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• Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports• Forecast business cash flow identifying and reporting needs• Provide administrative support and reporting for Board of Director meetings

Deliver proactive financial consulting to the Domestic Packed Commercial team, Sales, Marketing, and Value Chain/Operations.►Facilitate cross-departmentally business decision-making to balance short term objectives of growth with profitability and crop utilization. ►Conduct management of all traditional financial reporting and planning duties.►Provide leadership in terms of strategic/forward-thinking financial support, controls, decision support, and operational know-how to achieve… Show more Deliver proactive financial consulting to the Domestic Packed Commercial team, Sales, Marketing, and Value Chain/Operations.►Facilitate cross-departmentally business decision-making to balance short term objectives of growth with profitability and crop utilization. ►Conduct management of all traditional financial reporting and planning duties.►Provide leadership in terms of strategic/forward-thinking financial support, controls, decision support, and operational know-how to achieve the business performance targets.►Develop senior management summaries of key insights as part of preparation and analysis of monthly close reporting packages.►Identify several opportunities to improve processes to eliminate 'data entry' and focus on analytics transforming data into information. Show less

Provided business and financial modeling consulting to the organization’s clients, who ranged in size from start-up to mid-size organizations (sales <$1MM). ►Provided services, i.e. business/expense plan development, pro-forma P&L, projected scenarios, strategic planning and product costing.►Consulting Clients: Beauty Boost Inc. (Fragrance Lock); Anthony & Sylvan Pools; Tia Girl; Start-ups with exclusive Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s).

Executive Director, Finance/Global Marketing, IMI, R&DManaged global marketing functions, including insight and market intelligence (IMI/market research) as well as research and development (R&D); operating budget of $550MM. Expertise in budgets, business administration, auditing, accounting, and financial reporting towards ensuring business initiatives have financial justification. Provided financial consulting to top executives and staff of 12 professionals.►Provided global leadership… Show more Executive Director, Finance/Global Marketing, IMI, R&DManaged global marketing functions, including insight and market intelligence (IMI/market research) as well as research and development (R&D); operating budget of $550MM. Expertise in budgets, business administration, auditing, accounting, and financial reporting towards ensuring business initiatives have financial justification. Provided financial consulting to top executives and staff of 12 professionals.►Provided global leadership to regional marketing centers in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Executive Director, Finance/Global Marketing, IMI, R&DManaged global marketing, including insight and market intelligence (IMI/market research) as well as research and development (R&D); operating budget of $550MM. Expertise in budget development, business administration, auditing, accounting, and financial reporting towards ensuring business initiatives have sound financial justification. Provided financial consulting to top level executives and staff of 12 professionals.►Provided global leadership to regional marketing centers in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Executive Director, Finance/Global Marketing, IMI, R&D►Restructured businesses, reducing costs $40+MM while supporting long range business plan.►Global policies, procedures, strategic planning, and reporting.Executive Director, Sales Operations/Finance, North America►Initiated sales operating plan for direct selling unit using performance metrics, while integrating the largest sales design changes in 125 years. Evaluated, hired and managed staff of 8 professionals.►Headed transition of One Simple Sales Model (major redesign of sales organization) from a pro-forma plan to the execution implementation.Executive Director Finance, Global Fashion & Home Categories (GFH)Provided financial support for new business unit to extend corporate brand to Mom & Baby category.►Initiated business plan for $150+MM sales and supervised 4 professionals. Show less

Senior Director/Mini CFO, Fresh Bakery & Frozen Business Unit (FBFBU)Responsible for $1.2B in revenue and $140MM in earnings, managing a cross-functional matrix partnership with supply chain and distribution. Supervised 15 professionals and managed 4 direct reports. ►Full accountability for P&L and Balance Sheet management of 60% of Net Sales and Earnings.►Initiated FBFBU efforts on strategic planning and annual operating plan/forecasting development of financial… Show more Senior Director/Mini CFO, Fresh Bakery & Frozen Business Unit (FBFBU)Responsible for $1.2B in revenue and $140MM in earnings, managing a cross-functional matrix partnership with supply chain and distribution. Supervised 15 professionals and managed 4 direct reports. ►Full accountability for P&L and Balance Sheet management of 60% of Net Sales and Earnings.►Initiated FBFBU efforts on strategic planning and annual operating plan/forecasting development of financial statements.Director, Business AnalysisResponsible for all business analysis across 3 business units (Biscuit, Bakery, and Frozen) with revenue of ~$2B, 125% of Division earnings. Led team of 5 providing financial perspective and counsel to several cross-functional business teams. ►Created Pricing Study process aligning communications link between Sales and Finance.►Designed the development and documentation process for advertising and marketing spending for SOX Compliance.►Set up Business Analysis department from a blank canvas. Show less