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Black Diamond Advisory Announces New Director in the East Region and Continues


OneStream Diamond partner extends footprint for growth with advisory services

Philadelphia, PA January 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory announces its continued expansion adding a new Director to its Global Advisory team in Philadelphia. Black Diamond Advisory is the leading Global Digital Finance Transformation firm and a OneStream Diamond Partner.

Client demands for the expansion of Global Advisory services prompted this latest strategic move by Black Diamond, the firm built to transform companies by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology, together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation.

The Global Advisory team brings together individuals with extensive OneStream cross-market sector experience and a proven track-record of delivering successful large-scale OneStream projects.

Cameron Lackpour joins the Black Diamond team as Director, Center of Excellence. His 30-year Performance Management career started with Comshare’s mainframe products, Arbor’s Essbase, Hyperion’s Planning, and OneStream’s OneStream XF. Cameron was the editor in chief of the Developing Essbase Applications books, co-author of the recently released OneStream Planning:  The Why, How, and When, has spoken internationally on Performance Management, presented at numerous technical conferences, and is an Oracle ACE Director Alumni. Cameron runs a technical  blog, https://www.thetruthaboutcpm.com and is cohost of the Epmconversations podcast, which cover Performance Management in its many facets.

“Cameron brings an unparalleled level of expertise to the Black Diamond’s Center of Excellence. His perspective and experience are a welcome addition to the team.” says Randy Werder, Black Diamond CEO.

About Black Diamond Advisory

Black Diamond is the leading Global Digital Finance Transformation firm and OneStream Diamond Partner. Our services include Financial Transformation, Change Management, Process Automation, OneStream Solutions. We are a global partner operating in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. As a single firm with truly global capability, Black Diamond is committed to meeting the combined needs of the CFO and Controller, as well as IT and Business Unit Leaders. The firm knows that the solution to a company’s digital finance transformation is expert implementation and ongoing collaboration.

Our industry practices include Manufacturing & Industrial, Hospitality & Retail, Financial Services, Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare, Private Equity, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Travel, Transport and Logistics.

We lead with our talent of “Experts Only” and develop a unique platform for each of our clients combining finance and operational data into interactive dashboards and real-time analytics. Our firm has a single mission of 100% Customer Success that is 100% aligned with the OneStream executive leadership.

About OneStream Software

OneStream Software provides a market-leading intelligent finance platform that reduces the complexity of financial operations. OneStream unleashes the power of finance by unifying corporate performance management (CPM) processes such as planning, financial close & consolidation, reporting and analytics through a single, extensible solution. We empower the enterprise with financial and operational insights to support faster and more informed decision-making. All in a cloud platform designed to continually evolve and scale with your organization.

OneStream is an independent software company with over 900 customers, 200 implementation partners and over 1000 employees, our primary mission is to deliver 100% customer success.

PRESS CONTACT 

Randy Werder
CEO, Black Diamond Advisory

T: (407)758-7382

E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com

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Black Diamond Advisory Announces New Director in the South Region and Continues


OneStream Diamond partner extends footprint for growth with Advisory Services

Charlotte, NC January 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory announces its continued expansion adding a new Director to its Global Advisory team in Charlotte. Black Diamond Advisory is the leading Global Digital Finance Transformation firm and a OneStream Diamond Partner.

Client demands for the expansion of Global Advisory services prompted this latest strategic move by Black Diamond, the firm built to transform companies by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology, together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation.

The Global Advisory team brings together individuals with extensive OneStream cross-market sector experience and a proven track-record of delivering successful large-scale OneStream projects.

Celvin Kattookaran, joins the Black Diamond team as Director. He has over 17 years of experience in the industry, focusing on Hyperion and OneStream products. He is an Oracle ACE Director. Celvin has successfully implemented enterprise-wide performance management solutions across many industries with heavy experience in the OneStream Platform and various specialty applications. Celvin is an avid blogger and shares his ideas and utilities on his blog cpminsights.com. He is the co-author OneStream Planning: The Why, How and When. He is also a host on the podcast EPMConversations.com.

“The addition of Celvin brings unmatched OneStream technical depth to the Black Diamond team. His experience and insight in delivering complex solutions across industries paves the way for continued Black Diamond expansion,” says Randy Werder, Black Diamond CEO

 

About Black Diamond Advisory

Black Diamond is the leading Global Digital Finance Transformation firm and OneStream Diamond Partner. Our services include Financial Transformation, Change Management, Process Automation, OneStream Solutions. We are a global partner operating in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. As a single firm with truly global capability, Black Diamond is committed to meeting the combined needs of the CFO and Controller, as well as IT and Business Unit Leaders. The firm knows that the solution to a company’s digital finance transformation is expert implementation and ongoing collaboration.

Our industry practices include Manufacturing & Industrial, Hospitality & Retail, Financial Services, Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare, Private Equity, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Travel, Transport and Logistics.

We lead with our talent of “Experts Only” and develop a unique platform for each of our clients combining finance and operational data into interactive dashboards and real-time analytics. Our firm has a single mission of 100% Customer Success that is 100% aligned with the OneStream executive leadership.

About OneStream Software

OneStream Software provides a market-leading intelligent finance platform that reduces the complexity of financial operations. OneStream unleashes the power of finance by unifying corporate performance management (CPM) processes such as planning, financial close & consolidation, reporting and analytics through a single, extensible solution. We empower the enterprise with financial and operational insights to support faster and more informed decision-making. All in a cloud platform designed to continually evolve and scale with your organization.

OneStream is an independent software company with over 900 customers, 200 implementation partners and over 1000 employees, our primary mission is to deliver 100% customer success.

PRESS CONTACT 

Randy Werder
CEO, Black Diamond Advisory

T: (407)758-7382

E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com

 

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Black Diamond Advisory Continues Expansion of Global OneStream Software Talent into the United Kingdom!

OneStream Diamond partner creates global footprint for growth and client support.
London, England AUG 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory, Title Sponsor of OneStream Software’s Global Conference, announces its expansion into the United Kingdom. Black Diamond Advisory is the leading Global Digital Finance Transformation firm and a OneStream Diamond Partner. Global client demands and expansion across EMEA prompted this latest strategic move by Black Diamond, the firm built to transform companies by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology, together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation.

The UK team, at launch, brings together individuals in the UK with extensive OneStream cross-market sector experience. Leading the launch and overseeing operations in the United Kingdom is Daniel Hopson who joins the Black Diamond team as Director – UK. Daniel joins us from VolkerWessels UK where he led the business systems team delivering successful software implementations and system integration. His extensive experience leading the selection and implementation of complex EPM, ERP, BI and RPA solutions is a game-changer for the UK CPM market. With expertise spanning process best practice and strategy to systems selection, implementation, support and development, Daniel uniquely provides end-to-end client support from CEO to technical IT development teams.

OneStream Software provides a market-leading intelligent finance platform that reduces the complexity of financial operations. OneStream unleashes the power of finance by unifying corporate performance management (CPM) processes such as planning, financial close & consolidation, reporting, and analytics through a single, extensible solution. “We are thrilled about Black Diamond Advisory’s expansion to the UK. As a OneStream Diamond partner, we are excited they are bringing their experience to the UK market,” says Matt Rodgers, Senior Vice President and EMEA Managing Director at OneStream Software. “BDA’s growth will help to expand OneStream’s delivery capabilities in the UK region and continue to support our mission of delivering 100% customer success.”

“We are really excited to expand our geographic focus into the UK and future expansion across Europe. Building on our success in the US, the team is ready to go to work delivering best-in-class CPM solutions to the UK as part of our commitment to OneStream software. The team hit the ground running with extensive experience in CPM, enabling businesses to work smarter by leveraging solutions to do the hard work, freeing up people to focus on analyzing and running the business.” says Randy Werder, Black Diamond Co-Founder and President.

About Black Diamond Advisory
Black Diamond is the leading Global Digital Finance Transformation firm and OneStream Diamond Partner. Our services include Financial Transformation, Change Management, Process Automation, OneStream Solutions. We are a global partner operating in the U.S., Canada and Europe. As a single firm with truly global capability, Black Diamond is committed to meeting the combined needs of the CFO and Controller, as well as IT and Business Unit Leaders. The firm knows that the solution to a company’s digital finance transformation is expert implementation and ongoing collaboration.

Our industry practices include Manufacturing & Industrial, Hospitality & Retail, Financial Services, Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare, Private Equity, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Travel, Transport & Logistics.

We lead with our talent of “Experts Only” and develop a unique platform for each of our clients combining finance and operational data into interactive dashboards and real-time analytics. Our firm has a single mission of 100% Customer Success that is directly aligned with the OneStream executive leadership.

About OneStream Software
OneStream Software provides a market-leading intelligent finance platform that reduces the complexity of financial operations. OneStream unleashes the power of finance by unifying corporate performance management (CPM) processes such as planning, financial close and consolidation, reporting and analytics through a single, extensible solution. We empower the enterprise with financial and operational insights to support faster and more informed decision-making. All in a cloud platform designed to continually evolve and scale with your organization.

OneStream is an independent software company backed by private equity investors KKR, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global and IGSB. With over 750 customers, 200 implementation partners and over 850 employees our primary mission is to deliver 100% customer success.

PRESS CONTACT  
Randy Werder
President, Black Diamond Advisory
T: (407)758-7382
E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com

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Black Diamond Advisory Continues Expansion of Global OneStream Talent in North America – O Canada! https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2021/03/05/black-diamond-advisory-continues-expansion-of-global-onestream-talent-in-north-america-o-canada/ https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2021/03/05/black-diamond-advisory-continues-expansion-of-global-onestream-talent-in-north-america-o-canada/#respond Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:59:34 +0000 https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/?p=712 The post Black Diamond Advisory Continues Expansion of Global OneStream Talent in North America – O Canada! appeared first on Black Diamond | OneStream Solutions.

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Global firm expands team and emerges as the next leader in Global digital finance transformation 

Calgary, CA March 1, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, Black Diamond Advisory announced its workforce expansion into the Canadian market by bringing on top talent, Vincent Valentine CPA, CA(SA). Black Diamond was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation.

Vincent’s more than thirteen-year career spans Consulting in Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Corporate Finance, and External Audit. He brings with him a focused experience in CPM software balanced by a strong accounting background and extreme understanding of what is required to be successful in finance. He provides clients with both the technical expertise and practical experience to optimize financial systems and processes. His focus is in developing the most efficient and meaningful CPM solutions using process improvement through the OneStream XF platform. One of Vincent’s career highlights was implementing an integrated CPM solution for a significant acquisition of a Global Energy Transportation Company. Bringing together finance team members across a global organization providing them the necessary tools to allow them to do their job effectively. This is something that has brought energy and excitement to Consulting for Vincent, especially using the OneStream XF platform. ​

OneStream provides a unified, SmartCPM™ platform that simplifies and aligns financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics, and financial data quality. OneStream eliminates the risk and complexity of data integration, validation, and reconciliation between multiple products, applications or modules, and makes non-integrated CPM suites are a thing of the past.

“Vincent’s expertise implementing enterprise-wide budget, forecast and long-range planning applications, and the related processes, will contribute to Black Diamond’s ability to deliver platform-wide solutions and contributing to continued growth,” says Randy Werder, Black Diamond Co-Founder and President. Black Diamond is founded on the principle of “Experts Only” by combining the talents of many different backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in our industry.

Black Diamond includes former partners and founders from Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere, Grant Thornton, Ranzal, and Fortune 100 financial executives who have come together to create a firm that combines transformative business capabilities with execution excellence, helping clients rethink the possible and reimplement the future with a focus on innovation, usability, and maximizing value from the broad OneStream platform.

Former MarketSphere Co-Founder and current Black Diamond Chairman & CEO, Carl Yost, is excited about expansion in North America. “Vincent brings big four experience as well as deep CPM expertise in all disciplines, including architecture. He will be a great asset to the team,” said Yost.

PRESS CONTACT  
Randy Werder
President, Black Diamond Advisory  
T: (407)758-7382  
E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com 

About Black Diamond Advisory  
Black Diamond is a leading global digital finance transformation firm and a Platinum Partner of OneStream Software.   With over 15 offices in The Americas, and growing, Black Diamond is positioned as a key implementation partner of OneStream. What makes Black Diamond different is our culture and our people. We have built a business by attracting “Experts Only.” We manage and deliver projects with the highest level of integrity and collaboration, leveraging our best talent and experience for the client. We believe in a new kind of relationship between the technology provider and client and we set out to transform the way financial systems are deployed and used in the future. The leaders of Black Diamond have owned and built several of the largest finance system consulting firms in the industry. This new company is intentionally different. We work to have joint ownership of the solutions we develop with clients and engage with them throughout their entire transformation journey to ensure the greatest value is derived from the investment. We only work with OneStream Software because we believe that it is the future of digital finance and we are 100% aligned with them on Customer Success.

About OneStream Software 
OneStream Software provides a market-leading CPM solution that unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics, and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Deployed via the cloud or on-premise, OneStream’s unified platform enables organizations to modernize Finance, replace multiple legacy applications, and reduce the total cost of ownership of financial systems. OneStream unleashes Finance teams to spend less time on data integration and system maintenance – and more time focusing on driving business performance.

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Black Diamond Advisory, LLC., announces its OneStream Software Diamond Partner Level status https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2021/01/03/black-diamond-advisory-llc-announces-its-onestream-software-diamond-partner-level-status/ https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2021/01/03/black-diamond-advisory-llc-announces-its-onestream-software-diamond-partner-level-status/#respond Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:44:17 +0000 https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/?p=665 Black Diamond Advisory, LLC., announces its OneStream Software Diamond Partner Level status Black Diamond becomes one of the fastest partners to achieve Diamond Level Status, the highest level of recognition by  OneStream Software. Black Diamond is founded on the principle of “Experts Only” by combining the talents of many diverse backgrounds to provide the most...

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Black Diamond Advisory, LLC., announces its OneStream Software Diamond Partner Level status

Black Diamond becomes one of the fastest partners to achieve Diamond Level Status, the highest level of recognition by  OneStream Software. Black Diamond is founded on the principle of “Experts Only” by combining the talents of many diverse backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in the industry.

Black Diamond Advisory announces its OneStream Software Diamond Partner Level status. As a Diamond partner, OneStream recognizes Black Diamond Advisory’s commitment to align with OneStream’s strategic vision and continued dedication to bringing value to shared clients.

The Diamond Level is the highest level of partnership awarded by OneStream. Partners who achieve this level must demonstrate best in class implementations of the OneStream platform and the highest level of customer experience while delivering innovative results and continued value for their clients.

“It is truly an honor to be recognized as a Diamond Partner, the highest level of partnership with OneStream. Black Diamond Advisory’s rapid achievement of Diamond Level status is a tribute to our ‘Experts Only’ principle and our sole dedication to OneStream Software. We are grateful for the unprecedented support from the OneStream community and remain committed to 100% customer success.” Randy Werder, President of Black Diamond Advisory.

Black Diamond is founded on the principle of ‘Experts Only’ by combining the talents of many diverse backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in our industry. Black Diamond came together to create a firm that combines transformative business capabilities with execution excellence, helping clients rethink the possible and reimplement the future, with a focus on innovation, usability, and maximizing value from OneStream’s intelligent finance platform.

“We are thrilled to announce Black Diamond Advisory has achieved Diamond level partner status,” said Stephanie Cramp, Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Alliances at OneStream Software. “This status is awarded to partners who meet our high standards, rigorous requirements and continue to deliver exceptional solutions that drive value for our customers. Black Diamond Advisory consistently goes above and beyond in their dedication to customer service.”

As the industry is evolving, OneStream brings new flexibility in the performance management space, allowing clients the best opportunity for success. Black Diamond focuses on implementing OneStream for financial consolidation, reporting, and budgeting, while offering distinctive value with the exclusive Black Diamond Framework™ that allows for accelerated development, increased performance, and enhanced user experience.

Black Diamond helps clients leverage the OneStream XF MarketPlace, which features over 50 downloadable solutions, so they can extend the value of their investment while meeting their ever-changing needs. “I am truly thankful for all of the support and lasting friendships within the OneStream community. I am also so proud or our entire team’s effort in achieving this amazing accomplishment,” said Carl Yost, Chairman of Black Diamond Advisory.

CONTACT:
Randy Werder
President
T: (407)758-7382
E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com
www.blackdiamondadvisory.com

About OneStream Software
OneStream Software provides a market-leading intelligent finance platform that reduces the complexity of financial operations. OneStream unleashes the power of finance by unifying corporate performance management (CPM) processes such as planning, financial close & consolidation, reporting and analytics through a single, extensible solution. We empower the enterprise with financial and operational insights to support faster and more informed decision-making. All in a cloud platform designed to continually evolve and scale with your organization.

OneStream is an independent software company backed by private equity investor KKR. With over 600 customers, 200 partners and over 600 employees our primary mission is to deliver 100 percent customer success.

About Black Diamond Advisory
We believe in a new kind of relationship between the technology provider and client, and we set out to transform the way financial systems are deployed and used in the future. The leaders of Black Diamond have owned and built several of the largest finance system consulting firms in the industry. This company is intentionally different. We want to have joint ownership of the solutions we develop with clients and be engaged with them throughout their entire transformation journey to ensure the greatest value is derived from their investment.

We only work with OneStream Software because we believe that it is the future of digital finance and we are 100% aligned with them on Customer Success.

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Black Diamond Advisory Expands Global OneStream Talent into Austin Market  https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2020/12/22/black-diamond-advisory-expands-global-onestream-talent-into-austin-market/ https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2020/12/22/black-diamond-advisory-expands-global-onestream-talent-into-austin-market/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2020 01:49:06 +0000 https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/?p=645 Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation    AUSTIN, TX December 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, Black Diamond Advisory announced its workforce expansion into the Texas market by bringing on top talent, Blake Stone. Black Diamond was built to transform the office of finance by creating...

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Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation   

AUSTIN, TX December 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, Black Diamond Advisory announced its workforce expansion into the Texas market by bringing on top talent, Blake Stone. Black Diamond was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology together with
consulting leaders in digital finance transformation.

Blake Stone brings over 20 years of delivering Corporate FP&A EPM solutions. Leveraging his industry background, Blake’s focus is always on the client experience and delivering value through intuitive and efficient solutions. His combination of technical and functional expertise delivers process improvement to his clients. Blake holds a BS in Information Systems and an MBA from Saint Mary’s University.

OneStream provides a unified, SmartCPM™ platform that simplifies and aligns financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics, and financial data quality. OneStream eliminates the risk and complexity of data integration, validation and reconciliation between multiple products, applications, or modules, and makes non-integrated CPM suites are a thing of the past.
“Blake brings deep CPM experience and channel knowledge to Black Diamond and we are thrilled to have him join our team in Austin,” says Randy Werder, President, Black Diamond Advisory.  Black Diamond is founded on the principle of ‘Experts Only’ by combining the talents of many different backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in our industry.

Black Diamond includes former partners and founders from Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere, Grant Thornton, Ranzal and, Fortune 100 financial executives who have come together to create a firm that combines transformative business capabilities with execution excellence, helping clients rethink the possible and reimplement the future with a focus on innovation, usability, and maximizing value from the broad OneStream platform.

Former MarketSphere Co-Founder and current Black Diamond Chairman & CEO, Carl Yost, is excited about establishing a formal presence in Austin.  “Austin is a key market for Black Diamond and OneStream. Bringing Black Diamond to Austin brings emphasis to a region whose economy is now largely based on professional and technical services, retail, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and financial services, and insurance. We are so excited about our success in Austin and as a former UT alumnus, I look forward to supporting the business community for many years to come,” said Yost.

PRESS CONTACT  
Randy Werder 
President
T: (407)758-7382
E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com

About Black Diamond Advisory  
Black Diamond is a leading global digital finance transformation firm and a Platinum Partner of OneStream Software.  With over 15 offices in The Americas, and growing, Black Diamond is positioned as a key implementation partner of OneStream. What makes Black Diamond different is our culture and our people. We have built a business by attracting ‘Experts Only.” We manage and deliver projects with the highest level of integrity and collaboration, leveraging our best talent and experience for the client. We believe in a new kind of relationship between the technology provider and client and we set out to transform the way financial systems are deployed and used in the future. The leaders of Black Diamond have owned and built several of the largest finance system consulting firms in the industry. This new company is intentionally different. We work to have joint ownership of the solutions we develop with clients and engage with them throughout their entire transformation journey to ensure the greatest value is derived from the investment. We only work with OneStream Software because we believe that it is the future of digital finance and we are 100% aligned with them on Customer Success.

About OneStream Software 
OneStream Software provides a market-leading CPM solution that unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics, and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Deployed via the cloud or on-premise, OneStream’s unified platform enables organizations to modernize Finance, replace multiple legacy applications, and reduce the total cost of ownership of financial systems. OneStream unleashes Finance teams to spend less time on data integration and system maintenance – and more time focusing on driving business performance.

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Black Diamond Advisory Expands Global OneStream Talent into Minneapolis Market  https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2020/12/16/black-diamond-advisory-expands-global-onestream-talent-into-minneapolis-market/ https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2020/12/16/black-diamond-advisory-expands-global-onestream-talent-into-minneapolis-market/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 01:11:27 +0000 https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/?p=631 Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation    MINNEAPOLIS, MN  December 16, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, Black Diamond Advisory announced its workforce expansion into the midwest market by bringing on top talent, David Grande. Black Diamond was built to transform the office of finance by creating...

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Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation   

MINNEAPOLIS, MN  December 16, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, Black Diamond Advisory announced its workforce expansion into the midwest market by bringing on top talent, David Grande. Black Diamond was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation.

David spent ten years working with Corporate Finance and brings with him a focused experience in EPM software and working in Corporate FP&A. He provides clients with both the technical expertise and practical experience to optimize financial processes. His focus is developing the most efficient and meaningful planning cycles using process improvement through the OneStream XF platform. One of Mr. Grande’s career highlights was implementing an integrated planning process for volume, sales, manufacturing, sourcing, transportation, logistics, and cost center expense to be used for annual budget and monthly forecasting for a multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. He helped create automated reporting solutions to highlight variances due to volume, rate, and mix. His expertise and experience allow him to build effective forecasting models based on complex business processes while extending the value of the OneStream platform. ​

OneStream provides a unified, SmartCPM™ platform that simplifies and aligns financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics and financial data quality. OneStream eliminates the risk and complexity of data integration, validation and reconciliation between multiple products, applications or modules, and makes non-integrated CPM suites are a thing of the past.
“David’s balance of industry, technical and functional experience will help Black Diamond thrive in his hometown of Minneapolis,” says Randy Werder, President, Black Diamond Advisory. “Black Diamond is founded on the principle of ‘Experts Only’ by combining the talents of many different backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in our industry.  Black Diamond includes former partners and founders from Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere, Grant Thornton, Ranzal and, Fortune 100 financial executives who have come together to create a firm that combines transformative business
capabilities with execution excellence, helping clients rethink the possible and reimplement the future with a focus on innovation, usability, and maximizing value from the broad OneStream platform.”

Former MarketSphere Co-Founder and current Black Diamond Chairman & CEO, Carl Yost, is excited about establishing a formal presence in Minneapolis.  “Minneapolis is a key market for Black Diamond and OneStream. Bringing Black Diamond to Minneapolis brings emphasis to a region whose economy is now largely based on electronics, milling, machinery, medical products, food processing, and graphic arts. We are so excited about our success in Minneapolis and look forward to supporting the business community for many years to come,” said Yost.

PRESS CONTACT
Randy Werder
President, Black Diamond Advisory  
T: (407)758-7382
E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com

About Black Diamond Advisory  
Black Diamond is a leading global digital finance transformation firm and a Platinum Partner of OneStream Software.   With over 15 offices in The Americas, and growing, Black Diamond is positioned as a key implementation partner of OneStream. What makes Black Diamond different is our culture and our people. We have built a business by attracting ‘Experts Only.” We manage and deliver projects with the highest level of integrity and collaboration, leveraging our best talent and experience for the client. We believe in a new kind of relationship between the technology provider and client and we set out to transform the way financial systems are deployed and used in the future. The leaders of Black Diamond have owned and built several of the largest finance system consulting firms in the industry. This new company is intentionally different. We work to have joint ownership of the solutions we develop with clients and engage with them throughout their entire transformation journey to ensure the greatest value is derived from the investment. We only work with OneStream Software because we believe that it is the future of digital finance and we are 100% aligned with them on Customer Success.

About OneStream Software 
OneStream Software provides a market-leading CPM solution that unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics, and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Deployed via the cloud or on-premise,  OneStream’s unified platform enables organizations to modernize Finance, replace multiple legacy applications and reduce the total cost of ownership of financial systems. OneStream unleashes Finance teams to spend less time on data integration and system maintenance – and more time focusing on driving business performance.

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BDA Expands to Pittsburgh Market https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2020/10/27/bda-expands-to-pittsburgh-market/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:16:44 +0000 https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/?p=553 Black Diamond Advisory Expands Global OneStream Talent into Pittsburgh Market Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation   PITTSBURGH, PA  October 15, 2020   (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the...

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Black Diamond Advisory Expands Global OneStream Talent into Pittsburgh Market

Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation  

PITTSBURGH, PA  October 15, 2020   (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation. We are proud to announce our growing footprint which includes Black Diamond local top talent Joe Tomlin and Mike Pavolko. Together, Black Diamond and OneStream bring a double threat to Pittsburgh. Joe Tomlin brings over 15 years of business and technical experience in financial consolidations and reporting. Joe has deep experience implementing OneStream and leads the way in consolidation and account reconciliation implementations. Joe’s greatest asset to our team is how he gains an understanding of the client’s business and technology needs, recognizes areas of potential process improvement, and leads teams to success. Mike Pavolko brings 8 years of deep experience in implementing financial planning solutions. His technical expertise and experience allow him to build effective forecasting models based on complex business processes while extending the value of the OneStream platform. ​

“Joe and Mike’s balance of industry, technical and functional experience will help Black Diamond thrive in their hometown of Pittsburgh,” says Randy Werder, President, Black Diamond Advisory.  Black Diamond is founded on the principle of “Experts Only” by combining the talents of many different backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in our industry.  Black Diamond includes former partners and founders from Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere, Grant Thornton, Ranzal and, Fortune 100 financial executives who have come together to create a firm that combines transformative business capabilities with execution excellence, helping clients rethink the possible and reimplement the future with a focus on innovation, usability, and maximizing value from the broad OneStream platform.”

Former MarketSphere Co-Founder and current Black Diamond Chairman & CEO, Carl Yost, is excited about establishing a formal presence in Pittsburgh.  “Pittsburgh is a key market for Black Diamond and OneStream. Bringing Black Diamond to Pittsburgh brings emphasis to a region whose economy is now largely based on healthcare, technology, and financial services. I am excited about reconnecting in Pittsburgh and look forward to continuing all of the incredible relationships that were established at Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere and Grant Thornton,” said Yost.

PRESS CONTACT  
Randy Werder
President
T: (407)758-7382  
E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com 

About Black Diamond Advisory  
Black Diamond is a leading global digital finance transformation firm and a Platinum Partner of OneStream Software.

About OneStream Software 

OneStream Software provides a market-leading CPM solution that unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics, and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Deployed via the cloud or on-premise, OneStream’s unified platform enables organizations to modernize Finance, replace multiple legacy applications, and reduce the total cost of ownership of financial systems. OneStream unleashes Finance teams to spend less time on data integration and system maintenance – and more time focusing on driving business performance.

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Black Diamond Advisory Key Expert Talent and Partnership with OneStream Pittsburgh Office https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2020/10/21/partnership-with-onestream-pittsburgh-office/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:36:43 +0000 https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/?p=532 Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation.    PITTSBURGH, PA  October 15,  2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology together with consulting leaders...

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Global firm builds an executive team and emerges as the next leader in digital finance transformation.   

PITTSBURGH, PA  October 15,  2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation. We are proud to announce our growing footprint, including Black Diamond local top talent Joe Tomlin and Mike Pavolko. We are also thrilled to welcome OneStream’s latest addition to its stellar team, Wes Johnson. Together, Black Diamond and OneStream bring a triple threat to Pittsburgh.

Joe Tomlin brings over 15 years of business and technical experience in financial consolidations and reporting. Joe has deep experience implementing OneStream and leads the way in consolidation and account reconciliation implementations. Joe’s greatest asset to our team is how he gains an understanding of the client’s business and technology needs, recognizes areas of potential process improvement, and leads teams to success. Mike Pavolko brings 8 years of deep experience in implementing financial planning solutions. His technical expertise and experience allow him to build effective forecasting models based on complex business processes while extending the value of the OneStream platform.

“Joe and Mike’s balance of industry, technical and functional experience will help Black Diamond thrive in their hometown of Pittsburgh,” says Randy Werder, President, Black Diamond Advisory.  Black Diamond is founded on the principle of “Experts Only” by combining the talents of many different backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in our industry.  Black Diamond includes former partners and founders from Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere, Grant Thornton, Ranzal and, Fortune 100 financial executives who have come together to create a firm that combines transformative business capabilities with execution excellence, helping clients rethink the possible and reimplement the future with a focus on innovation, usability, and maximizing value from the broad OneStream platform.

Former MarketSphere Co-Founder and current Black Diamond Chairman & CEO, Carl Yost, is excited about establishing a formal presence in Pittsburgh.  “Pittsburgh is a key market for Black Diamond and OneStream.  Bringing Black Diamond to Pittsburgh brings emphasis to a region whose economy is now largely based on healthcare, technology, and financial services.  I am excited about reconnecting in Pittsburgh and look forward to continuing all of the incredible relationships that were established at Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere, and Grant Thornton,” said Yost.  

 

Press Contact

Randy Werder 
President  T: (407)758-7382   E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com 

 

About Black Diamond Advisory  

Black Diamond is a leading global digital finance transformation firm and a Platinum Partner of OneStream Software.   

 

About OneStream Software  

OneStream Software provides a market-leading CPM solution that unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics, and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Deployed via the cloud or on-premise, OneStream’s unified platform enables organizations to modernize Finance, replace multiple legacy applications, and reduce the total cost of ownership of financial systems. OneStream unleashes Finance teams to spend less time on data integration and system maintenance – and more time focusing on driving business performance. 

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Black Diamond Advisory Announces Jason Karber https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/2020/10/13/jason-karber/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:39:47 +0000 https://blackdiamondadvisory.com/?p=487 Black Diamond Advisory Announces Jason Karber to join leadership team Global firm builds executive team and expands OneStream Center of Excellence KANSAS CITY, MO August 4, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in...

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Black Diamond Advisory Announces Jason Karber to join leadership team

Global firm builds executive team and expands OneStream Center of Excellence

KANSAS CITY, MO August 4, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Black Diamond Advisory was built to transform the office of finance by creating an industry powerhouse of top talent from the most respected leaders in OneStream technology together with consulting leaders in digital finance transformation. We are proud to announce the addition of Jason Karber to our leadership team.

Jason Karber comes from Koch Industries where he was the leader of the OneStream Center of Excellence and is a global thought leader in the OneStream community. Jason has been a keynote speaker at several global OneStream conferences and has been champion of the true transformative power of OneStream technology. Koch is OneStream’s largest client and one of the most complex and innovative solutions in the industry.

“We are so excited by the addition of Jason to our team and really look forward to his impact on all of our amazing clients” says Randy Werder, President, Black Diamond Advisory. Black Diamond is founded on the principle of “Experts Only” by combining the talents of many different backgrounds to provide the most diverse and innovative culture and capability in our industry. Black Diamond includes former partners and founders from Arthur Andersen, MarketSphere, Grant Thornton, Ranzal and Fortune 100 financial executives who have come together to create a firm that combines transformative business capabilities with execution excellence, helping clients rethink the possible and reimplement the future with a focus on innovation, usability and maximizing value from the broad OneStream platform.

PRESS CONTACT
Randy Werder President
T: (407)758-7382
E: rwerder@blackdiamondadvisory.com

About Black Diamond Advisory
Black Diamond is a leading global digital finance transformation firm and a Platinum Partner of OneStream Software.

About OneStream Software
OneStream Software provides a market-leading CPM solution that unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Deployed via the cloud or on-premise, OneStream’s unified platform enables organizations to modernize Finance, replace multiple legacy applications, and reduce the total cost of ownership of financial systems. OneStream unleashes Finance teams to spend less time on data integration and system maintenance – and more time focusing on driving business performance.

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