Gavin Niemi

About Gavin Niemi

Senior finance professional skilled at building high-performing FP & A teams and developing advanced financial systems. Expert in complex modeling and data-drive analysis to support C-level strategic decision-making. Adept at leading diverse, cross-functional teams and consistently delivering exceptional results. Thrives in past-paced, high-pressure environments, embracing challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset.* Experience working with start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, and industries from manufacturing to entertainment* Experience leading financial analysis life-cycle from start-up through to acquisition* Understanding of how to align forecasting and analysis with the needs of visionary executive management * Ability to identify, understand, and articulate risks and opportunities* Creates dynamic financial models* Drives business intelligence through variety of toolsets and data-based analysis* Disciplined accounting background in accordance with US GAAPCareer Highlights:* Have led Clipper\'s finance, accounting, and IT functions since 2022 as the company restarted post-COVID* Transformed RUI by creating value with data deployed via Tableau Server, SQL Reporting Services, and Excel.* Built data warehouse, Great Plains cube, SQL queries, and reports using variety of technologies to support analytics function for RUI, while simultaneously reducing dependency on IT department support.* Led the corporate financial analysis as PopCap Games grew from a $15M top-line company in 2006 to $100M+ in 2011. Worked on team that sold company to Electronic Arts for $1.3B.* Created financial modeling, market analysis, valuation support, and growth projections for $7.4M Series A fundraising round led by Benchmark Capital and Madrona Venture Group.Industries: Online/Mobile Gaming, Travel & Tourism, Hospitality, Sports, Manufacturing, Medical, EntertainmentSoftware: Advanced: Excel (Data connection, pivot tables, lookups, index, match, indirect, sumif, linking, data conversion)Intermediate: Tableau (admin & developer), Microsoft SQL Management Studio, SQL Query Writing, ODBC, Relational databases, Microsoft Word/Teams/Access, OneNote, Salesforce (admin), PowerPoint, Great Plains, SharePoint, Dynamics/Axapta, SAP ERP, R/3 & B1, SAP BW/BI, SAP Analysis for Excel, QuickBooks, Jira, Perforce, ConfluenceBasic: R statistics, Alteryx, Power BI, Visual Basic, Microsoft Reporting Services, G Suite, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Skype, Trello, TravelBox, Oracle SQL, Navicat, Amazon Web Services, Redshift Postgres SQL, MySQL, Google Analytics, Aginity

Experience

1. Director of Finance and Information Technology

   FRS Clipper

   Jul 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Oversee finance, accounting, treasury, and IT functions, leading a team of six direct reports.• Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, advising the CEO on strategic initiatives and company direction.• Act as the primary liaison with external partners, including banks, external auditors, tax advisors, and software development teams.• Foster a data-driven decision-making culture, in part by leveraging Tableau Server.• Develop financial models for strategic initiatives and ad hoc analysis.• Collaborate closely with the parent company’s finance team at FRS in Germany to ensure alignment and financial synergy.

Education

• Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

  Master Recording Program II, Audio Engineering

  2005 — 2006

• UW Foster School of Business

  Bachelor of Arts, Accounting

  1999

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Audio Engineering
• Music Industry
• Analysis
• Sql
• Product Management
• Project Managers
• Audio Editing
• Publishing
• Strategy
• Mobile Games
• Sports Management
• Salesforce.com Administration
• Planning
• Recording
• Sql Server Management Studio
• Casual Games
• Business Analysis
• Forecasting
• Business Strategy
• Databases
• Video Games
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting
• Axapta
• Audio Mixing
• Team Leadership
• Business Intelligence
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Revenue Forecasting
• Forecast Modeling
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Sharepoint
• Online Gaming
• Gaming Industry
• Financial Modeling
• Social Games
• Microsoft Office
• Account Reconciliation