DAVENDRA BRIJLALL
CONTACT
adg6ym@r.postjobfree.com
Hoboken, NJ
www.linkedin.com/in/davendra-brijlall/ **Open and willing to relocate**
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania State University
MBA: Management Consulting
GPA: 3.97/4.0
2019 to 2021 (Online)
Rider University
BS: Business Economics & Finance
GPA: 3.77/4.0
2004 to 2008
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Budget Variance Analysis (BVA)
• P&L Management
• Dashboard Reporting
• Financial Planning (FP&A)
• Leadership & Development
• Team Building & Mentoring
• GAAP Policies
• Financial Modeling
• Change & Project Management
• SaaS Financials & KPIs (CAC, LTV,
A/MRR, Churn, ARPA, Cash Burn)
• B2B and DTC Modeling
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
• Microsoft Office (Advanced with
Excel, PowerPoint, O365)
• Essbase & Oracle Hyperion
• SQL: Chartio & Looker
• CRM: SalesForce & Netsuite
• BI: IBM Cognos TM1& Tableau
• Finance: Adaptive Insights
• HR: Workday & UltiPro
• Procurement: Coupa & SAP SRM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Highly accomplished and results driven Finance leader with 12+ years of experience across Direct-To-Consumer and Financial Services industries. Ability to streamline operations, communicate and partner with cross functional business leaders, and find efficiencies to drive bottom-line profit. Hands-on approach for modeling and analytics, with a passion to drive success by solving problems with data. Dedicated leader focused on developing highly proficient and collaborative teams globally.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SMILE DIRECT CLUB – Senior Director of International Finance
New York, NY May 2020 – Present
Lead International Finance planning, budgeting, forecasting, regular metrics reporting and actuals vs. budget/forecast reporting
Create go-to-market campaigns and identify budgetary spending based on revenue projections for growth and steady-state markets
Perform due diligence on regional requirements for product launch
Co-Lead on cross function projects to increase customer conversion
Drive executive business review process and preparation of monthly flashes and quarterly forecasts with senior leadership
Create multiple KPIs and track business performance and ROI
Partner with Leadership to track margin and revenue efficiency
Execute on pricing strategy based on demand elasticity by region
BLACKROCK - VP in FP&A
New York, NY Jan 2013 – Apr 2020
Managed a team of 7 performing core FP&A responsibilities, including Management Reporting, Monthly P&L Forecasting, Annual Budgeting, and Financial Modeling on Expenses, Revenue, Cash Flow, and Headcount activity for the Business Operations, Technology, and Real Estate Services Divisions (~4,250 FTEs, $1.2B in operating expenses, $250M in capital expense)
Developed and presented Month & Quarter End Business Reviews to BlackRock Leadership, including the global CFO, CTO, COO
Participated in finalizing material for Board of Directors meetings
Created Risk & Opportunity measure to help reallocate resources
Partnered with Accounting to ensure accurate month-end close
Finance lead on cross-function projects, including 5-year NPV on Cloud migration and ROI for Technology and Real Estate initiatives
Forged deep relationships with stakeholders to efficiently oversee creation of annual Technology OpEx and CapEx budgets
Developed robust models to capture salary software capitalization (ASC 350-40), hybrid revenue scenarios, and scenario analysis
Power user during implementation of 3 Finance software solutions
Member of FP&A Interview Panel to identify junior talent
Built, led, and developed teams on a global level
BARCLAYS CAPITAL – ANALYST in Investment Banking
New York, NY Jul 2008 – Jan 2013
Member of the Finance Analyst Rotation Program (’08-’10)
Analyzed trends in KPIs, including revenue, fee share/ size-of-wallet, headcount, productivity, league table, RWA, and RoRWA
Conducted strategic competitor analysis on a regional, product, and industry level for gaining potential market share
Created pitchbooks for senior leaders across M&A, DCM, ECM deals