David Budzynski, Cpa, Mba Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Implement, improve, and scale financial and administrative policies and procedures, controls, and reportingEnsure efficient and accurate functioning of all financial and administrative systemsPrepare monthly financial statements; monitor, interpret and present monthly financial results to senior managementCoordinate annual financial planning process and assist in preparation of the annual operating budgetOversee onboarding, payroll, and benefits for employees, managing outsourcing of functions as appropriate

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Own Competitive Intelligence (CI) for Duracell North America: perform market & competitive research and analysis, assess & predict competition strategy and execution, and develop insights for senior leadershipLead financial modeling for new products and cost savings initiatives: partner with cross-functional teams to build assumptions, assess capital requirements, analyze financials and share insights with leadershipOwn the finance pricing function for North America: automate manual processes, support new product rollouts and drive accurate pricing & reporting2022 CFO Value Architect Award for Competitive Intelligence work

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Partnered across functions to identify key competitive insights and develop actionable competitive intelligence, presenting findings to CEO, CFO and NA LeadershipSupported completion of Duracell North America annual planning and five-year strategy outlook, working across functions to develop volume growth and sales projections, key assumptions, and cost savingsRecognized with 2021 Duracell Value Architect Award for cost of complexity product analysis

New Britain, Ct, Us

Overhauled Controllership control testing & performance scorecard, partnered with international business unit finance teams to improve results, and advised on internal controls and best practices

Bellevue, Geneva, Ch

International role leading local Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team of five for watch brands in Japan, responsible for budgeting, monthly executive financial summary, profit/loss analysis and retail KPI insights & reporting- Led, mentored, and developed FP&A team in budgeting, planning and forecasting, monthly close variance analysis & expense management for watch brands- Generated monthly sales analysis & KPI commentary for Region CEO/CFO and Global HQ, enabling critical decision-making- Developed operating budgets with Brand Presidents and reviewed progress against forecast- Automated manual budgeting processes using Business Intelligence, saving 10 hours of labor/month- Lead finance point of contact for Richemont Japan watch brands

Bellevue, Geneva, Ch

Responsible for shared service finance, including budgeting & monthly P&L for internal Richemont departments, and for managing the accounts payable function. Rolled out an improved payment policy, resulting in a standardized process and reducing team workload and late "emergency" payment requests.

Purchase, New York, Us

Centralized the finance & accounting function from U.S. Business Units/Regions. Built a team of 15 to assume the work, develop into subject matter experts and provide key support to regional Key Account Managers.

Purchase, New York, Us

Led team of three analysts, managing Oracle General Ledger and Hyperion Essbase systemsManaged the Oracle Finance system & provided key user support to region finance controllers. Responsible for G/L account maintenance & structure, and worked closely with IT to ensure smooth rollout of system upgrades.

Purchase, New York, Us

Led and performed audits of region manufacturing plants, finance processes and systems. International audits included Spain, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Mexico and Canada. Key member of internal Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) implementation team; awarded "Rules of the Road" CEO award for success of the project and fulfilling the mission statement ("Act Now; Do It Today; Get Results").

Led systems audits of various companies, identified control risks and critical business processes; tested controls to reduce business risk and recommended process improvements

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Led and supervised staff on financial audits of public and private companies, assessed GAAP compliance, monitored engagement budget and summarized results

Mba, Finance/Information Systems, Storrs, Connecticut

B.S., Accounting, Syracuse, New York