• FP&A for $1.6B business segment• Led organization through 5-year strategic planning process, resulting in comprehensive plan for investments, productivity, cost savings to drive profitable growth• Support corporate M&A strategies, research, modeling, due diligence, and identifying synergies• Implemented continuous improvement projects to drive operational efficiency and eliminate waste, while driving better customer service.• Recommends investment projects to executive management using ROI, and Lease vs Buy analysis for new locations, showrooms and marketing displays• Partnering with executive staff in developing and implementing management sales and operational strategies to increase profitability• Collaborates with executive sales staff on sales personnel performance measurements• Partnered with executive staff on employee compensation plans with bonus metrics to drive sales and profitability• Rationalizing underperforming SKUs and locations• Responsible for financial & KPI reporting, forecasting, annual plans, and compensation plans• Model customer and vendor rebates for the negotiation process

• Interacted with executive management, reporting, analysis, executive presentations, special projects• Sales staff breakeven analysis and paybacks• Created KPI reporting for sales and operational • Finance support for 250 wholesale/retail locations • Supervised month-end close, balance sheet responsibility and audit • Expanded regional financial packages to include sales and product trend analysis, company initiative reporting & KPIs • Developed financial & operational variance reporting for executive management • Sales trend analysis for forecasting and operational planning• Led integration of company acquisitions

• Provided executive financial and operational analysis • Team lead on merger & acquisitions integration• Established finance department policies, procedures & internal controls • Coordinated and worked with external auditors, and tax preparation consultants• Financial reporting US GAAP & IFRS• Supervised Accounting Department; close process, general ledger, cost accounting, A/R, A/P, payroll, and monthly general ledger reconciliations • Developed standard cost system• Treasury; bank relations, cash management, forecasting• Support corporate M&A strategies, research, modeling, due diligence, and identifying synergies• Developed operational manuals, internal controls, cycle counting procedures, purchasing matrix, special order procedures, staggered work shifts, order processing procedures • New facility planning, office/warehouse layout, equipment, inventory location systems

• Coordinated with divisional and corporate executive management• Established Internal Controls, implemented policies and procedures• Systems conversion; Accounting and ERP systems• Development standard cost system including BOM, PPV, lead times and routers• Supervised Accounting, Production Planning, Purchasing, Credit and HR staffs• Responsible for divisional G/L, cash management, cost accounting, FG inventory valuation and WIP valuation• Sales & Use tax filing• Financial, production and operational reporting and analysis• Forecasting, strategic planning and budgeting

• Consolidation of financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flows)• Production costs and SG&A variance analysis• Prepare & Review quarterly financial board of director’s reports • Line of credit: compliance reporting• Cash management: forecasting, investing and borrowing• 10K & MDA reporting team• Inter-company reconciliations • Review and audit subsidiaries bank reconciliations• Staff training• Audit schedules and work papers preparation