Richard McKnight

About Richard McKnight

As a strategic finance executive, I build high-performing infrastructures and optimize performance of finance and business operations through strong directives and the ability to influence at all levels to capture profitability and market share growth.Throughout my progressive career, I have led all aspects of financial and accounting operations, including FP & A, treasury, cash management functions, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. My proven leadership demonstrates success igniting aggressive growth, surpassing challenging financial goals, accelerating sustainable growth, driving expansion, and adding value to impact bottom-line profitability.Known for influencing executive leadership, stakeholders, and teams, I elevate transparency and data-backed decision-making to improve processes and performance, optimize opportunities, and communicate financial imperatives to achieve fiscal and strategic objectives. Spearheaded shift of manufacturing operations from China to Vietnam for multimillion-dollar product portfolio, cutting costs 5%. Financial lead on multimillion-dollar acquisition of learning management software company, earning recognition for superior performance. Designed robust treasury management process at Tradewind, boosting cash flow and reducing days payable outstanding 15%; secured millions in line of credit for working capital needs. Cultivated partnership with external lenders to secure financing for multiple aircraft acquisitions, including financing for the purchase of 20 new airplanes over a 5-year period. Captured 7% savings in product costs over 5 years at Eemax, serving as liaison and finance lead to 3rd-party manufacturer in China and negotiating long-term agreement. Budget Development & Management | Business & Technology Transformation | Forecasting Cash Flow Management | Corporate Strategy | Executive & Partner Relations | FP & A Financial & Treasury Governance | Financial Reporting & Modeling | P&L Management Organizational Change Management | Process & Performance Improvement | Procurement Revenue Growth & Cost Control | Risk Management & Compliance | Strategic Planning Risk Mitigation & Internal Controls | Stakeholder Engagement Business Partnership | Team Building | Mentorship

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

   Lex Products

   Apr 2026 — Present · Shelton, CT, US

Education

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics

• Fordham Gabelli School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance & Accounting

Skills

• Procurement
• Financial Modeling
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cognos
• Hfm
• Salesforce.com
• Accounts Payable
• Forecasting
• Compliance
• Managerial Finance
• Jedox
• Bloomberg
• Sap
• Due Diligence
• Risk Management
• Essbase
• Vendor Management
• Cost Reduction Implementation
• Ipo
• Oracle
• Business Case Modelling
• Kpis
• Budgets
• Order Entry
• Roi
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Sales Reporting
• Capex
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Accounts Receivable
• Netsuite
• Hyperion
• Financial Statements
• Proxy Statements