Saul Gates
Operationally focused CFO @ Absolute Software | Corporate Finance
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at Absolute Security
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Saul Gates
Senior finance executive with a 20-year history of success driving bottom-line results, growth, and profitability for both emerging growth companies and publicly-traded institutions. Able to draw upon an extensive portfolio of growth management, international experience, team building and fundraising expertise, as well as Big Four public accounting credentials. Demonstrated ability to serve as a growth catalyst and change agent for companies who have reached a key strategic inflection point. Known for bringing a cutting-edge perspective to the finance function and for helping infuse speed, flexibility, strategic thinking, and operational efficiency throughout organizational cultures. Specific areas of expertise include:• Top-level strategic planning and decision-making• Structuring accounting and financial departments for optimal efficiency• Board reporting and leadership of the investor / analyst relations function• Growth planning, both domestically and internationally• Comprehensive knowledge of accounting, resource planning and VC/debt financing• M&A due diligence, implementation, and corporate Integration• Enterprise-wide implementation of ERP/CRM systems and business intelligence tools
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Feb 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Operational CFO focused on improving business processes/systems and financial results, driving strategic change, and delivering outstanding returns for our investors.
Education
UW Foster School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting
1986 — 1990
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Erp
- Financial Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Leadership
- U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
- Financial Reporting
- Gaap
- Acquisition Integration
- Strategy
- Us Gaap
- Auditing
- Accounting
- Forecasting
- Managerial Finance
- Strategic Planning
- Budgeting
- Mergers
- Cost Accounting
- Business Planning
- Revenue Recognition
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Analysis
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Investor Relations
- Budgets
- Finance
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