Jay McDowall
Experienced Senior Director Finance with experience in technology, infrastructure, Cloud, SAAS, startups and entertainment. Driving down costs and improving scalability by deep understanding of complex domains.
- Role
- Director of Finance at Epic Games
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jay McDowall
TRANSFORMATIONAL FINANCE EXECUTIVE Grow Margin without Sacrificing Service Quality | Transform Operations & Improve ScalabilityDeliver core priorities and growth drivers through detailed business understanding and adept technology capability. Apply substantial FP & A experience in cost optimization, forecasting and modeling.Ensure alignment with the broader business strategy to reduce costs while maintaining service levels. Dive deep into complex mission-critical functions, building visibility and predictability.Extensive industry expertise spanning technology, entertainment, startups, and professional services. By speaking fluent Engineering, Marketing, Data Science, Operations, and Finance, transform business operations and improve margins with high service quality and scalable processes.My expertise includes: Cloud FinOps, Business Transformation, Budgeting and Forecasting, Strategic Business Planning, Expense Management, Corporate Reporting, Efficiency Improvement, Relationship Building and Financial Modelling.Specialties: Excellent interpersonal, presentation, public speaking and project management skills. Proven ability to dive deep on technical domains and unlock additional visibility and optimization opportunities.US Citizen
Experience
Director of Finance
Jan 2025 — Present · Cary, NC, US
Planning and financial strategy for IT, technology and Infrastructure• Manage strategy and optimization of technology spend• Deal support and negotiation strategy for large Software/Infrastructure purchases• Manage Cloud Financial Operations and cloud-provider hosting / infrastructure strategy• Liaise between business and technology teams to drive strategy
Education
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
Bachelor of Business, Professional accounting
2005 — 2008
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accounting, Chartered Accounting
Skills
- Business Process Improvement
- Forecasting
- Budgets
- Finance
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Reporting
- Budget Preparation
- Business Analysis
- Energy Industry
- Management
- Analysis
- Risk Management
- Variance Analysis
- Analytics
- Strategic Planning
- Accounting
- Crm
- Corporate Governance
- Strategy
- Change Management
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