Brian Geerlings

About Brian Geerlings

I am a finance leader with over 20 years of experience transforming finance and accounting functions across public companies, private equity environments, and Fortune 100 organizations.I build structure where it is lacking and improve performance where it exists. My experience spans FP & A, controllership, and business operations, with a track record of stabilizing teams, accelerating reporting cycles, modernizing analytics, and delivering measurable efficiency gains. I focus on aligning people to the right roles, leading change across global teams, and strengthening the partnership between finance and operations.I leverage automation, data visualization, and emerging technologies to create scalable, high-quality finance environments that support better business decisions.MBA – NC State | BS Economics – University of Utah

Experience

1. Finance Lead

   Accenture

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Accelerated close analytics delivery from Day 22 to Day 10 (10+ day reduction), materially improving executive decision timing and forecast agility.• Reduced close-related overtime from ~50 hours per cycle to near zero through workflow automation, documentation redesign, and AI-assisted analytics preparation.• Delivered $140K+ in cumulative efficiency savings through We@ innovation initiatives and automation strategy.• Architected and deployed centralized Power BI expense database adopted by 90+ finance stakeholders across controllership and FP & A towers.• Consolidated fragmented reporting streams into standardized enterprise analytics framework, improving first-pass deliverable quality to near 100%.• Led transition of full analytics workload from U.S-based team to India Finance Center, completing knowledge transfer early and increasing scalability while maintaining quality controls.• Mentor and develop global team of analysts, elevating technical capabilities in Power BI, automation, documentation rigor, and financial storytelling.• Recognized by client leadership as key SME and retained due to trust, advisory strength, and consistent executive-ready output.

Education

• University of Utah

  B.S., Economics

  1997 — 2002

• North Carolina State University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance

  2012 — 2013

• North Carolina State University

  Master of Business Administration

• University of Utah

  Bachelor of Economics

Skills

• Marketing
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Supply Chain Management
• Leadership
• Oracle Financial
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• P&L
• S&Op Implementation
• P&L Management
• Financial Statements
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Competitive Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Variance Analysis
• Project Management
• General Ledger
• Pricing
• Cost Accounting
• Business Valuation
• Access
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Budgets
• Finance
• Npv
• Statistics
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Retail
• Strategy
• Acquisition Integration
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Derivatives
• Financial Analysis