Corporate Finance Manager
CurrentOverview: Financial Modeling/Forecasting, Proposal Management for new business, Process Improvement, and Audit Preparation.Created a standardized quoting and proposal process to improve efficiency and accuracy for Kaiser’s automotive division. Coordinated implementation to support 4 manufacturing plants. Improved proposal turnaround time by 50%.Oversees ongoing proposal process and pricing strategy to support Kaiser’s automotive manufacturing facilities. Works cross functionally with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Operations. Manages a team of 25 individuals that report through the proposal process.Completes a successful annual audit of the proposal process as auditee.Coordinated the creation of a standardized process for capital project management. Process included budget tracking, work order organization, and data reporting. The process supports 11 of Kaiser’s manufacturing plants.Responsible for the management of Kaiser’s standard cost and product recipe database. Manages engineering specifications for how each product is run at the press. Assigns a cost to each piece of run data that is used for company forecasting. Coordinates annual validation of all cost data.Creates monthly financial reports that include product volume, revenue data, and future forecasts broken down by customer and product type. Generates reports for 4 facilities within the automotive division.Performs audits on operational expenses for each of Kaiser’s automotive facilities. Redesigned the expensing process in order to better organize and validate data. Creates reports and data visualization for leadership.
