FSW Funding, a Phoenix-based company that specializes in helping small and mid-size businesses with their cash flow needs, recently hired Melissa Huckins as Senior Vice President of Operations.

Huckins’s past experience at FINOVA Capital Corporation (“FINOVA”) as VP of  Treasury encompassed managing debt and cash management units, including risk management, debt capital markets, accounting, trading and bank relations. At FINOVA, Huckins demonstrated skills in managing a team of professionals to finance a capital structure and improve operational efficiencies, utilizing technology solutions and proactive problem solving. For the past nine years Huckins has worked as a financial advisor where she built up a successful practice serving families, business owners and corporate executives. 

Huckins has a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting from Millikin University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Arizona State University. She also serves on the board of directors  of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music, board of directors of the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation Leadership Circle and is a former board trustee (Treasurer) of the Arizona Foundation for the Future of Nursing. 

“We have searched for over a year to find the right candidate and are very fortunate to have Melissa join the FSW team.” said Robyn Barrett, founder and managing member of FSW Funding. “We expect FSW’s operational processes and client customer service to greatly benefit under her management.”