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Laramie, US

Boulder, CO, US

• Directed International accounting for consumer products brand, with direct management of accounting, payroll and banking. Established and managed external accounting firms to assist in statutory accounting, payroll.
• Management of the entire international accounting function for 9 subsidiaries in LATAM, EMEA and APAC
• Directed Company’s effort to continue building the international financial infrastructure, including accounting systems and processes, banking partners, payroll management, and tax advisors
• Coordinated with outside full-service accounting firms and CPAs, attorneys, and consultants on subsidiary creation, statutory requirements and operating processes
• Hands on management of general ledger and sub-ledger, balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, and revenue, inventory and operating expense accounting
• Reviewed month-end close including journal entries, accruals, and financial statements

Barcelona, ES

• Directed Finance, Accounting and IT for the visual merchandising manufacturer. Prepared reporting and analysis for private equity sponsors, BOD, executive team and lenders. Managed a team of 10 that has demonstrated.
• Prepared and presented all Financial Statements and analysis for monthly BOD and foreign private equity reporting
• Completed 2018 Annual Audit net $7k of PAJE, a 5,000% net improvement over 2017
• Designed, prepared and led the annual budgeting process for $53M company
• Conducted due diligence, analysis, and presentations with external Audit, Advisors, BOD and IB for company sale
• Developed operational reporting metrics to standardize output for measurability; manufacturing weekly labor reporting, cash reporting/forecasting, sales reporting

Barcelona, ES

Louisville, CO, US

Combination of bookkeeping, controller, financial analysis and CFO responsibilities. Execution on all day-to-day accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general journal processing, general ledger maintenance, account reconciliation and financial statement preparation and distribution internally and for investors. Internal.

Boulder, CO, US

• Directed all Finance, Accounting and Human Resources of a private sustainable apparel company. Prepared reporting to the private equity firm, executive team, board of directors and lenders. Controlled budgeting and.
• Produced monthly and quarterly reporting for the Board of Directors and presented the financial information
• Transitioned outsourced to in-house accounting the improving the cost structure by 35% annually
• Managed accounts receivables and payables for all areas of the business including trade, general accounting, and supply chain
• Maintained flat YoY spending of non-trade and inventory items while growing sales over 50%
• Completed three cycles of demand and supply planning for organization improving inventory turns by 50% annually

Broomfield, CO, US

• Reported to both COO and CFO. Owned all aspects of the annual global plan and financial reporting processes for Supply Chain/Operations Finance. This included the annual operating plan, headcount and capital budget.
• Financial management for two internal manufacturing facilities with $120M in revenue, implementing alternative inter-company pricing strategy, budgeting, forecasting, metric scorecards, KPI and controls
• Drove Gross Margin improvements through cost reductions, zero-based budgeting, sourcing evaluation, strategic financial management. Part of a team that delivered 3% or $13M projected gross margin improvement
• Lead a global team of supply chain professionals responsible for creating operating and capital budgets for the $1.1B business
• Reduced the month-end close cycle for Supply Chain from 7 to 3 days
• Prepared annual zero-based budgets and forecasts for Supply Chain: including development of calendar, deliverables, strategies and content. Coordinated with business partners in FP&A, Accounting, Manufacturing.

Broomfield, CO, US

• Reporting directly to COO, developed Supply Chain financial and operating metrics around the globe to ensure visibility to performance, standardization of results and cost management
• Lead a global team of analysts in matrix organization responsible for creating operating and capital budgets during the hyper-growth, decline and re-building periods, from $500M to $850M in revenue.
• Key player in implementation and adoption of Cognos reporting as supply chain tool for business analysis.
• Prepared analysis and presentations for Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Earnings Call, 10-Q/K. Included data consolidation, content and presentation development.
• Formulated and prepared extensive ad hoc analysis for COO as requested; including, but not limited to product margin analysis, standardized reporting, establishing content and format for monthly executive business.

Broomfield, CO, US

• Reported to the CFO, created, managed and analyzed consolidated global operating, headcount, and capital budgets, standardized processes, and financial forecasts during hyper-growth from $177M to $500M in revenue.
• Immediately following the largest ever footwear initial public offering, one of two global FP&A team members to support financial requirements during public reporting and analysis adoption period; participated in.
• Team member in the creation of methodology for determining equity grants.
• Created and reported consolidated financial metrics as lagging indicators for six operating units and three acquisitions; utilize Cognos reporting to support data collection for metric reporting.
• Created structure, content and presentations for quarterly investor earnings calls, Board of Directors and Audit Committee meetings in coordination with SEC Reporting, Accounting, Treasury, and Tax within regulatory.
• Built and maintained relationships with all business unit Directors, foreign entity Controllers and executive management to implement financial controls and reliable reporting.

New York, New York, US

• Developed and analyzed compliance, budget and savings reporting, to monitor global travel program effectiveness with expenses over $900M annually.
• Reduced airfare spending by $2M through improved division compliance reporting and communication.
• Devised, administered and analyzed financial and operational bids from competing travel management companies including an electronic auction, decision matrix, and sensitivity analysis. Delivered final selection via.
• Project Manager for implementation of online travel system that was projected to $11M over 3 years.
• Financially and operationally analyzed Pfizer’s Private Air Shuttle program and budget; prepared break-even analysis and forecasts; delivered recommendations to Senior Management for modifications.
• Consolidated data from multiple sources (Corporate Credit Card, Travel Management Companies, Cognos/XMS, Hotels, Airlines, VAT) to determine spending trends, forecasts and areas of opportunity for procurement and.

New York, New York, US

• Investment Banking Division: Associate, Floor Administrator
• Reduced staffing hours to save $45K/year by identifying process efficiencies.
• Improved labor utilization 25% through labor analysis, workflow forecast and redistribution of workforce
• Analyzed monthly metric report to improve queue time by 50% in 4 months and quality by 8% in 3 months.
• Managed space planning, technology, and Administrative Assistant support for 80 Investment Bankers.
• Consolidated 360° performance evaluation data from 150+ Investment Bankers and support staff for 3 supervisors and 18 assistants. Delivered completed evaluations and made compensation recommendations.Investment Banking.

Plano, TX, US

• General Operations Manager – New York, NY (1998 – 2000)Assistant Operations Manager – Greenwich, CT (1996 – 1998)Key Operator – Norwalk, CT (1995 – 1996)
• Improved store ranking to top 5% from bottom 80% in sales growth, operating profit and customer service
• Achieved 14% mature store sales growth on annual sales of $3.7M
• Improved Operating Profit to 21.3% from 20% through scrap reduction, JIT Inventory, employee efficiency
• Recruited, trained and developed 60+ co-workers including 5 Assistant Managers. Promoted two co-workers into Branch Managers through mentoring and development programs
• Managed $2M remodel project including cost management, operational design and effectiveness

Mba, Finance / Management

Bs Education, Health Education