Developed strategic business plan to return the insulation business to growth.

Responsible for relationship management, financial planning, and P&L results for 42 contract manufacturing locationsNegotiated contracts and actively partnered with manufacturers to eliminate financial loss and minimize environmental wasteManaged team of 5 analysts in Minneapolis and Mumbai, ensuring appropriate accounting and control compliance, accurate payments to vendors, and communication of financial results and estimates to divisional business partners

Led long range planning process for kid, club and innovation business units to determine optimal product offerings, consumer pressure, and merchandising strategy for 3 year planRepresented finance function on exploration of multiple innovation platforms to identify new emerging segment within the yogurt categoryExecuted over 35 new product launches totaling over $50MM in capital and infrastructure investment

Managed $730MM in trade funding ensuring alignment with sales field representatives and division leadership on optimal spending strategiesIdentified and executed $46MM in trade savings through Holistic Margin Management initiativeRepresented finance function on cross functional team to execute two major price advances across the cereal portfolioAnalyzed the role of multiple sizes within a cereal franchise to determine which brands could strategically justify an additional size offering

Led team of four consultants in auditing of pizza recall insurance claim including accrual entries tracking appropriate consumer, operations, and raw materials expenses.Responsible for $10MM division admin budget tracking and recommendations to division leadershipImplemented new volume reporting system that streamlined monthly processes from 40 hours per week to 8 hours per week. Trained division finance and other divisions in order to implement this best practice across General Mills

Trade Marketing Finance InternConducted customer profitability analysis and identified $800,000 in potential savingsStreamlined customer profitability analysis process from 40 hours to 4 hoursPlanned and led departmental training for 45 people to standardize pricing estimate process

Developed venture capital models and valuation templates, Responsible for accounting functions including A/R and A/P,Conducted SWOT analysis and industry research

Implemented large scale business process improvements such as: overhaul of training materials, implementation of an electronic fax server, and analysis of software inefficiencies,Reviewed and determined legitimacy of approximately $500,000 in deductions,Audited and verified controls for Sarbanes-Oxley testing,Placed VMI orders for several of the top five largest accounts and analyzed corresponding demand data