Nicholas Childress

About Nicholas Childress

Proactive, IT Finance Manager with 10+ years’ experience driving the data processes of financial management and reporting for startups, fintech companies, technology products, and licensing. With a Bachelor\'s degree in Accounting I provide support to finance business functions (i.e, A/R, accounting, billing, payments, collections, procurement, FP & A, tax) by architecting and implementing IT-engineered solutions, functionalities, and finance system applications within organizations. I tackle challenges embracing the principle of \"No Task Too Big - No Task Too Small,\" regardless of its magnitude, with the same level of dedication and meticulousness. KEY SKILLS- Financial Oversight of Projects - Technical Liaison and Team Manager - Advance Financial Modeling - Applies Tech Finance Solutions - Creates True Bottom-Up Budgeting - Team Player and Change Agent - Strong Analytical, Critical Thinking Skills - End-to-End Finance System Solutions - Works Well Under Pressure - Meticulous Attention to Detail - Accountable, Project Management - Strong Financial Acumen TECHNOLOGIES: Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint, Oracle (Financial Analyzer and Discover), PeopleSoft, Hyperion, Business Object, Essbase, Tableau, SAP, ProPricer, Anaplan, Ariba, Coupa, ServiceNow (SNOW), JIRA, SalesForce, AS400, AWS, GCP (Google Cloud Platform)

Experience

1. Sr Finance & Administration Lead

   Resilience

   Apr 2022 — Present · US

   Oversee all the financial aspects of IT-related projects, including the preparation of financial business models, financial plans, reporting and analysis; partnering with the tech team on development, deployment of the ERP system into business units and finance systems.• Integrate key financial data points into a new Tableau $100M budgeting tool• Implement strategies to control and optimize $400M in IT costs• Saved $6M with vendor pricing negotiations and cost reduction roadmaps • Prepare/present financial reporting metrics, variances, and performance to Executives• Lead scrum and agile processes for continuous improvement

Education

• Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

  Bachelor of Science (BS)