Jason Codispoti Email & Phone Number

Mayfield Heights, OH, US

• Leader of FP&A function for $500M+ division of publicly traded manufacturer.
• Managed team of 7 including responsibility for commercial FP&A, pricing, & business systems.
• Integral role in managing through full scale restructuring to integrate existing businesses into 1 cohesive operating unit.
• Developed, with leadership team, new org. structure including leading costing of new structure through zero-based budgeting exercise to strategically reallocate resources.
• Key player in developing value streams to determine specifics around new business structure to ultimately better know where value is most derived.
• Managed financial redesign of system architecture to overhaul all reporting including 17 system projects to execute restructure & support new business structure.

Cleveland, OH, US

• Leader of FP&A function for $800M+ publically traded professional services corporation
• Developed & evolved FP&A function to be a closer business partner with divisional units focusing more time on forecasting & analysis
• Revamped executive monthly business review reporting to focus more on key metrics, summaries and organic/same unit performance including greater focus on future forecasts
• Responsible for financial support to CEO, CFO, & Division Presidents
• Developed & accountable for monthly forecasts and helped improve accuracy and robustness of forecasts throughout the business driving a culture shift around forecasting relevance and use as a management tool
• Central role in establishing long range strategic planning process including modeling, work with external consultants, & partnering with business unit leaders on operational initiatives

Avon, OH, US

• Leader of multi-location FP&A function for all of STM Industries, $600M+ global tape manufacturer & retail consumer products company
• Senior finance leader at ShurTech division headquarters & part of management team
• Key finance business contact for strategic consultation with executives & department leaders on major initiatives or issues
• Championed & led major project of over 20 people to rebuild SAP infrastructure & BW databases for all STM companies to have common P&L structure and execute fully loaded P&Ls for all major customer & product groups.
• Initiated and involved routinely with cost savings or margin improvement initiatives
• Produce regular forecasts to top management & shareholders coordinating entire process globally including ultimate forecast accuracy accountability

Avon, OH, US

• Leader of FP&A function for $400M+ CPG manufacturer
• Managed team & function through extensive company growth in size and complexity without any growth in staff by streamlining efficiency and rationalizing outputs towards most value added activities
• Central figure in post-merger full scale integration of 2 equal-sized companies both functionally, in ERP systems, and processes
• Designed systems and implemented fully loaded P&Ls through gross profit for all major product and customer groups within retail business. Also led full data migration of BW systems
• Led finance & business intelligence portions of SAP implementation after merger with full discretion from new parent company to personally design accounting/finance systems; unique from current existing companies..
• Led ShurTech finance functional integration after major merger; including simultaneously operating on 2 separate company ERP systems for 1 year & complex transaction service agreement fulfillment

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Company was divested by Henkel Corporation and purchased by Shurtape Technologies and became ShurTech Brands***
• $500+ million USD subsidiary of $15+ billion EUR German CPG company
• Evolved in analyst role to become go-to person for financial guidance and project leadership
• Performed profitability analysis and reporting for executives, marketing, and other functional areas; participating in company strategy, pricing and new business review, new item cost review, and product portfolio/mix.
• Key business representative on SAP implementation team; especially regarding development of business warehousing tools
• In both Oracle and SAP, was an owner of business intelligence infrastructure and championed continued improvement of business intelligence systems and internal accounting methods

London, GB

• Reviewed and rated as highly effective in working on various clients. Heavily involved in 1st year SOX implementations on 2 SEC accelerated filers
• Often worked without supervision and on advanced tasks for current level, including running day-to-day audit engagements from planning to wrap up as a 2nd year staff on some clients
• Worked with all levels of client personnel and had multiple years of managing team of staff
• Interned during 2001 busy season in both audit and tax departments.

Mba

Bsba, Accounting

High School