Ryan Clark
Executive Finance Leader
- Role
- Director of Finance at QinetiQ US
- Location
- Falls Church, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ryan Clark
I am an executive finance leader with 25+ years of experience leading FP & A, program finance, accounting, and enterprise finance transformation across defense, government contracting, and technology organizations.I’ve owned P & Ls from $20M to $4B and partnered closely with CEOs, CFOs, boards, and executive teams to improve profitability, strengthen governance, modernize financial systems, and scale organizations in complex, regulated environments. My background includes delivering $100M+ in cost reductions, increasing margins in portfolio\'s of work, improving forecast accuracy to ~98%, accelerating cash flow performance, leading restructurings and divestitures, and post-acquisition integrations.I specialize in:• Enterprise leadership FP & A and financial strategy• Finance and ERP transformation • FAR, CAS, DFARS, DCAA/DCMA, IFRS compliance• EVMS and integrated program management• Profit improvement, cost reduction, and working capital optimization• Building and mentoring high-performance finance teamsI’m known for being a calm, decisive leader who can navigate ambiguity, align stakeholders, and translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights. I take particular pride in developing talent and leaving organizations stronger, more disciplined, and better positioned for long-term success.I’m open to senior finance leadership roles where financial rigor, strategic thinking, and execution excellence matter—particularly CFO, Division CFO, or VP Finance opportunities.
Experience
Director of Finance
Feb 2025 — Present
Education
George Mason University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance, General
George Mason University
BS, Finance
2000 — 2003
Skills
- Forensic Analysis
- Program Management
- Operations Management
- Revenue Recognition
- Financial Accounting
- Government Contracting
- Process Improvement
- Pricing Strategy
- Financial Analysis
- Profit Maximization
- Project Finance
- Microsoft Project
- Itilv3 Certified
- Earned Value Management
- Quality Assurance
- Ms Project
- Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Itil
- Business Process Improvement
- Strategy
- Working Smarter
- Operational Excellence
- Pmp
- Project Planning
- Integration
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Modeling
- Project Control
- Profit Margins
- Sharepoint
- Project Management
- Vendor Management
- Revenue Analysis
- Pricing
- Dod
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