Joe Billante

About Joe Billante

Financial executive with broad experience in finance, analytics, accounting, auditing and…

Experience

1. CFO

   Barracuda

   Dec 2022 — Present · Campbell, CA, US

   Leading financial strategy and operations for a privately-owned cybersecurity company, steering multiple transformations while directing global teams across finance, corporate development, business systems, global IT, sales ops, order management, manufacturing & distribution- Delivering financial growth – achieving double-digit next-gen ARR growth (~70% of portfolio) while maintaining 25%+ EBITDA margins; Accelerating volume growth through multiple go-to-market initiatives & pricing, increasing gross margins through cloud cost optimization & manufacturing productivity, and driving disciplined operating expense management- Optimizing capital structure – raised additional capital to fund growth and improve liquidity; reduced interest expenses by establishing multiple hedges; improved working capital efficiency- Expanding cash earnings - Established customer financing program that enables multi-year contract expansions, maintains profit margins, and generates double digit increases in cash earnings- Delivered margin expansion - Architected and drove execution of company-wide actions to reduce expenses and create investment capacity for growth- Strengthening Stakeholder confidence – provided recurring financial insight and performance updates to Board, KKR management, public & private debt holders, and employee equity participants- Modernized data and analytics capabilities– launched a unified global data platform, established single source of truth; sponsored initiatives that developed self-serve capabilities for fundamental metrics including pipeline, bookings, ARR, pricing, and product profitability- Building work class team - increased bench strength across all functions through internal development and promotion and external recruiting

Skills

• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Data Analysis
• Segmentation
• Acquisition Integration
• Management
• Business Intelligence
• Kicking Ass
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Analysis
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Analytics
• Accounting
• Financial Forecasting
• Auditing
• Financial Modeling
• Finance
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Financial Analysis