Matthew Kempton: Senior Director, Corporate Development in Chatham, NJ

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Matthew Kempton

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Senior Director, Corporate Development
Chatham | United States
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Conduent, Inc

Senior Director, Corporate Development | 10/2017 - Current

* Led divestiture of $500 million customer care business carve out, with 16,000 employees in 15 countries * Led divestiture of off-street parking business based in Paris and operating in France, the UK, and the US * As company pivoted to acquisitions, developed disciplined approach to evaluating buy-side opportunities * Create business cases and financial models for each potential transaction; Evaluate the opportunities and risks * Lead cross-functional diligence activities on targets including operations, IT, finance, accounting, & legal * Leverage models and analyses of potential acquisition targets, incorporating DCF, comparable companies, trading multiples, and precedent transactions to derive appropriate valuations * Structure and negotiate deals, work with senior leadership to gain approval * Regular discussions with the most senior management on the strategic direction of the firm * Partner with business units to drive internal thinking on expansion opportunities * Regularly execute special ad-hoc projects such as various CEO initiatives, sum of the parts analyses, and internal incubation and investment programs
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Conduent, Inc

Senior Director, Corporate Finance & Investor Relations | 12/2016 - 10/2017

* Member of company's founding Investor Relations team as corporation spun out from Xerox * Worked directly with CEO, CFO, and other Senior Management on quarterly earnings presentations * Regularly interacted with investors and analysts sharing company's story and the investment opportunity * Worked regularly with CFO on budgets, financial performance, earnings reporting, and ad-hoc queries * Created processes & templates for consolidation and reporting of figures, including a comprehensive package for senior management, updated regularly and used as baseline for public earnings presentations * Consolidated budgets, forecasts and monthly updates, including the creation of materials for senior management and the Board of Directors * Analyzed revenue, expenses, cash flows, and company balance sheet * Directly supported multiple corporate functions in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
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Conduent, Inc

Director, Finance | 03/2015 - 12/2016

* Managed development and administration of budgets and forecasts for $160 million business portfolio * Worked with operations leads to identify and address risks and opportunities to optimize fiscal performance * Reviewed new business opportunities and financial models to ensure strategic and fiscal objectives met * Responsible for recurrent forecasting and variance analysis and reporting of financial performance * Managed team of domestic and international reports
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ITER

Finance Officer - Saint Paul-lès-Durance, FRANCE | 08/2012 - 01/2015

* Supported creation and administration of €300 million annual budget and overall project budget of €2.7 billion * Analyzed budget performance on an ongoing basis; liaised with operations leads to understand trends and to determine corrective actions; reported both internally and externally to stakeholders * Authored formal papers for organization's 35-nation governing body, including financial status reports and others related to budget, cash flow, resource planning, and foreign exchange rates * Assigned to build and manage a dedicated budget for supplemental €96M sub-project; maintained changes to project plan, performed variance analyses, and reported on earned value metrics
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ITER

Senior Budget & Finance Consultant - Saint Paul-lès-Durance, FRANCE | 05/2010 - 08/2012

* Created and managed €150 million budget for a dedicated project scope * Developed framework to manage €300 million annual income and cash flow budgets * Resolved unforeseen budget shortfall of €10 million by creating a proposal and persuading senior management to collaborate with Member parties to adapt contributions accordingly
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Johnson & Johnson

MBA Intern, Marketing Finance | 05/2009 - 08/2009

Led projects on innovation metrics & product pricing; presented results and proposed actions to executives
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Casa de Amma

Director of Finance & Business Operations | 08/2003 - 08/2008

* Established organization as founding management team member; developed all fiscal systems and procedures * Worked closely with Board of Directors, including regular formal presentations and recommendations * Improved net income >50% YOY, enabling organization to become self-sustaining * Managed all financial activities: budgets, month close, variance analyses, and successful audit completion, etc.
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Marriott International

Floating Controller, Western Region | 10/2000 - 08/2003

* Supported 44 properties representing $400 million cumulative annual budgets * Trained new controllers & operations managers throughout region; served as interim controller as required
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Marriott International

Business Manager | 03/1999 - 10/2000

* Founding management team member, opened new site; Oversaw staff of five * Managed all fiscal activities: budgeting, variance analysis, forecasting, reporting, journal entries, A/R and A/P
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