Steve Sweren

About Steve Sweren

Experienced finance leader with over 8 years of management experience working in both…

Experience

1. Senior Finance Manager - Corp Opex Consolidation and Corp G & a

   WD

   Jan 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Creation of annual operating plan for $3b annual OPEX budget – including collaborating with functional leadership and company executives to meet long range planning goalsRun monthly and quarterly OPEX close and consolidations for 20 different functional areasOwner of multiple key SOX Audit controlsManagement of all G&A functions – Finance, Legal, HR, Executive Office, Real Estate Operations and Employee BenefitsLead high performing team of consolidation and G&A analystsKey accomplishments:Successfully navigated corporate OPEX function through a 16-month company split. This included: • Creating audit processes for tracking GAAP-only split related expenses• Creating departmental structures to capture dis-synergy related budgets and expense• Assist with entity/department/GL account mapping• Creation and tracking of transfer service agreements for post-split intercompany headcount coverage• Development of process to capture separate company reporting prior to split of ERP systemLed company through historical industry downturn, successfully reducing total OPEX by $200m per quarter (27% reduction) over a 5 quarter span to ensure necessary E/R ratios and EPS targets.

Education

• Gordon College

  BS

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Variance Analysis
• Budgets
• Finance
• Customer Retention
• Word
• Accounts Receivable
• Customer Service
• Management
• Process Improvement
• Financial Modeling
• Peoplesoft
• Account Reconciliation
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Accounting
• Billing Systems
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Excel
• Sap
• Team Management
• Essbase
• Profit
• Billing Process
• Cash Flow
• Analysis
• Leadership
• Corporate Finance
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Microsoft Office
• Project Finance
• Srm
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Collections