Jeff Belden

About Jeff Belden

Highly accomplished and results-driven Chief Financial Officer with 20 years of progressive experience, including 5 years as CFO/VP for privately held professional services and technology firms. Proven track record in orchestrating rapid sales and recognized revenue growth initiatives, coupled with driving significant operating profit expansion through strategic operational efficiencies, financial transformation, and M&A/automation integration. Expert in building high-performing finance teams, stakeholder relations, and deploying advanced FP & A systems (Workday Adaptive) aligned with aggressive commercial objectives.

Experience

1. VP, Finance & Administration Finance Officer

   DQS

   Nov 2021 — Present

   P&L & Commercial Growth: Finance executive overseeing all finance, accounting, IT, and business administration. Drove strategies and investments resulting in a 300% increase in annual sales bookings and over $13 Million in total revenue growth since 2022. Automation & Efficiency: Implemented AI-based automation solutions to reduce manual efforts across the team, recovering multiple resource-days per month of team capacity without requiring headcount expansion. Sales Enablement: Implemented a strategic sales foundation (e.g, 4DX framework) that increased sales success by focusing on lead generation-to-quote conversion actions, yielding over $8M annually and accelerating firm revenue growth to a 15% compound annual growth rate. Profitability Optimization: Implemented inflation-offsetting pricing changes that drove a 10% lift in fee revenue with minimal customer attrition. Used driver-based operating measures to reduce operating expenses and improve the overall profit margin by nearly 75% year-over-year. Operational Excellence: Optimized working capital and cash conversion, ensuring a 97% delivery-to-invoice rate, maintaining $3M monthly cash collection, and achieving a working capital as a % of revenue below 25%.

Education

• Creighton University

  BSBA, Finance

  2002 — 2006

• Creighton University

  MSAPM, Finance

  2007 — 2011