At Monolith Brands Group, I successfully spearheaded the development of the Finance and Accounting department, rapidly building a robust finance team from the ground up to twelve members within nine months. My efforts were pivotal in establishing best practices for financial reporting, planning, and budgeting, significantly enhancing daily business management. Despite initial challenges with limited tools, I managed our reporting requirements and led the successful implementation of NetSuite ERP for comprehensive consolidation and reporting across 13 entities. I also directed M&A activities and post-deal integration, ensuring seamless incorporation of acquired company employees and maintaining fruitful post-close relationships with former business owners, which included handling monthly earnout reporting. I collaborated with the Co-CEOs to refinance the term loan facility and ABL by selecting lenders that best met our needs based on their terms and reporting requirements. In Human Resources, I strategically hired a VP of HR and collaborated closely to enhance employee retention and workplace culture. My leadership extended to the selection and implementation of a PEO provider, optimizing our focus on strategic business needs by reducing manual reporting.

At Mohawk Group, now Aterian ticker: ATER, (tech enabled consumer product company that leverages data and artificial intelligence to bring customers the products they desire in an efficient manner) our finance team supported both a ~$30M series C raise (2018) and a $36M IPO (2019). I lead the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group which provides budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and strategic solutions to deliver top and bottom line results. In my role we were able to scale the business and more than triple sales from ~$35M in two years.

At Dannon (part of Group Danone) I was the finance manager responsible for North America COGS, CapEx business planning, and US Supply Chain controller. I managed the month end close process and business forecast used for presentations and recommendations for projections changes to the CFO. For CapEx projects, I played a key role in sensitivity, payback and IRR analysis for “go-no go” decisions.

Prior to the finance manager role, I spent three years working in the marketing group as an Assistant and Associate Brand Manager. I designed and launched a new product line (Light & Fit Protein Shakes). This involved conducting market research to identify trends and opportunities to drive sales growth. In order to bring the product to life, I led a cross functional team of 10 people to develop and commercialize the product within a demanding deadline.

Prior to Dannon, I was a NYC based Associate (Technology and Industrial sector) at Nomura, a Japanese investment bank providing M&A advisory and capital raising services. I developed in depth valuation models (DCF, LBO, trading comparables, precedent transactions) in conjunction with industry research to determine asset values. As an integral part of the team I was able to present recommendations to our clients senior leadership.

• Conducted due diligence, completed valuation analysis, and assisted with preparation of pitch presentations for multi-round competitive bake-off process for $1 billion IPO of U.S. division of a multinational technology company• Modeled LBO transactions and created presentations for buy-side advisory role representing a multi-billion dollar financial sponsor• Participated in plant visit in Mexico and due diligence process for buy-side advisory role to purchase a $500 million division of a large U.S. auto manufacturer

Prior to Nomura, I broke into the hedge fund industry as a middle office operations associate. I quickly built relationships with senior analysts and portfolio managers and was able to transition into the front office as an analyst. In my new role, I conducted in depth valuation analysis of stocks in the consumer sector and made investment recommendations for the portfolio ($500M in assets).

· Evaluated model results with Senior Analyst and tracked performance of the recommendations to achieve desired results· Analyzed and summarized company quarterly conference calls in order to make better investment decisions

· Monitored trade settlements, in excess of several million dollars, for domestic and Canadian trading desks· Reconciled internal positions with different brokers and prime brokers· Assisted traders with daily activities and led special projects to improve the effectiveness of their operations· Trained new three associates on internal processes, procedures, and controls