David Friedman Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Direct financial processes to align with strategic plans, budgets, and forecasting requirements.• Established reporting and analytical tools (Workday Adaptive) to plan, forecast and understand performance of the reporting units in simple but robust way in area of balance sheet, cash flow and profit and loss statement. Created standard set of reports across all business units including Site Scorecards to measure financial and operational KPI’s across the portfolio.• Collaborate with the leadership team to foster processes and behaviors that meet financial targets.• Offer thought leadership in the preparation of monthly operating reviews for the Board and create presentations for lenders and credit agencies including monthly debt covenant compliance reporting (including Proforma/One Time Addbacks).• Develop and implement standard procedures for business reviews and detailed forecasts, emphasizing key insights and business drivers.• Developed annual budget process from the ground up including standard set of input schedules utilizing companywide growth targets. Led stage gate reviews with site leadership to ensure progress and high-level analysis to ensure sites meet targets set by company leadership.• Drive initiatives to enhance productivity, optimize business efficiencies, and achieve cost reduction goals.• Utilize advanced financial modeling skills to support robust reporting and accurate cash flow forecasting (13 Week Cash Flow Modeling).• Support the acquisition team with the integration of new entities to maintain consistency in financial processes and reporting rhythms.• Serve as a reliable advisor to the Board of Directors, investors, and stakeholders, providing sound financial counsel.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Direct corporate financial analysis, revenue and expense forecasting, and strategic initiative assessment to support informed decision-making.• Streamline forecasting process, achieving a reduction in labor hours equivalent to one full-time employee through FP&A centralization.• Oversee a team of seven, coordinating finance activities across multiple regions, and contribute as a key financial advisor on the senior leadership team.• Enhance decision-making tools by programming financial systems with new sales channels and managing the monthly commission process, including comprehensive analysis and payroll integration.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Managed financial analysis and forecasting, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with GAAP, while overseeing a finance team responsible for accounts payable and billing activities.• Conducted comprehensive review and communication of incentive calculations on multiple timeframes, alongside monthly commission statements to align with company performance goals.• Collaborated with regional and market leadership to align financial reporting with operational strategies and risks, providing ad-hoc reporting and analysis for key business metrics.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Developed and applied financial models that supported strategic decision-making through valuation, marginal analyses, and identification of new opportunities, enhancing business performance across the organization.• Collaborated with senior executive management and facility leaders to provide financial insights, influencing economic and strategic business decisions.• Formulated annual spending budgets and conducted process costing analysis, leading to the creation of actionable insights for cost management and business strategy evaluation.

Greater Atlanta Area

- Senior Consultant for SAP BPC 10.0 NW and MS Planning/Budgeting/Forecasting implementations from blueprint to implementation and going live.- Worked with clients to create Environments and Dimensions based on business requirements including creating dimension properties.- Worked with clients on security including creating users, teams and task profiles.- Worked with clients to create reports and input schedules using EPM report writer in SAP BPC 10.0 and EVDRE in SAP BPC 7.5. This includes Income Statements (P&L’s), Balance Sheets, Cash Flow Statements, Overhead (Indirect Cost by Cost Center) and other management reporting for each business.- Trained users at each client to use EPM Report Writer and client administrators on Admin Console (both Netweaver and Microsoft)- Working knowledge on SAP BI including RSA1 and info cubes and info providers to move client Master Data and Transaction Data to SAP BPC using BPC admin packages using transformation and conversion files.- Created transformation and conversion files to move transactional data from source systems other than SAP such as Oracle and other GL systems.- Provided post go live help to clients to trouble shoot reports and loading of data.

Greater Atlanta Area

- Develop and maintain timely and accurate business unit financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the business unit vice president and global consolidation and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These reports include monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash flows and capital expenditures. - Drive higher return on capital employed (ROCE) through reducing cost, increasing revenue and margin and lower capital employed by collecting A/R to or better terms negotiated or pay suppliers on time or slightly late.- Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures.- Liaise with the Treasurer, Finance Committee and/or Audit Committee as appropriate- Assist the Executive Director and the Board Treasurer with financial reporting as required at Board meeting and the Annual General Meetings.

Greater Atlanta Area

- Primary responsibility is to coordinate business planning and financial analysis process through developing, interpreting and implementing financial and accounting information, concepts and techniques for financial planning and control.- Liaison with Division staff, Plant managers, Plant Controllers, and other business managers to communicate, coordinate, consolidate and review with management business plans and monthly financial information.- Review and present to management team monthly reporting including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Monthly Management Report and Variance Analysis for business unit on a monthly basis. Prepare Quarterly Business Review for Senior Management.- Coordinate development of Annual Plan and Five Year Plan. Facilitate and coordinate collection of planning materials including Sales Volumes and Price, Cost of Goods Sold, Indirect Cost, and Capital Expenditures. Analyzes the financial implications of short and long term business plans to reflect goals of Senior Management.- Led project team of the installation and monthly use of SAP BPC with the assistance of Aster Group Consultants. Built the infrastructure, back end, input templates and reports for monthly accounting package for Senior Management. Was the lead administrator once operational.- Led the financial side of the sale with the assistance of Rothschild to lead the sale of Alcan Cable to a 3rd party. Provided monthly and historical financial information for management presentations to interested parties. Once it was down to a single party, I was once of 4 participants from Alcan Cable to attend potential sale meetings and financial updates with this party.- Coordinated finance and accounting group transition from Alcan Cable financial systems to General Cable financial systems and managed the wind down of the 15+ finance and accounting group. Was one of two finance/accounting members to remain with General Cable post transition.

Greater Atlanta Area

- Primary responsibility is to coordinate Alcan Cable’s business planning and financial analysis process through developing, interpreting and implementing financial and accounting information, concepts and techniques for financial planning and control.- Liaison with Division staff, Plant managers, Plant Controllers, and other business managers to communicate, coordinate, and consolidate business plans and monthly financial information.- Prepare monthly reporting including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Monthly Management Report and Variance Analysis for business unit on a monthly basis. Prepare Quarterly Business Review for Senior Management.- Coordinate development of Alcan Cable’s Annual Plan and Five Year Plan. Facilitate and coordinate collection of planning materials including Sales Volumes and Price, Cost of Goods Sold, Indirect Cost, and Capital Expenditures. Analyzes the financial implications of short and long term business plans to reflect goals of Senior Management.- Responsible for consolidation of Alcan Cable’s Capital Expenditures ($60m Annual) working with Plant Managers and Controllers to accurately reflect Cable’s business plans.- Responsible for administration of Cognos Planning financial tool for the business unit.- Exercises sound business judgment, works well with others to develop solutions and resolve problems, and works efficiently in a rapidly changing business environment.

- Prepared monthly profit and loss statements for business unit division with annual revenues of $125m. Developed and provide financial models to assist in forecasting and tracking to business goals. - Prepared and analyzed business unit Overhead costs for monthly financial reporting.- Provided financial support for acquisitions and capital investments.- Provided support for tracking program/contract accounts receivable and accounts payable. - Responsible for the compiling and developing 5 year plans and yearly budgets. Including income statements, overhead, G&A, capital, and other budgets. Developed supporting financial models to back up projected business growth. - Responsible for supporting the OutlookSoft financial reporting tool for the business unit. Served as back up administrator as needed. Helped develop all input schedules and reports for the company.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

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High School Deploma, General Studies

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