 Finance business partner supporting US e-Commerce business, comprised of five east coast grocery brands  Manage team of analysts across US brands to submit consolidated monthly eCommerce P&Ls; Coordinate annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and semi-annual long-range planning processes; Prepare materials and present in executive reviews Create and analyze business cases and provide though leadership to brands to aid in identifying revenue growth and margin improvement opportunities; Examples include scenario modeling to optimize distribution network, productivity improvement initiatives, customer valuation models, and third party vendor contract terms Leverage business cases to conduct periodic look-backs to evaluate success of key initiatives Designed eCommerce P&L carve-out for ADUSA, including both incremental and fully allocated views; Implemented process and trained business partners to standardize methodology and automate workflows Supported SAP implementation through brand and support function partnership; Identified issues and oversaw resolutions

 Financial advisor and business partner for Rapid Assay business; Provided ongoing thought partnership to General Manager Led strategic planning and budgeting activities, proactively aligning with cross-functional and international finance and business partners; Full ownership of P&L for Rapid Assay business, exceeding $300M in revenue Managed team of analysts performing monthly close activities; Identified reporting and analytics projects to support financial reporting and dashboard creation, leveraged internal resources to develop solutions Generated monthly “Health of the Business” reports and presented to CEO, CFO, and other senior leaders, with focus on identification of business risks and consideration of mitigation strategies Supported New Product Development through business case creation, including NPV modeling and analysis, to support project pipeline and strategic growth initiatives, and to inform investment decisions

*Lead financial analyst supporting Reagent Manufacturing, including Rapid Assay and Livestock & Poultry lines of businesses*Delivered timely, accurate, and consistent monthly reporting, highlighting variance drivers and communicating key messages and themes*Prepared annual strategic plan and budget, as well as quarterly forecasts; Proactively identified risks and opportunities*Identified process improvement opportunities based on evolving business needs and efficiency opportunities; collaborated across stakeholders to generate innovative solutions, such as: o Producing new material usage variance reports and leveraging SAS to automate and enhance existing reports o Holding production order SAP training for manufacturing personnel o Creating repeatable and scalable cost per test calculation methodology to generate KPIs for monthly management reports o A complete overhaul of the capital project approval process through automation and creation of a document repository o Leveraging Microsoft Office applications and custom, centralized reporting to manage forecast and budget cycles within team o Updating account methods for key materials to improve costing accuracy for manufactured parts*Generated and frequently update complex cost models to support new product launches and existing products, including consideration of key variables to create dynamic models that capture impacts of incremental changes*Provided financial analysis to support capital expenditure requests, including NPV calculations, considerations of depreciation timing and impact in the context of overhead spending impact, and performed make vs. buy evaluations; Tracked capital project spending*Mentoedr team members and share best practices; Implemented team Gemba board and weekly Gemba meetings*Completed internal courses including SAS Boot Camp, Lean Boot Camp, and Insights Discovery Personal Effectiveness

*Serve as global lead supporting CFO functions (Scientific Operations, Quality & Compliance, Finance, Patents & Legal, Facilities/Novartis Business Services, Campus Projects, Genesis Labs) and the Ophthalmology disease area; lead team of local BPAs at various NIBR sites to support Business Planning & Analysis for global functions*Deep Dive project lead, a global project implemented at the direction of the CFO to examine each global line function to review strategy and financials and evaluate efficiency*Deliver timely and accurate monthly forecasts; Identify financial risks and opportunities and assist business partners in developing and implementing mitigation plans and corrective actions; Submit monthly dashboards*Prepare annual bottoms-up budgets (expense, capital, FTE) and present to CFO; Develop and update strategic plan *Compile and examine global capital requests; generate savings and/or efficiencies by leveraging procurement, equipment marketplace, or scientific support teams*Primary NIBR finance contact, responsible for cross-divisional alignment with NBS for budget and target setting, divisional boundary shifts, global prioritization of projects, project accounting and tracking, and other ad-hoc duties*Developed and implemented several complex global chargeback models and corresponding reports for support functions such as Lab Animal Services, Lab Operations, Real Estate and Facility Services, and NIBR Genesis Labs; requirements included definition of allocation keys, calculation of budget shifts among functions, coordination of more than ten site leads*Lead process to submit NIBR data for annual pharmaceutical industry benchmarking; coordinated reviews for all NIBR functions*Created BPA Onboarding Manual to centralize information for new hires; worked with team to develop overall onboarding program for NIBR BPAs globally*Provide quarterly finance training to teach business partners the basics of financial management

*Top contributor (2011, 2012, 2013)*1Q 2014 Service Excellence Award winnerFinance Lead - FEMA EADIS Program*Manage finance activities for FEMA EADIS Program - average staffing level of 250 FTEs*Lead, train and mentor team of analysts to ensure accurate financial monitoring and reporting and consistent program controls *Develop and present financial reports weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually; Monitor funding and spending; Identify financial risks and issues and develop/implement resolution tactics; Prepare reconciliations quarterly and annually*Create and submit monthly program forecasts; Develop process and lead team to provide FY program forecast and present to IBM executives for review and approval; Provide analysis for/participate in monthly reviews to report on forecast deviations, loss, leakage, and peakage*Direct invoicing process on monthly basis; Lead team members from EADIS, IBM and client to provide accurate, Approve expense reports, submit journal entries/cost transfers, reconcile purchase orders*Provide financial information and oversight for Program Change Requests and Contract Modifications; Created/maintain program’s Aggregate Price Case which includes pricing information for over 900 change requests and multiple contract types*Streamline processes to track revenue/profit to meet forecasts/IBM goals; Manage Award Fee (profit) pools *Work with IBM Delivery Excellence team to prepare Program Management Review monthly and annually*Manage signings outlook/program roadmap*Develop and/or improve financial processes across program*Create numerous tracking tools and databases using Microsoft Excel, many of which have been reused throughout IBMPMO Finance Specialist - Joint Spectrum Center: *Apply PMO/financial expertise to assist troubled IBM program*Work with IBM compliance team and prime contractor to reconcile invoiced amounts and facilitate close-out process*Implemented process to align forecasting and subcontractor management

* Assist in processing and submitting loans; maintained contact with investors; entered applications into system, created packages, obtained VOE/VODs, set up computer systems, generated weekly/monthly reports, requested appraisals/title commitments * Help organize, verify and keep records for various portions of accounting; prep files for approvals and closings * Created a system for organization of sleeper files; maintain inventories of office supplies; answer phones, handle in-office customers * Set up appointments for customers and loan officers; performed mail-mergers and organized contacts of loan officers

2008* Shadowed owner as she managed individual portfolios including buying and selling stocks/bonds and calling trade desk; attended 401k information meetings with small businesses and individual employees; attended presentations from analysts and broker-dealer* Created a detailed policy and procedure manual for the financial advisor with strict instructions on how to perform tasks including placing trades, placing stop loss orders, updating accounts and portfolios, researching stocks and various funds, keeping records of transactions and communications with clients, and customer service

* Worked with customers to design and seek approval for advertisements; assembled mock magazines for pre-press screening* Prepared and sent invoices, collected and kept accurate records of payments; maintained inventories of publications and was in charge of distribution of six tourist publications to hotels and restaurants in seven towns* Created and maintained contact database; verified and updated contact information for various affiliates of publications

* Created profiles of demographic information for 26 retirement communities in 14 states for market research