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Sandy Hook, Connecticut, US

• ✫ Financial executive for a $500M+ organization, supporting 725+ employees throughout the U.S. and Canada and overseeing the strategic direction and performance of finance, accounting, and IT. Thought partner in the.
• Managed cash flow challenges in 2023 driven by an inventory build, slowing collections, and suppliers pushing for shorter terms; built a 13-week cash flow forecasting model, created/filled a new VP Treasury role.
• Coach and develop a team of 25+ reports.
• Built a 5-year strategic plan model, segmenting the business, identifying key profitability levers, and will serve as company financial target in the future.
• Implemented PowerBI, improving timely data visibility and analytical capabilities; built new reporting dashboards to enhance business segmentation and profitability analysis.
• Audit improvement: Transitioned from regional auditor to Deloitte in 2023 and reduced audit completion by 57 days. Implemented new accounting procedures that resolved two material weaknesses and two significant.

Middlebury, CT, US

• Business unit CFO with global P&L responsibility from revenue, cogs, and SG&A to profit
• Guided the business through the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in 2020; managed furloughs and permanent separations, restructured the organization, negotiated existing agreements, stretched payables, and accelerated.
• Tripled business unit profitability between 2017 and 2019 despite -5% annual revenue declines; enhanced the gross margin by +3.6pp, reduced SG&A by $6M and marketing by $4M
• Generated $1.9M cost-savings in a New York City showroom footprint consolidation strategy, and was point person for lease negotiations; determined cost-effective footprint decisions in France and Switzerland
• Successfully executed a shared services transition in 2019 with minimal business disruption, shifting Accounting, A/P, and A/R functions to a shared service environment
• Managed the monthly forecasts, annual budget, and the 4-year strategic plan, solve unique commercial situations that balanced meeting revenue objectives with resolving collection issues

Middlebury, CT, US

• Directed all aspects of strategy for an affiliate operation in India; led the Managing Director and supported 400+ employees
• Performed ‘keep vs. sell’ analysis and recommended divestiture to the CEO and Timex Group Board
• Managed the selling process with Ernst & Young Delhi and closed the sale in Q1 2018, generating millions of incremental cash

Middlebury, CT, US

• Led the financial direction of a $250M+ structure to support global watch production across the U.S., China, Philippines, India, France, and Germany; activities included capital investment oversight, planning.
• Managed forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and global oversight of Supply Chain capital investment
• Reduced material costs and fixed costs through benchmarking, vendor consolidation, and internalization
• Engaged in global cost-saving initiatives and special projects, including the following:o Consolidated the watch manufacturing footprint from two factories in China and the Philippines into one, closing the China.

Middlebury, CT, US

• Similar Supply Chain Finance responsibilities as VP role above; while in this role was promoted to VP and given expanded Corporate Finance responsibilities

Middlebury, CT, US

• Managed the U.S. forecast and budget processes, including the monthly variance analysis of results for a $150M portfolio
• Led the financial analysis of up to 20 key customers, including the marketing initiatives and sales programs

Greenwich, CT, US

• Established the company’s foundation for managing capital expenditures, through the implementation of a capital program to manage ~$35M annual spend in fleet (1,500+ vehicles) and facilities; set delegations, financial.
• Developed national logistics and facility KPIs; managed and tracked all continuous improvement initiatives
• Conducted truck-by-truck analysis to solve a California emission compliance issue; recommended a plan that established a multi-year, multimillion-dollar vehicle replacement strategy

Paris, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR

• Governed the capital expenditure process ($40M+ annually) to support 60+ facilities, 1500+ vehicles, and trade assets
• Finance leader for headquarter SG&A costs and national labor costs in fleet, warehouse, and distribution

Paris, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR

• Drove the company-wide monthly forecast process, annual planning process, and corporate messaging
• Focused on supply chain results to analyze and report manufacturing and logistics costs ($2.5B+ cost structure)

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Performed as the Acquisition Team Lead; oversaw the financial reporting of all acquired companies (~12 per year)
• Established/improved global pricing and pricing metrics; executed two price actions with an estimated yield of $55M

• Affiliated Computer Services (Team Lead) - Custom software development
• Data Management Services (Project Manager) - Managed six person software development team
• Arthur Andersen, LLP (Senior Business Consultant) - Strategy, process optimization, automation, custom software solutions

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Management Information Systems, Minor In International Relations

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