Sarah Mack
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Finance and Accounting (Fractional)
MeBeBot
Austin, TX
07.2024 - Current
- Manage forecasting, accounting processes, carta, and pricing for an AI company automating the HR Space.
Co-founder and CEO
Vinat
05.2022 - Current
- Launched an approachable wine brand targeting young professional women
- Formulated go-live strategy, branding, social media content, financial reporting, and business plan
- Cultivated partnerships with winemakers, importers, and logistics providers.
Finance Manager - Corporate Finance
Expedia Group
AUSTIN, UNITED STATES
11.2020 - 07.2021
- Spearheaded $1,200M cost transformation project, including a close partnership with divisional CFOs on organizational restructuring & marketing and IT expenses
- Modeled and was the primary finance contact for 5,600 role eliminations across 55 countries; responsibilities included supporting European works council negotiations, identifying roles to eliminate, and advising executive leadership
- Developed financial slides and prepared executive leadership team for board of directors' meetings
- Designed financial model for $50M+ in digital service revenue tax in Europe to identify impact, risk, and drive pricing strategy in impacted markets.
Finance Manager - Marketing
Expedia Group
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
04.2019 - 11.2020
- Streamlined structure of Expedia's financial reporting system by aligning taxonomy across 10+ brands to eliminate manual reporting saving 40+ hours per month
- Built predictive cancellation model to forecast customer COVID-19 reservation cancel behavior to identify pockets of travel demand resulting in a 20% improvement in sales decline
- Constructed capital allocation model with Analytics improving profit margins 2% by reallocating marketing spend to optimize gross profit and transactions
- Automated standard financial reporting (P&Ls, daily/weekly financial metrics) using Tableau saving 20 hours per month
- Mentored three financial analysts and coached each through promotions.
Senior Finance Analyst - Marketing
Expedia Group
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
10.2017 - 04.2019
- Launched a new forecast process for Expedia's subsidiaries reducing forecast time by 70%
- Led cross-functional projects to automate financial forecast reporting in Tableau, resulting in more transparent reporting and saving 15+ hours quarterly
- Oversaw $500M marketing budget for subsidiary brands across Oceania, Europe, and North America.
Pricing Strategy Analyst
W.W. Grainger, Inc
10.2016 - 10.2017
- Managed national rollout & maintenance of an $800M pricing program targeted at mid-sized and large-sized customers
- Partnered with sales leaders to design pricing training, seller playbooks, and communication plan for over 2,000 sales staff.
Finance Analyst - Enterprise Systems
W.W. Grainger, Inc
02.2015 - 10.2016
- Led design & implementation of Service Now's IT Financial Management Module to track IT expenses and usage by business function
- Oversaw $200M Enterprise Systems budget and supported large scale IT capital projects.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL
BARCELONA, SPAIN05.2023
Finance and Supply Chain Management -
Lehigh University
BETHLEHEM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA05.2014
Skills
- Financial Modeling & Forecasting
- SQL
- Excel
- Tableau
- Project Management
- Social Media Strategy
- Cash Flow Management
- Strategic Planning
Personal Information
Hobbies: Yoga, Running, Gardening, Photography, Refurbishing Furniture, Sewing, Reading
Timeline
Director of Finance and Accounting (Fractional)
MeBeBot
07.2024 - Current
Co-founder and CEO
Vinat
05.2022 - Current
Finance Manager - Corporate Finance
Expedia Group
11.2020 - 07.2021
Finance Manager - Marketing
Expedia Group
04.2019 - 11.2020
Senior Finance Analyst - Marketing
Expedia Group
10.2017 - 04.2019
Pricing Strategy Analyst
W.W. Grainger, Inc
10.2016 - 10.2017
Finance Analyst - Enterprise Systems
W.W. Grainger, Inc
02.2015 - 10.2016
Master of Business Administration -
IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Finance and Supply Chain Management -
Lehigh University