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The internal sell is harder than the implementation. Here's how to make the case to leadership with numbers, and how to bring your team along without it feeling like disruption. Both conversations matter but they require completely different approaches.
Most buy-and-build strategy conversations focus on deal flow: sourcing, valuation discipline, integration playbooks for sales and ops. The finance function usually isn’t part of that conversation at all, until it’s the thing slowing every subsequent deal down. A buy-and-build strategy is, at its core, a bet that a platform can absorb acquisition after acquisition without losing operational control. Whether that bet pays off […]
The internal sell is harder than the implementation. Here's how to make the case to leadership with numbers, and how to bring your team along without it feeling like disruption. Both conversations matter but they require completely different approaches.
Most finance teams jump straight to the tools. The ones seeing realresults started somewhere else. Here's the sequencing thatactually works — data first, automation second, scenarios third. The problem is in the sequencing. AI finance operations isn't something you add onto an existing workflow. It's something you build toward, in a specific order, and that order matters more than most people want to admit.
The tool you pick matters less than the foundation underneath it. Here's what a functional AI finance tech stack actually looks like —and the one mistake that kills most implementations before they start.
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Emmanuel is an FP&A and controllership professional with experience spanning global enterprises including Hitachi Vantara, Pierre Fabre, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and Nissan Motor. He specializes in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting, with a sharp focus on keeping execution aligned to Annual Operating Plans.
Across these roles, he’s built a track record of scaling financial operations through automation — standardizing reporting workflows and leading system implementations across SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, and tools like SQL and VBA to cut manual reporting cycles and strengthen data integrity across global sites.
Emmanuel has also served as a cross-functional business partner to operating departments and executive teams, managing high-volume O2C and P2P cycles and translating complex variance analysis into actionable OpEx and CapEx insights. He rounds out his finance toolkit with advanced proficiency in modern data environments like BigQuery, Snowflake, and Looker Studio, alongside hands-on ERP implementation experience.
Kenna leads marketing at Chelsea Street Advisors.
She brings a finance and operations mindset to everything she does, understanding that the functions Chelsea Street supports are the backbone of every business. That perspective also shapes how she thinks about partnerships. Not as transactions, but as long-term investments in people and companies that want to build something together.
Prior to Chelsea Street, Kenna built her career in B2B demand generation with a focus on all things digital. She learned firsthand that the best results come from teams that are aligned, willing to work hard, and thinking about what comes next, not just what’s in front of them.
Amy co-founded the firm to deliver a hands-on, execution-focused model that supports private equity portfolio companies beyond diligence and into meaningful finance and accounting transformation. She partners with investors and management teams to strengthen financial visibility, build scalable finance operations, and maximize enterprise value from acquisition through exit.
A finance leader with experience across corporate finance, M&A, and audit, Amy advises middle-market businesses through complex transactions and transition periods — helping them move from deal close to operational clarity with confidence.
Prior to launching Chelsea Street, Amy served as VP of FP&A at a private equity-backed, high-growth company, where she oversaw forecasting, financial reporting, and strategic finance initiatives. Previously, she spent over a decade at RSM, where she rose to Director of Transaction Advisory Services, developing deep expertise in financial due diligence across middle-market M&A.
Amy holds an MBA from Suffolk University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts.
Billy works primarily on forecasting, budgeting, and board reporting initiatives, partnering closely with leadership teams to deliver clear financial insights that drive strategic decisions. His experience spans both corporate finance and transaction advisory, giving him a well-rounded perspective on growth, performance, and operational scalability.
Prior to Chelsea Street, Billy most recently served as Manager of FP&A at Nexamp, where he supported executive leadership, owned company-wide forecasting, and built FP&A infrastructure from the ground up.
He also has extensive experience in M&A transaction advisory from his time spent at RSM and KPMG, performing buy- and sell-side diligence, including quality of earnings analyses for mid-sized and large service and commercial businesses.
Billy is passionate about leveraging innovation and automation to make finance functions more efficient—freeing teams to focus less on manual processes and more on meaningful analysis.
Renee works primarily on reporting, revenue accounting, and operational finance initiatives, partnering closely with leadership teams to deliver accurate, timely insights to directly support decision-making. With experience spanning both public and private industries, she provides a well-rounded perspective on technical compliance, process improvement, and scalable finance operations.
Prior to Chelsea Street, Renee most recently served as Accounting Manager at Living Proof Inc, where she oversaw the full revenue-to-cash cycle, supported a two-day month-end close, and partnered with the Controller, CFO, FP&A, and marketing leadership on budget-to-actual analysis and spend management.
In addition, she holds extensive experience from her time at RSM US LLP, where she advanced to Assurance Supervisor, led multiple audit engagements for mid-market consumer and industrial goods companies, and supported considerations for M&A transactions.
Emily Carroll, CPA, is a seasoned accounting leader with extensive experience in controllership, financial operations, and scalable infrastructure design. As a Director at Chelsea Street Advisors, she delivers strategic controllership solutions to growing organizations and partners with executive leadership to build scalable finance organizations.
Throughout her career, Emily has built and led high-performing accounting organizations, including as a controller in industry. Her leadership philosophy centers on establishing clear accounting frameworks to build finance functions that support long-term, sustainable growth
Emily’s earlier Big 4 experience sharpened her expertise in transaction advisory, financial reporting, audit compliance, and technical accounting implementation, positioning her as an experienced advisor during periods of transformation and scale.
A Certified Public Accountant licensed in Massachusetts, Emily holds a B.S. in Accounting and Operations Management from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management