Ian Weir
Roseville,CA
Summary
Finance & operations leader with 15 years progressive experience in planning and P&L ownership roles at growth start-ups targeting $100MM-$200MM in annual revenue, with a recent emphasis in the emerging cannabis market in California.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director, Finance
Connected Cannabis Co.
09.2019 - Current
- Hired as FP&A Manager with promotions to Director of FP&A in February 2022 and Senior Director of Finance in July 2023
- Manage team of 8 responsible for FP&A, Analytics, Sales Operations, and Cost Accounting across entire company.
- Cross-departmental leader between finance and operations teams to drive business decisions using financial data, including Cultivation, Production, Distribution, Sales, Retail, Marketing, and Exec teams.
- Finance lead for 2021, 2022, and 2023 annual company-wide budgets and developed and implemented company-wide sales & operations planning (S&OP) process to align teams to monthly targets
- Spearheaded buildout of SQL database throughout 2021-2022 housing nearly all analytics across company by early 2023
Consultant
Rickhouse Media
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Joined early stage video advertising startup as hybrid finance/operations consultant
- Developed early stage business trend analysis, strategy consultation, and creation/administration of overall financial model.
Senior Director, Operations
eDriving
04.2017 - 08.2018
- Full P&L responsibility for eDriving's strategic partnerships. Drove 40% annual channel growth ($4MM per year to $5.6MM per year) upon exit from company versus negative YoY growth at hire date
- Exited company to pursue opportunity at Rickhouse Media
Senior Product Manager
Healthgrades
07.2016 - 04.2017
- Stepped away from finance to take operational role as product manager for Patient Direct Connect ($70MM annual revenue), which offers premium subscriptions to physicians profiled on Healthgrades.com
- Led team of 4 (3 software engineers, 1 designer)
- Exited company to pursue opportunity at eDriving.
Director, Strategy Finance (InsuranceQuotes.com)
Bankrate, Inc.
12.2011 - 06.2016
- Hired as 'Manager, Strategy Finance'. Promoted to 'Senior Manager, Strategy Finance' in January 2013, and 'Director, Strategy Finance' in January 2014
- FP&A lead for InsuranceQuotes.com ($200MM revenue division of Bankrate, Inc)
- Managed team of 4 financial analysts responsible for various aspects of company's financial plan
- Developed IQ.com's 3-year plan with CEO & VP of Strategy Finance which was presented to and approved by Bankrate's Board of Directors in 2014
- Led M&A modeling at InsuranceQuotes.com, including $30MM acquisition of LeadKarma LLC (online marketing partner of Bankrate, Inc)
- Exited company after Bankrate, Inc spun off InsuranceQuotes.com to new owner.
Senior Financial Analyst (Insweb.com)
Bankrate, Inc.
10.2007 - 12.2011
- Hired as 'Junior Financial Analyst' at Insweb.com. Promoted to 'Financial Analyst' in August 2008, and 'Senior Financial Analyst' in April 2010
- Responsible for forecasting/modeling, ad hoc analysis, and administration of operational reporting
- Bankrate Inc subsidiary InsuranceQuotes.com acquired Insweb.com.
Education
BA, Economics -
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA01.2007
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Data Analytics
- Project Management
- Leadership
Timeline
Senior Director, Finance
Connected Cannabis Co.
09.2019 - Current
Consultant
Rickhouse Media
08.2018 - 09.2019
Senior Director, Operations
eDriving
04.2017 - 08.2018
Senior Product Manager
Healthgrades
07.2016 - 04.2017
Director, Strategy Finance (InsuranceQuotes.com)
Bankrate, Inc.
12.2011 - 06.2016
Senior Financial Analyst (Insweb.com)
Bankrate, Inc.
10.2007 - 12.2011
BA, Economics -
University of California, Berkeley
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