Oversee corporate annual budgeting and forecasting; analyze for accuracy and advise changes to executive managementReview multiple Business Unit forecasts monthly; detailed review of P&L to isolate outliers and develop procedures to improve results. Review outliers with CFO and partner with sales Vice Presidents to implement changes. Designed financial bridges to identify productivity, inflation, investments, and volume/mix impacts; present results to sales leadership and executive managementCreate monthly presentations for executive management reviewing results for all channelsManage monthly accounting close to ensure compliance with all company policies and liaison with external auditorsDevelop proper controls with internal audit and maintain accurate balance sheet to identify opportunities and minimize risk; implement new lease and revenue recognition standardsDevelop 5-year Corporate strategic plan P&L; review capital spending for capacity expansion initiatives, competitor analysis, sales/logistics, product strategyIntegrate acquisitions including chart of accounts, establish baseline processes for forecasting and monthly close, develop monthly reporting and P&L review packages for executive management

Full P&L support (sales to OI) for Business UnitSG&A budget including merchandising and promotions, rebates, commissions and 275 Sales Service Centers and supporting 7 Regional Vice-Presidents and 1 Senior VP of SalesRevamped commissions program driving improved efficiencies; reduced overall commission spending by .2ptsDeveloped operational scorecard to measure SG&A performance; improved productivity of hourly associates by 3%Established new process to maximize rebate spend for several national buying group contracts; provided solutions for areas missing targetsSuccessful launch of pricing initiatives to delivering $5 million of additional profits; implemented analysis to track effectiveness of price increaseAssist with full SSC integration of recently acquired competitor; Sales, A/R, Balance Sheet

Led development and presentation of annual strategic plan including production vs sales capacity analysis, market growth and trends, and detailed competitor analysis/market share calculations. Managed post-audit analysis on capital projects over $5 million and SKU reduction process to selectively and profitably lower SKU count and improve plant efficiency; successfully reduced SKU count by 7% followed by 5% the following year

Led implementation (with IS) of new analytical tool to improve customer profitability. Completed 7 Region visits identifying $8 million in opportunities that resulted in $6 million of added profits

P&L responsibility supporting Home Depot/LowesDevelop pay-back justification on long-term strategic planning opportunities including $80 million plant expansion in Mexico

Support 6 franchise business consultants covering 75 franchisees and 2,000 stores