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Chicago, Il, Us

Woodridge, Il, Us

Lake Forest, Il, Us

• Introduced cost savings initiatives with annual savings in excess of $1M in addition to working capital benefits. Projects include Robotic Process Automation (RPA), audits of 3rd party freight vendors and implementation of virtual credit card payments in Accounts Payable. • Streamlined 13-week cash projections with the company’s forecasted financial statements. • Responsibility for annual planning and quarterly forecasting of the companies $180M SG&A spend. • Evaluated and maintain 58 Finance and Accounting policies while working closely with our Internal Audit team to ensure company-wide adherence. • Oversaw project to ensure compliance on new accounting standards: IFRS15 – Revenue Recognition and IFRS16 – Leases.• Achieved a 1 day reduction in the month end close process.• Collaborated with all functions in the company to redesign the organization’s Delegation of Authority. • Established annual Controller’s Conference for all Reynolds Plant Controllers to exchange best practice ideas and procedures.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

Carry out the valuation, acquisition, and integration of target companies; Oversee the financial planning and analysis team; Manage strategic projects viewed as critical by the company’s CFO and Executive Committee. • Negotiated the purchase of the automotive lighting division of EiKO Global for $32M.• Directed the integration process of 1,200 customers, 1,600 SKU’s, and the operations of a recent acquisition in 59 days.• Prepare valuation models and analyzing the viability of acquisitions as large as $250M in an effort to grow existing product lines and expand into new product offerings.• Guided company’s 5-year strategic planning process used for long-term decision-making. Plan is integrated into financial reporting software, enabling real-time updates as current year results and forecasts are finalized.• Developed module in financial reporting software to accurately predict cash flow needs for the company to make better borrowing decisions.• Automated of daily sales report which previously involved two hours of time from four employees.• Direct and review the work of the financial planning and analysis team. Researching and evaluating GAAP principles and new FASB pronouncements to ensure the company is in compliance with current regulations.• Led company-wide effort to streamline the processes of “quote to cash” and “procure to pay” with the goal of assessing how the company can improve these cycles and operate more efficiently.• Created presentations for private equity firms and strategic buyers as part of sell-side due diligence for the Automotive division of our company.• Evaluated new ERP systems that will be able to sustain the growth trajectory of our company.• Drove effort to achieve SOX compliance by summer 2016.• Collaborated with Marketing and Sales teams to identify underperforming products, underachieving brands and unprofitable customers.• Oversaw 401K audit of the company’s benefit plan with assets over $24 million.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

Responsibilities spanned all aspects of internal and external financial reporting (including the consolidation of our actual results, annual budget, and monthly rolling forecasts). In order to make this part of my role more effective, I developed the financial reporting software used at OWI (SAP Business Objects Planning and Consolidations). My team and I created a module in the reporting software to assist our tax department in preparing hundreds of federal and state tax returns. The developments our team has made in BPC have saved OWI $3.5 million annually in consulting work that was previously outsourced. Due to the innovative adoption of the software at OWI, I have spoken at multiple trade shows to current and potential customers on behalf of SAP. Additionally, I had a key role in the sale of our chemical plant in both preparing future projections and giving working capital presentations to the final two companies looking to acquire the division. • Implemented financial reporting system achieving a four day reduction in the accounting close cycle.• Managed the annual financial plan process and reduced the length of the process from twelve weeks to six.• Created rolling forecast model which is used to drive key strategic and financial decisions within the company.• Performed buy-side due diligence for potential acquisitions and sell-side due diligence for divestitures of multiple Old World Industries divisions.• Acted as key team member that secured bank financing for the company in both 2007 and 2012. • Directed month-end and annual close process. • Wrote monthly management discussion and analysis for our executive management team and banks.• Performed accounting close function for a commodity and interest rate hedging division. • Served as primary liaison with tax department.• Coordinated and managed annual financial audits and annual collateral audits.• Reviewed and signed all disbursements over ten thousand dollars.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

• Developed and documented full month-end close process for Automotive division.• Worked with cost accounting department and Corporate Controller to ensure completion of month-end close process for Automotive division.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

At Robert Half Management Resources I was a part of their salaried consulting practice. Projects were diverse among a wide variety of companies such as AC Nielson and Chef Solutions.

As a consultant at Arthur Anderson I was exposed to a wide variety of companies in many roles. Some of the more significant projects included helping Hewitt Associates convert from a private to public company, performing the Controller function and sell-side due diligence for Domino Sugar as they were available for sale and various process re-engineering projects for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois and Jane Addams Hull House.

While at Horwitz & Associates I performed the month end close process for various leasing partnerships.

Executive Mba

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Accounting