Chief Financial Officer

KEITH R. WILKERSON, MBA

302-***-**** **************@*******.***

SUMMARY:

Seasoned finance and accounting professional with several years of management, consulting, accounting, budgeting and leadership skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Concierge Consulting Group LLC, Atlanta, GA (remote) Aug 2024 - Current

Chief Financial Officer

Advise newly formed start-up on consulting, accounting and finance matters

Assist clients with workflow optimization

Prepare company’s financial statements

DATWYLER, Middletown, DE Oct 2023 – Aug 2024

Business Controller

Leading the initiative to build product costing in the new S4 Hana SAP environment

Developing comprehensive forecasting, reporting & analysis discipline using COGNOS, MS Excel and Business Warehouse to support this $1B Swiss company

Provide accounting, Site Review Meeting financial results and finance guidance to site leadership

CORTEVA, Wilmington, DE (Dow-DuPont Spinoff) Sep 2019 – Oct 2023

Site Controller

Financial Analysis and Accounting to prepare the company’s largest facility for eventual closure

Helped to implement SAP S4 Hana across the manufacturing accounting organization

Performed analysis and consultation on financial impacts to the business

Launched Corteva, an $8B company representing the agriculture business of Dow-DuPont, after the two fortune 500 companies split following 200 years of partnership

Managed Accounts Payable team to lift and shift AP function from IBM Bangalore to Corteva

FMC, Philadelphia, PA (Acquired portion of DuPont’s Crop Protection business) Mar 2018 – Sep 2019

Global Business Analyst

Conducted Financial Modeling and Forecasting for the Marketing & Sales division

CHEMOURS, Wilmington DE (DuPont Spinoff Jul 2015)

Work Stream Lead – Finance Transformation Jun 2016 – Mar 2018

Accounting Manager – Plant & Inventory Accounting Finance Center Jul 2015 – Jun 2016

Managed staff of 30+ supervisors, inventory accountants, staff and payroll accountants

Launched Chemours, as a new standalone company, after a 200 year partnership with DuPont

Led the Chemical Business Unit Cost Accounting Function spin from DuPont to form Chemours

Served as work stream lead of the company’s finance transformation project to automate and sunset GCAP consolidation system to install Hyperion Consolidated ERP

Maintained collaborative relationship with business partners and stakeholders to refine processes

Accelerated month-end closing cycle, improved closing metrics & sustained accounting accuracy

Led SAP centered process improvement initiatives to automate and simplify procedures

Managed global team of subject matter experts to ensure consistency across the organization

Provided reporting, analysis and accounting guidance to business leadership for $7B company

Transitioned global Staff Function Accounting activities to US Finance Center

Delivered world-class finance & accounting support while streamlining processes to reduce costs

DUPONT, Wilmington DE

Accounting Supervisor – Plant & Inventory Accounting Center May 2013 – Jul 2015

Leveraged Site Controller – Crop Protection SBU Aug 2011 – May 2013

Managed staff of 35 supervisors, inventory and staff accountants for this $32B company

Led Plant Accounting Team separation from parent company during spinoff

Account reconciliations prepared in Blackline, prepared and approved reconciliations

Reorganized staff to better align with supply chain through transition to new company

Delivered project milestone updates to Global Business Controller and Separation team

Leveraged Site Controller position for 4 US Crop Manufacturing Sites

Implemented the company’s “Costing Roadmap” finance transformation

Supervised 9 Plant Cost Accountants; point of contact for Plant Managers & Global Controller

RELEVANTE, INC., Media, PA May 2006 – Aug 2011

Director - Accounting Solutions

Managed consulting team, 50 employees, across the PA, NJ and DE tri-state area

Grew revenues to $50M over 3 years as the Director of Management Consulting, now $293M

Performed Plant Cost Accountant role for top client DuPont as part of centering initiative

Developed new business, recruited finance & accounting talent, interim controller for Solstice IT

Held accounting/management roles at clients such as DuPont, Wawa and American Water Utility

Executive team member involved in assessing expansion options to the NY/NJ metro area

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY, Burlington, NJ Nov 2003 – May 2006

Manager, Corporate Budget Department

Prepared $3B Operating Budget for Retailer with over 360 locations in 42 states

Led initiative to identify & implement COGNOS to replace consolidated financial statement ERP

Coordinated aspects of due diligence during acquisition of BCF by Bain Capital Group

Presented proforma financial statements to large banking institutions that financed the deal

CHARMING SHOPPES, INCORPORATED, Bensalem, PA Mar 2002 – Nov 2003 Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Budget Department

Prepared annual operating plan for $2.4B retail apparel chain

Prepared Quarterly Capital Budget and reports for Board of Director’s meetings

Streamlined distribution of monthly financial reporting to management, saving time and expense

DISNEY CRUISE LINE, Celebration, FL Jan 2001 – Jan 2002

Finance Officer - Disney Magic and Disney Wonder

Supervised staff of 6 financial analysts.

Reported weekly business results to Captain, Steering Committee and Shore-side Executives.

Established first Finance Office on-board ship.

Prepared trend analyses to identify strong performing products and locations

AMTRAK, Philadelphia, PA May 1998 – Dec 2000

Senior Budget Analyst, Finance Group - Northeast Corridor (NEC)

Part of finance team responsible for implementing 5 year plan that included the introduction of high speed rail, the launch of the Acela train for the Northeast Corridor

PECO ENERGY COMPANY, Philadelphia, PA May 1995 – May1998

Senior Financial Analyst/ Budget Analyst

Developed the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for the corporate performance management initiative

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (GCC), Claymont, DE Jan 1990 – May 1995

Cost Analyst (at largest site)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

COGNOS, S/4 Hana SAP FI/CO, Hyperion Finance Manager (HFM), Blackline, Oracle General Ledger, Hyperion Enterprise, Lawson General Ledger, JD Edwards and QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word.

EDUCATION:

LASALLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA May 1996 MBA Finance

EASTERN UNIVERSITY, St. Davids, PA May 1989

B.S. Accounting & Business Administration

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