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Joseph V. Coniker

Executive Summary

Strategic Finance Transformation & EPM Advisory

Finance transformation executive with 28+ years architecting enterprise performance management solutions for Fortune 500 companies and private equity portfolios. Creator of distributed financial management methodology enabling decentralized operations with centralized control—with capability adopted industry-wide by leading consulting firms and software vendors.


Value: Built and scaled national practices generating $200M+ cumulative revenue | Delivered $1B+ working capital improvements.

Core Leadership Competencies

  • National Practice Building & P&L Leadership 
  • C-Suite Advisory & Strategic Finance Transformation
  • Private Equity Portfolio Optimization & Value Creation
  • Global Delivery Operations (North America and India)
  • Oracle EPM Cloud & OneStream Platform Leadership
  • Thought Leadership & Competitive Differentiation Strategy

Education

Academic degrees

  • General Management Program, Harvard Business School, 2012
  • Bachelor of Science Degree, magna cum laude, in Business Administration and Marketing from the NYU Stern School of Business, 1995

Professional certifications 

  • Agentic AI & AI Agents, Vanderbilt University, 2025
  • Architect implementation, OneStream Software, 2022
  • Change management, Kellogg School of Management, 2021
  • Big Data certification, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2019


Objective

Champion finance transformation and financial management excellence with AI

Apply my expertise to:

  • Lead and expand Enterprise Performance Management practices to drive sustainable growth via AI led implementations.
  • Advise C-suite executives on program strategy and execution for finance transformation and business process AI adoption.


Professional Experience

Sabbatical

2024 - present

  • Authoring new book, “Harmony Unleashed - Solving the Distributed Financial Management Paradigm”
  • Focusing on AI Mastery
  • Honoring non-compete restrictions

Grant Thornton - Raleigh & Tampa

2013 - 2023

Former Partner

  • Led the national Corporate and Enterprise Performance Management (C/EPM) practice for Oracle EPM and OneStream CPM.
  • Developed and implemented a private equity financial management solution, securing referenceable clients and publishing thought leadership.
  • Led the recovery and stabilization of an Oracle EPM cloud practice.
  • Created the OneStream Software practice and delivered services to seven new clients within two years.
  • Nominated to the Partnership Board by peers.

MarketSphere Consulting - Pittsburgh

2003 - 2013

Partner & Co-Founder

  • National Practice Lead for EPM & Business Analytics.
  • Co-created process and delivery methodologies including end-to-end EPM capabilities and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integration known as “Business Harmony.”
  • Managed profit and loss, overseeing strategy, sales, and operations across the US and India.
  • Designed and delivered Oracle solutions for 60 companies. 
  • Authored 20+ white papers and presented at 100+ events, including national conferences and multiple universities.

KPMG Consulting / Bearingpoint - Pittsburgh

2002 - 2003

Manager and architect

  • Architected industry’s first-of-its-kind real-time financial reporting platform for Dow Jones 30 company, revolutionizing Fortune 100 earnings and forecasts delivery to Wall Street

Andersen Consulting - Pittsburgh

1995 - 2002

Manager

  • Developed ERP transactional system configuration skills.
  • Developed coding / programming skills.


Technology expertise

OneStream Software; Oracle Cloud EPM; Oracle Analytics.

AI Large Language Model development

12

Claude Anthropic; ChatGPT OpenAI


Financial process expertise

Financial consolidation and close; Forecasting and budgeting; Account reconciliation and transaction matching; Profitability and cost management; Data governance; Operational Analytics.


Select Client Transformations

$5B Global Aerospace Manufacturer (PE Portfolio)

  • Challenge: 25+ disparate ERPs with 40+ different charts of accounts across 190+ legal entities, creating operational inefficiency and audit complexity
  • Solution: Unified OneStream architecture with distributed financial management methodology providing ability to maintain corporate standards while enabling local operational autonomy
  • Impact: Monthly close reduced from 15 days to 3 days 


Board experience

Proficient with all legal aspects relating to governing documents, statutes and contractual agreements.

Grant Thornton

2023

  • Nominated by peers as a candidate to the Partnership Board...

Ocean Club board member

2021

  • Led governance initiative restructuring regulatory documents for 200+ real estate owners representing $70M+ cumulative investment, delivering transparent compliance operations for management to execute.


References and non-compete restrictions

References and testimonials available upon request. Phone calls to clients, peers, supervisors, or team members can be arranged after October 2025, in compliance with applicable non-compete restrictions.


Interests

Intercoastal boating, global kiteboarding, AI and innovation research

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