Lead and manage financial resources supporting Weatherstrip and Specialty Products manufacturing locations in NY, SC, and KS• Responsible for including: general accounting, financial reporting, month and year end closing processes, budgeting/forecasting, inventory, manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, capital, accounts receivable, accounts payable, business analysis, audit, compliance, banking, and financing• Leadership and development of Finance team• Contribute financial information and analysis to support organizational strategies to improve performance and profitability• Partner with sales and operational teams to achieve organizational goals

Financial leadership supporting wine and cider manufacturing, vineyard, co-packing, wholesale, and retail operations for locations in Hector and Naples NY• Responsible for including: general accounting, month and year end closing processes, financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting, inventory, cost accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, business analysis, audit, compliance, banking, and financing• Leadership and development of Finance team• Redesigned and launched standardized accounting processes across both locations• Implemented standard costing for inventory valuation from vineyards to bottle• Created support overhead allocation methods • Established accounting and purchasing controls• Strengthened customer invoicing processes• Ensured compliance with federal and state licensing and permit requirements and excise tax payments• Pricing analysis used in wholesale and co-pack business• Developed performance reporting for Retail, Production and Wholesale operations

Integrated financial partner to wine and spirits operations at the Canandaigua Winery and Black Velvet Distilling Company• Operations financial lead from grape/grain to bottle and through warehouse distribution• Supported three production facilities – Canandaigua Winery, Mission Bell Winery, and Black Velvet Distilling Co. with operational overhead budgets of $60M+ annually• Standardized accounting, labor and overhead budgeting, capital, and reporting processes across three production facilities • Provided strategic production analysis used in global decision making for improved profitability, new product development and capital investment returns• Managed the annual physical inventory processes for Constellation US and Canada• Subject matter expert on JD Edwards implementation projects in plan to make roles• Centralized JD Edwards resource for Operations Finance support teams – inventory, manufacturing, and cost

Annual standards planning process, daily costing, manufacturing accounting and JDE system maintenance • Managed annual cost update process which included coordination of components, direct labor and overheads, data file updates and validations, establishing cutoff dates/times for transactions, partnering with IT, and companywide communications • Developed standard costing process for new products and components – templates, approvals, coordination with data management teams

Transportation costs budgeting, reporting and analysis