Profile Details

Create Project

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

USD 75 /hr

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

Hire Deepak K.

United States

USD 75 /hr

Experienced CFO highly skilled in risk mitigation, financial modeling, corp strategy, M&A, and business intelligence.

Profile Summary

In my most recent position as the CFO for the Colorado Education Association (“CEA”), I managed the organization's Accounting, Treasury, HR, & IT departments. I also served as the primary contact and admin for CEA’s banking and financial relationships. Prior to my tenure, CEA was using a 20-year-old ERP system, required executives to come to the office in person to approve check requests, lacked an organizational investment policy, did not have written procedures for critical business office functions, & had major cybersecurity issues. During my initial six months with CEA, I developed the organization's first-ever investment policy, fully digitized the business office, documented SOPs for critical functions, reduced the month-end close timeline by half, & implemented multiple new software programs to increase cybersecurity and cut admin costs. I also created templates for the quarterly board of director reports & implemented monthly accounting review procedures to identify inaccuracies or journal entries not recorded in compliance with GAAP. Before joining CEA, I managed all business office functions, excluding HR, for Full Sail University (“Full Sail”), a private equity-backed company with over $550M in annual revenue. My responsibilities as the Director of Business Operations included, but were not limited to, the oversight of all operational accounting (AP, AR, fixed assets, leases, etc.), the GL month-end close, updating a rolling 90-day cash flow forecasts, and affiliate financial consolidation. I joined Full Sail in 2011 as a junior financial analyst for strategic planning and reported to Full Sail’s executive planning committee. I was promoted to Director of Strategic Planning in 2013 and partnered with executive leadership teams in affiliated companies by providing FP&A support & when required, served as an interim executive. Over the last five years, I’ve led two different organizations in implementing new ERP systems & fully digitizing their business operations. I thrive in a fast-paced work environment where I can continue to grow professionally and contribute to the organization’s growth.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Accounting
• ☆ Financial Technology
• ☆ Business Finance
• ☆ Human Resources
• ☆ Employee Compensation & Benefits
• ☆ Executive Recruitment
• ☆ Business Operations
• ☆ Business Strategy
• ☆ ERP/CRM/SCM Implementation
• ☆ Business Education
• ☆ International Business
• ☆ Small Business
• ☆ Data-Driven Decision Making
• ☆ Entrepreneurship
• ☆ Business Intelligence
• ☆ Nonprofit Organization Administration
• ☆ Management Information Systems
• ☆ Project Management
• ☆ Corporate Governance
• ☆ Risk Management
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Business & Legal Writing

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, Financial Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining

Work Experience

Chief Financial Officer

Colorado Education Association

August 2021 - Present

Director of Business Operations

Full Sail University

June 2011 - July 2021

Chief Financial Officer

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

August 2014 - February 2016

Education

Masters of Business Administration

Rollins College

August 2010 - June 2011

Bachelor of Science in Public Policy (Statistical Analytics Focus) and American Government

Boise State University

September 2004 - December 2006

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.