Zach Howell

About Zach Howell

A driven, accomplished Vice President of Finance, I have 20+ years of success leading financial operations and team transformation, linking data to insights to support quality decision-making across industries, public companies, and private-equity-backed operations. With a robust history of identifying opportunities to build and then integrate highly effective systems and solutions to drive process improvements, I have a proven record of accelerating performance and increasing value. Serving as a trusted business partner for investors, boards and the C-suite, I have a proven ability to develop high-value internal and external relationships and a passion for leading by example, building inclusive environments, driving employee motivation, engagement and success to ensure a strong corporate culture.In my current role as Vice President, I direct global finance operations for Envoy Global, a highly acquisitive, private-equity-owned industry leader. I oversee a globally dispersed team and am responsible for supporting acquisition activity due diligence and financial integration of affiliate law firms and new businesses, developing a repeatable process while building a structure for scaling in the future. Driven by a passion for the industry, I am keen on exploring networking, new alliances, and industry leadership opportunities. I am always looking for ways to contribute to the growth and development of our field.Contact me via LinkedIn messaging or direct at z••••••••@gmail.comBuilding Trust | Business Partnering | Leadership Development | Change Leadership | Project Management | Budgeting & Forecasting | P&L Management | Financial Analysis | Variance Analysis | Strategic Pricing | Process Improvement | Process Automation | Digital Transformation | Data Visualization | Analytics & Insights | Enterprise Performance Management | KPI Development | Master Data Management | Metadata Management | Data Governance

Experience

1. Vice President, Finance Operations & Integration

   Envoy Global

   May 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Directing global finance operations for a highly acquisitive, private equity-owned industry leader, providing a platform and suite of services to companies seeking to efficiently manage immigration processes for their globally sourced or deployed employees. Identifying and implementing effective financial systems, accounting policies and controls around the order-to-cash process. Establish KPIs and identify improvement opportunities across Envoy Global to increase customer satisfaction and shorten the cash conversion cycle.• Managing order-to-cash operational flow for a rapidly growing global revenue base• Overseeing a globally dispersed 8-member team, training, developing, and evolving performance and skills, while building structure for scaling in the future • Responsible for supporting acquisition activity in due diligence and financial integration for affiliated law firms and new businesses, developing a repeatable process of integrating new businesses efficiently • Implementing a new BillingPlatform.com billing & collections system, and a new financial ERP system

Education

• Miami University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance, General

• Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Internal Controls
• Hospitals
• Financial Analysis
• Sales Operations
• Financial Planning
• Variance Analysis
• Project Management
• Sales
• Business Analysis
• Team Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Cost Accounting
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Auditing
• Strategic Sourcing
• Financial Reporting
• Sap
• Medical Devices
• Account Management
• Financial Variance Analysis
• Change Management
• Process Improvement
• Operations Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Marketing Strategy
• Data Governance
• Strategic Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Budgets
• Business Strategy
• Data Analysis
• Product Launch
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Accounting