Jim Burmeister
CFO and COO with broad industry experience
- Role
- Advisor at Workstep
- Location
- Annapolis, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jim Burmeister
Senior executive skilled in building operations and developing people.• Execution Focus – Cross functional leader and business partner with a bias for action. Able to work with customers and internal teams to drive growth. Possesses exceptional communication skills and the ability to develop high-performance teams.• Systems Thinking – Leverages People, Processes and Technology to deliver continuous improvement and high levels o f performance. Has excelled in organization re-design, systems integrations and deployments, and the development of standard policies and procedures to ensure compliance and eliminate waste.• Talent Development – Recognized for developing a robust pipeline of finance and operational talent, leads campus recruiting, and leadership development programs for Finance. Coordinates senior finance development program for director level finance talent.• Profit Enhancement – Able to break down complex issues and identify the key levers and metrics to drive improvement. Experienced in leveraging centralized and outsourced shared services to standardize work and permanently reduce cost.Specialties: Financial Acumen- Accounting and Controllership- Internal Audit- Corporate Development - acquisitions and divestitures - Strategic Planning / Financial Planning & Analysis- Treasury OperationsOperations Management- Lean / Six Sigma - Certified Black Belt- Supply Chain Operations- SourcingInformation Systems- Systems implementation- Data mining and analytics
Experience
Advisor
Jul 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
WorkStep is the leading employee engagement platform for the frontline. Their comprehensive solution brings HR and Operations teams together to help reduce turnover, increase productivity, and engage the hourly workforce. With WorkStep, leaders gather the feedback they need to take action and drive their business forward.
Education
Crotonville Alumni
Management Development Course
2004 — 2004
Harvard University
Certificate, Driving Digital Strategies
2018 — 2018
United States Naval Academy
B.S., Science
Skills
- Division CFO
- Military Experience
- Shared Services
- Lean Manufacturing
- Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Financial Reporting
- College Recruiting
- Board Relations
- Corporate Governance
- Accounting
- Reorganisation
- Acquisition Integration
- Financial Services
- Internal Audit
- International
- Sap
- Erp Implementations
- Supply Chain
- Leadership Development
- Talent Developer
- Treasury Management
- Business Strategy
- Us Gaap
- Strategic Planning
- Executive Management
- Operations Management
- Six Sigma
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- University Relations
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Corporate Development
- Fortune 500
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Tax
- Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement
- Compliance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Globalization
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