Daniel J. Mader Email & Phone Number

White Bear Lake, Mn

Taylor's Scholastic Division is comprised of three companies: 1) Corporate Graphics Commercial, a leader in the commercial printing industry offering children's books, brochures, yearbooks, catalogs, annual reports, etc., 2) Taymark which provides a full range of youth-oriented promotional and recognition products, and 3) National Recognition Products a premier producer of graduation announcements, accessories and class rings. As the finance leader for this division I direct and coordinate the finance / accounting activities for all three companies including reporting, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, etc.

White Bear Lake, Mn

Finance leader for Taymark, a multi-brand marketing company. Taymark combines the strength of its brands with its affiliation to Taylor Corporation, one of the largest privately held companies in the U.S. Taylor Corporation is one of the top-ten providers of personalized communications in North America. As the company's finance leader I plan, direct and coordinate all planning and accounting functions within the organization along with providing key financial analysis to business segment leadership.

St. Paul, Mn

• Led the reporting and analysis of financial results for the logistics, manufacturing and administrative functions for the North America Supply Chain operation. • Provided ongoing finance support to North America Logistics Operations Group and functioned as liaison to eight US-based divisions providing explanations for Supply’s Chain impact on their P&L results. • Reduced the average variation in monthly logistics forecast versus actual results by $250k, resulting (98% accuracy) in significantly improved divisional P&L forecast accuracy.• Managed development of new forecast process for 58 functional cost centers, resulting in a significantly improved understanding of underlying forecast details and improved overall forecast accuracy.• Managed and developed team of 2-3 financial analysts.

St. Paul, Mn

• Directed the reporting, planning and analysis function for the Asia Pacific/Latin America Sector. • Position provided detailed analysis regarding P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, capital expenditures and other key performance measures. • Led the timely completion of the annual plan process within a complex international environment consistently achieving overall required corporate expectations for sales and profit growth on an annual basis.• Reinvented allocations for area and region administrative expenses resulting in business units having a clear understanding of expenses assigned to their P&L.• Developed automated target-setting model to allow Sector Management to experiment with alternate scenarios in establishing annual sales and profit performance objectives by international region.• Managed team of three financial analysts.

St. Paul, Mn

• Managed the planning and analysis function for the Asia Pacific/Latin America Sector including annual plan process, monthly results analysis and forecast, five-year strategic plan and corporate accounts analysis. • Designed and implemented new P&L forecast process providing significantly improved information to Senior Management, allowing them to react to potential issues on a timely basis, resulting in more accurate forecasts and increased sales/operating income.• Led special project to review New Zealand company internal controls over revenue, disbursement and manufacturing cycles, correction of findings resulted in a much improved control environment.• Created key customer account reporting consolidating sales and gross margin data across all international regions, providing critical account information to enable division management to drive improved performance by global customer.• Participated in core product line initiative which generated reductions in inventory through the creation of a simplified and consistent product line, leading to significant savings across multiple countries.

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

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting