Expertise Unleashed: An Insight into the Author’s Work Experience
I am a seasoned finance executive leveraging over 15 years of financial leadership across multiple industries to empower businesses to achieve their strategic goals through expert consulting services. I have a proven track record of directing all aspects of financial management for public and private companies, with demonstrated success guiding organizations ranging from high-growth startups to mature enterprises with $1 billion or more in annual revenue.
My core competencies include:
– Financial Planning & Analysis: Partner with executives and department heads to develop accurate financial forecasts, operating budgets, capital expenditure plans, and data-driven business cases to inform strategic decision-making and fuel growth.
– Accounting & Reporting: Oversee all accounting functions, including A/R, A/P, general ledger, payroll, and monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement preparation, while ensuring full compliance with GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
– Strategic Leadership: Align financial objectives with business strategy and lead the finance organization to deliver actionable insights that drive organizational performance and shareholder value. Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and executive team.
– Capital Management: Structure an optimal capital mix to fund business operations and expansion, oversee cash flow and working capital to maximize returns, evaluate M&A opportunities, and manage banking and investor relationships.
– Process Improvement: Continually assess financial operations to implement new technologies, streamline workflows, tighten internal controls, and enhance visibility into financial data to enable fact-based decision-making.
– Risk Management: Implement frameworks for identifying, measuring, and mitigating organizational risks spanning financial, operational, regulatory, and strategic domains.
As a consultant, I leverage my extensive experience as a senior financial executive to provide clients with objective advice and hands-on support to optimize financial performance, fund growth objectives, improve risk management, implement new systems and processes, upskill finance teams, and pursue transactional activities including M&A, capital raising, and IPO preparation. My passion is partnering with leadership teams to solve complex business challenges and drive sustainable success.
Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stvntaylor/