About River
- Financial strategy, fundraising, and investor readiness
- Business planning, budgeting, and cash flow forecasting
- Profitability improvement and financial performance analysis
- Monthly management reporting with actionable insights
- Operational efficiency and cost optimization
- Bridging the gap between operations and finance departments
- Management training, accountability, and culture shift
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Experience
- Birch View AdvisorsPartner & Fractional CFOJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)Dubai City, United Arab EmiratesBoutique advisory firm offering Fractional CFO services for startups, scale-ups, and traditional businesses worldwide.Lead the CFO-as-a-Service practice by offering clients:• Strategic Financial Planning (scenario modeling for growth, debt, fundraising, hiring)• Performance Reporting (budget-to-actual, KPIs, quarterly CFO reports)• Unit Economics (fully understanding profit at the unit level)• Cashflow management (runway planning, cashflow forecasting, working capital strategy)• Pricing Optimization (true-cost based pricing, segregated P&L by product/service)• Investor & Lender Readiness (pro-forma financials, valuation, debt service analysis)• Cap Table Management (dilution scenario planning, cap table strategy)
- International Development ServicesSenior Project ManagerCONSULTING AND AUDITSFebruary 2022 - July 2024 (2 years and 5 months)Denver, United StatesBoutique U.S.-based management consulting firm specializing in lower middle market clients in Retail, Distribution, Logistics, Contracting, Manufacturing, and Industrial Services.• Promoted as the youngest Sr. Project Manager in the firm; accountable for last stage of B2B sales cycle and managing 5-10 cross-functional Management Consulting teams simultaneously.• Closed over $15M in Consulting projects, including developing full scopes of work, project plans, and negotiating final price and client payment terms within tight deadlines.• Managed 100+ projects all over the U.S., with average 2:1 ROI for clients generated through turnarounds, efficiency improvements, cost-savings, sales growth, and restructuring.
- International Development ServicesSenior Business ConsultantCONSULTING AND AUDITSMay 2020 - February 2022 (1 year and 9 months)Denver, United States• Hired as the youngest Sr. Business Consultant in company history; ranked #7 out of 200+ Consultants at the firm based upon client satisfaction and job performance KPIs.• Executed a turnaround plan that increased YoY net operating income from -2.6% to 12.5% for a Millwork Manufacturer in California.• Fully overhauled job costing, bidding, pricing, and financial systems to increase YoY operating cashflows by 116% for a Construction Contractor in Texas.• Implemented a new sales strategy and true-cost based estimating system that led to job profitability increasing by 213% YoY for an Industrial Services company in Pennsylvania.• Drove margin expansion and operational efficiency by designing and implementing tailored financial systems, KPI dashboards, cash management strategies, pricing models, accounting workflows, and performance-based incentive programs for lower middle market clients.
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Education
- Master of Business AdministrationNational University of Singapore Business School2025Master of Business Administration
- International BusinessInternational Business