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Greater St. Louis, Mo , Us

New York, New York, Us

Lincolnwood, Illinois, Us

Serve as the company’s head of finance. Primary responsibilities include controllership, treasury, planning and forecasting, risk management, tax, investor and lender relations, and analytics • Partnered with the President to develop and begin execution of a new multi-year differentiated vertical focused business strategy• Successfully transitioned to new accounting system and implemented extensive automation of several back office functions – including accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax collection and reporting, and payroll• Completed sales tax nexus evaluation, determined product service taxability and liability exposure, and secured VDAs• Created new analytics and reporting for executive leadership and the board of directors – including balanced scorecards, and customer level P&Ls

Chicago, Il, Us

Led financial operations of the Local channel including Health, Beauty and Wellness, Things to Do, Home & Auto, Food & Drink, Retail, and Travel verticals in partnership with General Managers and Region President• Partnered with Merchandising, Operations, and Sales teams to drive meaningful improvements to Gross Profit trend • Drove $8 million reduction in annual costs by using data and analysis to improve sales operations efficiency• Partnered with the business to develop and launch a new 350k+ member subscription service• Full P&L ownership for the Company’s largest division ($2.6 billion in 2019 Gross Billings)• Led, Developed, and motivated a high performing team of Senior Managers, Managers, and Analysts

Mississauga, On, Ca

Led financial planning and analysis (FP&A), strategic finance, and analytics for the Canadian e-commerce and Omni businesses. Established a clear path to profitability for a loss making business • Built and deployed new profitability estimation tools and reports to drive better supply chain and assortment optimization decisions • Implemented new processes, controls, and reporting to improve forecast accuracy • Developed KPI dashboards and balanced scorecards to increase transparency, accountability, and drive results• Reviewed Financials with Executive committee on a monthly basis and led resolution of identified risks and opportunities.• Led team of six, including two people managers, through significant change and demanding workload, maintaining positive morale, while ensuring cost, sales, and profitability targets were achieved

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Developed financial models, managed long-term planning, supported investor relations, and led strategic projects • Led the production of presentations for company Board of Directors meetings and investor road shows • Led a cross-functional team developing a retail pilot program, to sell digital codes in lieu of disc-based games• Developed quarterly industry update, competitor benchmarking and key customer financial reports for CEO office

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Led financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial controllership, and managed financial risks and opportunities• Partnered with Business General Manager to develop and implement operational and financial strategies that grew annual operating earnings from USD 800 million to USD 1.5 billion• Established and monitored group key performance indicators, and identified and pursued areas for continued process improvement that resulted in R&D cost savings of USD 8 million• Built and mentored a global finance team that consistently delivered the company’s most accurate forecasts

Redmond, Washington, Us

Managed Casual Games business to achieve online advertising, transaction revenue and unique user growth targets• Launched three new social and online gaming services • Established partnerships to integrate Microsoft video advertising technology into social and mobile games

Osaka, Jp

Identified publishing and development opportunities, and led the preparation of all operating and financial planning• Identified process improvements that contributed over USD 4 million to the group’s bottom line • Established digital strategies and partnerships which increased revenues by USD 15 million• Negotiated over one-hundred development and distribution contracts (representing USD 200 million in revenue)

Us

Oversaw finance for the Chicago and Seattle Development studios (combined budget greater than USD 40 million)• Improved operational processes that led to annual savings of over USD 2 million • Created and maintained financial performance scorecard and dashboard reports; developed financial models and reports in support of frequent ad-hoc analysis from senior members of product development• Drove cycle time reductions in planning and forecasting for next-generation game development efforts

Prepared and analyzed group level plans and analysis, and reported on areas of concern or potential improvement• Assisted with synergy case development, due diligence, and the financial integration for two acquisitions • Prepared and analyzed group level plans, projections and actual financial information; monitored group financial results and reported on areas of concern or potential improvement; conducted balance sheet reconciliations and physical inventories• Developed, documented and communicated financial and management accounting policies and procedures

Switzerland 🇨🇭 , Ch

Switzerland 🇨🇭 , Ch

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) With Honors, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelors Of Science, Finance And International Business

Finance