Jared Collins Email & Phone Number

South Bend, IN, US

Atlanta, GA, US

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

• Reported directly to the CFO of Herff Jones and served as the primary finance business partner to the EVP, Supply Chain Operations & Customer Service with oversight to the Operations Finance team that consists of 5.
• Responsible for all finance and accounting activities across 6 US manufacturing facilities with a total cost pool of $218M
• Lead monthly / quarterly / annual forecasting and budgeting for all manufacturing costs and capital expense projects in partnership with FP&A

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Reported directly to the SVP, Sales & Marketing with oversight to the Global Sales Controlling & Marketing Finance function that consists of 2 Sales Controllers and a Marketing Finance Analyst that support the Global.
• Responsible for supporting Senior Sales leaders in achieving $2B+ of annual revenue across North America, EMEA, and APAC geographies
• Responsible for driving organic growth and delivering on gross margin performance through effective revenue management, sales enablement, and reporting / analysis
• Support Global Marketing organization with investment ROI analysis for past, present, and future programs / initiatives to drive profitable growth decisions
• Responsible for driving performance culture through P&L management and coaching sales leaders on developing capabilities focused on margin enhancement through effective pricing strategies and rebates management

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Reported directly to the VP, Finance Operations and M&A and served as the primary finance business partner to Corporate Finance and North America Operations leadership teams with oversight to the Operations Finance.
• Responsible for all finance and accounting activities at 6 North America manufacturing plants and 2 Warehouse Distribution Centers with a total cost pool of $176M
• Responsible for driving improvements in manufacturing productivity and inventory turns
• Support Global supply chain organization with inventory and procurement reporting and make vs buy analytics
• Responsible for Operations due-diligence, integration, and footprint consolidation support

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Reported directly to the VP and GM of Enterprise Solutions Americas and led as Director with high visibility to senior leadership team responsible for Belden Americas pricing department that consists of 37 exempt and.
• Budget owner of $2.5M+ for Belden Americas pricing department operating expenditures
• Analyze and interpret market trends, customer data and profitability analytics to uncover opportunity insights and seek cross-regional input on pricing strategies
• Act as SME to provide commercial teams with pricing strategy and implementation
• Update pricing metrics / dashboards for Finance / Commercial team LDM reviews

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Reported to the Finance Director of West Penn Wire (a Belden brand) and managed plant accounting month-end duties of Financial Analyst (exempt) and Inventory Specialist (non-exempt)
• Managed and forecasted $6M+ of plant manufacturing and production expenses
• Reviewed daily plant LDM metrics / performance with Plant Operations and Engineering
• Led quarterly physicals of raw material, WIP, and finished goods inventory at all locations
• Provided finance support for Operations and Engineering teams’ projects and ad-hoc requests

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Reported to VP Finance of Enterprise platform and forecasted revenue of $70M+ CAN and $20M+ LATAM Enterprise business units, as well as operating expenditures of $50M+ for Enterprise Americas business units
• Reviewed operating expenditure results with budget owners of Enterprise profit centers
• Prepared monthly KPI results and supporting schedules for the Enterprise business segment
• Prepared monthly forecast of bookings, revenue, and COGS for BUs in CAN / LATAM
• Prepared monthly forecasts and operating expenditures reports of Enterprise Americas and reviewed actuals / forecasts with profit cost center owners

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Reported to the SVP of Finance of Broadcast Solutions platform and forecasted operating expenditures of $30M+ for Broadcast Solutions profit centers
• Managed duties of summer Finance intern and also acted as mentor for a peer’s intern
• Reviewed operating expenditure results of profit centers with CIO and Dir. Sales Operations
• Prepared monthly forecast of operating expenditures for Broadcast Solutions profit centers
• Prepared monthly KPI results and supporting schedules for the Broadcast Solutions unit

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Reported to Manager of Internal Audit and guided BU process owners on SOX / controls
• Performed SOX testing / other Internal Audit procedures on $2B+ of Assets in scope
• Performed and presented quarterly 302 certification procedures to Finance VPs of platforms
• Communicated audit findings / recommendations to Finance leads of business units
• Performed SOX testing, internal control gap assessments, anti-fraud procedures, balance sheet reviews, revenue recognition procedures, fixed asset audits, and market growth audits

London, GB

• Reported to the Senior or Manager and provided guidance to audit interns and first year staff
• Performed SOX testing / Substantive Audit procedures on $35B+ of Assets for clients in real estate, financial insurance, and manufacturing industries
• Communicated audit findings / recommendations to Finance business process owners and reviewed audit documentation with Sr. Manager or Partner during each client audit
• Performed reviews and audit procedures for balance sheet / income statement accounts including cash, AR, inventory, fixed assets, prepaid assets, revenue and expenses
• Evaluated internal controls and performed SOX 404 control testing at interim and year-end

London, GB