Meredith Keyes

About Meredith Keyes

Driven by zeal for finding the best solution for corporations affected by market shifts and business changes that impact financial stability, I am the leader who pilots the ship in the right direction toward sustainability. With strong ability to the foresee short- and long-term consequences of action plans, I am known for facilitating top-to-bottom / bottom-to-top to collaboration toward reaching common goals for the good of business objectives and those who make it happen. Effective in seeing the overall logistics of systems and workflow, I revamp processes, boost efficiency, control productivity costs, reduce redundancy, manage risk, and preserve cash flow and financial assets. As an out-of-the-box thinker, with honed ability in designing innovative strategies, I lead business turnarounds and functional restructuring. I ferret out the root causes of problems, then built smart collaborations and cooperation across lines of business/disparate cross-site teams, and bridge relationships from leadership to the ‘field’ in solving critical business and financial challenges.I drive excellence in staff productivity through delivering creative presentations that assist management and other levels in understanding core financial concepts, and how team / individual contributions help drive business and affect the bottom-line. This is especially critical when I facilitate the financial side of merger and acquisition transitions.FINANCIAL EXPERTISE: M&A, Board of Director Presentations, Financial Forecasting/Modeling, Cash Flow Management, Change Management, Systems and Workflow, Team Building, AR/AP, Liability/Risk Management, Tax, Insurance, Actuarial Compliance, Value Presentations to Trustees, Annual DiversificationSTRENGTHS: 20+ yrs. experience. Develop High-caliber teams; forge collaboration and consensus. “Out- of-the-box” thinker. Friendly and approachable.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Vaniam Group

   Oct 2025 — Present

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Health Policy & Administration

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  Master of Science (MS), Accounting

Skills

• Tax Accounting
• Accounting
• Solution Focused
• Project Planning
• Team Leadership
• Synergies
• Financial Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Conflict Resolution
• Solution Selling
• Operations Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Strategic Planning
• IT Management
• Nonprofits
• Cpa
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Organizational Development
• Financial Accounting
• Contract Negotiation
• Financial Reporting
• Leadership
• Construction
• Budgets
• Finance
• Project Management
• Innovation
• Risk Management
• Financial Modeling
• Negotiation