Gavin Finders

About Gavin Finders

Versatile Global Project Manager known for achieving cost reductions and operational improvements by providing effective hands-on leadership and stakeholder management. Creative thinker with over 10 years of experience in consulting, integration, offshoring, project management, process improvements, change management and global operations strategy. Excellent communicator and team-builder with expertise working in international labor markets and motivating diverse and remotely distributed teams.Strengths• Practical experience & working knowledge of global labor markets in the US, UK, India and Central/South America• Intimate working knowledge of Indian workforce, lived in Hyderabad, India for 3+ years • Developing training platforms for US/Canadian/Indian staff to work together globally• Proven ability to develop teams across different geographical backgrounds to work autonomously • Solid experience in change management, especially in a negative job market• Fiscal year planning for hiring/budgetsAchievements• Built out of India Operations for Tax & Accounting business from 75-700 employees over a 3 year period• Managed a team in the US & on the ground in India of 140+ professionals for Deloitte & Thomson Reuters (Office Practice Leader in Hyderabad)• Developed Business Continuity Plan for the Hyderabad Tax group (800+ employees) that interacted with our US, UK and ANZ offices at Thomson Reuters• Assisted with reorganization of the Tax Technology group in the US, UK and ANZ regions by integrating them with our Hyderabad Technology teams to cut cycle times in half & reduce bugs significantly with the implantation of daily regression testing and real time feedback• Led implementation of software platforms across national & international organizations.• Grew greenfield Costa Rico site to 100 employees and a permanent facility in <6 months creating the fastest office opening from plan to operational when compared to all of our Global Operating Centers

Experience

1. Managing Director, Tax Transformation

   Crowe

   Aug 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Deloitte Learning

  Project Management for Business Professionals, Project Management for IT Professionals

  2005 — 2008

• Trent University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Minor in Business Administration

  1996 — 2000

• International Association of Assessing Officers

  Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal, Income Approach to Valuation of Property, Assessment of Personal Property

  2004 — 2006

• Project Management Institute

  Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management

  2016

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Stakeholder Management
• Program Management
• Training
• Negotiation
• Business Process Improvement
• Global Strategy Development
• Budgeting
• Project Portfolio Management
• Recruiting
• Project Planning
• Budgets
• Change Management
• Management
• Executive Management
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Vendor Management
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Outsourcing
• Global Strategy
• Human Resources
• Transition Management
• Business Process
• Global Sourcing
• Project Management
• Global Staff Management
• Process Improvement
• IT Strategy
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Global Staffing
• Global Operations
• Global Staff Solutions
• Business Transformation