Daniel Frei
Chief Financial Officer- Department of Technology Services @State of Utah
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Financial Officer- Department of Technology Services @State of Utah
Reported directly to the CEO, and assumed responsibility for driving operational value and success of a large IT organization (730 FTEs/$180 million revenue) across a wide variety of customers and industries. • Directed of a team of 45 professionals in Accounting, Budget/FP & A, Billing, Contracts, Inventory, Administration, Purchasing, Admin Support, and Payroll while controlling financial performance, strategic planning, financial controls, operational metrics, and efficient operations. • Pioneered and instituted with team of professionals efficiency projects to centralize IT in the State, resulting in an ongoing savings of over $30 million; audit firms quantify savings and the main source was through FTE reduction in addition to myriad other projects. • Guided, mentored, and inspired the team of high performing, responsive staff in Finance and Administration through recruitment and development. • Synchronized initiatives of cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategic business plans and enhance operating initiatives; worked on such projects as data center consolidation, voice and data implementation, hosting and cloud implementation, contract negotiations with vendors, savings in the millions. • Implemented strategic budgeting and forecast monitoring in a highly complex environment to provide breadth of insight and financial decision support. • Orchestrated functionality of IT and process improvement; Achieved 25% higher operational efficiency which included KPI’s, dashboards, business trends. • Analyzed and increased internal controls over financial functions resulting in company-wide increase of stewardship of assets, inventory, and fiscal responsibility. • Ensured strict financial adherence to GAAP accounting principles and compliance requirements to positively satisfy boards, internal and external auditors, Federal/State oversight bodies, and customers.
EDUCATION
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management Information Systems, General
University of Utah
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics
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