In 2014, Matt Blickley, VP of FP&A at Coca-Cola Consolidated, knew that his company was about to enter a period of significant growth. But he also knew that his department’s IT-intensive budgeting and personnel planning processes might buckle under an inundation of new data. It was time for a change.
In this webinar, discover how Matt became Coca-Cola Consolidated’s FP&A hero, preparing his team - and the greater company - for an influx of personnel and financial data. Hear first-hand how the company reduced its reliance on IT, improved the security of sensitive data, and introduced new processes like worldwide revenue and cost planning.
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
VP - Financial Planning and Analysis
Matt currently serves as the VP, Financial Planning & Analysis at Coca-Cola Consolidated. Prior to this, he was the Sr. Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, and corporate controller. Before joining Coca-Cola Consolidated, Matt spent several years in various finance roles at Family Dollar Stores Inc. and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
VENA Solutions
Chief Solutions Architect
rgrover@venasolutions.com
(416) 207-1770
As Chief Solutions Architect, Rishi is responsible for the day-to-day operations and continued success of client implementations at Vena.
Rishi has helped many Fortune 500 companies re-engineer and optimize financial processes. His expertise in financial planning and regulatory reporting helped him to the position of Director of Enterprise Solutions at Clarity Systems before he co-founded Vena Solutions with Don Mal and George Papayiannis. Rishi holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences from the University of Toronto, specializing in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems
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