Jennifer Cohen
Senior Finance Business Partner | Strategic FP&A & M&A | SaaS & Services | Private Equity Readiness | Board-Level Advisor | Capital Efficiency & Cost Optimization
- Role
- Global Finance Director Corporate Fp & a at Optum
- Location
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jennifer Cohen
Senior finance executive with nearly 25 years of experience leading strategic financial…
Experience
Global Finance Director Corporate Fp & a
Dec 2021 — Present · Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Finance Business Partner leading enterprise-wide financial strategy, long-range planning, and performance management for $670M in operating spend and $2.7B in total expenses across R&D, Product, Services, Support, and Operations. Partner with divisional and corporate leadership to drive capital alignment, cost optimization, and strategic investment decisions across global markets.**Strategic Cost Optimization & Efficiency**- Delivered $115M in annual run-rate savings through vendor consolidation, automation, and contract restructuring following a major cyberattack- Reclaimed hours annually by engineering Optum Insight’s most-utilized Power BI vendor dashboard, reducing manual inquiries by 40%.**SaaS Transformation & Digital Enablement**- Guided a 30% investment shift toward recurring revenue and cloud-based solutions by designing financial models that enabled a division-wide SaaS transformation- Spearheaded finance transformation and change management initiatives, aligning financial strategy with evolving business needs.**M&A Strategy & Executive Decision Support**- Led financial strategy and scenario modeling for a full business carve-out in collaboration with PwC, delivering insights that supported executive M&A decision-making- Secured funding for enterprise technology investments, influencing cybersecurity, cloud migration, and modernization strategies.
Education
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Executive Certification in Financial Management
State University of New York, College at Oneonta
Bachelor of Science - BS
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