Lawrence Wilson

About Lawrence Wilson

Solution-oriented leader that drive results and establish targets to align with company objectives. Proficient in interpreting and evaluating complex financial analyses with focus on cross-functional collaboration and modeling. Proven success in leading large teams to achieve successful outcomes, fostering self-empowerment and accountability within high-performance environment.

Experience

1. Vice President, Fp & a Technology Leader

   Synchrony

   Sep 2022 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Oversaw $1B+ Technology expenses and allocated $300MM Technology Strategic Initiative Spend.(FTE Oversight: Direct-5) • Developed 5-year Cloud financial roadmap to migrate 70% of data center workload from On-Premise • Designed a FinOps team to manage Cloud expenses and investments • Finance leader on insourcing initiative to increase SYF Tech employees to 50% of staff and protect intellectual capital • Identified and executed ~$30MM of expense opportunities to hit expense targets and fund Tech strategic initiatives • Prioritized the Tech strategic initiatives in order to ensure alignment across Tech functions (CIO, CISO, Engineering, Governance) and deliver on company goals • Analyzed monthly and quarterly financial results, metrics and key performance indicators against plan and other internal benchmarks (i.e. labor, capital and cash flow analysis)• Partnered with Tech and Marketing team to create a go to market strategy for New Technology Access Pass driving 3X sales per customer and reducing operation costs• Created a methodology to allocate $1B Tech Costs to business platforms and Tech programs based on drivers

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Analysis
• Management
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Services
• Finance
• Managerial Finance
• Portfolio Management
• Start-Ups