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.
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- 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
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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
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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
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- 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
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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)
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- 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