David Hicks

About David Hicks

Achievement-oriented Finance Professional offering expertise in consolidating and analyzing financial data, taking into account the company’s goals and financial standing. Strategic, organized business partner, influential communicator, and multi-tasking, problem-solving project manager known for the ability to provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance. Collaborative leader with demonstrated successes in directing cross-functional teams to provide accurate and data-based information on a company’s profitability, solvency, stability, and liquidity while exceeding business, financial, and delivery goals. • Financial Planning and Analysis • Budgeting/Forecasting Analysis • Executive Decision Support for VP/Directors • Managing highly skilled Financial Analysts • Business Case Development & Analysis • Executive Level Communications • Advanced Proficiency in Excel/Office • Results/Variance Analysis • Project based Accounting/Reporting • KPI Reporting • Data Mining Abilities • Proficiency in SAP, Cognos, TM1, PeopleSoft and Business Objects

Experience

1. Senior Financial Analyst

   EVERMARK

   Mar 2022 — Present · Suwanee, GA, US

   Successfully provide decision Finance Support for Evermark, reporting directly to the Controller. Majorresponsibilities include financial reporting, forecasting, annual budgeting and other critical financialsupport. Additionally, I’m responsible for completion of the monthly financial reporting package along with presenting to the ELT team on all financial aspects related to the business. Key Accomplishments: Completed the 2024 AOP (Annual Operating Plan) exceeding $105M for all divisions of the business Developed bi weekly Flash Report, detailing current in month spend run rate and forecasted fullmonth revenue on a monthly basis Created monthly Operations Scorecard that provides Operations with critical Metrics/KPIs, therebyincreasing profitability by lowering Operations costs by > 15% YoY Support Sales VPs with monthly Deep Dives, focusing on profitability by customer, thereby increasingtotal Revenue for all divisions sequentially YoY by ~10%

Education

• University of Central Florida

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance, General

• University of Central Florida

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General