Financial business partner to the senior leadership team in four expanding, tech driven, international subsidiaries to publicly traded company.Developed financial decision support models, risk analysis, and profitability evaluation of recently acquired business units and corporate startup venture with presence in multiple countries across North America and Europe.

Recruited into the IKEA multi-channel transformation program, as a contractor through Randstad/Dfind Finance & Executive. Held positions with increasing responsibilities in two subsidiaries to the group through a corporate reorganization.Promoted to lend internal control expertise in establishing a vendor management office. Performed duties of finance manager. Managed the commercial relationship with system integration and IT consultancy vendors, promoted cost control, and provided decision support to CFO, CIO, project management office (PMO), program executives, and project managers.• Coordinated all financial aspects of $60 million per year IT consulting contract and relationship with vendor. Contributing to savings of over $25 million.• Initiated and led project to systematize resource planning and procurement. Created transparency and internal control which enabled vendor management team to realize a 10% cut in average input unit price, a $6 million annual saving.• Established and structured databases. Enforced uniform data standard for contracts and invoice specifications. Identified incorrect charges, collected recompense of $>0.5 million, and led work to eliminate variations.• Developed automated invoice reconciliation process. Reduced invoice reconciliation effort and lead time by 80%.A furniture and home goods retailer with 400 store locations globally, IKEA is engaged in a transformation program, overhauling its online and e-commerce capabilities and establishing agile software as a service (SaaS) delivery organization.

Recruited as a financial business partner to program executives and project managers in IT delivery organization, to improve accuracy of cash flow projections, and improve quality in monthly and annual financial closing.• Took financial lead in project to establish delivery organization to develop, test, deploy, and maintain all software, databases, and infrastructure for IKEA’s global online, e-commerce, and multi-channel retail capabilities. Secured funding for project, modeled running cost projections, and designed framework for capacity planning and charging of cost to internal customers. Organization is now in full operation and currently employs more than 500 people.

Recruited to strengthen the asset management team, shortly after the launch of its first mutual funds, in 2007. Held positions with increasing responsibilities in four subsidiaries of the group, throughout several corporate reorganizations.Monyx Financial Group, controlled by Danish publicly traded NewCap Holding AS, provides Private Financial Services, Broker Services, and Asset Management. Assets under management amounted to USD 3.3 billion.

Promoted to establish stable processes for management of newly acquired mandate to manage a Luxembourg investment company (SICAV), aid in the effort to establish products on the Scandinavian market, and manage banking relationships.

Recruited to aid in daily management of portfolios, investment analysis, establishing processes, and marketing mutual funds.

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