Jimmi Smith on financial analysis
From A Conversation with Jimmi Sue Smith, CFO, Koppers · · Koppers
“We believe that the company will get a lot of benefit out of having additional analysis performed here at the corporate level so we have a lot of analysis done in each of our business units and they understand their business but more of a consolidated picture so that we understand as Koppers and when we go out and speak to the investor community and to our banks and to the rating agencies what the company is doing and what's driving the company's performance as a whole.”
On , Jimmi Smith, Chief Financial Officer at KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC, spoke about financial analysis during A Conversation with Jimmi Sue Smith, CFO, Koppers on Koppers.
About Jimmi Smith
Jimmi Sue Smith, who became CFO of Koppers Holdings after serving as treasurer, described her role as overseeing all financial functions of the company, including accounting, internal audit, a shared services center in Pittsburgh, and the controllers. She noted that the company was beginning a new financial planning and analysis function, which she said would provide additional analysis at the corporate level to create a consolidated picture of the company's performance for investors, banks, and rating agencies. Smith expressed pride in Koppers' commitment to sustainability, stating that the company has done "real work" around goals and how to meet them, which she said is not always associated with manufacturing companies. She also discussed her involvement in an employee resource group that provides programming for parents, including sessions on paying for college and keeping children safe online, and encouraged feedback on what topics would be useful.