Greg Johns

About Greg Johns

An accomplished and results-driven leader with a passion for financial analysis who has more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit, financial services, and small business sectors. Extensive experience in establishing and driving the budget, forecast, and monthly reporting process, working collaboratively with cross-functional managers to analyze financial performance and recommend improvements, scaling finance operations, and developing and communicating meaningful data-driven financial analysis to business partners across the organization.An independent and motivated self-starter who thrives in a collaborative fast-paced environment. Skilled at building complex Excel financial models to guide strategic decisions and conducting in-depth financial analysis to provide actionable recommendations to business managers. I have a proven ability to identify and define relevant key business and finance performance metrics (KPIs) and incorporate them into clear and powerful financial reporting dashboards and I have experience implementing best practices, systems, and policies to scale financial operations. Experienced at managing multiple staff in financial and operational activities. I possess strong communication skills and am skilled at presenting complex financial analysis to all levels of staff and management with varying degrees of finance background. Skilled at motivating managers and staff to exceed expectations by utilizing a thoughtful and methodical approach that emphasizes how they impact the \"big picture\".Areas of expertise include: budgeting and forecasting; financial reporting, advanced Excel financial modeling, strategic business analysis and planning, cash flow analysis and forecasting, financial KPIs and reporting dashboards, business problem solving, financial systems evaluation, process improvement and redesign, and extensive Microsoft Office experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Experience

1. Senior Finance Manager

   Kiva

   Jun 2020 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   As the second dedicated full-time finance hire at Kiva, I am a thought partner to executive management and work with the VP of Finance and Controller to build our financial systems to create a strong foundation for financial planning, reporting, and analysis. I lead the budget, forecast and reporting processes, and provide sophisticated financial analysis/modeling capability for new initiatives. I collaborate across the organization to develop financial tools, models, and processes that, when used in conjunction with our financial systems, further enhance Kiva\'s analytical capabilities. I endeavor to transform Kiva\'s FP & A team from \"data gatherers\" to \"champions of financial analysis\".

Education

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  MBA, Business Finance

• Howard University

  BBA, Business Finance

• Howard University

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance, General

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Budgets
• Finance
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Modeling
• Management
• Financial Reporting
• Nonprofits
• Financial Analysis
• Forecasting
• Valuation
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Competitive Analysis
• Strategy