Harold Allen
Louisville
Summary
Experienced Senior Corporate Finance Partner with 25 years of experience in strategic planning, financial analysis, and operations management across Fortune 500 and private firms. Expertise in collaborating with Executive Management to optimize financial strategies. Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams to achieve financial objectives, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen security controls.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Manager, Software Development
Verizon wireless
04.2023 - Current
- Manage activities of the software development team responsible for programming and support of Tax and Payment application platforms.
- Oversee development of new functions and features as part of next generation platform development.
- Optimize business operations by migrating legacy independent tax support applications onto a consolidated enterprise application.
- Provide guidance ensuring adherence to software development methodologies and best practices.
Sr. Manager, Development
Verizon wireless
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Led team of 5-7 business analysts responsible for supporting new billing platform functionality for new product initiatives.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather project requirements, define scope, and establish timelines.
- Coordinated across functions to plan and execute resource allocation for projects.
- Defined, created and streamlined processes in support of enterprise adoption of Agile methodology.
Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Verizon wireless
03.2021 - 11.2021
- Led systems integration efforts as part of Verizon’s acquisition of Bluegrass Cellular.
- Led migration of customer facing systems to include Billing, POS, and e-Commerce.
- Transitioned end user environment from Office 365 to G-Suite.
- Ensured integration activity met Verizon security and compliance standards for handling sensitive customer information.
Director, Finance & IT Transformation
Bluegrass Cellular
12.2018 - 02.2021
- Reporting to CFO, led a staff of 5 direct and 30 indirect reports with responsibility for driving strategic execution of the enterprise digital strategy including project prioritization and resource management.
- Rebuilt the e-commerce website to meet industry standards resulting in a 50% monthly sales increase.
- Deployed a third party payment application creating a 10% monthly savings in card processing fees.
- Introduced robotic processing automation which increased productivity in the customer service, sales, engineering, and accounting departments.
Controller
Bluegrass Cellular
12.2017 - 11.2018
- Promoted to Controller with responsibility for all finance and accounting functions.
- Led a team of 3 direct and 12 indirect reports, overseeing month-end closing, year-end closing, and regulatory reporting including tax and compliance.
- This position reported to the CFO.
- Reallocated the company’s treasury portfolio resulting in a $250K increase in interest income.
- Streamlined inventory management practices creating $1M savings for the company.
- Managed external relationships with audit firms, banks, casualty/liability insurance agent(s), and credit card companies.
Director, Finance & Information Systems
Bluegrass Cellular
11.2013 - 11.2017
- Promoted to lead both Finance and Corporate IT functions.
- Restructured personnel and revamped processes to improve workflow and project prioritization for a team of 6 direct and 24 indirect reports.
- This position reported to the CFO.
- Strategically built internal development staff to enhance organizational capabilities resulting in creation of an enterprise integration platform and the company’s first e-commerce website.
- Provided financial planning and analysis for the entire company exceeding $200M in revenue.
- Enhanced security apparatus to comply with increasing PCI compliance standards.
- Managed a capital expenditure budget of $3M and a department expense budget of $5M.
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Bluegrass Cellular
03.2013 - 10.2013
- Hired to provide forward looking financial strategic plans and budgets for multiple business entities generating over $200M in revenue.
- Managed one analyst responsible for reporting and analytical support.
- Constructed and analyzed five-year corporate financial models to assist executive management in strategic planning and setting the annual budget.
- Created a financial dashboard with KPIs to provide a streamlined view of operational performance.
- Developed customer profitability analysis which quantified financial performance across product lines and yielded a 3% improvement in margin performance.
Finance Lead
Honeywell International (Security Group)
11.2010 - 03.2013
- Led financial planning, forecasting and analysis including consolidation of multiple entities for P&L generating $200M in revenue.
- Supervised and directed work for one analyst.
- Developed quarterly P&L and Cash Flow estimates.
- Performed monthly P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow analysis.
- Partnered with business leaders to generate the financial aspects of the five-year strategic plan.
- Directed cross functional teams driving $2M improvement in working capital.
- Participated as finance lead for a major organizational restructuring project.
Business Analyst, Strategic Consultancy
Humana inc.
06.2007 - 10.2010
Business Development Analyst
General Electric (Consumer & Industrial)
08.2006 - 06.2007
Financial Management Program (FMP)
General Electric (Consumer & Industrial)
01.2005 - 02.2007
Supply Chain Analyst II, Trauma & Extremities Group Operations
DePuy Orthopaedics (A Johnson & Johnson Company)
01.2001 - 01.2005
Education
Masters of Business Administration - Managerial Finance
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Indiana University
Skills
- Strategic and Financial Planning
- Leadership and Team Building
- Effective Communication
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Budget Management
- Operations Management
- Technology Management
- Organizational Structure
Timeline
Sr. Manager, Software Development
Verizon wireless
04.2023 - Current
Sr. Manager, Development
Verizon wireless
12.2021 - 03.2023
Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Verizon wireless
03.2021 - 11.2021
Director, Finance & IT Transformation
Bluegrass Cellular
12.2018 - 02.2021
Controller
Bluegrass Cellular
12.2017 - 11.2018
Director, Finance & Information Systems
Bluegrass Cellular
11.2013 - 11.2017
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Bluegrass Cellular
03.2013 - 10.2013
Finance Lead
Honeywell International (Security Group)
11.2010 - 03.2013
Business Analyst, Strategic Consultancy
Humana inc.
06.2007 - 10.2010
Business Development Analyst
General Electric (Consumer & Industrial)
08.2006 - 06.2007
Financial Management Program (FMP)
General Electric (Consumer & Industrial)
01.2005 - 02.2007
Supply Chain Analyst II, Trauma & Extremities Group Operations
DePuy Orthopaedics (A Johnson & Johnson Company)
01.2001 - 01.2005
Masters of Business Administration - Managerial Finance
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Indiana University