Gregory Cucino Bridgepoint Consulting

Bridgepoint Consulting Consultant

Gregory W. Cucino

Gregory is an experienced, hands-on finance leader with proven expertise in corporate growth strategy, fundraising, end-to-end financial process, FP&A, budgets and forecasting. He has excellent communication and organization skills with a high attention to detail and the demonstrated ability to work within a fast-paced dynamic environment. An entrepreneurial thinker with a great sense of humor, Gregory is a noted problem solver and adept team manager, capable of creating and leading high-performing teams.

Gregory W. Cucino’s Professional Summary

With 20 plus years of experience, Gregory has expertise in multiple areas to deliver operational improvement and change management to your organization.

    • Financial Planning and Analysis
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Corporate Strategy/GTM
    • Operational Efficiency Improvements
    • Month Close Process Improvements
    • Risk Management, GAAP/IFRS Regs
    • ASC 606 adoption
    • System Implementations/Enhancement

     

  • Consultant Since 2022

    Interim CFO for privately held SaaS/AI company with revenues of approximately $26M

    • Implemented a robust monthly reporting package for investors and board presentations
    • Assisted management and IB with fundraising initiatives securing bridge funding
    • Led process improvements to month-close creating efficiency closing in 12 days vs 22
    • Provided thorough internal analysis and platform reductions that eliminated $4.3M from their annual expenses
    • Established best practices with corporate travel, expenses and reimbursements

     

    Interim CFO for a Private Equity-backed specialty construction company with revenues of $92M

    • Provided expertise in creating cash flow modeling with WIP forecasting, ad-hoc analysis
    • Oversaw analysis of prior purchase accounting bookings, generated appropriate journal entries for adjustments where appropriate
    • Oversaw month-close process ensure accuracy and efficiency
    • Performed technical accounting support, consolidation and monthly financial reporting

     

    Technical project manager for publicly traded specialty BioTech company on implementation projects

    • Simultaneously managed technical team in Europe and U.S. during NetSuite technical project implementation
    • Provided CFO with technical accounting expertise and support for ASC 606 integration

     

    Technical finance expertise for ASC 606 revenue recognition implementation project

    • Provided finance/accounting expertise support leading creation of system parameters
    • Worked with client to determine impact of migration from ASC 605 to ASC 606 revenue recognition standard

     

  • Sensera Inc. (ASX: SE1), Boston, MA (2020 – 2022)
    A designer and manufacturer of specialized high-performance sensors and modules

    CFO – Corporate Strategy, Technology Administrator

    • Developed organization’s first internal control systems; managed day-to-day general ledger, public financial reporting package, international tax, payroll; oversaw treasury management
    • Advised management on GAAP/IFRS, state and federal regulations, currency conversions, sales tax requirements and proposed regulations
    • Developed and presented financial management operations to executives and board of directors, identifying risks, opportunities and potential improvements
    • Managed quarterly and annual financial reporting to shareholders, maintenance of third-party financing agreements, debt covenants, investor relationships and ASX listings
    • Led audits with Grant Thornton in the U.S., and collaborated with Australian team on audits abroad
    • Oversaw progress teams and submissions of required documents, ensuring timely completion

     

    RoundTable Strategy Advisors, Boston, MA (2016 – 2022)
    A specialized corporate strategy and technology consulting firm

    Partner/Sr. Advisor – Project CFO, Corporate Strategy, Restructuring, Deal Advisory, VC/PE, Technology

    • Solved complex problems for organizations within SaaS, manufacturing, pharmaceutical/medical devices/life sciences and communications organizations with revenues from $5M – $1B
    • Led strategy projects within restructuring, turnarounds, M&A, divestitures and carve outs
    • Performed due diligence, DCF valuations, quality of earnings and 13-week cash flow forecasting/analysis
    • Managed integrations and systems within SAP, NetSuite, Epicor and Dynamics GP with third-party apps through Boomi (SalesForce, SuiteAnalytics, Adaptive Insights, SAS, Tableau, others)
    • Oversaw initial client contact, project management of teams and deliverables, including development of proposals and presentations, market research, financial reporting and project variances
    • Led multi-location global teams; drove transformation and added value

     

    Prudent Security Inc., Providence, RI (2008 – 2016)
    A provider of home and commercial security services, products and monitoring

    Chief Financial Officer/VP Corporate Strategy, M&A (2009 – 2016)
    Controller (2008 – 2009)

    • Led corporate strategy team; grew vertical technology startup to successful global multi-location organization with 45 locations, 2,500+ employees and $400M in revenues
    • Directed and oversaw finance/accounting, HR, IT and legal teams
    • Led consolidated global month-end close, multi-location variance analysis, 13-week cash flows, budget analysis and board of directors’ presentations
    • Managed corporate strategy teams engaging in 35+ acquisitions, developing effective PMI 100-day plan streamlining system integrations, back-end processes, synergies and initial financial reporting
    • Identified and implemented key lean cost-cutting efforts within sales and manufacturing processes, reducing waste and increasing labor efficiency, leading to an increase of 15%+ in gross profits
    • Owned corporate FP&A functions, statement modeling, IRR modeling, project profit analysis, consolidation reporting, bottom-up budget modeling and forecasts

     

    • Certified Public Accountant (in progress)
    • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
    • Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA)
    • National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
    • Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
    • Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA)
    • Financial Executives Network (FEI) – Boston

     

  • University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), , Champaign, IL

    • Master of Science – Accounting

     

    New England College of Business, Boston, MA

    • Master of Business Administration – Finance Ethics & Compliance

     

    Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

    • Bachelor of Science – Organizational Psychology

     

    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    • Computational Thinking & Problem Solving (Certificate)

     

    • Coding Languages: SQL, Python (Seaborn, NumPy, Pandas, MatLib), HTML, JavaScript, CSS
    • NetSuite basic and OneWorld, advanced financial, FAM, manufacturing, SaaS modules
    • QuickBooks Online (Essentials, Pro and Advanced)
    • SEC EDGAR filing system
    • Microsoft Dynamics, Epicor, Sage Intacct
    • SAP Hana, Snowflake, Matilion, Tableau, Power BI
    • CapitalIQ, Forrester, Gartner
    • Microsoft Office: Excel (modeling, analysis), Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Visio
    • Celigo, Expensify, Shopify, Magento, Divvy, Bill.com