Senior Director of Finance
2017 - PRESENTJewelry Television- Built company's three-statement financial model for long-range strategic planning, valuation, and resource allocation purposes.
- Evaluates company’s options for inorganic growth through acquisition targets. Targets have been in the range of $10-$30 million in annual revenues.
- Created product line (business unit) performance dashboards to generate insights and drive better performance. The dashboard included measures of profitability, long-term growth drivers, working capital efficiency, and key asset optimization.
- Led team that collectively achieved over $1 million of savings in annual recurring expenses. Examples of key savings included lower packaging materials costs, reduced equipment lease expenses, and savings related to a 3rd party storage vendor.
- Evaluated the performance of company's traditional and digital marketing spends to better understand their impacts on incremental revenue and customer generation.
Focus areas: Bank Covenants, 13-week Cash Flow, Project Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Forecasting, Budgeting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Corporate Analysis Manager
2015 - 2017Eastman Chemical Company- Played a key role in the analysis and review of Eastman’s recent Euro bond issuance which allowed Eastman to refinance a large portion of its debt and drive significant overall interest savings.
- Performed post completion assessment (M&A audit) for the $2.8 billion acquisition of Taminco, the company’s second-largest acquisition to date.
- Managed, reviewed, and oversaw a team of financial analysts responsible for partnering with Eastman’s procurement department in their effort to reduce procurement spend by ~$300 million over three years.
- Organized, coordinated, and managed the company's long-range strategic quantification process.
- Oversaw and reviewed a wide variety of capital finance projects for modeling hygiene, modeling architecture, and overall reasonableness.
Focus areas: Strategic Planning & Execution, Forecasting, Project Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Financial Analyst, Corporate Strategy
2012 - 2013Eastman Chemical Company- Re-built company’s long-range strategic planning model, and performed the financial analysis for the company’s long-range strategic planning process.
- Built the valuation model, performed financial coordination, and assisted in competitive intelligence and due diligence efforts for a strategic acquisition of Air BP, with $100 million in annual revenues.
- Coordinated, managed, and performed financial project analysis for one of the company’s high growth product platforms, which involved a new technology in building and construction.
- Assisted in post-completion assessment (M&A audit) of the $4.7 billion acquisition of Solutia, the company’s largest-ever acquisition.
- Contributed to steering team that was tasked with evaluating the company’s current long-range strategic planning process and recommending options for change.
Focus areas: M&A Modeling, Project Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Evan Taylor Giordano
Finance Expert in Knoxville, TN, United States
Member since April 18, 2018
While working with a global chemicals manufacturer, Evan performed the financial due diligence and valuation modeling for a transaction of a $100 million revenue acquisition. He joined Toptal to work on complex and challenging projects such as M&A, long-range planning, major capital and strategic decisions. His diverse experience ranges from large, public, manufacturing to small, private, consumer-facing retail environments.
Evan is now available for hire
Career Highlights
- Jewelry Television
- Eastman Chemical Company
- Eastman Chemical Company
Education
- University of Tennessee
- Maryville College
Industry Expertise
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals & Related Products
- Retail
- Financial Modeling
Other Expertise
- 13-week Cash Flow
- Excel Modeling
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Manufacturing
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Project Finance
- Three-statement Modeling
Employment
Education
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Finance2008 - 2009University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN
- Bachelor's Degree in Business and Organizational Management2005 - 2008Maryville College - Maryville, TN
