Mission

Apollonian Consulting was founded by Seth Goldberg, a seasoned finance and operations executive with 21 years of experience solving tough business problems in some of the world’s most complex businesses. Our mission is to provide CFOs actionable solutions and thought leadership to both large enterprises and small businesses looking to achieve growth and efficiencies.

Experience & Background

Seth’s deep experiences in finance, audit, process improvement, and IT bring unique perspective and solutions to your business. For more information, check out his LinkedIn Profile HERE.

Highlights include:

  • Financial Planning & Analysis: Served as the Global Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Expenses at AIG. Managed an onshore/offshore team of 50 resources to budget, forecast, and drive $8B of general operating expenses annually.

  • Project Governance & Portfolio Management: Director of the AIG Major Initiatives Office focused on the optimization, tracking and governance of global portfolio of complex internal initiatives in Finance, IT, Claims, and HR.

  • Transformation Leadership: Led Finance Transformation programs at Liz Claiborne (which then included Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, and Lucky Brand Jeans). Drove optimizing ledger processes, account reconciliations, and business process outsourcing (BPO) in AR, AP, Inventory Management, and FP&A.

  • Risk and Control Expertise: Served as Chief Audit Executive for Liz Claiborne reporting to the Board of Directors. This included a heavy focus on SOX, Enterprise Risk Management, Inventory controls, contract reviews, and overall compliance. Seth is also a former Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

  • Process Focus: Seth is a certified GE Six Sigma Black-Belt. This intensive program enables him to assess the true efficiency of a wing-to-wing process, but also apply specific tools to identify risk and drive quick solutions.

  • Breadth of Exposure: Alumni of the GE Corporate Audit Staff (CAS). During that time, he performed balance sheet and process audits at GE Aircraft Engines, GE Power Systems, GE Capital, and GE Corporate businesses. Those reviews took place in the US, UK, Brazil, Singapore and Germany giving Seth a broad international perspective.

  • Cross Functional Experience: Graduated from the GE Information Management Leadership Program where he focused on automating financial reporting, treasury systems, and customer claim workflows.