Functional Skills
Cost Reduction
Business Planning
Budgeting
Variance Analysis
Benchmarking
Quality Management
Cost Accounting
Business Development
Accounting
Financial Modeling
Financial Management
Predictive Analytics
Operational Efficiency
Inventory Management
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Software Skills
Microsoft Excel
Sector Experience
Automotive
Energy
Manufacturing
Retail
Telecom
Fortune 500
Experience
RAS Ventures, LLC
Finance
Principal Financial Consultant
8/2020 - Present
Month-end close activities (including variance analysis, financial reconciliations, accruals and prepayments, communication, and collaboration), data analytics, customer and business channel analytics, predictive analytics demand forecasting, KPI dashboard development, competitive benchmarking,
● cash conversion cycle optimization, and PVM - pricing, volume and product mix analysis.
● cash conversion cycle optimization, and PVM - pricing, volume and product mix analysis.
Motorola Solutions
Finance
Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
7/2017 - 4/2020
• Strategic Finance Business Partner to Business Development, Manufacturing Operations, and Product Development teams
• Led planning and execution of annual business plan, monthly & quarterly P&L forecasting, strategic sales planning and business development support, capital investment planning and decision-making, product pricing, and inventory management reporting
• Created KPI dashboard metrics and models to support decision making processes. Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive organization-wide improvements including risks & opportunities and actionable next steps
• Executed detailed journal entries to account for manufacturing operations, including cost allocations, inventory transactions, and variance analyses, supporting accurate financial reporting and operational efficiency
• Modified SQL queries and performed data regression analysis to forecast service revenues as the basis for projected variance to budget, client funding communications, and monthly/quarter
• Led planning and execution of annual business plan, monthly & quarterly P&L forecasting, strategic sales planning and business development support, capital investment planning and decision-making, product pricing, and inventory management reporting
• Created KPI dashboard metrics and models to support decision making processes. Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive organization-wide improvements including risks & opportunities and actionable next steps
• Executed detailed journal entries to account for manufacturing operations, including cost allocations, inventory transactions, and variance analyses, supporting accurate financial reporting and operational efficiency
• Modified SQL queries and performed data regression analysis to forecast service revenues as the basis for projected variance to budget, client funding communications, and monthly/quarter
Sears Holdings
Finance
Business Finance Manager
8/2015 - 7/2017
• Reporting directly to KCD Brands CFO, led P&L monthly close process including expense and business operating profit (BOP) forecasts for $6 billion brands business unit.
• During first three months, surfaced and led execution on initiatives resulting in $8 million annual cost savings through the discontinue of non-value adding product skus
• Developed financial pro-formas enabling enhanced visibility into weekly brand retail sales performance drivers, purchase price variances, and product mix contributions
• Led monthly reviews of product line sales & gross margin performance including and business unit risk & opportunities. Page 2
• During first three months, surfaced and led execution on initiatives resulting in $8 million annual cost savings through the discontinue of non-value adding product skus
• Developed financial pro-formas enabling enhanced visibility into weekly brand retail sales performance drivers, purchase price variances, and product mix contributions
• Led monthly reviews of product line sales & gross margin performance including and business unit risk & opportunities. Page 2
Tate & Lyle
Finance
Interim Finance Director, Food Systems Americas (Contract
4/2015 - 8/2015
Finance Business Partner providing guidance and support for through collaboration with Sales and Manufacturing Operations. Reporting remotely to Global Finance Director, provided analytics and local guidance to VP/General Manager across a wide range of business issues and activities
• Led consolidation of P&L monthly close reporting and results analysis for North America, Mexico, and Brazil
• Prepared and guided accurate journal entries postings to record manufacturing costs, inventory adjustments, and production variances, enuring compliance with GAAP and internal ccounting policies
• Reported weekly sales forecasts and EBITDA outlook including risks and opportunities to Annual Operating Plan
• Led consolidation of P&L monthly close reporting and results analysis for North America, Mexico, and Brazil
• Prepared and guided accurate journal entries postings to record manufacturing costs, inventory adjustments, and production variances, enuring compliance with GAAP and internal ccounting policies
• Reported weekly sales forecasts and EBITDA outlook including risks and opportunities to Annual Operating Plan
DSM Functional Materials (now, Covestro)
Finance
Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
6/2013 - 2/2015
Reporting directly to business unit CFO supporting Dutch-based manufacturer of telecommunications and 3D printing applications – drove efficiencies in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting within €870M Performance Materials Business Group.
• Led annual business unit budget planning and co-facilitated management challenges during bottoms-up budgeting process across over 100 cost centers and multiple international sites (The Netherlands, China, Japan, and United States)
• Led development of P&L monthly financial close reporting package including sales and key metrics performance, operating working capital performance, expenses, and gross free cash flows
• Reported net sales, expense, and year end P&L forecast performance; risks and opportunities, product mix impacts, cost variance drivers, capital spend decision analysis, and operations dashboard reporting
• Led annual business unit budget planning and co-facilitated management challenges during bottoms-up budgeting process across over 100 cost centers and multiple international sites (The Netherlands, China, Japan, and United States)
• Led development of P&L monthly financial close reporting package including sales and key metrics performance, operating working capital performance, expenses, and gross free cash flows
• Reported net sales, expense, and year end P&L forecast performance; risks and opportunities, product mix impacts, cost variance drivers, capital spend decision analysis, and operations dashboard reporting
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS (now, Entegris)
Finance
FP&A Management Consultant/Senior Finance Analyst
6/2011 - 6/2013
FP&A management reporting, budgeting, and production cost accounting for $400M leading supplier within semiconductor industry
• Guided financial leadership through oversight for global Operations & Quality management teams covering approximately 225 cost centers at six international manufacturing locations across various product lines
• Led annual global Operations budget planning process and recommended department challengesfor operating expense reductions to improve profitability
• Consolidated monthly P&L forecasting and gross margin performance reporting versus plan, including monthly, YTD, and YoY expense variance analysis, KPI metric development and dashboard maintenance, year-over-year productivity, plant labor utilization, and off-quality performance
• Led monthly reviews with senior management to communicate operating margin performance drivers, overall expense analysis, standard cost variance drivers, and manufacturing productivity improvements
• Performed discounted cas
• Guided financial leadership through oversight for global Operations & Quality management teams covering approximately 225 cost centers at six international manufacturing locations across various product lines
• Led annual global Operations budget planning process and recommended department challengesfor operating expense reductions to improve profitability
• Consolidated monthly P&L forecasting and gross margin performance reporting versus plan, including monthly, YTD, and YoY expense variance analysis, KPI metric development and dashboard maintenance, year-over-year productivity, plant labor utilization, and off-quality performance
• Led monthly reviews with senior management to communicate operating margin performance drivers, overall expense analysis, standard cost variance drivers, and manufacturing productivity improvements
• Performed discounted cas