Stephen Williams
Strategic Finance | FP&A | Operations & Process Improvement| Business Development
- Role
- Director of Finance at Robert Half
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephen Williams
Corporate Finance / Strategic Finance / Financial Planning & Analysis / Business Development / Business Planning / Structured Finance / Operational Improvement Contact: 94••••••65 or w••••••••@gmail.com Operations-minded finance and business development professional with a focus on improving sales and operational performance. Energetic hands-on leader and team player recognized for conducting in-depth market, business and financial analysis, influencing strategic direction, and linking cross-functional contributions. Broad industry and international experience in management consulting, consumer products, healthcare, commercial real estate, and financial services. Directed diverse operational and financial projects, operated in matrix organizations, helped Fortune 500 manufacturing companies save 10-20% in costs, financed or acquired over $500 million of commercial real estate, and worked in 10 countries on 5 continents. Resourceful, versatile, and flexible with superb analytical, creative and problem-solving skills…and a passion for serving customers. Wharton Finance and Chicago MBA.KEY EXPERIENCE Operational Improvement Financial & Operational Modeling Sales & Operational Analytics Metrics & KPI’s Business Planning & Analysis Business Development Consultative Sales & Relationship Mgmt Acquisitions & Structured Finance Contract Negotiation & Documentation Cross-Functional Leadership Supply Chain Management International Experience Advanced ExcelAKA Steve Williams, Steven Williams
Experience
Director of Finance
Jan 2024 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Developed product line and customer level profitability decision tools to drive gross and net margins for private equity owned adventure sports and apparel company using SKU-level data for over 700 items being sold through mass retail and online distribution channels.• Revamped and automated annual budget, 3-year projections, and quarterly reforecast. Streamlined manager input and error-checking templates for 15 departments. Prepared Board presentation materials. • Incorporated 10% workforce reduction, consolidated departments, reallocated shared services based on measured usage.
Education
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MBA, Finance and Strategy
The Wharton School
Bachelor's Degree, Finance
Skills
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- P&L Management
- Operating Budgets
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Business Analysis
- Strategy
- Microsoft Excel
- Commercial Real Estate
- Financial Planning
- Risk Management
- Management Consulting
- Management
- Supply Chain
- Sales & Marketing Decision Support
- Business Development
- Acquisitions
- Due Diligence
- Forecasting
- International Business Experience
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Competitive Intelligence
- Business Process Improvement
- Executive Management
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Operational Cost Analysis
- Consultative Selling Style
- Supply Chain Management
- Financial Modeling
- Process Improvement
- Corporate Finance
- Negotiation
- Portfolio Management
- Mergers
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Restructuring
- Operational Excellence
- Contractual Agreements
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