Ross Cowley
Segment Finance, Fortive Corporation
- Role
- Senior Director, Segment Finance, Fortive Corporation at Fortive
- Location
- Decatur, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ross Cowley
Proactive, versatile and diligent investor relations and finance leader with 15+ years of experience spanning equity research, investor relations, financial planning and analysis, and broad finance. A particular interest in corporate financial strategy and communication with a strong background partnering with senior corporate executives and investment and banking professionals to shape and distill corporate strategies and financial performance into reasonable financial forecasts, effective business initiatives and coherent business communications. Substantial experience working with both hardware and software companies of various growth and profitability profiles and excellent leadership, interpersonal and presentation skills.
Experience
Senior Director, Segment Finance, Fortive Corporation
Jan 2025 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Partner to CFOs of Intelligent Operating Solutions (IOS) and Advanced Healthcare Solutions (AHS) segments, representing ~$4B of annual revenue with business models spanning industrial and healthcare hardware, software and SaaS, and data and services.• Full support of two segment CFOs and 10 operating companies with responsibility for constructing ambitious but achievable growth and spending targets for Operating Companie (OpCos) through monthly forecast and annual budget processes to drive achievement of external Fortive financial guidance.• Conduct strategic and financial due diligence of potential M&A targets and partnerships. • Review OpCo intended financial plans such as growth initiatives and restructurings to validate likelihood of success, probable return on investment and best use of capital. • Prepare segment materials and segment senior leadership for monthly forecast reviews and Board of Director meetings.• Streamlined preparation of monthly segment finance deliverables, removing a day from the time taken to provide materials to segment leadership in an already tight schedule. • Strong experience driving continuous improvement using kaizen and problem-solving processes, through the Fortive Business System (FBS), in both hardware and software environments.
Education
University of Warwick
Master's degree, Physics
2004 — 2008
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