Finance Management

CHASE M. DONNER

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Atlanta, GA 30318

(C) 502-***-**** • ac10co@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Finance and Operations leader, experienced in providing outstanding operational and financial analysis to executives. Experience includes the understanding of all aspects of accounting, finance, human resource and operational management. Proven ability to develop teams, implement new Financial systems, and realize efficiencies in new processes. Strong relationship building skills, including effective collaboration with C-suite executive team and colleagues.

EDUCATION

EMORY UNIVERSITY, GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL Atlanta, GA M.B.A., Strategy & Finance Concentrations December 2015

• Advocate, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta

• Goizueta Consulting Association

BUTLER UNIVERSITY Indianapolis, IN

B.A., Finance May 2009

• Varsity Football, Three-time letterman

• Director of Academics, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity EXPERIENCE

THE HACKETT GROUP Atlanta, GA

Public management consulting firm with over 1,000 employees 2013 to Present Senior Director, Finance

Responsible for back office Finance department and Global P&L totaling $300M+ annually

• Led corporate FP&A functions in a dynamic and rapidly growing firm which included the end to end annual planning process with focus on providing strategic analysis directly to CFO, COO

• Lead Finance resource and trusted business partner to nine Practice Leaders and their business units, earning their confidence with accurate, timely reporting and support

• Served as lead on Hyperion implementation and subject matter expert on an Oracle upgrade while continuously implementing new, innovative processes and policies that leveraged new technology to drive efficiency across the firm

• Responsible for hiring and developing team of twelve finance and accounting professionals possessing a broad range of experience levels

Practice Controller

Responsible for finance and accounting functions in Strategy and Business Transformation Practices, managing P&L in excess of $60MM annually

• Developed dashboard from Oracle and Hyperion, providing improved visibility to financial performance

• Advised Practice Leaders on revenue management ensuring SOX compliance and optimal recognition

• Led implementation of new performance metrics as part of annual planning initiative that aided Practice Leaders in allocating resources

• Oversee, train, and mentor an accountant with primary responsibilities of invoicing and project setup

• Collaborated with Senior Management to address revenue forecasting model shortcomings by creating alternative reports that easily provided variance analysis PERKINS + WILL Atlanta, GA

International design firm with over 1,400 employees 2010 to 2013 Project Accountant

• Guided Operations Directors in revenue recognition and variance analysis, identifying discrepancies to limit potential negative impact

• Acted as liaison with internal auditors, reviewing contracts, providing reconciliations, and responding to inquiries

• Coordinated office-wide community involvement initiatives including annual 5k run, block initiatives WELLPOINT, INC. Atlanta, GA

Senior Financial Operations Analyst 2009 to 2010

• Supervised team of six commission specialists paying out $20MM annually

• Led successful roll-out of inventory management database in two offices improving production 18%

• Selected as subject matter expert to cultivate strategic relationships with third parties for new product development

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Proficient in Hyperion, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deltek Vision

• Chairman, 2012-2013 Balloon Federation of America Hot Air Competition Division; won 2012 U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship

• Eagle Scout

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