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Helsinki, Fi

Outokumpu, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, is the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe and 2nd largest producer in the Americas. Outokumpu employs 10,000 professionals in more than 30 countries and its shares listed are listed in Nasdaq Helsinki.•Partner with VP of Sales to align growth and profitability strategy of Sales and Finance functions for $2BB/year business. -Facilitate optimal financial performance through data-driven analysis in support of informed decision-making. -Measure historical trends and variance of actual outcomes vs. targets for KPIs; confirm anticipated outcomes make financial and commercial sense for long-term viability of business. -Proactively challenge sales team on sales performance and mitigation of risk implications of business decisions.•Oversee sales controlling activities in Americas Region (North/South America). -Manage team of seven Controllers and Senior Financial Analysts, local and international, who provide timely, accurate reporting and actionable analysis.•Develop tools and enhance processes for integrating critical information from various data sources to quickly deliver meaningful insights and identification of risks/opportunities that enable prudent, time-sensitive decisions.•Lead annual operating budget process: -Top-down sales target setting and forecasting with sharp focus on key customer volume, supply chain, production capacity, and variable product profitability constraints. -Bottom-up cost planning with key stakeholders (HR, Facilities, Operations, Supply Chain/Logistics) and executive team to most effectively control costs while allowing for expansion of business.•Manage at local level implementation of global initiative project, Vertical Profitability System, which allows for end-to-end profitability reporting & analysis across multiple dimensions. •Analyze transfer pricing for intercompany transactions with consideration of international tax implications.

Munich, De

Siemens Industry, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG, a German conglomerate company. The Process Instrumentation business manufactures and sells a portfolio of process instruments for many industries, including oil & gas, chemical, water & wastewater, and power.Headed budget, forecast, strategy, analytics, close, and reporting processes across multiple profit/cost centers and the segment’s sales team of $500MM business. Managed local and remote teams, leading them to deliver strategic initiatives and positively impact the company’s long-term goals. Promoted from Senior Analyst to Supervisor to Manager to Controller. Headed the pricing, negotiation, and execution of the financial terms for contracts, proposals, and bids. • Collaborated with IT department to automate multiple reports and processes. • Collaborated with financial planning/budget group to create monthly/annual budgets and rolling forecasts.• Actively managed expenses of all sales-related cost centers by monitoring variance of actuals vs. plan and implementing cost-saving strategies.• Provided value-added analysis by tracking performance of various sales programs and making actionable suggestions to improve profitability.• Working directly with each direct report, created individualized development plans with goals that were measurable, attainable, and aligned with departmental and overall company objectives. Reviewed and reassessed goals throughout the year and created milestones for long-term goals. • Trained junior and senior financial analysts in sales reporting, budgeting/forecasting, variance analysis, month-end close procedures, journal entries/accruals, and credit analysis. • Supervised staff responsible for payment of commission and bonuses to sales reps, customer/vendor account set-up and maintenance, sales credits and rebills, accounts payable, and sales tax administration. • Oversaw documentation of all procedures and cross-training of staff.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Financial & Operational Strategy

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance