James Scanlon
President/Chief Financial Officer/Controller who has scaled teams in PE environments ranging in size from $30M ARR to $450M ARR, building brand and demand at scale while bridging finance with operations.
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at Vessel Advisors
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Scanlon
Accomplished executive leader with over 25 years of experience transforming mid to large-scale organizations through strategic vision and people-centered management. Drives exceptional financial performance through rigorous working capital management, achieving 325% sales growth and 25% EBITDA improvement while maintaining strong profitability margins despite challenging market conditions. Demonstrates expertise in leading successful M&A transactions and private equity relationships and cultivating accountable corporate cultures that reduce attrition and boost employee engagement. Excels at balancing operational excellence with strategic innovation, consistently delivering transformational results across multiple industries while building high-performing teams focused on sustainable growth and exceptional execution.Development and Implementation of Corporate Vision, Mission and Strategy Capital Raising - Over $400M in Bank Debt and Wall Street EquityDue Diligence / M & ACovenant CompliancePost-Acquisition IntegrationRegulatory ComplianceCorporate GovernanceEmployee Coaching and Mentoring ERP System ConversionOperations Management Supply Chain ManagementTreasury / Cash / Working Capital ManagementFinancial Planning & Analysis Reporting / ModelingContract NegotiationsBanking and Equity Investor RelationshipsCredit / CollectionsStaff DevelopmentLegal / HR / Risk ManagementForecasting / BudgetingSystems: QuickBooks, Great Plains, JD Edwards, Office 365 Suite, E-Manage One
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Jan 2025 — Present · Plano, TX, US
Education
University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York
Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting - School of Management
The University of Dallas
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Corporate Finance - College of Business (AACSB Certified)
Skills
- Unified Communications
- Business Strategy
- Due Diligence
- New Business Development
- Capital Raising
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Outsourcing
- Banking
- Risk Management
- Financial Forecasting
- Financial Statements
- Treasury Management
- Cost Accounting
- Credit
- Financial Modeling
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Budgets
- Balance Sheet Restructuring
- Leadership
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Business Analysis
- Corporate Development
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Corporate Integration
- Business Process Improvement
- Strategy
- P&L Management
- Business Development
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Management
- Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Human Resources
- Forecasting
- Managerial Finance
- Financial Accounting
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