Jay Smith

About Jay Smith

Global CFO / COO with 20+ years of executive leadership across public, private, and private equity-owned manufacturing, industrial and services businesses. Engineering-trained with a strong track record of driving top-line expansion, EBITDA growth, cash flow improvement, and enterprise transformation through an engineering mindset, operational depth, financial discipline and change management in highly-complex, highly leveraged, and distressed environments.I specialize in value creation: stabilizing operations, rebuilding capabilities, and implementing scalable financial and operating systems. My background includes 25+ years in manufacturing, 16 years of global leadership across 17 countries, 4 years of PoC (Percentage of Completion) and hands-on execution of turnarounds, carve-outs, exits, restructurings, ERP and finance modernization, and debt restructuring.Known for an achievement-oriented, hands-on, player/coach leadership style, I partner closely with CEOs, PE sponsors, and boards to lead change, improve predictability, strengthen margins, de-risk operations, and build platforms that support organic growth, M&A, and successful exits. S••••••••@hotmail.com CEO • CFO • Chief Financial Officer • COO • Global Operations • Private Equity • PE-Backed Companies • Portfolio Company CFO • Manufacturing • Global Manufacturing • Turnarounds • Carve-Outs • Distressed Situations • Restructuring • Transformations • Value Creation • EBITDA Improvement • Top-Line Growth • Market-Based Growth Strategies • Operational Excellence • Lean • Six Sigma • Kaizen • M&A • Acquisition Integration • Exit Strategies • IPO • S-1 • SEC Reporting • Cost Accounting • Manufacturing Finance • Global Supply Chain • 13-Week Cash Flow • FP & A • Treasury • Debt Restructuring • ERP Implementation • AI Financial Reporting • Engineering-Trained CFO • Player/Coach Leadership • Risk Management • POC Percentage of Completion Accounting

Experience

1. Founder - Executive CEO CFO COO Leadership

   Js Capital Mgmt, Llc

   Jun 2019 — Present

   I founded JS Capital Management to provide CEO, CFO, COO, and board-level advisory services to large and mid-sized public, private-equity, and privately held companies. My work focuses on accelerating revenue growth, operational excellence, cash flow management, and strategic transformations through an engineering-trained, operations-first financial leadership model.I partner with CEOs, boards, and investors to stabilize distressed environments, rebuild capabilities, execute transformations, and create measurable value across finance, operations, and strategy functions.Hybrid Project Locations: Houston, Dallas, OKC, Tulsa, & Chicago Nashville, Atlanta, & Huntsville, AL New York, DC, & Miami Denver & Salt Lake City LA & Phoenix UK - London & Manchester Projects: Executive Leadership - Strategy, Revenue Growth & Operational Excellence Turnarounds & Distressed Transformations Capital Events - Inital Public Offerings (IPO), Carveouts Exits & Transaction Readiness Company Wind Down & ABC Management Financial Modernization - Percentage of Completion Accounting Accruacy, Costing, Treasury, Cash Forecasting Board Advisory - Operational Strategy, Performance Improvements, and Operational Excellence Data Architecture & Systems Optimization - ERP/CRM/HRIS design, business systems mapping for automated, semi-automated and manual data flows AI - Driven Financial Processes - 13-week cash flow modeling, analytical automation, and FP & A modernization NetSuite and other ERP Systems Implementation Open to full-time, interim, and part-time hybrid CEO/CFO/COO engagements and special projects, including PE value creation plans, transformations, distressed situations, and cross-functional leadership initiatives.

Education

• University of Oklahoma - Price College of Business

  Master of Business Administration, Finance

  2000 — 2003

• Northeastern State University

  Master of Science, Accounting & Financial Analysis

  2006 — 2010

• University of Oklahoma - Price College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Science (Statistics) & Marketing

  1994 — 1999

• Hult Ashridge Executive Education

  Morgan Leith Executive Development Program

  2011 — 2011

• Fundação Dom Cabral

  Brazil Economics Classes

  2011 — 2011

Skills

• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Board of Directors
• Financial Reporting
• Lean Manufacturing
• Strategic Leadership
• Automotive
• Process Engineering
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Six Sigma
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Consolidation
• Budgets
• Finance
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Managerial Finance
• Erp
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Analysis
• Manufacturing
• Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Management
• Team Building
• Business Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Operational Excellence
• General Management
• Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Accounting
• Budgeting
• Financial Modeling