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Kim Taylor

@kimtaylor1

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Strategic finance leader driving FP&A, forecasting, and cross-functional financial transformation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a finance leadership role where I can drive FP&A, implement scalable systems, partner with executives, and deliver margin-improving process and cost optimizations.

I am a Strategic Finance leader with 10+ years delivering financial planning, corporate strategy, and scalable processes across high-growth, multi-divisional organizations. I build and scale financial models, lead forecasting and long-range planning, and partner with C-suite and senior leaders to influence revenue, profitability, and operational performance.

I have led system integrations and complex initiatives across Finance, Sales, Product, IT, and Supply Chain, supported M&A activities and implementation of Workday Adaptive, and delivered measurable cost savings and process optimizations that improved margins and operational efficiency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Finance Manager

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BlueCrest

Jul 2020 - Present (5 years 8 months)

Led financial planning for a $500M+ revenue portfolio and $100M+ operational cost structure, built and owned company-wide P&L, balance sheet and cash flow models, and drove margin and EBITDA improvements while supporting two acquisitions and leading Workday Adaptive implementation.

Financial Modeling Forecasting Workday Adaptive Planning Integration Management Executive Reporting

Director of Budgeting

BCNY

Dec 2019 - Apr 2020 (4 months)

Built financial models and metrics to monitor a $110M operating plan, redesigned core and secondary reporting to clarify profitability, and developed a long-range model targeting a 400–600 bps EBITA improvement within two years.

Budgeting Financial Modeling Forecasting

Finance & Systems Lead

Waterworks

Jun 2011 - Dec 2019 (8 years 6 months)

Led planning and forecasting for $150M+ revenue and $10M+ operating expenses, drove SAP/BusinessObjects implementations, streamlined reporting and delivered supply chain cost savings and inventory optimization initiatives.

Forecasting SAP Business Objects demand planning Inventory Management Cost Saving Initiatives Financial Reporting

Director of Operations

Kashwere U

Jan 2007 - Jan 2011 (4 years)

Oversaw operations, licensing, quality control, sales and finance functions and helped build over $600K in first-year sales while managing vendor relations, payroll and inventory planning.

Operations Management Sales Growth Vendor Management Inventory Planning Payroll Quality Control Trade Show Operations Accounts Payable Receivable

Senior Account Production Coordinator

Nine West Corporation

Jan 2005 - Jan 2007 (2 years)

Managed production, costing and quality control, coordinated with international and executive teams on orders and production issues, and supervised staff to monitor WIP and sample production.

Production Coordination Costing Quality Control Order Management Sample Production