Evan Downey
- Role
- Consulting Chief Financial Officer at Downey Hernandez Consulting
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Consulting Chief Financial Officer
Feb 2024 — Present · Portland, OR, US
We help growing and transitioning businesses upgrade their finances, processes, systems, and governance to unlock their next next level of business performance. Our work brings clarity, structure, and insight; so leadership teams know what\'s happening, make better decisions, and move forward with confidence.Recent engagements have helped clients- Gain insight on their financials and what’s happening in the business by cleaning up accounting, reorganizing the general ledger, and improving how results are presented and discussed- Clarify roles and responsibilities across founders, leadership teams, and boards (or boards of managers); so that people stop chasing the same problems and start playing their positions- Drive operational efficiency by preventing reinvention of the wheel, establishing repeatable processes, challenging workarounds and offline trackers, and making sure reporting is a natural byproduct of daily work, not an extra task- Move to a shared, accurate understanding of the business. Replacing disconnected tools, offline reports, and inconsistent metrics with streamlined reporting that supports real conversations- Replace or realign external partners, whether because the company has outgrown them or because they weren’t delivering the quality or insight the business needed- Reduce caveats and interpretation games (\"well the data says X, but.\") so leaders can trust what they’re seeing, understand what’s behind the numbers, and focus on actions, not explanationsAcross every engagement, our goal is simple: to create clarity and confidence in finance and operations so leadership teams can focus on growing the business, not untangling it. We partner closely with founders, executives, and boards to bridge the gap between messy realities and well-run, professional organizations.
Education
IE Business School
IMBA, International Masters in Business Administration
2009 — 2010
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Green Belt
- C++
- Cobol
- 24x7 Production Support
- Cics
- C#
- .net
- Windows
- Linux
- Java
- Six Sigma
- Perl
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