Christopher Ayotte
About Christopher Ayotte
Christopher Ayotte is the Sr. Manager IT – Financial CPM Platform at Asurion, with extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, and expertise in Oracle Hyperion and OneStream platforms.
Company
Christopher Ayotte currently works at Asurion in Nashville, TN. He serves as the Sr. Manager IT – Financial CPM Platform and Sr. Manager IT – Oracle Hyperion Product Suite. His tenure at Asurion has included significant contributions to IT and financial management systems since 2006.
Title
Christopher Ayotte holds the title of Sr. Manager IT – Financial CPM Platform at Asurion. He also manages the Oracle Hyperion Product Suite as part of his responsibilities at the company.
Previous Employment
Christopher Ayotte previously worked at Cracker Barrel as the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis from 1998 to 2006. He held responsibilities in financial planning and analysis for finance operations. He served as Manager Financial Planning and Analysis from 2002 until 2006.
Project Management and Implementation
Christopher Ayotte successfully led the transition from an on-premise Oracle Hyperion deployment to the OneStream platform on Azure, achieving zero employee turnover during the transition. His role included selecting OneStream for month-end close consolidations and planning and forecasting activities, and overseeing the implementation of PCMCS for complex expense allocation reporting.
Technological Innovations and Upgrades
Christopher Ayotte played a pivotal role in leading a proof of concept for Hybrid Essbase and facilitated the deployment of the first hybrid Planning application. He managed the upgrade to Oracle Exalytics X4 hardware and supported the development of Essbase Studio, enabling drill-through to GL transaction detail from Smartview. Additionally, he implemented ASO Essbase, Oracle BI, and a Workforce Planning model to improve labor forecasting using data from Workday.