Bob Kramer Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Schenectady, NY, US

• Leadership role of consolidated financial reporting platform supporting $55B for 4 GE business segments
• Supported financial systems for Alstom Integration acquisition, financial reporting for $18B in revenues for Power and Energy Management (EM) Grid businesses (largest GE Acquisition to date)
• Key contributor in creating design requirements for financial systems transformation for Power and EM to Hyperion platform to simplify FP&A and Controllership reporting for all financial cycles. Build of Hyperion.
• Drove implementation of Cognos Disclosure Management application (CDM) platform to simplify FP&A & Controllership reporting for all financial cycles. Reduced cycle time by 3000 employee hours or 65%. Partnered with.
• Led operational excellence for Platform automation which generated ~$1M in annual savings. Delivered increase reporting capability with 20% reduction in closing cycle
• Managed team to perform recasts of financial statements as GE reorganized business units and completed acquisitions. Implemented software and hardware enhancements to increase system effectiveness and capacity.

• Six Sigma Black Belt Leadership role working with cash metric teams to ensure consistency of definition, approach and tools utilized to develop and implement Cash cockpit metrics
• Successfully launched Customer Receivables metrics in Digital Cockpit via automated collection and aggregation of customer billing information daily (70+ legacy systems totaling $3B in open items)
• Generated estimated $6MM in interest savings annually
• Delivered to Management more robust updated financial performance data via Summary of Operations & Balance Sheet metrics in the Digital cockpit

• Developed and instituted risk mitigation solutions for the Long-Term Service Business initiative
• Coordinated development of a reliability model for mission critical installations and ongoing long-term maintenance services
• Developed business plans for 4 key program initiatives with projected order volume of $60MM
• Participated on strategic development team for Long-Term Service Business initiative

Boston, MA, US

• Designed, developed and launched a new offering – the Asset Management Parts Program
• Developed business plans for 4 key initiatives with projected Order volume of $60MM; Asset Management Parts Program generated $1.5MM Orders and $.6MM Sales in first 6 months
• Provided financial leadership for Western region: Orders up $3.9MM (12%) vs. previous year; Sales up $3.1MM (12%) and Operating Margin up $2.8MM (17%)
• Established new financing relationship significantly reducing GEIS parts financing risk

Boston, MA, US

• Founded, organized and launched a captive financing program for Industrial Systems
• Proposed $137MM in opportunities generating $17.2MM in incremental Orders. Trained & provided Sales support to extended Sales teams, primarily in North America with annual revenues greater than $2B
• Recognized with Management Award for participation in implementation and performance of a new offering, Energy Solutions business initiative, generating incremental orders $10MM

Boston, MA, US

• Managed all phases of contract administration in support of Southern region with volume of $80MM annually
• Reviewed and negotiated terms and conditions for Orders in excess of $100K; generated $1.2MM of imputed interest income with favorable cash flow terms
• Launched & provided training and Sales support to multiple extended Sales teams, primarily in North America with annual revenues greater than $2B; developed and delivered Contract Awareness & Risk Exposure course.

• Supervised financial analysis and planning for region generating $50MM volume and employing 175
• Created automated Orders tracking database program; developed administrative processes to support international business development

• Provided financial & contract administration leadership for Southern & Western regions’ large projects business
• Administered $68MM in projects generating $19MM of contributed value
• Assisted in development and implementation of Fixed Price Job Management course; developed & implemented cash flow model to ensure positive NPV of cash flow maintained on all projects

• Managed South Central zone financial administration and controllership function
• Financial performance: $25MM in Sales which generated $4MM in income, 2nd in the region
• Provided analysis of financial performance data and established vital metrics for forecasting model

• Performed reviews, consolidation and financial analysis for $90MM in government and commercial contracts
• Conducted financial analysis for leveraged buy-out of part of the business; received cost improvement award for preparation and successful negotiation of contract termination claims

• Provided leadership across all functions of a $50MM branch bank
• Improved area market position from 4th to 1st place; recognized with award for bank growth

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance