Christina Valastro
Us Consult CFO @Kyndryl
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WORK HISTORY
Us Consult CFO @Kyndryl
Finance Leadership Contributions to US Kyndryl Consult OverviewAs a Finance Leader with the US Kyndryl Consult executive team, I drove business growth and operational effectiveness through strategic initiatives, financial planning, and fostering collaboration.• Consulting Business Growth InitiativesI tracked US consult partner recruitment as a strategy for expanding consulting operations and developed plans to accelerate revenue recognition, including fast-tracking milestone payments and optimizing backlog in line with company goals.• Strategic Financial Planning and AnalysisI led daily finance reviews, analyzing metrics such as signings, revenue, expenses, utilization, and hiring. My findings fed into reports for leadership and featured in quarterly earnings presentations.• Coaching and Performance ModelingI built financial models and coached market owners on their use, including signings-to-revenue and revenue waterfall models that enhanced forecasting and identified growth opportunities across client and market levels.• Leadership and Team AlignmentI ran regular sessions to align team objectives with customer value delivery, establishing clear strategies, assessing performance, and setting actionable financial targets.• Collaboration and Knowledge ManagementI initiated forums for women in finance and mentoring programs for new hires, strengthening knowledge sharing and professional development within the organization.• AI Enablement in Finance: Creativity, Adaptability and Data SkillsImplementing AI in daily activities to produce accurate results quickly. Thinking creatively on how to use AI and build something that replaces processes, redundancy, etc to lead to more time for more value-add. Utilizing judgement along with LLM and upskill where technology meets finance (creating agents). Goal is to be a high-performing Agentic AI user and distributing knowledge throughout organization.
EDUCATION
University at Albany
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Majored in Economics, Minor in Business Administration
Marist College School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General
ABOUT CHRISTINA VALASTRO
Over 15 years of progressing responsibility in financial leadership roles. Currently, the North America Plan Coordinator for a $10B business within IBM, providing strategic planning analysis to achieve Corporate goals of IBM’s GTS business.Specialties and Qualifications: Financial Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis, Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting. Competencies: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, CopilotExperience with financial planning, reporting, budgeting, business analysis and accounting. 15+ years of experience in the technology industry and 3+ years of experience in banking industry (focused on member owned institutions).Trusted business adviser, reliably performing the chief financial duties and supporting top executives utilizing excellent analytical and presentation skills. Passionate about developing others; training and coaching financial analysts and business leaders. Self-starter, team player, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, driven to high performance standards at a professional and ethical manner.
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