David Hicks, MBA

Experience

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  Lockheed Martin

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Financial Analyst
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  NEXTEL

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

  Senior Financial Analyst
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  Sprint

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

  Managed team of six professionals that were responsible for providing overall financial & performance decision support to Field Engineering and Operations by supporting the following: developed quarterly/annual forecasts, provided Monthly Financial reporting reviews/expertise to meet required financial objectives, was single source for Purchase Requisition/Accounts Payable related issues, and ad hoc projects related to Finance & Performance subjects • Developed $600M Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2007• Supported the approval of Capital Projects for funding (Up to $1M/project)• monitored projects throughout the project lifecycle process (Project Cost Accounting)

  • Finance Operations Manager

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  • Business Analysis Manager

    Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
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  Ericsson

  Jan 2009 - May 2017

  Provided critical financial support to field services organization VP / Directors with more than 2000 employees, acting as the Financial Manager / POC to address and meet / exceed financial-related metrics for customers. Provided executive leadership team decision support including monthly operations reviews focused on P&L and impacting items, monthly variance presentations, budgeting / forecasting planning cycles (2016 greater than $200M), ensuring all financial processes were being followed and Director / Manager teams understand critical components such as absorption, billability / utilization, and variance to budget.• Managed a team of six highly skilled Finance Analysts while increasing employee satisfaction scores 3 years sequentially (2014 – 2016).• Created, prepared, and supported monthly operations reviews: 2016 was 16% under plan.• Assisted in the creation, implementation, and maintenance of an internal PO process to minimize under absorption (Sourcing / Finance / Sales / FSO involved). Total recovery for 2016 was greater than $32M. • Reviewed cost center financials against the plan with supporting details: 2016 = $41M under the plan.• Identified $7.4M overstatement of field services P&L which changed the way budget and under absorption was viewed from a corporate finance perspective. • Discovered incorrect expense trend corporate finance used to quantify assumption resulting in $7M change in absorption. (Confirmed that corporate finance stated $2M over absorption while the actual trend was $5M under.) Show less Provided financial support for Ericsson Services, Inc. as the first North American managed services contract. Delivered executive lead team support including monthly variance presentations, budgeting greater than $200M in operating expenses, and ensuring VP and Director teams understood their financial statements which include components such as absorption, billability / utilization, and variance to budget. • Created inter-company networks and led audits resulting in $2.4M being removed from the financials and applied against third-party vendors.• Identified approximately $2.0M in costs incorrectly hitting field services which were reclassed to transformation.• Led the 2010 operating budget for field services that exceeded greater than $200M. Show less

  • Finance Analysis Manager I/II

    Feb 2011 - May 2017

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
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  Crawford & Company

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

  Supported the US Services Division with effective, timely, and critical financial leadership, providing decision support for executives through the completion of monthly operations reviews, annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and analysis of actuals. Created and provided the executive leadership team with monthly P&L reporting to identify root causes in a timely manner. • Completed the 2018 budget that totaled greater than $200M in revenue.• Created the monthly operations review presentation – 10% higher revenue than plan in 2017.• Assisted in the creation of pricing models to ensure greater than 30% gross margin.• Acted as the single finance POC for the Operations Senior VP with over 15 areas and annual revenue greater than $80M / year. Show less

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  ACI Worldwide

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

  Senior Financial Analyst

  Provided critical financial support to Sales, Product Management, and support organizations within the ACI On Demand (AOD) Business Unit. Orchestrated financial monthly cadence of reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Led the annual budgeting cycle across multiple products within AOD. Handled all aspects of financial support for the Merchant / Payments Intelligence / Banking Missions. • Led the 2020 and 2021 planning cycle totaling greater than $50M in annual expenses.• Effectively provided timely P&L reporting assisting in a greater than $4M under run against the 2020 plan. • Organized and met monthly with key stakeholders that drove 2020 forecasting accuracy within +/-10% of target• Served as a key member of the new Fuel Initiative Team that directly contributed positive 2020 EBITDA to ACI. Show less

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  NCR Corporation

  May 2021 - Mar 2022

  Senior Financial Analyst

  Successfully provided decision Finance Support for the CTO Organization within NCR, reporting directly to the FP&A VP of Finance. Major responsibilities included Public Cloud reporting, forecasting and consolidation efforts along with actively supporting 4 FP&A Finance Managers from a central/consolidation perspective. Additionally, assisted in managing the monthly close process ensuring all key deliverables are met on time by working with all CTO FP&A personnel. Key Accomplishments• Assisted in the creation of a Cloud forecasting process to ensure all components of spend are accurately tracked and accounted for, totaling > $50M• Led the Monthly Close process from a milestone tracking perspective, ensuring all close activities were complete on time (Actuals reporting by day +5, Variances by day +7 & forecasts by day +14)• Managed the Central Organization’s finances including, budgeting/forecasting/reporting totaling > $10M• Actively supported 4 Finance Managers in consolidation/forecasting/budgeting/actuals activities Show less

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  EVERMARK

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2024

  Senior Financial Analyst

  Successfully provide decision Finance Support for Evermark, reporting directly to the Controller. Majorresponsibilities include financial reporting, forecasting, annual budgeting and other critical financialsupport. Additionally, I’m responsible for completion of the monthly financial reporting package along with presenting to the ELT team on all financial aspects related to the business. Key Accomplishments:● Completed the 2024 AOP (Annual Operating Plan) exceeding $105M for all divisions of the business● Developed bi weekly Flash Report, detailing current in month spend run rate and forecasted fullmonth revenue on a monthly basis● Created monthly Operations Scorecard that provides Operations with critical Metrics/KPIs, therebyincreasing profitability by lowering Operations costs by > 15% YoY● Support Sales VPs with monthly Deep Dives, focusing on profitability by customer, thereby increasingtotal Revenue for all divisions sequentially YoY by ~10% Show less