Management Financial

David A. Weiss

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Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005

(Home) 847-***-**** (Work) 312-***-****

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CAREER SUMMARY

A motivated and results oriented financial professional with 15 years

experience in financial and strategic planning, forecasting, equity capital

program design, internal and external reporting, M&A, internal control

compliance, new business modeling and risk assessment for a $1billion

global management consulting firm. Possess strong leadership and

successful team building capabilities and excellent communication and

presentation skills.

EXPERIENCE

A.T. Kearney, Inc

Chicago, Illinois

1995 -

present

A leading, global, high value management consulting firm which provides

strategic, operational, organizational and information technology

consulting services. A.T. Kearney has a global presence that includes

2,700 employees in nearly 60 offices in 37 countries, spanning major and

emerging markets and has been advisors on CEO-agenda issues to the world's

leading corporations across all major industries since 1926.

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis 1999 -

present

. Manage the corporate planning and analysis function of A.T. Kearney,

reporting directly to the CFO with six to eight direct reports and

indirect reports in Europe and Asia. Areas of responsibility

include: consolidation and risk/opportunity assessment of the

monthly operating forecast and annual business and strategic plan,

new business analysis, corporate internal/external reporting,

financial support for mergers/divestitures and

development/implementation of financial policies and programs.

. Developed for the Board and advisory council an assessment of the

firm's capital/equity structure and helped to design a new $85

million equity capital account and wealth building model which

ensures the adequacy of our operating and financing requirements

while enhancing the collaborative partnership culture. The capital

account provides equity returns to utilize DTA's over near term,

equalizes share holdings and provides for key uses of cash.

. Designed the firm's carbon measurement and reporting approach,

sustainability KPIs and offsetting process which reduced A.T.

Kearney's carbon footprint by 20% in two years. Lead the finance

governance team in the execution of our emission reduction plan.

. Establish financial and operating targets for business units as well

as the firm and monitor performance against plan/forecast.

Implemented the first "balanced scorecard" in the firm which reduced

trade DSO by 20 days. Instituted standard sales pipeline procedures

and provided statistical analysis of backlog coverage, probable job

and staffing needs, improving top-line forecasting accuracy 20% for

our core consulting units.

. Evaluate potential joint venture partnerships and

mergers/acquisitions/divestitures of business units. Develop pro

forma financial statement models and conducted due diligence of

equity for fee and contingency engagements, ensuring positive net

present value and adequate risk premiums.

. Coordinate with cross-functional teams and outside consulting firms

to establish new compensation and retention programs and evaluate

manpower/succession-planning initiatives. Leading role in the

financial modeling and development of A.T. Kearney's performance

bonus program which provided for minimum ROI requirements of the

enterprise while supportive of the firm's market

position/competition, culture and business model.

. Enhanced internal controls through improved policies and process

improvements in compliance with SOXA for the forecasting/ planning

processes including contract management and revenue recognition.

. Developed the corporate Free Cash Flow, Balance Sheet and Capex

forecast processes and integrated our reporting with the EDS- SAP

system prior to the MBO in 2005. Instituted exception reporting for

past due accounts which assigned accountability, lowering our past

due percentage 7 basis points in 2009.

. Implemented a new budgeting/performance management software system

(SRC, a Hyperion competitor), incorporating unique A.T. Kearney

business rules and direct data feeds from our HRIS, payroll and

global finance systems and obtained buy-in across the organization.

Manager Corporate Reporting & Analysis

1997 - 1999

. Provide analytical and decision support for the implementation of

numerous internal consulting engagements including sourcing for the

firms travel, telecom, and IT spending which cut annual expenditures

by $35 million.

. Prepare operations review, strategic planning and annual

compensation presentations for the Board of Directors of A.T.

Kearney and the Finance Committee of our then parent EDS.

. Manage the data integrity of all-external press releases and

internal financial communications.

. Extensive use and development of discounted cash flow models and

other forms of company and project valuation. Perform financial and

business risk analysis of projects.

. Implemented web based, industry and service financial dashboards

used to evaluate officer and principal performance.

Senior Financial Analyst-Americas

1995 - 1997

. Established and coordinated the financial plans for the Americas

profit center. This included analyzing hiring and attrition

expectations resulting in the correct leverage, key/target account

penetration and sg&a review with a focus on discretionary program

spend.

. Completed monthly forecast including analyzing micro and macro

business trends and the impact on profitability. Reporting to

Senior Management team on the financial position of the profit

center.

. Created financial models to track investment against budgets for

business development, marketing, intellectual capital and meeting

costs to increase spending accountability thus reduce costs.

Oxford Bank and Trust

1991 - 1995

Loan Review Officer

. Reported to the president of this $200 million private financial

institution. Responsible for portfolio analysis and risk

assessment, preparing financial projections for commercial accounts,

analyzing concentrations of credit, evaluating asset quality, and

reporting my findings to the Board of Directors.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word,

PowerPoint), Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, SRC (Hyperion competitor)

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, concentration in Finance

1994

University of Illinois at Chicago

G.P.A. 5.0 / 5.0

Bachelor of Science, Finance/Accounting

1989

University of Illinois at Chicago

G.P.A. 4.5 / 5.0, Graduated with Honors

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