Amy Gusso

Background

About Amy Gusso

I am an authentic finance professional with over 25+ years of experience in accounting and finance foundations and leadership. I am passionate about strategic planning, designing paths to execute strategy, Open Book Management, building business value, growing finance professionals, finding practical solutions to problems, building high-performing teams, making people feel valued, and lifetime learning. People have said that I am: “Approachable, “A Big-Picture Thinker”, “A Creative Problem-Solver”, “Durable”, “Very Professional” and “Not a Normal Finance Manager”. I don’t limit myself to crunching numbers and distributing reports; I take a holistic view of the business and its valuable people which enables me to be a trusted business partner who participates in building and executing strategy. I work best by first shaping and clarifying the big picture; and then drilling down to actionable steps. I love dialoguing with others to creatively solve problems, and adapt well to a high level of change. I inform decisions with data analytics. Finance/accounting proficiencies: GAAP and Managerial Financial Reporting, Cash Management, Forecasting and Budgeting, Cost Accounting, Internal Controls, Tax Considerations for Business, Related-Party Transactions, Data Analytics, Open Book Management, delivering company-wide financial messaging in a positive, motivating way. Strategic competencies: Strategic Planning Design and Implementation, Balanced Scorecard, Strategy Mapping, KPIs and Metric Dashboards.