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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

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