrating high-level business expectations and detailed departmental budget attributes
• Worked with department heads to develop customized KPI's to better understand budget performance
• Built countless SQL queries/ad hoc reports to analyze customer/performance data around various topics
• Collaborated with internal software team on financial projects to improve database and reporting capabilities
• Devised the first enterprise-wide long-term cash flow model, integrating high-level business expectations and detailed departmental budget attributes
EnerNOC
Finance
MBA Intern – FP&A
6/2013 - 8/2013
NA
Trident Capital
Accounting
Senior Accountant
1/2010 - 1/2012
NA
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Accounting
Advisory Services Associate
1/2007 - 1/2009
NA