Grayson Wellsfry

Senior Director
Specializes in finance and accounting improvement
Extensive experience in the energy sector
Dallas
@alvarezmarsal
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Grayson Wellsfry is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement in Dallas. He specializes in finance and accounting improvement across a broad spectrum of industries.

Mr. Wellsfry’s notable experience includes the stand-up of the finance and accounting functions of a private equity-backed oil and gas company after a $1 billion acquisition. He developed the company’s new policies, processes, general and administrative cost tracking tools, and bank account structure. Mr. Wellsfry implemented automation tools to make the business run efficiently, and hired and trained personnel. Along with requests for proposal for external audit, valuation, and tax, these steps allowed the business to transition from its transition service agreement ahead of schedule, saving approximately $6 million.

Previously, Mr. Wellsfry served as the Interim Treasurer of a Fortune 1,000 public company, managing and optimizing a capital structure of $1.5 billion, improving cash forecasting tools and capabilities, and reducing annual interest expenses by $6 million with his cash management strategy. He also developed a long-range planning model that enabled the company to deliver five-year forecasted financial statements to banks and ratings agencies, allowing it to enter the public bond market and fund strategic acquisitions.

Mr. Wellsfry has worked with companies to design new treasury infrastructures to optimize idle cash and helped clients identify unnecessary outstanding cash collateral and letters of credit to free up additional liquidity. He has developed integrated 13-week cash flows and identified levers to help businesses effectively manage their overall spending.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Wellsfry worked with Deloitte’s Audit practice in Dallas.
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Mr. Wellsfry earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and geology and a master’s degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University (SMU). He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.

 


 

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