Roger Blanchette
CFO with strong operational experience | Strategic partner | Business focused leader | SaaS | Private Equity | Venture Capital | Scale-up | Fundraising | M&A | Public & Private Company experience
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at SimSpace
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Roger Blanchette
Strategic executive providing strong financial leadership while significantly contributing to the definition and execution of the corporate strategy. Ability to function both at a strategic and tactical level: recognized business partner by the CEO, the senior management team and the Board of Directors. Proven record of building and managing highly effective and efficient finance, human resources, IT & administrative operations. Creative business problem solver.Experienced in managing growth of technology companies. Significant expertise in exit strategies. Ability to effectively manage the merger and acquisition (M&A). Covered all of the steps of the \"going public\" process: prepare the company for the Initial Public Offering (IPO), prepare the SEC filings, work with investment bankers, manage the road show, meet potential investors.Specific accomplishments include- Raised close to $500 million from venture capital firms, private equity firms, and lenders- Completed close to $1 billion M&A transactions, as a buyer and seller, resulting in significant investors returns - Transformed finance, HR, IT and legal departments into world-class organizations- Put in place the infrastructure (people, systems, processes, controls) in expectation of significant growth
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Jan 2024 — Present · Orlando, FL, US
SimSpace is a private equity (PE) backed company that provides, under a software as a service (SaaS) revenue model, cybersecurity software to governments and Fortune 500 companies. 190 employees located in the US.Lead Accounting FP & A professionals and the outsourced legal function- Leverage AI tools to optimize accounting and planning functions and to reduce outside legal costs. Investigate new AI tools that can reduce operating costs- Led a highly competitive process to refinance a long-term debt facility, optimizing terms and financial flexibility- Developed, in close collaboration with the CEO and PE firm, a 5-year financial and business plan to align with company strategy, ensuring medium-term financial and liquidity visibility- Established key SaaS and business metrics, with a strong focus on unit economics, to drive data-informed decision-making and performance tracking- Developed a 13-week cash forecast to effectively monitor and manage the company’s liquidity, ensuring financial stability.
Education
Université de Sherbrooke
BBA, Administration - Management of Iinformation Systems
Concordia University
MBA, Finance
Skills
- Public Relations
- Executive Compensation
- Business Strategy
- Due Diligence
- Acquisition Integration
- Mergers
- Start-Ups
- Negotiation
- International Operations
- Software Revenue Recognition
- Tax Compliance
- Lender Relations
- Budgeting
- Investor Relations
- Corporate Governance
- Risk Management
- Financial Planning
- Financial Reporting
- Board Relations
- Treasury
- Fda
- Forecasting
- Growth Management
- Corporate Finance
- Merger & Acquisitions
- Venture Capital
- Ipo
- Financial Analysis
- Human Resources
- Board of Directors
- Private Equity
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Financial Modeling
- Auditing
- Sec Reporting
- Revenue Recognition
- Investment Banking Relations
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Us Gaap
- System Implementations
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