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Little Rock, Ar, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

At UpSpring, I oversee financial activities of company with oversight for financial reports, analysis, and forecasts. In addition, I lead and develop eight-member team of finance, supply chain, and IT associates for the company. Identifying and implementing process improvements in supply chain that drive efficiencies and profitability has been a key to our success.Achievements in this role include:-Spearheaded business turnaround taking 82% operating loss to breakeven profitability in one year.--Delivered 22% revenue growth and 103% profitability improvement YOY.---Reduced headcount by 35% through remapping organizational resources and optimizing workflows.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

At Acosta, I led financial aspects of $100 million organization with oversight for FP&A, pricing, and client profitability. Collaborating with senior leadership on sales, finance, and profit initiatives was a key focus.In addition, I developed a customer profitability model that exposed margin opportunities across all business segments.Some accomplishments I am proud of included:-Created structure and accountability for budgets and forecasts and provided detailed variance reports.--Improved forecast accuracy by double digits during tenure via educating segments on financial acumen.---Delivered 30% revenue growth by landing incremental single-source business from Walmart.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As the Senior National Account Manager, I led the team responsible for sales growth across tissue, towel, and napkin businesses for Sam’s Club. I promoted branded portfolio across product offerings, including Quilted Northern, Vanity Fair, Marathon, POM, and Member’s Mark.A notable accomplishment included:-Delivered $5 million in incremental profit through price increases for 50% of portfolio.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

In this role, I managed finance and marketing team responsible for investment analysis across Walmart/Sam’s portfolio. Additionally, I leveraged trade/marketing investments to deliver profitable growth strategies and joint business plans. I conducted DMF analysis and implemented processes to increase value for Walmart/Sam’s sales teams.Key achievements here included:-Recovered $400 thousand in erroneous invoice deductions from Sam’s Club.--Delivered $30 million in one-time cash flow benefit through renegotiated vendor payment terms.---Identified additional $12 million in profit above required 1% allowance required by Walmart through detailed financial modeling efforts.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

At Coca-Cola, I oversaw financial and price package plans for Coca-Cola’s sparkling/still beverage portfolio at Sam’s Club. In addition, I implemented strategy and growth plans that optimized trade spend and financial metrics to drive ROI.My proudest accomplishments included:-Drove 19% sales increase by increasing distribution points across carbonated beverage portfolio.--Rolled out package and funding enhancements to deliver growth across Coca-Cola bottling system.

Racine, Wi, Us

As the Sales Finance Manager, I owned financial responsibility and and trade spending for Walmart's $1 billion sales portfolio. In addition, I analyzed and supported four business segments: Glade, Windex, Ziploc, Raid, and Off brands. I also developed analytical models that provided better decision-making information to stakeholders.Key achievements included:-Improved pricing strategies on 30% of portfolio and enhanced trade spend for 50% of the portfolio.--Secured $1.2 million in working capital by improving post-audit claim denial rates 30% in two years.

Racine, Wi, Us

As the Operations Finance Manager, I supported the North American procurement team for all raw material and commodity purchases. In addition, I led commodity inflation budgeting, commodity hedging, and development of financial model for sustainable "green" energy sources for manufacturing plants.

Racine, Wi, Us

As the Brand Finance Manager, I provided all aspects of financial support for a portfolio of consumer products within the Home Cleaning Business for the Windex, Shout, Drano, & fantastik brands. I also led financial modeling efforts and thirdy-party supplier negotiations for new product launches.A key accomplishment included:-----Delivered costs savings 30% above plan.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

At Baxter Internaitional, I managed a 10-person finance/operations team responsible for all P&L analysis for a $500 million captive finance company within Baxter International, supporting operations, marketing, and sales. In addition, I ran financial reporting, planning and forecasting for all aspects of the business. I drove systematic process improvements with regard to the pricing set up and compliance tracking of surcharge leases. Key accomplishments in this role included:-Increased turnaround times by 30% to operations team post-adoption of Six Sigma.--Improved data accuracy from 65% to 97% within four months.---Reduced month-end closing times by 40%.

Bba, International Business

Bachelor Of Accountancy