Brian Higgins
Principal: Management Resource Technologies Ltd
Extensive experience, skills in Lean-based financial analysis as well as operational, quality and overall performance management. Original developer of Activity Value Management® (AVM®) that integrates advanced Activity Based Costing with Value Management, customer loyalty, and employee engagement to improve financial and operational performance - awarded “Best Practice by the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC). FP&A projects for prior employers and clients consistently produced average financial improvements exceeding $8M per 1,000 employees - equivalent to 8% to 15% of revenues while enhancing the customer/employee experience. Skilled in all facets of Sarbanes-Oxley, including narration, control documentation, test script development, and auditing. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Value Management practitioner producing an average reduction of over 35% of product costs without sacrificing quality or customer satisfaction. Documented success developing unique solutions that exceed financial/operational objectives by selectively combining proven methods from a number of disciplines (financial analysis, risk assessment/control, Six Sigma, survey assessment, process management, etc.). Extensive experience as both an internal/external consultant has afforded the opportunity of working with many improvement techniques across a number of diverse organizations - specific results and success in improving revenue generation while optimizing internal costs to achieve significant gains in performance.
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Glenn Hopper
Director, Eventus Advisory Group
Glenn Hopper is a director/CFO at Eventus Advisory Group and the author of Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age.
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Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jackson Lewis P.C. is a law firm with more than 800 attorneys in major cities nationwide serving clients across a wide range of practices and industries. Having built its reputation on providing premier workplace law representation to management, the firm has grown to include leading practices in the areas of government relations, healthcare and sports law. The firm’s commitment to client service, depth of expertise and innovation draws clients to Jackson Lewis for excellent value-driven legal advice.
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Vineet Jain
Director, CFO Services at Genpact
Responsible for end-to-end improvements for Finance & Accounting processes, global standardizations, intelligent automation, and changes relating to people, policies, and controls
20+ years of strong experience in CFO advisory, finance operations, and process improvements .
Extensive experience in the Finance Transformations, Financial management, Reporting and Analytics.
Expertise in global IT implementation of Financial, Regulatory, Customer Experience and Reporting solutions.
Specialties:
Business Analysis, Transformations, Corporate Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Processes, Budgeting and Forecasting, Financial Controls and Reporting, Business Strategy, and Consulting, CFO and CXO Advisory, Shared Services Strategy, Mergers & Acquisition, Accounting, Audit, Compliance, Capital Market Operations, Project Management
Proven expertise in Customer / Client Relationships. An Effective communicator and problem solver.
Solid Credentials: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce (Honors), Certified Chartered Accountant (CA)
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Andrew Jenkins
Founder MD at PDx
My name is Andrew Jenkins, and I am proud to be MD of PDx Consulting Ltd - PDx is dedicated to developing you as leaders to evolve into businesses that have a core purpose beyond just making money, that make a difference to peoples’ lives making the world better.
I care about facilitating your teams and leadership skills, so your people can do their very best work.
I love team building with ambitious leaders to create great workplaces. If you’re willing to invest in new skills and step up to new challenges, then I’m the man.
I deliver tailor-made programmes fitted to your unique circumstances, your people, your needs and problems.
I specialise in blending both ‘systems’ and ‘emotional intelligence’ to bring you useful models, simple to use tools and practical processes to bring it all to life. Take-away outputs are directly usable in your workplace.
I create structures that help you to learn directly and build your skills in emotional intelligence, collaboration and cohesion, trust and openness.
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Check out Andrew’s book The Authority Guide to Developing High-performing Teams.
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Andrea Jones
Andrea Jones Consulting
“AJC aligns strategy to execution to help companies increase revenue. We utilize good process in accomplishing this goal, and inspire you to disrupt your industry! Clients range from start-ups to established firms to companies preparing for transition. Favorite word in the English language? “DONE.“
Three Phase 12-Week “SAE” Process: 1. Strategy - 4 Weeks: Data Analysis, Articulate Strategy, Define Execution Initiatives, Metrics, Owners 2. Align - 4 Weeks: Create Implementation Plans with Accountable Teams for Alignment 3. Execute- 4 Weeks: Begin Execution to plan with Teams, regular accountability, and guided transition to internal owners” (Optional: 3-6 Months of ongoing Project Management Support)
Tools Used: Operational, Financial, Organizational Health Data Review, Strategy Deployment Matrix, Prioritization Matrix, Implementation Plans, Standard Meeting Agendas, Meeting Minutes, Decision Logs, Action Trackers, Parking Lot Lists
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Grant Jones
Investment Banker & Operations/ Finance Executive
Grant has spent the majority of his career working in or advising family-owned businesses. Most recently he was Director for a merger and acquisition advisory firm advising privately-held and family-owned businesses on strategic growth, succession, and exit planning through M&A.
Previously Grant spent over 5 years in executive positions with his family’s business, a concrete building products manufacturer and distributor. His tenure included two strategic acquisitions and ultimately leading the process to sell his family’s business.
Grant received his B.S. in Financial Economics from the University of Redlands and MBA from the Pamplin School of Business at the University of Portland.
