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Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Birmingham, AL, United States
Toptal member since March 2, 2021
Bio
A Wharton MBA and former CFO, Jason has executed over $3 billion in transactions as a Goldman Sachs and boutique investment banker. He joined Toptal because of the variety of challenging finance and accounting projects. He has worked with Fortune 500, middle-market, early-stage, and non-profit organizations across a wide range of industries. Previously, Jason was a Marine Corps aviator operating the F/A-18 fighter aircraft and holding a Top Secret security clearance.
Career Highlights
Founder and Principal
Fox One Solutions
CFO
YWCA Central Alabama
Investment Banker
Goldman Sachs
Education Highlights
Master's Degree
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree
U.S. Naval Academy
Case Studies
Three-statement Operating Model
Financial ModelingFinancial AnalysisFinancial ForecastingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft 365Spreadsheets+ 34 more
Valuation Analysis
Financial ModelingFinancial AnalysisFinancial ForecastingDiscounted Cash Flow (DCF)Discounted Cash Flow AnalysisValuation+ 53 more
Leveraged Buyout Model
Leveraged Buyout ModelingFinancial ModelingMicrosoft ExcelFinancial AnalysisFinancial ForecastingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)+ 45 more
Expertise
- CFO
- Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Forecasting
- Financial Modeling
- Leveraged Buyout Modeling
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Valuation
Work Experience
Founder and Principal
2019 - PRESENT
Fox One Solutions
- Delivered flexible strategic finance and accounting services to help small and medium-sized companies address complex business problems and dramatically improve performance.
- Served as fractional CFO for multiple companies across a broad range of industries.
- Led portfolio analytics as vice president at VO2 Partners, an investment manager and direct investor in venture capital and growth equity technology and consumer companies.
- Delivered consulting services as Senior Advisor at TriVista, a leading advisory firm focused on operations, supply chain, technology, and executive recruiting.
- Taught FP&A and investment banking as an instructor for Wall Street Prep, the trusted training provider for the world’s top investment banks, private equity firms, Fortune 1000 companies, and business schools.
- Created the expected return and risk distributions for an $80 million venture capital portfolio, leading to the client being awarded a long-term advisory contract by a company with $27 billion in assets.
- Built a financial model and forecasts for a distressed craft brewery, resulting in $18 million in debt financing.
- Advised an eCommerce company on financial forecasting in support of a $7.5 million series A financing.
- Provided a commercial real estate valuation consultation that resulted in the client receiving a $1 million higher purchase offer.
- Performed statistical data analyses of multiple surveys that enabled a chamber of commerce to determine member engagement factors.
Focus areas: Financial Modeling, Finance, Accounting, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Economics, Valuation, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Finance Reports, Google Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements, Integrated Financial Statements, Financial Forecasting, Comparable Company Analysis, Transaction Comparables, Peer Comparison, DCF Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Three-statement Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Financial Analysis, Spreadsheets, Capital Markets, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), GAAP, US GAAP, Microsoft Word, Profitability Analysis, Financial Markets, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Leverage Analysis, Data Analysis, P&L Analysis, P&L Forecasting, Financials, Financial Reporting, Financial Ratios, Financial Benchmarking, Financial Data, Financial Presentations, Transaction Modeling, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Business Analysis, Accounting Software, Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Pro Forma Analysis, Peer Group Analysis, Ratio Analysis, Trend Analysis, Return Analysis, Valuation Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Microsoft 365, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Revenue Projections, Five-year Projections, Outlook, Microsoft Outlook, Google Sheets, DCF Modeling, PV Analysis, Fractional CFO, B2B, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Excel 365, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Fundraising, Business Models, Business Modeling, Cap Tables, M&A Modeling, M&A (Sell-side), ROI, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
CFO
2018 - 2019
YWCA Central Alabama
- Supervised the accounting and finance functions for the sole YWCA in Alabama with 10 departments, 30 real estate properties, a $9 million budget, and over 120 employees serving more than 15,000 women and children annually.
- Established a detailed system for managing the organization’s more than 30 government grant awards, each with individual applications, reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annual), budgeting, and terms.
- Recognized as a Birmingham Business Journal “Veteran of Influence” for contributions to the community.
- Created a detailed budget using integrated financial modeling that resulted in the receipt of more than $5 million in grant funding.
- Leveraged Excel skills to complete a variety of analyses, including budgets, variance analysis, forecasting, and trend analysis.
Focus areas: Accounting, Finance, Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Microsoft PowerPoint, Economics, Leadership, Teamwork, Corporate Finance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bookkeeping, Finance Reports, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements, Integrated Financial Statements, Financial Forecasting, Three-statement Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Financial Analysis, Financial Model Auditing, CFO, Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation, Spreadsheets, Team Leadership, Double-entry Bookkeeping, Management, Budget Modeling, Annual Budgets, Journal Entries, General Ledgers, Trial Balance, GAAP, US GAAP, Microsoft Word, Profitability Analysis, Data Analysis, P&L Analysis, P&L Forecasting, Financials, Financial Reporting, Financial Ratios, Financial Benchmarking, Financial Data, Financial Presentations, Business Analysis, Accounting Software, Chart of Accounts, Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Pro Forma Analysis, Trend Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Microsoft 365, Nonprofits, Revenue Projections, Outlook, Microsoft Outlook, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Forecasting, Cash Flow
Investment Banker
2016 - 2018
Arlington Capital Advisors
- Led the analysis and execution for the $335 million take-private acquisition of the Ruby Tuesday chain of 596 restaurants.
- Designed and managed a 9-person firm’s most successful recruiting process ever, resulting in four new hires (a 44% increase in firm size).
- Created and supervised the firm’s first new hire training program, incorporating third-party and in-house instruction.
- Led the firm's successful new industry expansions into healthcare and craft spirits.
- Built a variety of financial models, including discounted cash flow (DCF), comparable company, merger consequences, precedent transactions, and accretion and dilution.
- Completed a complex leveraged buyout (LBO) that included a board approach, credit facility negotiations, and real estate sale-leaseback. Analyses included covenant compliance, returns analysis, scenario analysis, and debt capacity.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Investment Banking, Microsoft Excel, Finance, Financial Modeling, Microsoft PowerPoint, Economics, Leadership, Teamwork, Valuation, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Finance Reports, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements, Integrated Financial Statements, Financial Forecasting, Financial Services, Comparable Company Analysis, Transaction Comparables, Peer Comparison, DCF Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Three-statement Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Financial Analysis, Financial Model Auditing, Spreadsheets, Team Leadership, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Management, GAAP, US GAAP, Microsoft Word, Profitability Analysis, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Leverage Analysis, Data Analysis, P&L Analysis, P&L Forecasting, Financials, Financial Reporting, Financial Ratios, Financial Benchmarking, Financial Data, Financial Presentations, Financial Transactions, Transactions, Transaction Modeling, Transaction Advisory, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Business Analysis, Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Deal Analysis, Pro Forma Analysis, Peer Group Analysis, Scenario Analysis, NPV, Ratio Analysis, Trend Analysis, Return Analysis, Valuation Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Microsoft 365, Banking & Finance, Restaurants & Dining, Beer & Brewing, Revenue Projections, Five-year Projections, Outlook, Microsoft Outlook, DCF Modeling, PV Analysis, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Fundraising, Business Models, Business Modeling, M&A (Buy-side), M&A Modeling, M&A (Sell-side), Pitch Decks, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), ROI
Investment Banker
2014 - 2016
Goldman Sachs
- Executed a $500 million company sale to a private equity buyer that created the second-largest security monitoring company in the US.
- Completed a $1.1 billion dividend recapitalization for a financial sponsor-owned consulting firm.
- Prepared 50 client presentations averaging 40+ pages for CEOs, CFOs, board of directors, and partners that recommended strategic alternatives such as M&A, debt and equity capital markets, IPO, spinoff, share repurchase, and activist defense.
- Supervised 1-3 analysts on 22 projects that integrated cross-department efforts with capital markets, risk, legal, tax, and compliance.
- Built a debt repayment model and coordinated the credit analysis memo for successful term loan financing.
- Performed due diligence of company financials that enabled a deal to pass leveraged loan criteria and return $125 million to its owners.
- Served clients across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, business services, consumer goods, aerospace and defense, building products, and transportation.
- Built a custom operating model for a new container shipping company that included an asset-backed valuation and an IPO.
- Created multiple merger models under a short timeline for a prospective $2.0 billion transaction that would combine the leading consumer goods companies in their industry.
- Participated in Wharton and military veteran recruiting by selecting candidates for interviews and traveling to numerous events.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Investment Banking, Microsoft Excel, Finance, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Finance Reports, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements, Integrated Financial Statements, Financial Forecasting, Financial Services, Comparable Company Analysis, Transaction Comparables, Peer Comparison, DCF Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Three-statement Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Financial Analysis, Financial Model Auditing, Profitability Analysis, S&P Capital IQ, Microsoft PowerPoint, Leadership, Team Leadership, Financial Markets, Spreadsheets, Capital Markets, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Management, GAAP, US GAAP, Microsoft Word, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Leverage Analysis, Data Analysis, P&L Analysis, P&L Forecasting, Financials, Financial Reporting, Financial Ratios, Financial Benchmarking, Financial Data, Financial Presentations, Financial Transactions, Transactions, Transaction Modeling, Transaction Advisory, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Business Analysis, Banking & Finance, Accounting, Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Deal Analysis, Accretion/Dilution Analysis, Pro Forma Analysis, Peer Group Analysis, Scenario Analysis, PV Analysis, NPV, Ratio Analysis, Return Analysis, Trend Analysis, Valuation Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teamwork, Five-year Projections, Revenue Projections, Economics, Industrials, DCF Modeling, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Fundraising, Business Models, Business Modeling, M&A Modeling, M&A (Sell-side), Pitch Decks, ROI, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Captain, Aviator, Department Head
2000 - 2009
U.S. Marine Corps
- Operated the F/A-18D Hornet combat tactical jet aircraft on over 300 air-to-air and air-to-ground training missions, including 12 months of international operations in Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.
- Led the squadron’s largest division, supervising 35 aircraft technicians who maintained 12 aircraft valued at over $360 million.
- Instructed over 1,900 Marine officers in demanding settings, including dynamic training exercises in remote areas under harsh weather conditions while utilizing live explosives and ammunition.
Focus areas: Leadership, Teamwork, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Spreadsheets, Team Leadership, Management, Microsoft Word, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Microsoft Outlook, Operations
Education
2011 - 2014
Master's Degree in International Economics and Development
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University - Washington, DC, USA
2011 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1996 - 2000
Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering
U.S. Naval Academy - Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Skills
Finance
Financial Modeling, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Valuation, Corporate Finance, Pro Forma Financial Statements, Integrated Financial Statements, Comparable Company Analysis, DCF Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Three-statement Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Financial Model Auditing, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, P&L Forecasting, Transaction Modeling, Valuation Analysis, Five-year Projections, Forecasting, Cash Flow, M&A Modeling, M&A (Sell-side), M&A (Buy-side), ROI, Accounting, Project Finance, Financial Accounting, Profitability Analysis, CFO, Data Analysis, Financial Reporting, Financial Benchmarking, Deal Analysis, Ratio Analysis, Return Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Fundraising, Budgeting, International Finance, Double-entry Bookkeeping, Trial Balance
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Google Sheets
Data & Analysis Software
Financial Data
Industry Expertise
Financial Services, Financial Markets, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Industrials, Restaurants & Dining, Beer & Brewing, Nonprofits
Other
Finance, Leadership, Teamwork, Investment Banking, Financial Forecasting, Transaction Comparables, Peer Comparison, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Financial Analysis, Team Leadership, Spreadsheets, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Management, Financials, Financial Presentations, Transaction Advisory, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Analysis, Pro Forma Analysis, Outlook, Microsoft 365, Revenue Projections, DCF Modeling, PV Analysis, Excel 365, Cap Tables, Pitch Decks, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), Finance Reports, Financial Statements, S&P Capital IQ, GAAP, US GAAP, Leverage Analysis, P&L Analysis, Financial Ratios, Financial Transactions, Transactions, Business Analysis, Chart of Accounts, Cash Flow Analysis, Accretion/Dilution Analysis, Peer Group Analysis, Scenario Analysis, NPV, Trend Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Fractional CFO, B2B, Operations, Business Models, Business Modeling, Economics, International Development & Economics, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bookkeeping, Google Finance, Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation, Dashboards, Budget Modeling, Annual Budgets, Journal Entries, General Ledgers, Accounting Software, Statistical Analysis, Statistics
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