Evan Taylor Giordano, Finance Expert in Knoxville, TN, United States
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Evan Taylor Giordano

Verified Expert  in Finance

Finance Expert

Location
Knoxville, TN, United States
Toptal 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.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Project FinanceMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)BudgetingFinancial Modeling

Career Highlights

Senior Director of Finance
Jewelry Television
Corporate Analysis Manager
Eastman Chemical Company
Financial Analyst, Corporate Strategy
Eastman Chemical Company

Education Highlights

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree
University of Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree
Maryville College

Work Experience

Senior Director of Finance

2017 - PRESENT
Jewelry 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 - 2017
Eastman 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 - 2013
Eastman 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)
2008 - 2009

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Finance

University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN

2005 - 2008

Bachelor's Degree in Business and Organizational Management

Maryville College - Maryville, TN

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