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Cupertino, California, Us

Cupertino, California, Us

Cupertino, California, Us

Managed the implementation of complex global Operations and Facilities projects including extensive business process analysis and re-engineering, business requirements, cross-functional collaboration, testing and change management.- Implemented Operations Finance forecasting solution to manage all current and new product introductions. Rollout included a calculation engine, analytical reporting and training content.- Implemented Capital Equipment solution to track the complete asset lifecycle including shipments, equipment utilization and end of life disposition for all manufacturing equipment at contract manufacturer sites.

Foster City, California, Us

Directed 9 Business System Analysts supporting the global Controllership, FP&A, P2P, & Tax organizations. Managed a program portfolio in excess of 40 projects and $17M, working collaboratively with Accounting, Finance, Finance Internal Controls, Sourcing and IT business partners.- Responsible for the complete system project lifecycle including planning, requirements, development, testing and training including Oracle sets of books, iProcurement, and iExpense implementations.- Prioritized and mitigated daily project issues, escalated concerns, pro-actively managed direction of group while increasing customer satisfaction and developing critical business partnerships.

San Francisco, California, Us

Managed 2 direct reports in company-wide financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Partnered with R&D in support of clinical trials and Program Management.- Developed all planning assumptions, timelines and gained budget approval from senior business leaders and board of directors.- Created financial models, overhead allocation methodology, and VP spending trends, resulting in identifying and eliminating unallocated headcount and spending in excess of $35M annually.- Instituted SOX compliance for revenue / inventory processes. External auditors tested all controls with zero deficiencies.

Mountain View, California, Us

Initiated and implemented $2.6M Retail Sales Analytics project partnering with Sales Operations and IT, delivering an end-to-end business solution for the Retail Sales channel.- Managed 20 individuals to document business requirements, develop project tracks, implementation phasing, project costs and ROI model while managing scope, resources and deliverables.- Facilitated architecture and technical design sessions with IT project teams, focusing on eliminating disparate source systems, data collection and validation while reducing manual effort by 2 FTE’s.- Delivered centralized, distributed retail sales reporting in a secure and timely manner while allowing the business to react to potential market opportunities and reduce channel exposure by $50M.

Mountain View, California, Us

Supply Chain Project Lead for Inventory, Cost Management and Product Lifecycle Management setups, testing, training and rollout.- Created current and future state business processes, system flows incorporating cross-functional touch points, dependencies, key process changes, and reporting. Eliminated bottlenecks and reduced close cycle by 2 days.- Implemented Product Lifecycle Management tool to facilitate workflow driven bill of material and product cost collaboration. Resulted in centralized data collection, approval routing, audit trail and revision control.

San Jose, California, Us

Managed system implementations, training and process improvements for 120 global Accounting, FP&A, Tax and Treasury users. Partnered with IT to resolve daily issues and develop strategic system roadmaps.- Managed a team of 50 with a budget of $3M+ to create 2 sets of financial statements in support of 2 NYSE tracking stock listings. 18 month project completed on budget and on time.- Implemented data warehouse solution with Hyperion Essbase providing “on demand” income statement snapshots, accelerating month-end analysis and reducing the close cycle.- Developed and communicated a Financial Systems Group charter and support level model, dramatically increasing employee engagement and creating career paths.

San Jose, California, Us

Corporate Hyperion Essbase and Pillar Administrator for company-wide budget and forecast cycles. Consolidated budgets and forecasts, supporting multiple groups with annual spending of $150M+.

San Jose, California, Us

- Manage P&L and Balance Sheet for High Capacity Storage Unit.- Perform Hyperion Pillar Administrator role for budget and forecast cycles.- Generate and distribute monthly, quarterly and annual spending / allocation reporting.

Us

Held various roles in Accounting and Finance at Syntex Laboratories (acquired by Roche) including:- Financial Analyst, U.S. Sales Division- Manager, Cost Accounting- Cost Accountant- Accounts Payable Supervisor- Payroll Accounting Clerk