Jessica Kim In 60 Seconds...
Jessica is a results-driven finance executive with a proven track record of addressing business challenges across diverse industries, including insurance, professional services, and manufacturing. She integrates financial expertise, strategic thinking, and Six Sigma methodologies to drive organic growth, enhance margins, and simplify operations. With extensive experience in M&A, due diligence, integration, and private equity, Jessica consistently delivers acquisitive growth and operational synergies. Recognized for her authentic leadership, she cultivates followership, fosters collaboration, and drives strong team engagement.
Specialist Skills
Budgeting & Forecasting
Delivered financial budgets to align on ambitious performance targets. Led forecasts to track progress, monitor risks and opportunities, and launched strategic initiatives to meet financial commitments
Financial Operations
Enabled strong organic growth and margin expansion by tracking key operational metrics, designing appropriate incentive structures, integrating acquisitions to increase sales capacity, and instituting rigorous expense approval protocols
Leadership
Managed change during system implementation while improving finance team engagement, financial stewardship, and business followership
Profit Improvement
Achieved $20M in run-rate expense reduction by streamlining workforce, optimizing real estate footprint, and reducing SG&A through enhanced operational efficiency
Cash Flow Improvement
Improved working capital by executing synergy initiatives, strengthening cash control frameworks, and maximizing financing efficiency through strategic debt structure enhancements
Track Record Highlights
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Delivering budgets, forecasts, financial reports and business cases to executive leadership team and private equity stakeholders to facilitate decision making.
- Top-Line and Bottom-Line Growth: Driving 12-14% organic growth (2x that of industry) and 1-2% annual margin improvements through collaboration with business units, strategic project leadership, and performance-based incentive design
- M&A and Value Creation: Creating value through successful integration of acquisitions, implementation of controls, delivery of synergies, and negotiation of earn-outs
- Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement: Leading finance operations through significant business disruptions while enabling the business to exceed financial and operational targets. Championing a culture of continuous improvement and operational efficiency
Sector Experience
- Financial Services
- Professional Services
- Food & Beverage Manufacturing
- Retail
- Manufacturing
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