William Yeatts
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Washington, DC, United States
Toptal member since March 17, 2022
William has in-depth experience in strategic finance, including M&A, corporate finance advisory, FP&A, treasury, and public company investor relations. His expertise spans small teams working on targeted projects to large teams tackling tactical, enterprise-level processes. William has led teams, managed reviews, and completed multiple acquisitions in digital IT services and cybersecurity. He has a passion for numbers and leverages financial decision-making to guide business leaders.
Career Highlights
Case Studies
Industry Expertise
Software Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Director: FP&A and Treasury
MAG Aerospace
- Led the team that generated analyses for strategic cash management and deployment initiatives, including organic and inorganic investments and debt capital transactions.
- Managed the capital asset review process for new, material CAPEX projects; reduced overall CAPEX spend, improved use of the existing base of assets, and facilitated fixed asset reconciliation with a controller.
- Built and maintained internal cash flow and forecast models; coordinated with business unit finance directors to provide a rolling four-quarter view of expected firm performance.
- Led annual planning process; completed overhaul in response to corporate restructuring.
Senior Associate: Investor Relations and Capital Strategy
Booz Allen Hamilton
- Partnered with treasury to create value-based, dynamic capital structure and deployment framework designed to maximize shareholder value through economic and budget cycles.
- Analyzed financial statements and operating reports to prepare and review quarterly and annual filings (8-K, 10-K, 10-Q). Drafted the CFO’s portion of the earnings call transcript.
- Collaborated with the FP&A, treasury, strategy, and communications teams to align on financial outlooks, current performance, and messaging. Prepared earnings slides, investor presentations, and conference presentations.
- Engaged with analysts and investors to answer questions related to models, strategic initiatives, and operating plans.
Senior Associate: Corporate Development and Capital Strategy
Booz Allen Hamilton
- Partnered with treasury to pitch and execute the firm’s inaugural unsecured note offering in April ’17.
- Completed multiple acquisitions in both digital IT services and cybersecurity industries.
- Collaborated with operators and senior management to create organic and inorganic growth strategies, including strategic divestitures, “buy vs. build” analyses, joint venture agreements, and minority equity investments.
Investment Bank: Coverage Analyst (Building Products and Homebuilding)
Wells Fargo Securities
- Evaluated various business combinations' strategic and financial implications, such as pro forma growth and profitability, leverage characteristics, equity ownership, cash flow, and accretion and dilution.
- Prepared and delivered transaction proposals and related analyses to management and the board of directors.
- Performed corporate valuations using leveraged buyout, discounted cash flow, comparable companies, and precedent transaction analyses.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Economics; Business and Finance Concentration
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Skills
Finance
Corporate Finance, Cost of Capital, FP&A, Three-statement Modeling, Return Analysis, Cash Management, Cash Flow Modeling, Free Cash Flow (FCF), Investment Thesis, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), M&A (Buy-side), M&A Modeling, Five-year Projections, Capital Structure Analysis, DCF Valuation, Valuation Multiples, Revenue & Expense Projections, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Valuation, P&L Forecasting, Data Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Debt Raises, Dividend Policy, Cost of Debt, Market Research, M&A (Sell-side), Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), Capital Structure Optimization, Equity Research, Equity Research Analysis, Financial Reporting, Funding Strategy
Output Software
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel
Industry Expertise
Government
Data & Analysis Software
Bloomberg
Other
Finance, Budget Modeling, Cash Flow Analysis, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis, Investor Reporting, Investor Presentations, Financial Forecasting, IRR, Business Analysis, Business Modeling, Excel Expert, Investment Banking, Treasury, Economics, Strategy, Data Research, Price Sensitivity, Investor Relations, Business Models, Pricing Models, Public Company Reporting, Manufacturing, Software as a Service (SaaS)
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