Financial Controller
Melbourne, Australia
Wilsonart is a global leader in selling high pressure laminate and engineered products with presence in USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France Poland, China, Thailand and Australia.Due to a recent acquisition of a local company in Australia by Wilsonart USA, I was required to oversee the setup of full accounting, Financial reporting, Budgeting and forecasting function of the business.Implemented policies and controls to safeguard company assets & drive value-added… Show more Wilsonart is a global leader in selling high pressure laminate and engineered products with presence in USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France Poland, China, Thailand and Australia.Due to a recent acquisition of a local company in Australia by Wilsonart USA, I was required to oversee the setup of full accounting, Financial reporting, Budgeting and forecasting function of the business.Implemented policies and controls to safeguard company assets & drive value-added operations.Restructured accounting processes to accelerate timeliness and improve accuracy of reporting.Owned all mid and long-term modeling, including the entire forward-looking plan for the company.Provided massive cost savings exceeding $300K by direct negotiations, removal of unwanted contracts, lease negotiations, waste control and cost benefit analysis.Created detailed costing reports including gross mix, product mix, and impacts of Price and inflation.Trained and mentored finance team to accept higher responsibilities and drive growth Show less