Chadwick Wright, Mba Email & Phone Number

Skokie, IL, US

-help manage/report on total revenue $66M and total assets $366M (as of 2023)-about 120 total employees-responsible for CAPEX tracking, close, SOX compliance assistance, ad hoc support

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Managed approximately $333M of spend across a matrix-structured organization consisting of three teams (Neuroscience (NEC), Access & Reimbursement (A&R), and Copay)
• Authored several standard operating procedure (SOP) files to document my monthly duties and to help standardize the work done for all necessary close and on-going tasks/responsibilities
• Created a long-range plan (LRP) dynamic model to help APS forecast out for 10 years the yearly spend of about 29 different brands

Vernon Hills, IL, US

• Part of the G&I Finance Team which manages a budget of approx. $635M in Opex & Capex spend
• Created a more accurate process in tracking the Capex spend within Tech on a monthly basis
• Oversaw the Tech budget of approx. ~$200M in Opex spend with ~500 total headcount
• Supported 6 VPs/Upper Managers on a daily basis with budgeting, reporting, and ad hoc requests

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Implemented a monthly financial reconciliation process between the SAP and eEAC budget systems
• Forecasted and monitored about 100 active projects generating on average ~$10-15M in total monthly margin
• Led three one-hour retraining sessions across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions of the company to remind and re-educate coworkers on UOP accounting and finance policies and regulations regarding the.

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Improved the headcount files to save time and reduce manual labor during the monthly close process by automating how details were retrieved and organized
• Supported HR teams to review their monthly actuals/budgets and headcount variances, and assisted in their planning cycles (including the 2020 and 2021 Plan forecasts)

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Project Lead of a cross-functional team to create/launch an online, automated savings and reporting tool (Provalido) which helped PSM/Finance remove the manual submission and review of savings activities
• Led the initiative to switch from receiving physical rebates/checks to electronic copies to improve their tracking/receipt by coordinating with US Commercial Finance, Treasury, and PSM Commercial teams

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Analyzed the Preferred Supplier Networks (PSNs) of the Latin America and US CAPEX/Facilities teams to identify category spend opportunities so teams could reach their 10% improvement goal
• Reconciled and merged hundreds of savings projects in the U.S. Commercial and PSM Finance savings trackers into a single, centralized database for both teams to use, track, and update

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Performed the first self-audit for internal controls testing of the AFS Americas team and recommended actions to prevent non-compliance issues, such as introducing consistency in file layouts and storage
• Recognized automation and simplification opportunities within BlackLine and journal entry files/processes to reduce hours spent on creating journal entry reports and statistics

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Improved the Australian HCV sales team budget tracker file with the Australian Specialty Finance Manager to increase user-friendliness and allow for easier tracking of monthly expenses
• Introduced a new budget tracker file with New Zealand and Humira co-workers to provide a solution to automating and improving the current process of tracking monthly Australian Humira SG&A expenses

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Revised and managed the LA SharePoint website to facilitate improved interaction between affiliates and Area finance teams by updating and refining the site’s layout, information, and user friendliness
• Added structure to the LA Rotation by creating a binder with detailed close instructions, file locations, and monthly workday (WD) schedule to reduce confusion and improve onboarding for future FDPs

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for over 20 reports and tasks during monthly close, including journal entries, account/inventory reconciliations, price variance, headcount, and scrapping
• Investigated and identified weaknesses in the tracking of full-time and contractor hours on R&D projects to the VP of Biologics Development & Launch to improve the reporting of R&D project hours
• Coordinated with the Senior Project Manager to update the headcount report to improve tracking full-time and contractor hours, as well as hours spent on research for R&D projects for years 2014 and 2015

North Chicago, Illinois, US

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Organized corporate financial manuals (CFMs) for the Operations team by grouping the various policies according to which accounts they affected so employees could easily read and understand the CFM (Corporate Finance.
• Recommended and initiated steps on simplifying the monthly P&L package generation process for the HQ Finance Reporting team to save time and remove unused/redundant information
• Assisted my manger in re-training various Operations teams by reviewing proper reconciliation procedures in preparation of using the new BlackLine system and to comply with SOX 404
• Took part in the annual inventory count at the North Chicago location

Alexandria, VA, US

• Worked over 400 hours as a team to research affordable and effective ways to promote Salvation Army of Bloomington's thrift store and community services to IU students
• Recommended short-term and long-term solutions to increase the thrift store's awareness while increasing marketing, donations, and volunteers at the store
• Reduced the month of November's sales drop by 10 percentage points, beating the store's 10 year sales drop average

Bloomington, Indiana, US

• Updated freight charges on customers by reviewing over 300,000 transactions over a six-month period to help determine if inadequate billing was being used for domestic and global shipping.
• Reconciled $2 million of discrepancy between intercompany A/R and A/P by creating a template to save employees time when completing monthly intercompany reconciliations.

• Analyzed and researched leading university endowments in the U.S. to provide the Indiana University’s Chief Investment Officer diversifying options into new sectors for their $1.5 billion endowment
• Co-managed a database system in order to organize and file the information of over 8,000 clients, improving further research and accuracy of current data
• Analyzed leading executives and international professionals in various financial sectors in order to provide firms individuals who can best fill positions needing to be occupied
• Collaborated with co-workers and our executive through various forms of communication channels in order to provide and receive information while communicating objectives and project progress

• Trained the new Fund Development Coordinator to use the organization’s Exceed database system and Microsoft Excel to improve the organization, recording, and distribution of income
• Authored a cost reimbursement proposal for use in a lease renewal negotiation with our business client by studying past annual costs incurred to ensure fair cost allocation between both parties
• Researched the costs and profitability of opening a booth near a local flee market in order to generate additional revenues and organizational awareness for Middle Way House
• Created a cash flowchart by grouping transactions by their type and relevance to both the accounting and Exceed databases to improve the organization, recording, and distribution of funding received

• Operated and updated the database software Exceed with the Fund Development Coordinator to preserve 5,000 records to secure current and future revenue from clients and donors
• Investigated and reconciled discrepancies worth $50,000 between the Exceed database and the QuickBooks accounting systems for recognition of bad debts and late pledge payments
• Operated the accounting system QuickBooks and the client/donor database Exceed
• Assisted the Funds Coordinator with the daily business operations of recording, tracking, and thanking donors

• Assisted with the overflow shelter during the winter to allow non-residents who needed shelter from the cold to have a warm place to sleep for the night
• Led three employees in compiling research of past and present residents from specific Indiana counties to receive grant funding worth $5,000 to continue supporting Bloomington’s homeless
• Systematized $80,000 worth of cash receipts from former residents in a database format to help the Executive Manager improve the organization of cash inflows and outflows

Bloomington, IN, US

• Educated an honors business class of 30 students on proper use of Excel and Access software and applications
• Assisted the instructor with four fellow tutors to answer student’s individual questions about class concepts

Danville, US

• Taught dozens of students how to properly apply math in their classwork, ranging from Geometry to AP Calculus
• Hired by one student as a personal tutor and succeeded in raising her grade in Geometry from a D to a B+ over one school year

• Sold over $1,000 worth of products in a single day to meet the company’s weekend goal
• Arranged display cases and products to increase sales by at least 10% during the year of 2009
• Built strong, lasting customer relations by matching the right product to their individual wants and needs

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Financial Analysis

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting And Finance

Academic Honors, Core 40 (General Studies)