Margaret L. Okonkwo

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Strategic CFO with 18 years of financial leadership across SaaS, manufacturing, and private-equity-backed growth companies. Deep expertise in capital structure optimization, M&A integration, and FP&A transformation. Guided two portfolio companies through successful exits totaling $1.4B and reduced blended cost of capital by 210 bps at current organization.

Work Experience

Chief Financial OfficerMar 2019 - Present

Veltara Systems Inc., Chicago, IL

Restructured $320M debt facility, extending average maturity by 3.4 years and reducing annual interest expense by $6.2M through covenant renegotiation and syndicated refinancing.
Built and scaled FP&A function from 3 to 14 analysts, deploying Anaplan-based driver model that cut monthly close cycle from 12 days to 5 and lifted forecast accuracy to 94%.
Led financial diligence and integration for two bolt-on acquisitions ($85M combined enterprise value), delivering $11M in identified synergies within 18 months of close.

Vice President, Finance & Corporate DevelopmentJun 2014 - Feb 2019

Ardmore Capital Partners (Portfolio: NexGen Logistics), Detroit, MI

Prepared and executed $740M sale-process for NexGen Logistics, coordinating 14-bank syndicate, 3 legal workstreams, and a 190-page CIM that attracted 22 first-round bids.
Implemented zero-based budgeting across 6 operating divisions, reallocating $28M of discretionary spend and expanding EBITDA margin from 11.4% to 16.8% over 36 months.
Designed and rolled out a working-capital program—dynamic discounting plus supply-chain financing—that freed $47M in cash and improved DSO by 19 days.

Senior Finance ManagerAug 2009 - May 2014

Cortland Aerospace LLC, Wichita, KS

Managed $210M annual operating budget across four cost centers, achieving 99.1% budget-to-actual accuracy for three consecutive fiscal years.
Led ERP migration from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA for finance module, delivering project $400K under budget and 6 weeks ahead of schedule.
Developed cost-absorption model for new titanium-component line that informed $55M capital investment decision and projected 22% IRR over a 7-year horizon.

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CPA (Illinois, active) · M&A Financial Diligence & Integration · Capital Markets & Debt Structuring · FP&A Transformation / Zero-Based Budgeting · Anaplan & Adaptive Insights · SAP S/4HANA & Oracle Fusion · GAAP / IFRS Reporting · Private Equity Value Creation · Board & Audit Committee Presentation

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