Summary
Christoph Peters is a seasoned finance executive and ERP optimization strategist based in San Antonio, Texas, currently serving as Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Finance at Denali Water Solutions. He is a strategic partner to executive leadership, aligning accounting, IT, and shared services to drive cultural and financial performance through streamlined ERP and systems processes. Over a decade, he has led major ERP implementations and treasury modernization, including a rapid Surlean Foods go-live in under six months and consolidating financials across multiple entities into a single ERP with automatic treasury connections and BI data warehouse integration. His scope spans payroll, 401(k) program management, tax compliance, insurance, inventory accounting, and travel-and-expense programs, while building and scaling high-performing teams. He has driven governance-focused initiatives such as cloud-based disaster recovery, cross-unit refinancing to preserve autonomy, and EDI-based order processing that reduced errors with minimal headcount changes. He holds a CPA, CISSP, a BBA in Accounting and a BA in Chemistry from UT Austin (with a Mathematics minor), and completed Harvard Business School's General Management Program, underscoring a unique blend of financial discipline, IT security, and strategic leadership.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin
CPA, Accounting, CPA, Accounting at Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
CISSP, Information Systems Security, CISSP, Information Systems Security at (ISC)2
General Management Program 29, General Management Program 29 at Harvard Business School
German