Brien-Kevin Walker

Senior Vice President of Finance Chief Financial Officer @Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery

Overland Park, KS, US

Developed bench strength in the Finance division to accommodate and achieve organizational goals:• Augmented contracting department achieving Net Revenue growth (PPD) 38% from FY 2020• Created business intelligence department responsible for development of mission critical data needs for all organizational departments: patient GEO (geographic location) reports, daily census, monthly financial KPI’s containing 5 years of comparable data, annual capital and operating budgets• Transitioned and created a new billing department• Developed new financial statements in conformance with GAAP including uniform Income Statement, Balance Sheet (with imbedded ratio analysis), and Indirect/Direct Statement of Cash Flows• Improved external Auditor status from a Disclaimer Opinion in 2020 to Unqualified Opinion 2021• Instrumental in obtaining $13.5 million bond financing for Colorado facility capital improvements• Facilitated COR support in January 2024 to assist patients with COBRA insurance payments resulting in 100 patients being treated at Valley Hope• Developed new successful capital and operating budget models• Assisted with Selection & implementation of new Electronic Health Record (SunWave) and navigated the complex interface between SunWave EHR and the General ledger system• Modernized Billing practices for universal laboratory and pharmacy services supporting the “One Valley Hope” initiative, and inbstituted Physician Group Practice provider billing• Actively supported and provided CEO with data for all major initiatives implemented (i.e, length-of-stay) to drive organizational change and transform the culture of VHA• Developed regulatory matrix for the ethics and compliance department outlining each state’s regulations for substance use disorder treatment• Identified and educated leadership team on critical industry markers utilized to measure operational effectiveness transforming the organizational culture to achieve financial sustainability

New Horizons Computer Learning Center

Project Management

University of South Florida

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting and Computer Science

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Malcolm Baldrige Examiner Training

Flagler College

Accounting and Business/Management

University of South Florida

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting and Finance

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Continuing Professional Education, Estate Planning