David Hughes
Strategic Finance & Operations Leader ⇨ FP&A, Pricing, BI Automation, Strategic Forecasting, Executive Leadership ⇨ 15+ Years ⇨ Led $50M+ Margin Expansion & $450M Capital Modeling Across Automotive & Consumer Industries
- Role
- Director of Financial Planning & Analysis Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at Sorenson Communications
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Hughes
I’m a Strategic Finance & Operations Leader passionate about transforming the way…
Experience
Director of Financial Planning & Analysis Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Feb 2022 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US
Lead FP & A strategy for a multi-million-dollar communications company with $800M P&L and employees, driving margin expansion and revenue growth through advanced financial modeling and operational initiatives. Built a $450M refinancing model to guide private equity and investment banking decisions, optimizing EBITDA, revenue, and free cash flow outcomes. Delivered $65M annual free cash flow improvement through a three-statement budget model integrating ERP data and cross-functional planning inputs. Designed AI-powered captioning workflows to optimize agent mix and cost modeling, increasing annual gross margin by $40M. Shifted captioning operations from ASR to offshore agents in response to regulatory changes, generating $16M in annual savings.
Education
Northwest Nazarene University
Masters of Business Administration
2013 — 2015
Southern Virginia University
B.A.
2004 — 2008
Saint Joseph's University - Erivan K. Haub School of Business
Master's degree
2019 — 2020
Skills
- Wealth Management
- Retirement Planning
- Wealth Accumulation
- Financial Advisory
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Planning
- Income Protection
- Leadership
- Asset Allocation
- Mutual Funds
- Investments
- Financial Planners
- Insurance
- Investment Strategies
- Finance
- Investment Advisory
- Retirement
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Wealth
- Management
- Team Building
- Customer Service
- Securities
- Analysis
- Estate Planning
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