Eric Carpenter Email & Phone Number

Memphis, Tn, Us

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States - Remote

Manage Commercial and Legacy ERP (JDE) project portfolios worth over $90MResponsible for the budget, forecast and capacity of IT Commercial build teams and projects (SAP). Prior to supporting commercial teams, supported Legacy ERP teams with JDE project management.Support eight Commercial business partners and VP of Commercial with project initiation, project forecasts and budgets through the demand phases of the SDLC.Provide insight to IT leadership on financial metrics, project performance and future development of projects for the commercial portfolio, utilizing various applications and tools (Power BI, Planview, Excel, ServiceNow).Support Commercial Build organization through resource forecasting and capacity planning, implemented Excel models to automate planning process.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Supported the successful transition of Wright Medical PMO projects into the Stryker portfolio post acquisition.Designed and built models and reports for project estimation, forecasting and trending. Worked with PMO leaders to create metrics for project valuation and ongoing measurement for project financial health.

Greater Memphis Area

Assignments:- Created and prepared segmented journal entries (P&L and BS) for intangible and restructuring expenses for a large multinational pharmaceutical company. Researched flux variations using Hyperion and SAP. - Created process maps, SOP's, and performed risk/gap analysis for the Investment Banking group within the City of Memphis finance department. Provided the city's CFO with recommendations for process improvements, risk remediation, and restructuring guidance for the investment team.

Memphis, Tennessee

Responsible for the oversight and execution of improvements in financial data reporting and analysis capabilities, implementation and enhancement of planning and analysis systems and processes, and liaison with IT back office and BI teams.

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tn

Lead a team of analysts in providing financial support for all ServiceMaster IT projects and business units. Manage budgeting, forecasting, reporting and month end accounting for operating and capital expenses. Manage processes for evaluation and reporting of strategic IT projects.

Provide finance and analytical support as s Senior Analyst for TruGreen FP&A group. Support 47 Corporate Overhead Departments by preparing budgets and forecasts, account reconciliations, and variance explanations. Improved efficiency in the process by 50% by creating automated spreadsheets and a database to store monthly results, and by working with the Cognos BI team to create automated reports for each business unit.Manage Cognos Administration for TruGreen by overseeing the creation, updates, and maintenance of TruGreen planning models. Assist users with account setup and issue resolution. Worked with operations to create a new sales planning model within Cognos that will standardize the branch planning process and provide more details to management as to how the plan was produced. Provide support to TruGreen management for headcount/wage, branch variance, and adhoc reporting.Assist TruGreen Marketing with managing project spend ensuring that budgets are met and forecasts are accurate and timely.Assist in preparing monthly reporting packages and forecasts.

Finance Lead for Accredo BIAC (Business Innovation and Agility Center). Managed and provided analytical support to finance and accounting management to include preparation of capital budgets and forecasts. As part of BIAC team, helped to identify process and systemic improvements within the Oncology Therapy Resource Center to reduce annual pharmacy labor by $2.4MM.Prepared and managed $32.5MM annual capital budget Evaluate capital projects based on NPV, IRR, and ROI and present recommendations to senior managementForecast capital expenditures and depreciation for corporate, facilities and IT infrastructure groups and acts as liaison to report results to division/company senior managementTrack capital expenditures against budget, prepared and reported financial variances, identified potential problems and made recommendations as neededProvide information for external reporting requirements including board financial packages and investor relationsDeveloped capital tracking database and reporting packageHelped document, flow chart and compile standard operating procedures for capital purchases and real estate requests

Support 400,000 square foot distribution facility by completing all accounting functions including invoice processing, accrual preparation and entry, managerial accounting, and general ledger and balance sheet review and reconciliation. Prepare $8.8MM annual budget and forecasts for distribution center Managed staff of 4 to include accounts payable clerk and cycle count teamHelped reduce annual budget $2M over four years by analyzing labor costs and implementing Lean/Six Sigma principles. Successfully completed 2 greenbelt projects, resulting in a 30% reduction in customer levied fines and penalties and a 22% increase in inventory accuracy though improved cycle count procedures.Led 2 Kaizen events and participated in 10 events in transactional (corporate accounting processes), operational (warehouse/plant processes), and 5S.Helped increase labor utilization 20% above standards through process improvements made during Lean/Kaizen events for inbound dock, outbound dock, and replenishment processes. Financial reviewer for all Six Sigma/Lean projects for distribution center. Monitored, reviewed, approved project savings on a monthly basis.Manage all purchasing and lease agreements for distribution center. Reduced material costs by 25% over two years. Developed, implemented, and monitored all Sarbanes-Oxley requirements including identifying all financial controls, creating internal control grids and implementing test plans Led distribution center effort to become CTPAT certified

Masters, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Mathematics