Chris Siefkas
Novato,CA
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
VP Finance and Treasurer
Renkert Oil LLC
Novato, CA
07.2013 - Current
- Controlled accounting operations and oversaw transactions related to payroll, financial reporting, payables and receivables.
- Had responsibility for all banking relations and approved borrowings and derivatives.
- Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
- Mitigated process gaps and managed financial operational functions.
- Developed financial analysis and business plans for proposed acquisitions, partnerships and investments.
- Monitored budget, revenue and variance trends for $200 million company, regularly apprising CEO of company's financial standing.
- Responsible for all IT operations.
- Managed project to implement NetSuite ERP.
Global MFI Acquisition and Partnership Manager
Visionfund International
London, England
02.2010 - 07.2013
- Project Manager for transfer of ownership of 28 microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world from World Vision International to Visionfund International.
- Managed team of 2 additional project managers.
- Converted 3 microfinance institutions to Visionfund ownership.
- Produced project plans for conversion of remaining MFIs
- Initiated conversion of MFIs in Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Honduras, Senegal and Kenya.
- Reported on progress of conversion project directly to CEO.
Project Management Trainer
DVA Training, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
07.1998 - 07.2011
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
- Certified Advanced Project Manager by the Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate Program.
- Taught PMI and Stanford certified project management courses in-person at IBM, Cisco Systems, Google and other large corporations around the world.
- Taught PMI and Stanford certified project management courses in a virtual format to student at IBM, Cisco Systems, Google and other large corporation worldwide.
- Maintained a 95%+ excellence rating in both the in-person and virtual courses.
Vice President
Mizuho Bank
San Francisco, CA
01.1996 - 07.1998
- Lending officer responsible for Pacific Northwest Region (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah).
- Brought in more than $100 million in new business.
- Authored credit applications with complete credit analysis for approval by senior management.
Timeline
VP Finance and Treasurer
Renkert Oil LLC
07.2013 - Current
Global MFI Acquisition and Partnership Manager
Visionfund International
02.2010 - 07.2013
Project Management Trainer
DVA Training, Inc.
07.1998 - 07.2011
Vice President
Mizuho Bank
01.1996 - 07.1998
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