Accounts Payable Real Estate

STEPHEN G. COLLINS

Dallas, TX s 214-***-**** s *******-*******@*********.***

FINANCE PROFESSIONAL

Accomplished finance professional skilled at partnering with senior executives and business unit leaders to build tightly linked financial plans and achievement of cost savings and financial targets. Conducted strategic review of business unit segments resulting in rapid, profitable growth from $500M to $1B. Developed strategies driving $0.8B in asset monetization and $1B in working capital improvement. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic Planning & Analysis ~ Forecasting ~ Financial Model Creation ~ Operational Analytics Management Reporting & Presentations ~ Business Cases ~ Project Management ~ Process Improvement Team Building ~ Expense Reduction ~ Accounts Payable & Billing ~ Capex Evaluation ~ Negotiations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LANYON SOLUTIONS (recently merged with Cvent, Inc.) 2016 – February 2017 Vice President – Financial Analysis & Planning, Dallas, TX Led the global Financial Analysis & Planning team and Treasury operations of a privately held software company with $150M in revenue and over 600 employees.

• Increased EBITDA 5X year over year

• Significantly reduced year over year expenses by 15%

• Established controls to monitors department expenditures

• Increased P&L and cash flow forecast accuracy within +/-5%

• Redesigned monthly reporting reports and quarterly board presentations and decreased preparation time AT&T CORPORATION (1986 – 2015)

Executive Director, Accounts Payable, St. Louis, MO (Commuting) 2014 - 2015 Led the global Accounts Payable with $110B annual spend among 170k suppliers and an organization of 220 employees processing 28M invoices annually across 70 countries.

• Drove working capital improvement of $1B through negotiated payment term extensions.

• Managed one of the largest supplier finance programs with over 250 suppliers and $16B of annual spend.

• Negotiated agreements with credit card providers resulting in $6M of signing bonuses and rebates.

• Implementing virtual credit card payment process to reduce expenses $200k and provide $4M in rebates.

• Reduced non-productive time of union employees by approximately 50% through implementation of automated attendance tracking tool.

Assistant Vice President, Financial Analysis, Dallas, TX 2003 - 2014 Directed and managed the development of long-term business unit financial plans, ensuring linkage between volumes, expenses and headcount. Provide senior management with current month and annual forecasts in addition to monthly results and variances. Identified and recommended initiatives to reduce expenses to meet financial targets. Reviewed business cases to measure return on investment and prioritize capital investments. Corporate Real Estate, Supply Chain & Fleet Operations, 2012 – 2014

• $3B in expenses encompassing over 220M of square feet in property across the United States.

• Led cross-functional team to monetize real estate assets through sale-leaseback transactions and outright property sales, resulting in $800M in cash flow.

• Developed a metric driven planning model that integrated various levers to determine required square footage, energy consumption and building support expenses to minimize cost as headcount decreased. Construction & Engineering, 2008 – 2012

• Managed $6B in expense and capital across five regions composed of 22 states.

• Created a model linking the expense and force budget to network construction plans. Southwest Network Services, 2002 – 2008

• Managed $2B in expense and capital representing installation and maintenance of telephone services.

• Designed a detailed network technician force model to tightly link dispatches to hours, overtime and number of technicians required.

Executive Director, Intercarrier Compensation, Dallas, TX 2001 - 2003 Led and managed the process by which other carriers were compensated for land line, wireless and internet calls originated or terminated by AT&T customers. Other carriers included wireless carriers, competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and independent local exchange carriers (ILECs).

• Negotiated new contracts with carriers decreasing compensation rates and saving $144M annually.

• Reduced the average rate per minute by over 50% for intercarrier compensation with CLECs.

• Saved $148M through effective dispute resolution and negotiation.

• Provided $116M in savings by thoroughly auditing all billings. Executive Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Dallas, TX 2000 - 2001 Corporate FP&A function reporting to the business unit CFO of Industry Markets, which provided wholesale products and services to other telecommunications companies. Began with Ameritech Inc. in 1986

SBC Communications Acquired Ameritech in 1999

SBC Communications Acquired AT&T and assumed the AT&T name in 2005 EDUCATION

Northwestern University - Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Chicago, IL Masters of Management (MBA), Majors: Finance & Marketing Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Bachelor of Business Administration, Majors: Finance & Accounting

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