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Providing strategic financial leadership, decision support and business process re-engineering to a branded consumer products company.

• Responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial planning & analysis, bank and investor relations for a $2.5 billion global manufacturer of retail and healthcare products.
• Strengthened the finance function by improving the annual budget, forecasting and long-term planning processes.
• Prepared 5-year business plans that were utilized for debt refinancing, bond offerings and acquisitions.
• Improved the capital structure by balancing floating and fixed rate debt to support long-term capacity expansion plans. Worked proactively with senior management and external advisors (bankers, attorneys, auditors) on.
• Developed monthly management reporting packages, quarterly financial statements, management discussion & analysis, debt compliance certificates and a robust investor relations process.
• Managed monthly, quarterly and year-end closing process including analytical reviews, audit and the preparation of consolidated financial statements and related footnotes.

• Altria a $26 billion publicly traded company acquired UST, Inc. on 1/6/09. Assumed responsibility for post-merger financial reporting, financial planning & analysis and decision support.
• Improved the quality and effectiveness of financial reporting, forecasting and analysis. Developed reporting packages that identified key performance indicators and reduced reporting turnaround time. Result was.
• Synthesized all financial information for the purposes of strategic planning, management reporting, support of SEC filings, md&a and investor relations guidance.
• Recognized by the CEO for material prepared and utilized in his presentation at the national sales conference. Material included a detailed competitive analysis and market review.
• Reduced the turnaround time on the company’s long-range planning cycle by three weeks.
• Reduced the Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) submission schedule by two months.

• Responsible for the preparation and consolidation of forecasts, budgets and providing financial support to Domestic Manufacturing, Research & Development and International Operations for a $2.0 billion publicly traded.
• Streamlined numerous manual forecasting and financial reporting processes resulting in improved accuracy and reduced turnaround time.
• Developed and presented monthly financial review materials to Senior Management.
• Participated on numerous cross functional teams and provided a high level of support for manufacturing plant optimization project, outsourcing initiatives and new product introductions.
• Partnered with Sales, Marketing, R&D and Manufacturing to evaluate new product introductions, product and commodities costs and product pricing strategies.

• Managed, coordinated and continuously improved the company-wide budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning and financial analysis processes. Supported UST Senior Management, Board and Strategic Review Committee growth.
• Prepared long-term projections and business plans, including advanced scenario development and financial modeling of Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flows. (These plans were utilized in the merger.
• Provided customer focused financial and operating support to department heads, operating divisions, project managers and outside consultants.
• Made recommendations and led project teams that resulted in over $40 million in cost savings.
• Supported project teams that generated an additional $150 million in annual cost savings.
• Responsible for business unit performance, competitive and acquisition analysis.

• Managed and developed the company-wide budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and planning processes.
• Developed financial statement models used for planning and forecasting. This includes advanced scenario development of P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and EPS forecasts.
• Improved the major forecast update process by gaining acceptance and providing training to 50 department heads on Performance & Financial Management Software.
• Developed documentation, SOX controls and testing procedures for all department accruals.
• Improved the quality of financial information flow to rating agencies.
• Analyzed financial performance, working capital, cost of capital, discounted cash flow, free cash flow, internal rate of return, return on assets and economic value added.

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