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Oversees and manages a $6B P&L with monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast responsibility. I perform monthly and quarterly analysis on variances versus forecast and budget. Implements Tableau for interactive monthly and weekly dashboards and analytics.Notable Contributions:►Supported business growth and facilitated business decision-making by introducing a holistic and data-driven cross-functional view of the business.►Facilitated recovery from Covid-19 impact by… Show more Oversees and manages a $6B P&L with monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast responsibility. I perform monthly and quarterly analysis on variances versus forecast and budget. Implements Tableau for interactive monthly and weekly dashboards and analytics.Notable Contributions:►Supported business growth and facilitated business decision-making by introducing a holistic and data-driven cross-functional view of the business.►Facilitated recovery from Covid-19 impact by creating an appropriate budget for FY 22.►Introduced an automated approach to streamline compiling and analyzing financial data and metrics that saved the company significant time and money.►Consolidated and rationalized multiple reports in Tableau and Microsoft Power BI that illuminated material budgeting variances or expenditure variances for the management team. Facilitated requested ad hoc drill-down capability at the item and customer level.►An influential member of the CRM SAP Implementation team that empowered the company to meet the revenue recognition rules of the IASB and FASB. Show less

Recruited by management in a new role for the company. I created and implemented the tools necessary to analyze possible CRE acquisition opportunities and propose the best ones to management. As part of the acquisition process, I negotiated the terms of acquisitions for price, timing, financing, and exit strategy. Created and delivered financials to Management (Actual P&L, Forecast, and Budget) along with variances and other analyses.Notable Contributions:►Drove the acquisition… Show more Recruited by management in a new role for the company. I created and implemented the tools necessary to analyze possible CRE acquisition opportunities and propose the best ones to management. As part of the acquisition process, I negotiated the terms of acquisitions for price, timing, financing, and exit strategy. Created and delivered financials to Management (Actual P&L, Forecast, and Budget) along with variances and other analyses.Notable Contributions:►Drove the acquisition planning process that achieved an ROI of 297% on all M&A activity during tenure with the company.►Fully executed the pre and post-closing M&A process, performing comprehensive due diligence analysis and valuation on various CRE offerings resulting in positive acquisitions.►Saved 15-30% of their cash flows for each acquisition by researching and negotiating new contracts with suppliers. ►Captured 5-10% savings by eliminating redundant processes during the consolidation of financial results and metrics post-acquisition. Performed comprehensive variance analysis and produced accurate financial statements. Show less

Part of the due diligence team on the Conagra PL acquisition. I supported leadership with analysis on various segments and functioned as the pricing manager for Sturm Foods.Notable Contributions:►Simplified and standardized the monthly forecast process to a level that knowledgeable staff can replicate.►Audited and approved the analysis for pricing, costs, and margins for a $650M unit. Oversaw 700 pricing projects per year to ensure consistency with the other… Show more Part of the due diligence team on the Conagra PL acquisition. I supported leadership with analysis on various segments and functioned as the pricing manager for Sturm Foods.Notable Contributions:►Simplified and standardized the monthly forecast process to a level that knowledgeable staff can replicate.►Audited and approved the analysis for pricing, costs, and margins for a $650M unit. Oversaw 700 pricing projects per year to ensure consistency with the other divisions.►Achieved $1.5M in savings on R&D spending by overseeing the Product Life Management (PLM) part of the CPG system. Show less

Project leader for Food Service on M&A activity. Notable Contributions:►Saved close to $1M during financial oversight and integration of the Cains LLC acquisition.►Provided FP&A support for the Aseptic Business Unit that improved the $100M Business Unit returns by 250 basis points.►Conducted a Monte Carlo simulation for FAFH on the entire portfolio of almost 2,000 SKUs for the Aseptic Business Unit. This analysis was a critical strategic driver that enabled… Show more Project leader for Food Service on M&A activity. Notable Contributions:►Saved close to $1M during financial oversight and integration of the Cains LLC acquisition.►Provided FP&A support for the Aseptic Business Unit that improved the $100M Business Unit returns by 250 basis points.►Conducted a Monte Carlo simulation for FAFH on the entire portfolio of almost 2,000 SKUs for the Aseptic Business Unit. This analysis was a critical strategic driver that enabled Marketing to launch the 2014 “Power SKU” program. Show less

FP&A support for Food Service and Aseptic BUs. I analyzed monthly, quarterly and annual performance of Food Service Group ($300M revenue), including presentations to senior and executive management through sophisticated monthly dashboards and influential slide shows. Notable Contributions:►Created a macro/VBA that populates the monthly FP&A forecast instantly.►Designed and developed excel models based on financial and operational metrics (RSM performance dashboards) that… Show more FP&A support for Food Service and Aseptic BUs. I analyzed monthly, quarterly and annual performance of Food Service Group ($300M revenue), including presentations to senior and executive management through sophisticated monthly dashboards and influential slide shows. Notable Contributions:►Created a macro/VBA that populates the monthly FP&A forecast instantly.►Designed and developed excel models based on financial and operational metrics (RSM performance dashboards) that provided essential support to the sales team for price analysis and P&Ls.►Provided P&L modeling, Freight analysis, Trade spending impact that helped manage the National Accounts subdivision consisting of top 100 Chain restaurants like McDonald's. Show less