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California, United States

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Leading a finance team of 4 to support the product development of Amazon Echo devices.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

• Developed and maintained R&D budgets totaling $71MM annually – Hardware Expenses• Created and managed headcount budget for over 3.5K employees which totals $537MM annually• Completed monthly, quarterly, and annual operating plan variance analysis for VP of HW• Led meetings with VPs of Finance, Hardware, and Operations• Constructed a headcount cross charge system which moved $5MM of expense out of the company’s P&L• Generated customized templates for various reporting needs for business partners

Purchase, New York, Us

• Control and build budgets totaling $90MM annually – General & Administrative, Advertising & Marketing, and Innovation • Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual operating plan variance analysis and provide cause of change reports for CFO• Assess and generate forecasts as well as ad hoc analysis for Sales, A&M, and G&A to aid in decision making• Head the Research & Development project budgets, meeting with key stakeholders to plan and analyze innovation spend

Purchase, New York, Us

• Compose annual operating budget with total COGS spend of $25MM• Track and report periodic results and variances to CFO and Senior Management• Forecast balance-of-year financial plan to signal budgetary needs and flexibility to Leadership Team• Build profit and loss analyses to determine the viability of new coconut water innovation projects• Improve overall supply chain to reduce costs and customer service interruptions • Support project managers in development of new products and productivity initiatives addressing $30MM savings target• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategies for product launches• Assemble Profit and Loss Statement and build COGS for viability analyses• Communicate financial implications to Leadership for forecasting and decision-making

Purchase, New York, Us

• Developed and managed an annual operating budget with total spend of over $46MM• Analyzed and tracked material usage variances across 6 external plants with an annual spend of $100MM• Performed annual inventory inspections on site and formulated annual settlements with 6 external plants nationally• Completed 6 SOX controls per period to ensure a strong control environment• Reduced stockroom budget variance by approximately $250K year over year

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

• Supported a dual role within World Wide Operations Consolidations & Raritan Plant Operations• Managed $9MM Materials Management Budget –facilitated 4 individual budgets with 2 business partners• Organized consolidated headcount of over 200 employees on a monthly basis• Analyzed historical data to determine impacts of consolidating 7 Full Absorption Adjustment calculations into 2• Ensured accurate monthly financial statements by booking $2MM of hedging entries per month• Served as Community Service Chair of the Intern and Co-op Association

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Finance