Robyn Taylor
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Cleveland, OH, United States
Toptal member since February 10, 2026
Robyn is a fractional CFO for post-revenue companies where finance must actively support execution. With experience across public and mid-market environments, she builds durable financial infrastructure and decision-ready models that leadership can operate against. Robyn pairs CFO-level judgment with hands-on automation in Python, Power BI, and Visual Basic for Applications, and has prevented material reporting risk, including a 13.4% revenue overstatement, before it reached SEC filings.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Case Studies
Margin Recovery & Decision Infrastructure for a Multi-product Business
Strategic Receivables Recovery Without Customer Escalation
Expertise
- Capital Allocation
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Corporate Finance
- Fractional CFO
- Pricing Strategy
- Process Automation
- Profitability Analysis
- SEC Financial Reporting
Work Experience
Fractional Chief Finance Officer
Independent
- Directed hiring, pricing, and growth timing through scenario-based cash and profitability modeling, enabling leadership to accelerate three strategic hires ahead of plan and capture around $2 million in incremental revenue before competitors staffed.
- Uncovered around $380,000 in annual margin leakage by automating product and customer profitability analysis across ERP and CRM data, driving a 6-point gross margin improvement within two quarters.
- Eliminated labor planning blind spots by rebuilding headcount and capacity models, preventing around $180,000 in projected labor overruns tied to unplanned hiring and interim coverage decisions.
Controller
State of the Art Medical Products Inc.
- Rebuilt financial reporting infrastructure by reverse engineering undocumented ERP logic, legacy controller automation, and inaccessible third-party dependencies, restoring sustainable visibility into financial and operational performance.
- Designed and implemented dynamic income statement, balance sheet, KPI, and executive reporting environments sourced directly from live general ledger activity, reducing reporting dependency on manual processes.
- Reconstructed commission processing, sales attribution, and payout reporting methodologies across multiple disconnected data sources, creating a centralized framework supporting compensation governance and performance analysis.
- Developed a multidimensional sales attribution framework balancing operational, financial, and performance reporting requirements while improving transparency and reporting consistency.
- Integrated sales, commissions, accounts receivable, inventory, and financial reporting data into unified analytical environments supporting executive visibility and operational decision-making.
- Identified and resolved systemic reporting integrity issues through the development of validation controls, reconciliation frameworks, and source-of-truth governance processes.
- Reverse-engineered prior-year reporting methodologies directly from transaction-level ERP activity, where original calculations, automation, and documentation were unavailable.
- Integrated sales, commissions, accounts receivable, and general ledger data into executive reporting environments that improved visibility into operational performance, revenue drivers, margin trends, and cash conversion metrics.
- Developed scalable reporting and analytical frameworks supporting evolving executive, operational, finance, and sales requirements without incremental reporting headcount.
- Delivered multiple business-critical reporting, commission, and financial visibility initiatives simultaneously within a compressed timeline while supporting ongoing operational reporting needs.
Financial Controller
Getinge
- Identified and prevented a 13.4% revenue overstatement in external reporting through detailed contract and revenue analysis, avoiding potential restatement risk and ensuring GAAP compliance.
- Developed and implemented close process automation, reducing month-end processing time by 40+ hours and accelerating management reporting timelines.
- Led a cross-functional SOX compliance initiative that strengthened internal controls over revenue recognition and inventory, resulting in zero audit findings.
Financial Controller
Chemspec (a Safic-Alcan company)
- Led post-acquisition financial integration efforts, consolidating reporting structures and establishing consistent financial controls across multiple locations within 90 days of close.
- Built management and business intelligence (BI) reporting, integrating financial and operational data—improving visibility into margins, inventory performance, and working capital.
- Streamlined month-end close and reconciliation processes, reducing the close cycle by three business days and improving cross-functional data reliability.
Accounts Payable Manager
Hexpol
- Owned accounts payable operations supporting a manufacturing business with $130+ million in annual vendor spend, ensuring liquidity stability and disciplined cash outflows during periods of demand volatility.
- Led payables process standardization and controls within an industrial and financial systems ERP environment, improving payment accuracy, timing, and audit readiness across multiple plants.
- Partnered with finance leadership, operations, and procurement to align payment strategy with working capital priorities, reducing cash strain and strengthening vendor reliability.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Finance
Kent State University - Kent, OH, USA
Certifications
Generative AI Development
IBM
Python for Data Analytics
Harvard University | via edX
Level 4: Excel Black Belt
McGraw Hill
AI for Business & Finance Applications
Coursera
Skills
Finance
Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Forecasting, Working Capital Management, Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR), Corporate Finance, Pricing Strategy, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Consolidation, Profitability Analysis, Financial Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Data Analysis, Accounting, Cash Flow Modeling, Controller, Profit & Loss (P&L), Revenue & Expense Projections, Accounting Consolidation, Cash Flow, Taxation, Financial System Implementation, CFO, Balance Sheets
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Dynamics
Data & Analysis Software
SQL, QuickBooks Online, NetSuite
Other
Power Query, Microsoft Power BI, JDE, Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS), Monthly Close Process, SOX Compliance, Revenue Recognition, Process Automation, SEC Financial Reporting, Internal Control, Audit Readiness, Decision Support, Revenue Projections, Revenue Strategy, SaaS, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), US GAAP, Scenario Analysis, Capital Allocation, Financial Controlling, Public Company Reporting, ASC 606, Fractional CFO, Board Reporting, Advanced Excel, Financial Analysis, Spreadsheets, Accounts Payable, Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts, Chart of Accounts, Reconciliation, Financial Forecasting, CRM Systems, Finance, Attention to Detail, Data Compilation, KPI Tracking, Task Prioritization, Client Communication, Problem Solving, Excel Dashboards, Billing, Billing & Collections, Billing Systems, Bookkeeping, GAAP Compliance, Interim Financial Controller, Subscriptions, Financial Operations & Processes, SEC Filing, Accounting Policy, Excel Modeling, Excel Expert, Change Management, Process Mapping, Process Optimization, System Process Mapping, Management Consulting, Sage Intacct, SAP, Python 3, Risk Management, Distribution, Inventory, Headcount Management, Treasury & Liquidity Management, Margin Optimization, Applied AI, OnePageCRM, COGS Analysis, Inventory Cost Accounting, Business Strategy, Inventory Management, Payment Collection, AI Automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Transformation, Growth Strategy, Organizational Design, Cash Flow Management, commissions, Reporting, Models, Automation, Power Query M, Third-party Logistics, Finance & Operational Systems Architecture
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