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United States

Lead Reporting Strategy & Operations team in designing and developing financial reports for internal management reporting for different finance functions globally across pharm and medical sectors. Develop standardized reporting solutions using Analysis for Office (AFO), Tableau and SAP Analytics Cloud. Optimize internal management reporting experience including faster report performance and dynamic dashboards that meet local, regional, global and enterprise finance reporting needs. Enhance analytical capabilities by providing greater insights for users and business leaders.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Oversee multiple finance transformation projects that improve cross-functional processes, drive automation, ensure effective controls, standardize reporting and build future of finance. Implement transformation best practices across projects in partnering with various finance and business functions that drive waste reduction, scalability and efficiency.

Detroit, Michigan

Lead multibillion-dollar finance transformation initiatives and mentored multi-disciplinary finance teams that improved efficiency in costs consolidation, budget, forecast development and variances and profitability analysis using analytical tools and dashboard reports.Partnered with various finance and business functions and established alignment on transformation goals and cross-functional support that ensured implementation of process improvement, standardized driver-based forecast methodologies and reporting requirements. Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of multiple complex financial systems that drove waste reduction, improved scalability and automation. Provided training and support that drove stakeholders adoption of new processes/systems.

Southfield, Michigan

Collaborated with diverse range of finance leaders and segment directors ensuring accuracy of month-end reporting, sales and profit forecasting and analysis of actual to budget/forecast variances and achieving corporate financial resultsSupervised month-end closing process that ensured accurate reporting of costs by products and functions and three manufacturing plants in NAFTA region. Implemented best industry practices to analyze manufacturing productivity and idle cost. Introduced effective procedures and applied lean methodology that significantly improved manufacturing costs/profit margins. Established and executed progressive annual operating plans (AOP) and five-year sales/business plans to meet and exceed organizational bottom-line objectives.

Michigan

Supported 5-year business plan development and ensured on-time overall global operational cost reporting as well as faster facilities cost consolidation and reporting by developing integrated system.Examined overall operational costs and identified financial variances and business opportunities to control cost and enhance financial performance. Designed and applied methodologies and processes for global facilities operational cost consolidation and reporting finance systems transformation and integration project. Increased transparency of costs and cost drivers to business functions.

Michigan

Managed program financials for multiple vehicle programs for NAFTA region and China including costs and margins, budget, forecasts, CAPEX, and financial performance improvement across finance, purchasing, and engineeringMaximized vehicle profitability by analyzing product costs and profitability and discovering key business drivers. Prepared thorough quarterly program financial status reports and presented to senior program and finance leaders for critical decisions. Improved visibility to costs and margins by streamlining option cost study process and developing program cost book, managing and tracking.

Michigan

Implemented cost-effective techniques and new procedures to save cost and ensure significant operational efficiency improvement.Performed monthly variance analysis on operational and financial performance of projects and provided expert opinion to executive leadership that ensured on-time product launch. Led strategic initiatives to improve profit and revenue growth and operational efficiency improvements. Delivered exceptional support in engineering and purchasing to execute cost saving initiatives. Met budgetary goals by formulating and executing annual operating plan, resource optimization, and budgets.

Michigan

Managed high-profile projects from inception to completion within budgetary and time constraints.Led advanced product-development project for active safety applications. Established complex project plans, budgets, and control plan. Managed multi-skilled team of engineers to accomplish assigned tasks within specific time duration.

Mba

M.Eng, Image Processing

Activities and Societies: Performed research on Image Processing and wrote thesis on "Image Segmentation for Coding".

Bsee, Electrical And Electronics Engineering