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Provide financial support to operations and finance partners in relation to line of business strategies, new concept development, capital requests, forecasting and planning, reporting, operating participants, and financial systems. Lead and develop direct reports by providing clear feedback, recognizing strengths, and creating opportunities to work on.

Led food and beverage cost of sales planning processes including the monthly forecasts, Annual Operating Plan, and Five Year Plan. Partnered with various finance teams, Sourcing and Procurement, and Food and Beverage Operations to manage domestic food and beverage cost of sales and cost pressures.

Managed project capital for domestic food & beverage. Partnered with multiple business partners to complete capital forecasts, annual capital plan, and five year capital plan. Participated in cross functional teams in support of line of business strategies including Character Dining and Disney Dining Plan.

Supported the Food and Beverage Finance domestic reporting strategy by developing and maintaining monthly allocated financial statements for over 550 domestic food and beverage venues. Participated in the completion of the semiannual “State of the Business” analysis, a deep dive in to year over year performance including cause of change, industry comps.

Identified and maintained key internal controls to ensure that proper operating guidelines were followed. Assembled and organized relevant data, materials, and documents to present to senior management.