Craig Pouliot

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ABOUT CRAIG POULIOT

Early and mid stage finance executive (VP Finance, CFO) working in Technology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, SaaS, Healthcare, and Manufacturing industries aligning financial objectives with business goals. FP & A Specialist that is collaborating with Founders / CEOs and their management teams building the financial infrastructure to support scale through various stages of growth in Venture and Private Equity backed organizations. Leading organizations from Long-term strategic planning to short-term rolling forecasts analyzing macro and micro trends yielding better insight. Building the financial planning (model design and build) aligning with the strategic vision of the organization and translating it to finance execution across all facets of finance: Debt and equity fundraising from seed forward, M&A strategy, and IPO preparedness; external reporting to the Board of Directors, current and future investors, and audit firm selection and oversee audit process; internal reporting with executive dashboard, Key financial metrics, timely and accurate monthly performance (management reporting); vendor analysis and contract negotiations. Built strategic and detailed weekly cashflow reporting to support initiatives for growth and risk mitigation. Building key relationships to execute on Compensation planning, Sales and Operations planning, Product, Marketing and sales alignment on roadmap and timelines, bottom-up budgeting to support departmental financial performance both operationally and financially. Building successful high performing teams while mentoring individuals for long-term growth across local and cloud platforms (Google Sheets, Excel, NetSuite, Quickbooks, Sage, Oracle, SAP and others).