Brian Behan Email & Phone Number

Sarasota, Florida, US

Livonia, MI, US

Livonia, MI, US

Farmington Hills, Michigan, US

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Update and provide variance explanations on Ford’s 5-Year Material Cost Business Plan worth total budgeted amount of approximately $250 billion; Plan to Plan variance explanations are reviewed by all levels of Ford.
• Maintain, update and provide monthly cost variance reports on the current year Product Cost Forecast worth approximately $50 billion and present findings to senior management
• Upon partnering with McKinsey Consulting in an effort to drive down product cost, selected as lead financial analyst to create and continuously maintain status of variance to cost targets, 5-year cost save projections.
• Consolidate revenue and cost information from our Marketing & Sales, Purchasing and Product Development departments to analyze margin impact of potential Vehicle Design Changes; Government regulation drives negative.
• Support Ford financial leadership and our vehicle teams with various Ad Hoc financial analysis in regards to revenue, cost, margin, cost of capital and return on investment analysis for a variety of company initiatives

• Maintained corporate financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow) and continuously drove initiatives to hit financial objectives such as revenue forecasting, operational expense vs cost targets, customer and.
• Managed Profitability Department where team of 3-6 analysts would collaborate with franchise owners to review financial statements, participate in a weekly program to drive revenues and adhere to preapproved budgets to.
• Modeled, valued and advised the COO and CFO on multiple acquisition targets ranging from $300,000 to $18 million in annual revenue and when appropriate developed initiatives to retain acquired revenue
• Responsible for approving new and modified notes receivables totaling $4 million and structuring an optimal and realistic repayment schedule; Part of continuous communication with Accounting Controller to ensure.
• Developed a first year program for new franchise owners with focus on forecasting multiple year financial proforma, marketing initiatives, inventory optimization, accounts receivable management, cash liquidity.
• Provided business valuations to the Vice President of Franchise Sales to generate accurate investment and liquidity expectations to potential franchise owners; Responsible to financially approve or deny prospective.

• Primary role was to use all available resources to calculate probability of loss and expected payout to approve or deny new and renewal insurance policies
• Interpreted underwriting guidelines and sold policy coverage to insurance agents resulting in acquisition of new business ranging from $50 to $150,000 in annual premium policies
• Researched market competition in the property and casualty insurance industry to assist managers in negotiating pricing agreements with goal of increasing company revenue

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics