Grace Guo

Head of Finance - Software & Data and Consumer Serivices

Porch Group

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 8 months)

• Delivered 112% EBITDA growth in 2024 despite a housing market downturn through value-based pricing strategy, offshoring and labor optimization, exiting unprofitable service lines, consolidating SGA functions • Own enterprise financial strategy and performance across 12 business units spanning SaaS, data, and consumer services, with full accountability for planning, capital allocation, and EBITDA delivery • Architected enterprise-wide capital allocation frameworks leveraging ROI, LTV/CAC, and unit economics to drive disciplined investment decisions across diverse business models • Led AI strategy, designing a scalable system to integrate AI tools, including Claude and Copilot, into finance operations • Designed operational governance frame

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Director of Finance

Borrego Renewable Energy

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year 1 month)

• Led company-wide budgeting, forecasting, cost control, reporting, and project finance modeling • Key contributor to divestiture of the development business, supporting valuation and transaction execution • Spearheaded Oracle EPM implementation, streamlining planning and reporting • Redesigned Board reporting packages and presented financial results • Implemented inflation pass-through mechanisms and cost controls to protect margins in a high-inflation environment

FPA Director

Frontier Airlines

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years 1 month)

IPO Readiness and Execution • Co-led financial strategy and execution of a successful IPO in three months, partnering directly with the CEO, CFO, and external stakeholders • Owned valuation, investor messaging and contributed to S-1 drafting and roadshow preparation COVID Crisis Management • Served as senior financial advisor across multiple rounds of labor negotiations, securing pilot and flight attendant agreements that achieved 23% cost savings and avoided furloughs • Led CARES Act applications, including enterprise and asset valuation (loyalty program, gates, routes, and slots) and preparation of U.S. Treasury submissions • Advised executives on cash preservation, liquidity management, capacity planning and recovery strategy • Archite

Finance Director

Ball corporation

Jan 2016 - Jan 2019 (3 years 1 month)

Divestiture & Carve-Out Leadership • Led carve-out and divestiture of the Food & Aerosol division into a joint venture with Platinum Equity • Partnered with EY on quality-of-earnings analysis and supported investor due diligence • Managed lender relationships and supported bank examinations throughout the process Finance Leadership - Ball Aerocan (Global Operations) • Oversaw end-to-end financial management across eight plants in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, and India • Directed strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, FX hedging, close and SOX compliance • Served as a key decision-maker on plant closures, capacity expansions, and footprint optimization initiatives • Negotiated $18M in aged receivables with Un

Vice President of Finance

Weber Shandwick

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year 1 month)

• Led a 10+ person finance organization, overseeing planning, reporting, month-end close, billing, and collections • Partnered with executives to drive profitable growth and operational efficiency across the business • Established financial controls and improved accuracy across accounting, billing, and reporting functions • Elevated team performance by implementing measurable goals, KPIs, and performance management processes

Sr. Finance Manager

VeriSign

Jan 2011 - Jan 2014 (3 years 1 month)

Built SaaS finance support function; achieved ~1% forecast variance; protected profitability by restructuring DDoS contract pricing; designed $3M sales commission plan covering 70+ employees

Corporate Finance Development Program

DXC Technology

Jan 2008 - Jan 2010 (2 years 1 month)

- Led the company’s annual goodwill impairment test; performed valuation of 12 reporting units with $16.7 billion revenue in total - Drafted the earnings call commentary for CFO and prepared the presentations to Wall Street - Performed due diligence for numerous M&A and divestiture deals ranging from $5 million to $1.6 billion, including Bearing Point Brazil, Image Solutions Inc etc. - Created intangible assets valuation standard for the company and built the functionalities of valuing contract and backlog, customer relationship, non-compete agreement, trade mark and assembled workforce - Responsible for the company’s strategic planning and competitive intelligence - Owner of the senior executive compensation measurement plan - Modeled CSC

Sr. Financial Analyst

Graham Packaging

Jan 2005 - Jan 2008 (3 years 1 month)

Managed $340M business unit with 21 plants; developed business proposals for P&G, Danone and Unilever

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