How Speedcast’s Kimber Davis Built a Treasury Career — and Transformed a Global Operation
“Don’t wait to be asked—offer up the value you can bring.” Kimber Davis joins this episode of Fintech Corner’s mini-series, “Treasury Trailblazers” to share how this simple mindset powered her rise through five promotions at Speedcast and led to a major treasury digital transformation. Tune in for her candid insights on career development, getting executive buy-in for big ideas, and why now is the time to think bigger about treasury’s role in the business.
Episode Highlights
- From history museums to treasury: How Kimber made a major career pivot from education to accounting and then treasury — and why non-traditional backgrounds can be an asset.
- Strategic treasury’s impact: How treasury influences more than just cash management — from FX strategy to working capital improvements across the entire business.
- Automation at scale: The behind-the-scenes of Speedcast’s treasury transformation, moving from managing 250+ bank accounts across 40+ banks manually to streamlining automation with Trovata.
- Investing in Growth: Kimber’s decision to pursue an MBA as well as her CTP, and how pushing outside of your comfort zone is critical for long-term career success.
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About Fintech Corner
A podcast for fintech lovers that starts conversations between bankers, financial technology innovators, and their clients to evolve finance and treasury for the 21st century. For decades, there has been a gap between the technology that banks can offer and what corporate clients need for modern cash flow management and analysis. We’ll cover emerging trends to help bridge this gap, technologies that can reshape the roles of treasury & finance, and the in’s and out’s of API bank connections & open banking.
Kimber Davis
Senior Treasury Manager, Speedcast
Kimber Davis is the Senior Treasury Manager at Speedcast, where she has worked for over eight years. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Central Florida and an Executive MBA from the University of Florida. Kimber, a Certified Treasury Professional, is passionate about the field of Treasury and is excited to be a part of FinTech Corner.
Rida Khan
Head of Marketing, Trovata
Rida leads the Marketing team at Trovata, driving demand and brand awareness in the US. Previously at Rybbon (acquired by Blackhawk Network) and Geospark Analytics (now Seerist), she has focused her career on delivering data-driven results at high-growth start-ups. Rida holds a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in International Relations from Virginia Commonwealth University. Currently residing in Washington, DC, she enjoys experimenting with new recipes and walking her dog through the nation’s capital.
