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Austin, TX, US

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Global Finance Director, Jan 2023 – Jun 2023Implement and maintain strategic pricing program. Maximize company profitability through cost savings and process improvements. Establish robust financial reporting for.
• Automated pricing updates and stream-lined overall pricing process.
• Analyzed production site costs and provided cost savings recommendations to executive management.
• Led international business expansion project data analytics and presentation content for the Board of Directors meeting.

North Canton, Ohio, US

• Finance Director Pricing Strategy, Nov 2018 - Dec 2022Develop global pricing strategy and enable world class pricing practices including scalable global deal desk.
• Developed and implemented global service pricing using market intelligence, data analytics, stress testing, and country interviews. Set global pricing architecture for ATM as a Service.
• Led the implementation of a new service offering including standardized pricing, executive leadership alignment, and end-to-end process flows.
• Successfully led $350M pricing effort for Toronto Dominion RFP that was later awarded to DN.Finance Director of National Accounts, Feb 2016 - Oct 2018Manage finance team of four responsible for $200M in revenues.
• Instrumental in designing new finance team structure to support matrixed reporting environment.
• Drove annual cost savings of $10M by identifying and eliminating company redundancies post-merger.Banking Division Controller, Dec 2013 – Jan 2016Profit and Loss responsibility for $110M business segment. Business.

Worldwide, OO

• Project Controller Manager, Jan 2009 – Jul 2011Managed finance and accounting team of four handling $40M in project revenues for State of Texas. Support multiple partners with financial reporting and analysis, billings.
• Overhauled financial forecast process in terms of accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness.
• Uncovered accounting inaccuracies by third party resulting in ~$2M in savings to Deloitte.

San Jose, CA, US

• Finance Project Manager, Apr 2004 – Oct 2009Remote Project Manager focused on Stock Based Expensing Initiative, Customer Master Project, and Revenue Data Integrity Project. Responsible for business deliverables.
• Developed Stock Based Expensing model that forecasted within 2% of budget for six budget cycles.
• Led a team of five in delivering company-wide customer master on schedule and without errors.
• Achieved time savings of 60 hrs/month, and higher quality reporting by implementing Revenue Data Integrity process efficiencies. Received team award from CIO/CFO.Marketing Finance Manager, Apr 2003 – Mar 2004Supported.
• Saved 30 hours per quarter and improved reporting accuracy by implementing project expense tracking.
• Received award from Marketing VP for “Superior support and guidance with budgeting process”.Corporate Revenue Manager, Apr 2001 – Mar 2003Managed Distributor Revenue Accounting, Direct Revenue Accounting, Accounts.

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Assistant Controller, May 1999 – Nov 2000Managed Finance and Accounting team of six for $30M software acquisition. Led global consolidation of eight legal entities, inter-company accounting, annual financial planning.
• Built and developed accounting and FP&A team following 100% turnover prior to my arrival.
• Hired and led team of consultants to substantiate all reserve balances including unknown reserves of $1M that pre-dated acquisition. Presented balance sheet review package to Executives.
• Streamlined accounting close process and strengthened management reporting.Finance Manager, Jan 1998 - Apr 1999Profit and Loss responsibility for $120M business unit. Supported General Manager with target setting.
• Increased product margins by 5% over 6 months by developing and instituting pricing model and minimum product margin approval process.
• Presented financials at quarterly Division All Hands meetings.Cost Accounting Supervisor, Apr 1995 -Dec 1997Managed team responsible for planning, cost accounting, capital budgeting, and excess inventory analysis for.