Finance Manager, treasury, accounting, reporting, analysis, budgeting
Resume:
Scott E. Davis
Poway, CA *2064
*************@*****.***
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Generated annual savings for Stanford University of $650K by renegotiating bank contracts, redesigning vendor payment processes, and restructuring merchant card handling while bringing PCI compliance to 100%.
Generated $40M in cash for Excite@Home by researching, identifying, and monetizing untracked sales related warrants only known to former company employees.
Created rating agency presentations for Stanford University and Raychem Corporation that resulted in higher than anticipated ratings.
Member of team of five that reduced finance costs at Raychem by 25% by examining, improving and standardizing finance processes across 45 countries worldwide.
Led implementation of the Euro across all European business entities for Raychem.
Designed and implemented SOX processes for Lam Research treasury activities.
EXPERIENCE
Consultant - San Diego/Los Angeles 2012 - Present
Designed, documented and aided implementation of central internal bank concept for major university in Los Angeles
Designed policies, procedures, roles and responsibilities for newly formed treasury department for major university
Redesigned, documented and optimized all finance processes for San Diego Biotech company.
Director of Finance - Conventus Biomedical Solutions (San Diego) 2012 - 2014
Manage all aspects of finance including payables, receivables and invoicing, payroll, general ledger, banking, and purchasing.
Bid development, contract pricing and terms negotiation.
Prepare profitability and productivity analysis on all customer contracts and all employees/subcontractors.
Responsible for budget and forecasting.
Assistant Treasurer – Stanford University 2007 – 2011
Responsible for university cash flow functions including funding payroll and disbursements, determining investment position, and identification and booking of all funds transfers.
Management of merchant card/PCI compliance program for 100 merchant programs.
Management of $300M commercial paper program
Involvement in all stages of debt issuance including primary responsibility for ratings agency presentations around $2B long term debt program.
Primary responsibility for monitoring and reporting of university and hospitals’ liquidity.
Created recurring savings of $650K annually through redesign of processes, renegotiation of banking contracts, and optimization of interchange rates.
Responsible for university Cashier’s Office and student services accounting group.
Sr. Finance Manager – Lam Research Corporation 2004 - 2007
Management of daily treasury functions including cash portfolio of up to $800M.
Foreign exchange hedging, design of revenue hedging program including FAS 133 compliance.
Senior management and board reporting.
Management of outsourcing relationships including transactional treasury, portfolio management, and treasury reporting.
Project work including change in legal structure of company, initiation of SOX compliance, interest rate swaps, initiation of share repurchase program, systems (SAP) steering committee, and repatriation of foreign entity funds.
Co-founder/Co-owner – CoreBio Group, Inc 2001 – 2004
Co-founder and co-owner of biotech consulting firm. Performed all financial and legal duties.
Assistant Treasurer – Excite@Home 1999-2001
Management of daily treasury functions including $600M investment portfolio.
Responsible for risk management worldwide.
Management of 20 staff in Accounts Payable, Payroll, Credit & Collections, and Treasury.
Member of corporate mergers and acquisitions integration team.
Corporate “Galaxy” (outstanding employee) and Finance MVP awards
Sr. Finance Manager - Raychem Corporation 1992-1999
Management of five treasury and equity operations professionals at $2B material science firm.
Oversight of treasury operations in Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions with entities in 26 countries. Duties include set up of new entities, financing activities, approval of bank relationships, coordination of investments and cash levels, repatriation of funds, and maintenance of operational procedures and controls.
Management of stock option plans and Section 423 employee stock purchase plan serving 9,000 employees internationally.
Administration of corporate stock repurchase program.
Worldwide coordinator of company’s Euro conversion effort.
Management of treasury operations in United States region and oversight of treasury operations in Asia Pacific region with entities in twelve countries.
Created PC based intercompany payments system (integrated with SAP) which facilitated foreign exchange hedging and all intercompany payments worldwide.
Traded spot and forward foreign exchange contracts in twenty-five currencies.
Administration of worldwide variable pay program.
Presentation design for S&P and Moody's leading to better than anticipated ratings.
Finance Reengineering Specialist - Raychem Corporation 1990 - 1992
Core team member in project that reduced cycle time from close to press release from nineteen days to eight days. One of five original team members on project that encompassed financial operations in 45 countries. Active in current state, benchmarking, visioning and implementation phases of the project. Cost of finance worldwide was reduced 25% through the implementation of best practices, improved systems and regional accounting centers.
Consultant - Andersen Consulting (Arthur Andersen) 1988 - 1990
Systems and finance consulting including supervision of 9 consultants.
EDUCATION
MBA: Finance, investments and banking, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988.
BA: Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1982.
Numerous seminars in cash management, foreign exchange hedging, international treasury, project management, reengineering, venture capital and systems.
ACTIVITIES
Peninsula Treasury Management Association – Past President, other offices, speaker
Tyco Electronics Employees Federal Credit Union – Past Chairman of Board of Directors for $50 million Credit Union, other offices
Local Schools – Site Council President, PTA Treasurer, Poway High Foundation Treasurer
Toastmaster of the year - Silicon Valley
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