John Kneisel
EVP Finance at West Corporation
- Role
- EVP Finance at West Corporation
- Location
- Oceanside, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Kneisel
As a Finance Executive who has developed a very diverse set of skills and experience, I have held positions of increasing responsibility with 3 Fortune 500 companies across several industries: Payments, Financial Services and Banking. I am a highly analytical individual that enjoys collaborating with business partners and turning data into business intelligence that drives sound decisions. My leadership style is about building relationships and developing staff. As a agile global strategic leader I have built highly effective organizations and cross-functional teams that were accountable for multi-billion dollar budgets and allocated resources to meet and exceed business goals and objectives.As a Divisional CFO I managed a staff of over 100 Finance team members across multiple business lines with revenues over $7 billion and a multi-billion dollar expense base. I have led Finance teams supporting functional areas such as Sales, Marketing, Training, Communications, Operations and Technology, in addition to leading Financial Planning and Analysis teams on several occasions.My areas of expertise and accomplishments over the years include:* Accelerating revenue growth across $7B portfolio from flat to high single digit growth * Reducing expenses by over $140MM via targeted reductions, in-sourcing, and procurement activity * Driving Sales productivity improvements by 15% through initiatives and comp plan changes * Creating forecasts and budgets with 95+% predictability through driver analysis and process change
Experience
EVP Finance
Apr 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US
Education
Hofstra University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General
SUNY Oneonta
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics
Skills
- Organizational Leadership
- Technology Integration
- Finance
- Organizational Communication
- Cost Reduction
- Talent Management
- Financial Modeling
- Business Process Improvement
- Credit Cards
- Global Management
- Talent Developer
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Management
- Organizational Design
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cost Management
- Revenue & Profit Growth
- Business Analysis
- Financial Services
- Long Range Planning
- Business Integration
- Financial Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
- P&L Management
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
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