Strategic finance leader responsible for handling all FP&A analysis and forecasting across retail, eCommerce, franchising, wholesale, and travel retail. Additional responsibilities include working as a strategic partner to all business leaders to develop business plans and provide business insights. Accomplishments include: developing internal financial controls, business KPI scorecards, improved business forecasting and accuracy, gross margin expansion, developing new product categories, improving labor productivity, & marketing and operating expense reduction.

Global Senior Financial Analyst for the distribution business unit of Honeywell Security and Fire (HSF). Responsibilities include:• Prepare and review monthly financial package for executive leadership • Assist in the forecasting and consolidation of the quarterly and long term operating plans• Develop and distribute KPI’s resulting in increased distribution, brand loyalty, customer acquisition and upselling• Review and analyze key customers and product line performances comparative to budget and identify variances• Prepare, analyze and distribute daily and weekly sales reporting• Support CFO and other key business leaders in ad hoc variances analysis to investigate business performance and trends

• Led weekly, quarterly and annual sales & distribution forecasts and analysis and made strategic recommendations • Supervised and trained a team of 3 to create various financial reports and implement trade marketing initiatives• Led the valuation of major acquisition which led to subsequent reduction in purchase price from $2 million to $500k• Achieved 10% cost savings and revenue improvement by restructuring territories and adjusting commission structures• Increased beverage sales by 15% by developing and maintaining financial models to create detailed business scorecards• Reduced warehouse operating expenses by 20% through labor expense reduction initiatives• Automated financial reporting process which improved data integrity and improved timeliness by 30-50%• Reduced lead times by 25%, improved fill-rates, and reduced inventory by 20% through lean purchasing protocols

Served a brand manager to a portfolio of ethnic product lines. Responsibilities included:• Forecasting and analyzing sales trends• Establishing pricing and negotiating costs• Managing inventory and inventory replenishment• Creating sales promotions and other trade marketing initiatives• Managing new product initiatives including sales and marketing

Financial analyst responsible for assisting sourcing and product engineering team with pricing, procurement, and reviewing costs.