Dori Davis
Chipley,Florida
Summary
Experienced finance professional with a keen ability to grasp business intricacies and identify trends, facilitating budget development, forecasting, cost management, and data- driven financial analysis. A track record of providing effective financial guidance and reporting to both growing businesses and those in distressed situations. Skilled in designing, implementing, training, and administering compensation plans that drive improved sales and EBITDA performance.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
FP&A - The IMAGINE Group
07.2022 - Current
- IMAGINE Group offers comprehensive services that engage customers and boost revenue, including conceptualization, creative services, marketing technology, print services, kitting, and fulfillment
- Key achievements include:
- Consolidated disparate customer systems into a unified master system
- Developed, implemented, and maintained revenue reporting for all stakeholders, from account executives to Board of Directors
- Created monthly revenue budgets and forecasts, supporting sales and margin analysis
- Provided support for sales compensation plans to external consultants and internal stakeholders.
Manager
01.2013 - 07.2022
- Quad, a $5 billion annual sales company with operations spanning various sectors and regions
- Key contributions include:
- Offered expertise and support for 22 sales incentive programs with over 100 participants
- Led development of processes, policies, and systems for administering sales incentives
- Conducted surveys on sales compensation trends and market pricing, reporting findings to leadership
- Promoted to Manager, Sales Compensation in April 2019.
Controller
Quad
01.2013 - 06.2014
- Responsibilities included transitioning to Quad methodology, financial statement formats, and internal controls, as well as:
- Overseeing monthly close processes, 90-day rolling forecasts, budget development, and variance analysis
- Providing financial reviews for contract renewals, new customer contracts, and large projects
- Completing post-mortem audits of awarded contracts and projects.
Controller
Vertis Communications
07.2008 - 01.2013
- Controller role in a $1.2 billion annual sales integrated marketing communications company, which was acquired by Quad Graphics in January 2013
- Accomplishments included:
- Consolidating 23 divisions into one finance group and leading a team of 8 finance professionals
- Implementing standardized accounting practices and operational reports
- Exceeding synergy cost-saving expectations by 175% through process improvements
- Implementing streamlined billing processes and operations reporting.
Senior Financial Analyst
Vertis Communications
07.2008 - 04.2011
- In this role, key achievements included:
- Successfully transitioning divisions to new accounting and HR teams
- Creating detailed budget and forecast models for over 25 divisions
- Establishing reporting schedules and providing training on standardized metrics
- Implementing comprehensive sales forecast process
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
DeVry Institute of Technology
Phoenix, AZSkills
- Cost Savings and Synergy Identification
- Forecast and Budget Preparation and Analysis
- Ad-Hoc, Trend, and Variance Analysis
- ROI and Customer Contract Profitability Analysis
- Sales Compensation Plan Administration
- System Integration and Upgrades
- Leadership of Multi-Site Teams
- Professional Memberships & Certifications
- World at Work
- Certified Sales Compensation Professional (CSCP)
- Software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- Hyperion
- Solomon
- VMAC
- ACOMS
- PACE
- DataTrak
- CODA
Timeline
Manager
FP&A - The IMAGINE Group
07.2022 - Current
Manager
01.2013 - 07.2022
Controller
Quad
01.2013 - 06.2014
Controller
Vertis Communications
07.2008 - 01.2013
Senior Financial Analyst
Vertis Communications
07.2008 - 04.2011
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
DeVry Institute of Technology