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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Minnetonka, Minnesota, Us

Leader of the Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis team responsible for developing and delivering on the company’s long term financial model. Responsible for identifying and evaluating strategic growth initiatives through both organic and acquisition opportunities while navigating an unprecedented global pandemic.• Created a new suite of financial models and partnered with the CFO to develop and implement an enterprise-wide centralized forecast process.• Leveraged the new tools to manage the global budgeting, forecasting and variance analyses• Partnered with the Mergers & Acquisitions team to critically evaluate strategic projects and investment opportunities around the globe.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Finance leader for the North American Cocoa and Chocolate business. Responsible for full P&L leadership and long term strategic planning as the business embarks on a multi-year turn around.• Created new operational and financial KPI reports to increase transparency and unlock profit driving opportunities.• Implemented new cross functional rolling forecast process to insure both short and long term goals were achieved.• Developed new visualization tools to improve performance tracking and accountability across sales contracting, manufacturing, and working capital.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Lead the annual strategic planning review and full P&L leadership for the Trading and Merchandising Segment, North American Sales and global Truvia natural sweetener brand.• Implemented a new Integrated Business Planning process for the Trading & Merchandising Segment, enabling increased transparency and delivered 25% profit growth.• Developed new processes and visualization tools to improve North American accounts receivable percent current by over 20%.• Created a new suite of financial and KPI reports resulting in immediate year one sales and gross profit growth following three years of contraction.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Directed full P&L financial leadership for the Fruit, Salty & Strategic Growth Channels business units and manage multiple financial analysts.• Delivered annual sales growth of +6% (three year average) on a $1.5 billion portfolio.• Developed new processes and reporting tools for the division’s Holistic Margin Management waste initiative, which resulted in a 25% reduction in the first year of implementation.• Collaborated with the Category Acceleration Team to develop strategic plans to expand distribution of key brand in our emerging channels and delivered +75% sales growth.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Managed a four person team responsible for $350mm budgets and provided recommendations on key strategic investment opportunities.• Partnered with the Vice President of Strategic Capabilities to develop new processes and performance metrics to prioritize resource allocation.• Created a three year strategic plan for US Retail Sales headcount and technology investments.• Formed a cross functional director council to manage a $10mm capital budget.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Led the Convenience Stores & Vending business units with combined sales of $250M and grew profits in excess of 27%.• Implemented a new portfolio of financial reports and key performance indicators to increase transparency for senior leadership.• Led the cross function team in the creation of New Product Profitability Guidelines.• Coached and developed multiple Financial Analysts and Interns within the business unit.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for the development of annual and long range financial planning and analysis for $1B business.• Instituted a dynamic long range financial and market share forecasting model, which was expanded and leveraged across multiple divisions.• Created a suite of key performance indicator reports enabling concise communication to senior leadership on business critical ratios, financial trends and new product performance.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Served as the lead financial analyst for the Big G Cereal division and managed $1 billion COGS budget.• Established the quarterly Business Unit Accountability tool to increase leadership transparency.• Provided financial analysis on new products and margin enhancement opportunities.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Ba, Economics & Political Science