● Direct Accounting Department and assist in creating and implementing controls and restructuring of month-end process to improve simplicity and save time.● Direct two AP Departments (one local and one remote from an acquisition) with outstanding results including digitizing processes, creating automated checks to prevent errors, and development of succession plan.● Direct AR/Voucher Department in cleaning up 4 years of receivables through process improvements & creation of tools.● System upgrades/Special projects to move away from paper and duplicated work to a streamlined digital solution.● IPO readiness project driving US GAAP requirements, documentation, SOPs, and separation of duties.● Cost Containment Committee saving millions through improved travel expense process, tracking, and reporting.● Manage company credit card program and travel expense program, rooting out fraud and wasteful spending.

● Ensured monthly close process accounting accuracy for both Balance Sheet and P&L, including Operating Cash Flow.● Reviewed and approved PO creation, invoice processing, and accrual creation to ensure proper IFRS accounting.● Managed Pension, Bonus, Deferred Comp, Health & Wellness, Provisions, Insurance, and Workers’ Comp finance.● Handled External Audits, Control creation/reviews, and Account Reconciliations.● Hired and developed successful teams, both local and India-based.● Led teams in correcting disputes and collecting overdues at record levels.● Managed the creation of annual functional cost budgets across multiple product groups and corporate departments.

● Managed monthly close process producing executive reporting, and commentary.● Ensured accruals and allocations were recorded correctly with back up data and business insights readily available.● Automated and standardized close process, resulting in saved time and improved accuracy.● Managed full +$1B P&L with weekly sales reviews and monthly cost deep dives providing business insights on revenue generation and cost savings.● Led Contract to Customer Service workflow project, creating a new standard of practice from Legal to Data Governance to Customer Service, allowing Customer Service to have accurate visibility of customer contracts in real time.● Created weekly Sales and KPI tracking reports to give General Managers the info and insight needed to make daily business decisions and forecasts.● Indirectly managed AR team of 15 in Mexico. Created tools and processes that took AR from $7M down to $1M.● Indirectly managed Finance Managers in China, APAC, and EMEA. Led streamlined reporting, commentary, and gave key insights into the business.● Ad-Hoc analysis through Essbase, BI, Smartview, and advanced Excel techniques.● Managed annual plan and long-term plan process, including stretch goals and cost saving measures, which established clear expectations and accurate projections.● Created monthly executive reports and presentations, which made the important variables clear with commentary on how it changes projections.● Led report standardization project, which simplified the close processes, saving time and improving accuracy.● Revamped sample process. Created checks and approvals to keep spending within budget.● Vetted and tested data for transition to HANA and report creation in Tableau to facilitate system upgrade.

● Created budgeting tools and process, which allowed performance to be tracked to budget, and not just year over year.● Created monthly KPI reporting/tracking which gave key insights to Store Managers and Inventory Planners.● Managed direct reports, including performance evaluations, workload distribution, and training.● Managed full P&L for ~270 locations (+$1B in sales), which gave key insights and data needed to make daily and long-term business decisions.● Trained Store Managers on financials and performed financial reviews. This allowed for better leadership of sales team.● Created profitability tools to help make business expenditure and expansion decisions.● Hired and trained Finance Managers to accommodate double digit growth and store count increase.● Monthly reporting and performance analysis, identifying mistakes and missed opportunities.● Monthly journal entries and allocations, which facilitated accurate revenue capture while allowing intercompany transfers and loan of equipment.

● Category Manager support and financial analysis. Provided financial scenarios with multiple production selections and forecasts on future sales, margin, and exit strategies.● Developed financial models for new products, price changes, promotions, and geographic strategies. This led to continual financial improvement and inventory positions.● Price and promotional analysis. Supported forecasts on quantities needed and margin impact.● Part of the JDA transition team and UA testing. Directed important features and customizations needed to accommodate business needs.● Created inventory finance tools for weekly tracking, which gave executives a one stop location for all things important to financial trends.● Weekly reforecasts to ensure sales projections were the most up to date and accurate as possible.● Monthly reporting and commentary.● Merchandising financial reviews (+90,000 store sku combinations). This provided direction on the top and bottom performers.● New product review and financial analysis. Provided supporting data to Merchandisers on product selection decisions.● Created line review analysis with supporting financials for Flooring and Hardware. This covered more than 5,000 skus, worth over $5B in annual sales. Evaluated new product offers and merchandising changes.● Subject Matter Expert for many processes and systems, which allowed me to be the single point of contact for all questions.● Change Agent, helped establish new processes, documentation, and training.● Trained and mentored new college hires on everything from getting to know their surroundings, to knowing the job, to weekly meetings on how to make improvements.

● Created monthly reporting presentations for Executive Team by providing concise and accurate data, used to determine the health of the business and its programs.● Created Program Offer presentations used by Sales Team to market to customers.● Tracked and reviewed program performance to determine what was working and what was not.● Pricing and promotion analysis by showing margin and revenue impacts given varying strategies.● Collected finance data from multiple countries and consolidated it for Executive Team.

● Weekly reforecasts used by Production Team and financial outlook.● Managed 2 of the top 4 customer accounts. Provided accurate forecasts and inventory status.● Managed VMI customers by delivering weekly orders and inventory Weeks of Supply.● Created tools and new methodology for forecasting and managing inventory which greatly improved accuracy and efficiency.● Traveled to customers and presented performance results and inventory strategies.● Analysis of promotional performance to ensure adequate inventory coverage and exit strategy.● Supported Sales Team with data and presentations on product performance. This permitted easy explanation of complex strategies to customers.