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Mark Woodward
Director @Highspring Formerly Morganfranklin Consulting
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Highspring Formerly Morganfranklin Consulting
MorganFranklin is a management advisory firm that assists organizations with complex transformational challenges. We provide strategic thinking and hands-on support to help our clients drive growth and maximize performance. Representative projects include:Order to Cash Assessment and Invoicing Acceleration for Multinational IT Services Company:Assisted multinational IT Services company in assessing root causes of order to cash pain points driving a 25+ day invoice creation process. Developed prototype solution which showcased application of dynamic pricing models for automation of manual billing calculations. This was tested on client situations and subsequently used as a framework to design and develop a long term automated solution. Final solution expected to reduce billing cycle by 15 days and increase working capital by $20M.Procure to Pay Redesign for Global Telecommunications Company:Assisted multinational telecom company in redesigning end to end procure to pay process and implemented controls from provisioning through invoice validation and accounting. Created central circuit inventory data base which was the primary source of cost information. Performed data cleansing on circuit inventory and developed process to assign costs to owners which resulted in 20% savings in unnecessary or redundant operating costs. Also, automated invoice validation and streamlined AP accrual processes. Legal Separation – Carve Out for National Media Company:Assisted private media company in separating legal entities. Led the design, project management, and implementation of the processes required to legally separate the company into two entities, including redesign of all core Finance processes for both entities. Informed transaction decision by streamlining five-year forecast model, rooting assumptions to actuals, and refining definitions and sources for key data to increase accuracy of sales forecasts and understanding of profitability for both entities.
EDUCATION
The College of Idaho
BS, Math and Physics
Columbia University Graduate School of Engineering
MS, Operations Research
Columbia Business School
MBA, Finance
ABOUT MARK WOODWARD
I help clients drive growth and value into their business through planning ahead, aligning operating models to the company strategies, and executing change to achieve the objectives. I also help Finance leaders better partner with the business, maximize the use of available resources, and make better business decisions to make their overall organizations more efficient, informed, and strategic. Key areas of my expertise include business process improvement, change management, and business modeling. As a Director at MorganFranklin, I oversee client service delivery to implement initiatives to drive growth and efficiency, improve performance, and manage change. I lead complex multifaceted engagements with high performing teams at companies in several different industries, and lead account management, business development, and thought leadership. Prior to joining MorganFranklin I spent thirty years in leadership roles in Corporate Finance and Field Operations in roles including Regional CFO, VP Finance, Director of Finance, Controller, Market Director, and Assistant Treasurer. I led many initiatives that made the organizations I was with more efficient and effective in providing services to internal and external customers. I have significant operational experience as a business partner providing decision support to other functions including Sales & Distribution, Marketing, and Engineering. Industries: Telecommunications | Oil and Gas | Media | IT Services | Financial Services Specialties: Effective Problem Solving | Project Management | Cross Functional Team Leadership | Business Transformation | Finance Transformation | Business Process Improvement | Strategic Planning | FP & A Effectiveness | Forecasting | Financial & Management Reporting | Financial Information Systems Strategy | EPM | Business Modeling | Product & Business Launches | Pricing Strategy | Change Management
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