Director of Finance (FP&A & Corporate Development)

Adaeze Okonkwo

Finance leader driving M&A, FP&A, and scalable finance operations for growth-stage companies.

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Adaeze Okonkwo
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About

I'm a CPA and MBA with 16+ years of finance experience, including six years directing finance at a $450M healthcare services company where I led $120M in acquisitions and built a 14-person team. I partner with CEOs and boards to shape financial strategy, modernize systems, deliver cost savings, and am positioned to scale finance operations as a VP Finance or CFO at a mid-sized, growth-stage company.
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Goals

I want to lead financial strategy and scale operations as VP Finance or CFO at a mid-sized, growth-stage company.
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Stack

Financial Planning & Analysis

FP&A·
Budgeting·
Forecasting·
Forecast accuracy improvement

Financial Operations

Monthly close management·
Financial reporting

M&A & Corporate Development

Mergers & Acquisitions·
Financial due diligence·
Acquisition integration·
Corporate development

Cost Management

Vendor consolidation·
Cost savings identification

Revenue & Pricing Strategy

Pricing models

Audit & Compliance

Audit management·
External audits

Board & Governance

Board reporting

Systems & Tools

Finance systems modernization

Tools

NetSuite·
Adaptive Planning·
Advanced Excel·
Power BI·
Tableau

Leadership & Management

Team building and leadership·
Strategic planning·
Stakeholder partnership (CEO & board)·
Training and onboarding

Certifications & Education

CPA (Certified Public Accountant)·
MBA
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Selected Work

Acquisition Integration Playbook

Created a repeatable 100-day playbook that reduced integration time by 40% across three acquisitions, standardizing due diligence, integration milestones, and cross-functional governance. Packaged templates, checklists, and metrics to accelerate post-acquisition value capture and ensure consistent execution.

M&A integration · Project management · Process design

Finance Systems Modernization

Replaced spreadsheet-dependent finance processes with NetSuite and Adaptive Planning, saving 1,200 staff hours annually and enabling scalable budgeting and reporting. Led system selection, data migration, and change management to drive adoption across finance and improve reporting cadence.

NetSuite · Adaptive Planning · Advanced Excel · Power BI · Tableau

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Experience

Apr 2020 – Present

Director of Finance (FP&A and Corporate Development)

Carolina Health Partners

Added $85M in annual revenue by executing due diligence and integrating three acquisitions totaling $120M, accelerating company scale and revenue base. Reduced the monthly close from 12 days to five, built a 14-person finance team, led the $450M annual budget process and board presentations, and identified $9M in annual savings through vendor consolidation and improved staffing forecasts.

Jun 2014 – Mar 2020

Senior Finance Manager

Bluewater Logistics

Improved forecast accuracy to within 2% for a $300M business unit, enabling tighter planning and more reliable decision-making. Built pricing models that increased margins on the company's largest contracts by three percentage points, was promoted twice in six years, and supervised a team of five analysts.

Sep 2009 – May 2014

Senior Auditor to Audit Manager

Hartwell & Brooks LLP

Delivered audits for 10+ healthcare and manufacturing clients with engagement teams of six, ensuring compliance and timely reporting. Trained 20+ new auditors through the firm's onboarding program to improve bench strength and audit quality.
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Education

– 2014

MBA

Duke University Fuqua School of Business

– 2009

B.S. in Accounting

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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CPA

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), North Carolina

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