Christopher Dorsch

CFO - Covington Media Group, Inc.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

About

I am a Corporate Finance professional with over 10 years of FP&A experience. I currently serve as the CFO and co-owner of Covington Media Group, a media marketing firm utilizing social media for advertising, campaigns, and collaborations. Prior to my current role, I served as Director of Finance at Hanesbrands, Inc., headquartered in Winston Salem, NC. I oversaw the FP&A activities supporting the Champion Brand for all of North America. Utilizing my Financial Forecasting, Modeling and Business Analytics skills, I supported strategic decisions in growing and managing the brand. Prior to earning my MBA at Wake Forest Schools of Business concentrating in Business Analytics and Operations, I served as Vice President of Affordable Underwriting at Armada Analytics, I managed a five member team and was responsible for over $353M in Commercial Mortgage Loans. I returned to graduate school at Wake Forest to earn my MBA getting a dual concentration in Business Analytics and Six Sigma Operations. As an MBA candidate, I served as a Financial Analyst Intern at Pike Corporation. As Financial Analyst, I was responsible for analyzing monthly revenue performance for the FY 2015 budget and goodwill valuation. After graduation in May 2015, I aspire to work in Corporate Finance leveraging my Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, and Analytical skills to creatively solve problems. Specialties: Financial Modeling and Forecasting, Valuation analysis, Capital Budgeting, Data Analytics, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.

Experience

  • Hanesbrands Inc. (7 yrs 10 mos)
    • Director - Financial Business Support (Champion North America)
      Apr 2021 - Mar 2023 · 2 yrs

    • Sr. Manager - Financial Business Support (Champion)
      Jan 2020 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Mgr. Financial Bus Support II
      May 2017 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Financial Analyst Intern as part of Wake Forest MBA Program at Pike Electric Corporation
    May 2014 - Aug 2014 · 4 mos

    • Managed an internal auditing project reconciling $760M in equipment expenses and $11M in ledger entries and presented the job-cost package to the external auditors. • Analyzed monthly historical revenue performance to create a model improving seasonality projections for the FY2015 budget. • Designed financial models forecasting and goodwill valuation of subsidiaries.

  • Armada Analytics, Inc. (formerly Agency Advisors, Inc.) (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Vice President of Underwriting
      Jan 2013 - Aug 2013 · 8 mos

      As Vice President I managed a five person team responsible for financial forecasting and modeling for Affordable Multifamily Properties. •Managed 25 projects resulting in loans totaling $353M that generated $165k of company revenue for 2Q2013. •Oversaw a department of 5 colleagues analyzing Affordable and Bond mortgage transactions for 10 DUS Seller Servicers. •Redesigned weekly Top Management Pipeline meeting process that decreased overall meeting time by 50%.

    • Underwriter
      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      •Evaluated and delivered more than $214M in Commercial proceeds to FNMA, HUD, and FHLMC programs through operations analysis, financial forecasting, and sponsorship credit analysis.

    • Financial Analyst
      Jul 2010 - Jan 2011 · 7 mos

      •Facilitated mortgage pre-screens for over $150M in proceeds via market research, data input, and operations analysis.