John Downey

Background

About John Downey

Strategic and analytical FP & A Director scaled Fortune 500 technology, manufacturing, and IT services companies. Drove cross functional collaboration between service offerings and overhead functions worldwide. Streamlined account operations that reduced costs by >10% and increased revenue by > 40% annually. Presented financial modeling and new business opportunities to executives, offering management teams, external and internal customers, to achieve targeted goals and objectives. Worked closely with management teams to improve productivity and efficiency. Increased customer satisfaction and loyalty and won 90% of competitive RFP’s. Provided transition and training support for M&A transactions that ranged between >$100M and >$500M. Oversaw international teams, as the Global account finance liaison, to ensure both the Americas and EMEA divisions had smooth and timely financial system integrations and ongoing reporting by account. Managed direct, matrix, and project organizations of up to 80 people with financial responsibility exceeding $150M on an annual basis. Simplified complex business financial data to both front line leaders and senior executives which enabled targeted audience to make informed and concise decisions. Restructured both existing and transitioned teams that ranged between 15 to 50, to establish the financial infrastructure that allowed for successful company growth and enhanced profitability. Highlights • $20M+ Cost Savings & Avoidance • $250M Expense Budget Managed • $120M Labor Spend Managed • 90 days Legacy-SAP Biller transition • $20M IT Outsourcing Agreement Lead • Pioneered Finance Shared Service Lead Position • Financial Modeling/Pricing • Forecasting, Budgeting • Variance Analysis • Risk Management • Operations Management • Strategic Planning • Contract Management • Software/Hardware Management • Account Management/Sales • Project Management