Saratoga Group is excited to announce the addition of Chris Sinerius as CFO. Chris is a trusted financial professional with a history of improving systems and procedures to enable greater agility in financial operations. Chris has an extensive background in financial management and organizational leadership with a distinct talent for bridging gaps between finance, operations, and business development. Chris served in a variety of financial leadership roles ranging from Controller to Director of Finance. Throughout his career, he has led cross-functional teams, developed financial reporting infrastructures, and streamlined procedures to enable growth in profitability and underlying business value. In his last role, Chris developed a suite of analytical tools for a sales team which facilitated revenues to double in a year.
In addition to his wide breadth of experience, Chris is also a veteran of the manufactured home industry coalescing his talents around financial reporting, modeling, budgeting, KPI reporting, variance analysis, and investor communications. As the Director of FP&A for a major REIT, Chris developed 25+ budgets from scratch consolidating into two major entities while standarding financial reporting throughout the organization.
Chris is also a Citizen Airman who continues to serve in the U.S. Air Force Reserve where he’s garnered advanced leadership training. Chris earned the rank of Chief Master Sergeant, which is the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force, and the pinnacle of an Airman’s career. Chris’s leadership style is centered around resiliency, growth, inclusiveness, and integrity. This leadership philosophy was put to the test when he served as part of the command team for a 200-person unit. During his assignment, Chris successfully navigated a major structural change within his organization, while serving on an executive council for a military enterprise that drove policy for approximately 38,000 personnel.
Chris holds a Masters Degree in Accounting and Financial Management and a Bachelor's Degree in Technical Management. When Chris and his wife Brandi are not busy raising their three boys (Jake, Jax, and Jace), they love to explore the U.S. in their RV!