Jason Seegers

Serve as the de facto CFO, overseeing the full spectrum of finance operations—including accounting, tax, treasury, reporting, and budgeting—to ensure financial compliance and strategic alignment. Partner with IT and solution architects to support customer business intelligence initiatives and enhance data-driven capabilities. Lead sales budgeting in coordination with strategic partners, track performance against objectives, and provide actionable insights to drive revenue growth. Manage accounts payable processes to ensure timely and accurate payments. Prepare and present monthly financial reports to the board and conduct comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations to maintain accuracy and transparency.

Key Achievements:

• Directed the financial systems strategy for the SaaS enterprise, implementing automation for revenue recognition and overhead allocation, resulting in a 40% reduction in processing time.
• Established a robust in-house controlling function, significantly accelerating month-end close processes by 50% through enhanced workflows and internal controls.
• Spearheaded the development of a centralized data warehouse and Power BI dashboards, delivering real-time insights into ARR, MRR, CAC, and churn metrics to support strategic decision-making across business units.
• Improved cash flow and working capital management by optimizing cost structures and departmental spending, contributing to a 5% increase in overall liquidity.

Directed cross-functional improvements across finance, IT, and HR functions, enhancing operational scalability and efficiency. Engineered automated financial, sales, and project dashboards in Power BI to support real-time decision-making. Administered full-cycle accounting operations—including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, and revenue recognition—while preserving high standards of financial accuracy and control. Formulated and enforced internal accounting policies, and orchestrated the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and comprehensive monthly reporting packs. Supervised all financial close processes, including month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities.

Key Achievements:

• Led and developed a team of 2 accountants while achieving a 50% reduction in operational overheads through strategic contract renegotiations and process optimization.
• Collaborated with the Consulting Director to design and implement dynamic budgeting and forecasting models, aligning financial planning with business objectives.
• Deployed Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP, significantly enhancing financial reporting capabilities and streamlining operations.
• Accelerated the month-end close process from 15 to 5 business days by integrating automation and refining financial workflows.

Governed EMEA finance operations for a $200M division, leading a team of 10 across Europe to scale regional financial capabilities. Worked with sales teams to address margin erosion during tendering processes and partnered with factory operations to implement process enhancements that supported cost control and operational efficiency. Directed EMEA FP&A functions—including management reporting, budgeting, and quarterly forecasting—to support strategic planning. Facilitated year-end audits and financial consolidations, managed payroll support, and ensured accuracy in inventory valuation through reconciliations and year-end stock counts. Addressed accounting discrepancies, maintained financial confidentiality, and produced timely profit and loss statements to support compliance and transparency.

Key Achievements:

• Developed and deployed advanced margin analysis tools, enhancing project profitability by ~30% through optimized pricing strategies and refined cost structures.
• Collaborated with IT to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP and supported the U.S. team on OneStream integration, significantly boosting financial reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Modernized legacy finance processes by automating management reporting, cutting report generation from days to hours and enabling real-time insights.
• Introduced divisional profit and loss visibility for the first time in company history, providing executive leadership with unprecedented clarity into business performance and facilitating data-driven decision-making.
• Conducted detailed transaction flow analysis and data restructuring to streamline reporting workflows, uncovering outdated production costings, resolution of which led to margin optimization and improved sales quoting accuracy.
• Reduced month-end close cycle from 14 to 7 working days by redesigning data capture processes, leveraging modified SQL database structures, and automating reporting through custom Excel models.

Prepared and reported monthly financial results under US GAAP and IFRS for a $2.5B organization, ensuring timely and accurate communication to the US parent company. Orchestrated the implementation and rollout of ASC 842 / IFRS 16 lease accounting standards, enhancing compliance and reporting accuracy. Supported global SAP S/4HANA deployment and contributed to Anaplan integration to streamline budgeting and forecasting processes. Facilitated the adoption of Blackline for automating general ledger reconciliations, improving efficiency and control. Executed quarterly covenant reporting for bondholders, maintaining strict adherence to regulatory requirements.

Key Achievements:

• Headed the successful integration of 150 entities from Brass Monier (110) and Icopal (40) into the newly formed BMI Group following acquisition by Standard Industries.
• Collaborated with the finance team to design and execute the first annual budgeting cycle for the consolidated BMI Group.
• Partnered with the legal department to streamline the entity structure, reducing complexity and optimizing tax efficiency across the group.

• Collaborated with CFO and CEO to develop annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and year-end reporting presentations, enhancing strategic financial planning for a $300m organization.
• Directed month-end close, financial reporting, tax and transfer pricing compliance, and variance analysis, ensuring accuracy and regulatory adherence.
• Spearheaded ASC 606/IFRS 15 and ASC 842/IFRS 16 implementations, streamlining revenue recognition and lease accounting processes across global operations.
• Led SAP implementation for European operations, improving financial reporting and data integration.
• Prepared year-end financial statements and managed external audits, achieving clean audit opinions.
• Supported acquisition due diligence and managed a $500m revolving credit facility, maintaining covenant compliance.

• Performed bi-annual consolidation for half-year and year-end reporting.
• Performed role of internal auditor assessing operating controls in place against the COSO Framework and SOX for compliance.