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Chicago, Il, Us

Lisle, Il, Us

• Oversee monthly forecast/5-year Strategic Plan totaling $7B revenue by function, division, and business unit ensuring 100% accuracy and completeness of financial information. • Lead and evaluate monthly/quarterly analyses of business trends, including budget/forecast variances of financial results and KPI to identify areas of risk and opportunities and provide recommendations. • Provide financial consulting and strategic support, analytics, and commentary to the VP, Finance, CFO, CEO, Koch headquarter, and Board of Directors via a monthly review meeting. Supported the CFO in preparation for Board Meetings by providing multiple presentations, industry comparisons, new business opportunities, and other special requests.• Deliver timely and accurate management reporting for 13 business units on business performance. Created standardized financial reporting models for all Corporate Finance team members to automate and streamline processes.• Developed dashboards to track key performance measurements and monitor business performance during the first 6 months in the role. • Provide oversight and review of $58M annual incentive plan & long-term incentive compensation program calculations, accruals, & communications to senior management.• Lead the implementation of $250M OneStream financial consolidation system for the planning side. • Built a global 5+ high-performance FP&A team that provides insightful analytical analyses in support of business results. Provide coaching, development, and technical support to global financial staff on financial analysis and reporting.• Implement continuous process improvements and improve financial forecast quality to reduce finance business process cycle times and drive increased automation and standardization.

Lisle, Il, Us

• Supported the leaders with monthly reports and presentations: trend analyses, consumption analyses, cannibalization analyses, customer margin, and pricing analyses based on resale channels and product hierarchy. Developed “what-if” business scenarios for decision-makers by highlighting risks and opportunities for specific segments of the business. • Developed, evaluated, and implemented pricing strategies and models designed to optimize revenue, market share, brand positioning, and long-term profits. Projected financial impact of pricing changes, individual promotions, and rebate programs on revenue. Led and directed pricing strategy formulation and took necessary pricing actions to enhance profitability, overachieving the annual plan by $4MM in 2018. Drove margin improvement by working with the operations teams to optimize resource use and improve productivity. Worked with leadership to establish a promotional spending strategy and developed customer and program-level spending details to support the initiation of that strategy. • Collaborated with IT department regarding the creation of customized financial reports and modification of current systems for specific business needs, resulting in more accurate data in a shorter period. Prepared training materials for the team after the completion of projects.• Participated actively in the mentorship program to help new employees to succeed with the company. Led and coached the team to perform their tasks with all necessary available resources. Assisted team to develop skills and maximize talents. • Analyzed current processes and evaluated resource requirements in order to facilitate and implement continuous process improvement.

Westchester, Illinois, Us

• Worked with business unit managers and analysts to ensure on-time reporting and accuracy of submitted schedules for over $4B revenue for divisional budgets and forecasts. Performed in-depth reviews and evaluations of positive and negative trends to explain variances to budgets and forecasts.• Prepared monthly reports and presentations to summarize North America (US/Canada & Mexico) key financial metrics for the Executive Committee and Senior Management (price increase tracking, price/mix/volume analysis, headcount, working capital, etc.). Ensured compliance with company guidelines and financial reporting requirements. • Oversaw and led the team of financial analysts with the validation of SAP BPC Project for US/Canada FP&A team. The project was completed ahead of other regions. Created BPC manual and trained financial analysts how to use the system.• Identified areas that can be improved and constructively proposed new solutions that increased value and improved business performance resulting in shorter turnaround times for budget cycles.

• Prepared accurate and on-time budgeting and forecasting. Worked collaboratively with senior business leaders to analyze client strategies and formulate business solutions.• Managed accounting and financial operations with oversight for financial reporting, account records, and accounting controls. Led team of financial analysts to ensure accurate and timely financial data reported to Partner. • Developed and implemented procedures creating timely and meaningful financial statements and management reports; prepared and analyzed cash flow projections, and monitored disbursements; decreased time for the month-end close process by 20%.

Advanced Accounting Certificate

M.S.F., Financial Management

B.S., Finance