Luke Barton Email & Phone Number

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

Drive budgetary and forecasting requirements of Clinical Trials by providing latest estimates on current year and future year planning. Identify issues and propose mitigating plans in order to facilitate decision making.2. Deliver best ratio between trial cost (cost efficiency/ productivity) and operational and scientific requirements to deliver trial protocol as per expectations.3. Develop and drive agreement on the clinical trial budget and forecasts with the Therapeutic Area (TA) Heads, clinical trial teams (CTT) and Global Program teams (GPT) and assist with securing approvals.4. Manage the Total Trial Grant (TTG) development and approval process, including the budget presentation at the Clinical Operations Board (COB.) Initiate and lead budget review meetings with CTT and/or functional management as needed. Challenge and track program/trial timelines, resource requirements and expenditures and initiate adjustments as needed.5. Conduct and lead review of the operational plan and budget with TA at Milestone meetings and challenge and track project/activity timelines, resource requirements and costs.6. Provide accurate monthly latest outlooks and forecasts for clinical trials in alignment with program management and operational stakeholders objectives. Lead quarterly and yearly review of clinical trial total lifetime cost estimates and lead clinical forecast review meetings (Budget cycles).7. Influence stakeholders and demonstrate ability to successfully work to support planning, to harmonize forecasting planning efforts and to seek to improve systems on a continuous basis. Ability to influence and support various sub teams similarly.8. Ensure that trial specific standards and metrics are developed and applied. Ensure processes are implemented consistently across the TAs. Ensure clinical trial planning and forecasting systems are accurate regarding timelines, forecasts and expend9. More to list upon request

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

Beverly, Ma, Us

Manage Research and Development budget as well as IT budget. Responsibilities include creating and managing FY plan, monthly forecasts, reconciling head count, variance analysis, actual OPEX, creating and presenting monthly VP/CFO presentation of results. Responsible for maintaining work order process which entails weekly review of WIP, manufactured close, and financially closed WO's. Ensuring proper coding, researching large variances and timing work flow of overall process. Highly collaborative with respective business partners to ensure that all financials from R&D and IT are accurate and that full analysis into the business drivers/challenges have been reviewed and raised to management if necessary.Manage overall Transfer order process between company divisions, ensuring proper inventory movement between entities, reconciling and reviewing on a weekly basis.Ad hoc projects include PPV analysis and reporting, burden reporting, material analysis and reporting, expert in excel providing for strategic initiatives throughout the company. Driving force behind the R&D and IT budgets from a finance perspective; collaborate closely with senior management on key initiatives and business drivers for forecasting, long range planning efforts and ROI . Detailed ad hoc analysis performed for CFO and senior management through collaboration with business partners across the organization.

Durham, Nh, Us

Analysis for various cost of sales (COS). Detailed project level included but not exclusive to installation, general/specific warranty, engineering, freight, and other reserves. Prepare financial reporting information for all areas of the business in order to relay information on ROI, revenue recognition and gross margin reporting.Participate in Preliminary, Quarterly and Yearly audit reviews of corporate financials with internal and external auditors in accordance with Sarbanes Oxley/404 as well as assist with proofing and tying of quarterly and yearly earnings releases and financial statements.Responsible for recording revenue for all equipment sales utilizing Completed Contract Method or Percentage of Completion (POC) in compliance with US GAAP and Corporate Policy including inter-company revenue/cost elements. Integral part of the annual planning and forecasting process, as well as working to accurately adjust the rolling forecast. Working with various groups to ensure forecasting accuracy and overall communication to key members of the finance organization.Provide financial support to the Service and Operations management relative to performance, including development and implementation of internal control policies and procedures and identification of cost reduction opportunities. Determine appropriate revenue/COS methodology to capture (new) revenue streams in SAP depending on contract language. Create processes/procedures and establish controls for new revenue streams that are consistent with existing revenue types. .Key contributor in the month end financial close process, responsible for the consolidation of financial information into the monthly business report.Monitor, reconcile, and adjust general ledger and Profit and loss accounts to ensure proper revenue posting to all financial records. Variance Analysis related to target costs, actual cost and realigned target costs.Responsible for full time Jr. Revenue analyst and Service accountant

• Monthly close responsibilities include CP revenue reporting to Interpublic Group through Hyperion System. Preparing journal entries related to WIP/AR/AP and Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue. Responsible for preparing monthly revenue variance analysis to assist controller with forecast updates. In addition to monthly/annual reconciliations and reclasses as necessary.• Prepare monthly accruals, adjustments, reconciliations and reclassifications related to the general ledger. Interface with all levels of management to ensure that all month end activities have been fulfilled. Developed a ‘Client Reporting Package’ to help the account team better manage their client’s expectation against budge/forecasts. • Responsible for the hiring, training, and workload allocation of two full time Budget Coordinators, in addition to delivering their semi annual and annual reviews.• Participate in Preliminary, Quarterly and Yearly audit reviews of corporate financials with internal and external auditors in accordance with Sarbanes Oxley/404. • In depth management of Mullen’s two largest clients, HSBC Bank and General Motors. Directly work as a business liaison between the client and Mullen to satisfy that costs do not exceed budget as well as all accruals are entered monthly and quarterly to ensure that all expenses have been captured..• Solely integrated SAP accounting system, which was a requirement of GM, into Mullen’s existing accounting program. This function included developing a training program to educate 40+ Mullen employees around the country, as well as making sure the training included SOX compliance, estimating, purchase orders, invoices, revenue recognition and payment receipts. • Examine fluctuations between various line items on the financial statements and general ledger. Follow up with area managers to report findings and walk through appropriate changes to the forecast in order to realign spending.