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Dallas, Texas, United States

Oslo, No

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

Purchase, New York, Us

Irving, Texas, Us

- Finance business partner G&A functions including Finance, R&D, Marketing and Engineering; managing $200M in spend, identifying risks and opportunities - Participating in R&D gate reviews to assess projects coming through the pipeline to validate and test business cases- Built financial model to assess all R&D projects focusing on payback, IRR and NPV- Communicating and presenting finance results to executive leadership team, recommending cost reduction opportunities, flagging unfavorable trends or risks, and explaining variances/anomalies- Led the full budgeting cycle including facilitating a top down and bottoms up approach to come to a consensus based on major initiatives- Collaborating with multiple global divisions to monitor and verify R&D spend in order to comply with tax and statutory requirements- Training and educating non finance staff on various finance topics including interpretation of corporate accounting policies and procedures, financial modeling and understanding the P&L- Mentoring and developing small team, leveraging each individual’s strengths and identifying opportunities for improvement- Champion for various streamlining initiatives working within cross functional teams to simplify processes including the reduction of intercompany invoicing

Cleveland, Oh, Us

- Maximizing the value proposition for product launches through understanding of competition, marketing landscape and product features and benefits- Partnering with field sales and distribution channels to ensure alignment of marketing strategy, understand market trends, product gaps, and pricing requirements - Managing quote cell improving KPIs including turn around time and sell price index

Cleveland, Oh, Us

- Weekly and monthly financial forecasting and collaborating with other functional departments to ensure forecast accuracy- Created and implemented managerial reports and models for commercial team to segment the data, identify commercial opportunities to achieve division strategic initiatives- Month-end departmental expense analysis to explain large variances of actual versus budgeted expenses- Managing accounts receivable department ensuring timely receipts and accurate cash application

Cleveland, Oh, Us

- Involved in month-end close including sales, fringe and manufacturing variance entries- Creating daily reports to track sales, orders, backlog, gross margins, product mix, and on time delivery metrics- Analyzing manufacturing variance analysis to explain large or unusual production and absorption variances - Streamlined global consolidation process using more efficient excel templates utilizing macros

New York, Ny, Us

- Reviewing and managing daily cash position to establish accurate cash position to sufficiently fund activities- Developing daily investment strategy with investment group and management to maximize investment return- Responsible for daily cash application including booking cash entries to related general ledger accounts

- Responsible for all facets of A/P and A/R- Creation of annual budgets, monitoring actual expenses and explanation of variances- Preparation of ad-hoc reports- sales forecasts, profit and loss statements, aging reports for General Manager and outside accounting firm- Maintaining general ledger and ensuring timeliness and accuracy of entries

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Concentration In Accounting

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing And Finance