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Houston, Texas, US

Houston, Texas, US

• Member of the global Senior Leadership Team responsible for all Accounting, Finance and Treasury functions. Key storyteller on financial performance and core KPIs for the Board, PE sponsor, bank partners and other.
• Automated Financial reporting and retooled budgeting/forecasting processes
• Implemented SLA’s and KPIs leading to enhanced service delivery in AP, AR, and MDM
• Led a project to automate month end close workflow and balance sheet reconciliations. Drove FTE reductions and ME close time improvement by 50%.
• Completed debt restructuring and recapitalization.
• Risk Mgmt-Liased with brokers to successfully renew all company insurance policies, minimizing year on year cost increases

Houston, TX, US

• Senior Finance leader supporting the CEO, CFO, and VP of Investor Relations
• Led the global budgeting, forecasting, and mgmt financial reporting functions for (Revenue ~$68B, 4 reporting segments)
• Drove the long-range planning process, including 3-year financial plan and annual performance management cycles
• Supported M&A pipeline and execution from a budgeting/forecasting, and deal model support.
• Led team charged with benchmarking BUs, identifying, and driving cross functional projects to remove $700+MM of structural costs.
• Created storyboards, insights and materials used to communicate Sysco's financial performance to the Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and External Stakeholders

Houston, TX, US

Responsible for all aspects of the BU’s (Revenue: +$6.5B) performance, including partnering with the BU President and Leadership teams in the development and execution of the 3 year and annual operating plan, FP&A, capital planning, internal controls, M&A support and working capital management. (12 direct reports - VP/Director level, ~250 Total)

Houston, TX, US

• Responsible for all aspects of the operating company's financial results (4 direct reports, 18 total)
• Led redesign of forecast process, KPIs and strategic initiative tracking to strengthen execution andfunctional alignment
• Commissioned energy audit and related projects delivering 34% savings in KWH in Year 1
• Improved Operating leverage through enhanced analytics and deployment of customer segmentation initiatives lowering total cost to serve

Richmond, VA, US

• Provided financial leadership for the Mid-Atlantic market, reported directly to the BU President
• Directed all BU financial and reporting activities (accounting, FP&A, cash & credit management, strategic pricing, cold chain risk mgmt., indirect procurement, & IT)
• Developed frameworks and models to provide critical financial and operational information to the President and make actionable recommendations on strategy
• Enabled revenue growth of 33+% over 32 months impacting go to market strategy through improved analytics and development of customer segmentation tools
• Contributed to 30% EBITDA improvement over 3-year period by partnering with senior leadership team to close price/ margin leaks and implement productivity initiatives
• Strengthened customer risk analytics and improved bad debt profile by 20+%

Richmond, VA, US

• Acting as Supply Chain CFO, provided leadership and decision support to Supply Chain and Operations leadership team in the areas of FP&A, supply chain risk mgmt., market intelligence and vendor management (reported.
• Drove strategy and milestone updates, scenario planning, and quarterly business reviews for the Supply Chain (network of manufacturing plants)
• Developed and implemented a framework to identify, communicate, and mitigate counterparty risk (Vendors/Suppliers)
• $50+MM in working capital freed by securing 3rd party supply chain financing and driving execution of an A/P terms optimization strategy
• Delivered 20% in cost reduction through strategic sourcing initiatives, e-auctions and renegotiation of contracts (copiers/MFDs, office supplies, mail services & corrugated packaging)
• Implemented business case reviews and “look backs” to validate the value of sourcing and manufacturing productivity projects

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

• Managed a team of FP&A analysts focused on analyzing data and providing new processes, system enhancements and technical solutions to complex business issues
• Developed financial modeling and decision support tools in support of Senior Management
• Identified opportunities to maximize revenue and manage expenses to budget/forecast through utilization and cost containment initiatives

Lake Forest, Illinois, US

• Led accounting, credit, payroll and indirect procurement functions for converting facilities
• Reduced accounts receivable turnover by 30% and bad debt expense 20%
• Responsible for month end financial statement preparation, account reconciliation review, and internal controls.

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