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Bartholomew Ekwueme-Sandoval

Chief Financial Officer
Nashville, United States

Professional Summary

Chief Financial Officer with 18+ years of progressive finance leadership across healthcare services, corporate FP&A, and public-company audit. Skilled in scaling finance operations through IPO readiness, debt refinancing, ERP transformation, and M&A integration while partnering closely with boards and executive teams. Delivers durable margin expansion, cash-flow discipline, and decision-ready reporting for multi-entity, high-growth organizations.

Employment History

Chief Financial Officer
Cumberland Health Partners · Nashville, TN
Jan, 2019 · Present
• Led finance for a $480M-revenue healthcare services platform with 3,200 employees across 6 states. • Directed a $120M debt refinancing and secured a $75M revolving credit facility, cutting interest expense 18%. • Spearheaded NetSuite-to-SAP ERP migration, closing the books 6 days faster across 14 entities. • Integrated three post-acquisition platforms, realizing $9.4M in annualized synergies within 18 months.
VP Finance & Corporate Controller
Ardent Medical Group · Nashville, TN
Mar, 2015 · Dec, 2018
• Managed a 42-person accounting organization supporting $310M in annual revenue across 9 entities. • Led IPO readiness and SOX 404 implementation, achieving a clean first-year audit with no material findings. • Reduced DSO from 62 to 41 days, freeing $18M in working capital. • Built automated consolidation reporting that cut month-end close from 12 days to 5.
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Ardent Medical Group · Nashville, TN
Jun, 2011 · Feb, 2015
• Owned FP&A for a $240M services portfolio, delivering forecasts within 2% variance for 14 straight quarters. • Partnered with operations to identify $6.2M in supply-chain and labor cost savings. • Designed board-level KPI dashboards adopted across five business units. • Led annual budgeting across 11 departments and $47M in discretionary spend.
Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance
Deloitte · Nashville, TN
Jul, 2007 · May, 2011
• Managed audit engagements for healthcare and technology clients up to $600M in revenue. • Led teams of 8–14 professionals, delivering engagements 15% under budget on average. • Advised clients on SOX compliance, revenue recognition, and internal controls remediation. • Earned the firm quality award for zero review notes across 22 audits.

Education

MBA, Finance
Vanderbilt University — Owen Graduate School of Management · Nashville, TN
2005 · 2007
Concentration in Finance and Strategy.
BS Accounting
University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Knoxville, TN
2001 · 2005
Magna cum laude, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Skills

FP&A
Capital Markets
M&A Integration
Treasury
SOX Compliance
NetSuite & SAP
Board Reporting
CPA
CFA

Courses

CFA — Chartered Financial Analyst
CFA Institute
2012
Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
CPA — Certified Public Accountant
Tennessee Board of Accountancy
2008
Licensed Certified Public Accountant.