Mark Hakim Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny

This role oversees capital spend and reports cash flow, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting of all divisions within Tiffany & Co.• Provide monthly capital spend using Business Objects and Hyperion queries• Re-forecast yearly cash flow based on changes to forecasts, open dates, and new projects• Prepare current year forecast vs. budget variance commentary detailing risks and opportunities to management• Ensure capital budgets are entered into Hyperion systems accurately while working with regional finance teams• Lead monthly budget reviews with domestic and international project teams to ensure on time capital • Identify and escalate any construction barriers in real time to facilitate accurate month-end forecasting• Review financial impact of long-range projects to determine the repercussions on cashflow in future years and escalate risk to senior management• Responsible for accuracy and quality of ledgers between Store Development, US, and International Finance teams• Reconcile project purchase orders with ledgers including communicating posting issues to local accounting teams• Facilitated new manager onboarding with Unifier and Coupa education

New York, Ny

This role oversees capital spend and reports cash flow, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting of Global Store Development division.• Analyze and assess capital project spending and provide insight into trends; also provide suggestions for forecasts and cash flows across regions globally.• Continuously review financial impact of long-range projects to determine the impact of cashflow in future years.• Report monthly forecasts to Global Financial Planning & Analysis team • Liaison between Store Development and the US and International Finance teams for day-to-day requests and tasks.• Monthly Open/Close Stores reporting, Project Closeout Audit reviews,• 1 direct report

Basking Ridge, Nj

Role focused on financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning. Provided decision support, financial analysis and business planning direction and presenting findings to senior management.• Prepared monthly and quarterly financial reporting package and provided value added insight on sales, gross margin, and inventory results.• Prepared variance analysis to Plan and LY on sales, store payroll, and SG&A expenses.• Monthly analysis of capital expenditures and submitted updated forecasts.• Helped identify, track, analyze and evaluate financial business risks/opportunities.• Developed monthly, annual and long-range budgets and strategic plans.• Acted as a financial business partner to Marketing, Customer Marketing, Marketing Ops, and e-commerce teams to ensure timely delivery of financial results and to determine cost/benefit analysis of their campaigns.• Provided financial support (including ROI analysis) to the field management team in process for new store acquisitions and contract renewals.• Prepared weekly scorecard with commentary to home office finance group, after discussions with accounting department to ensure completeness of data. • Discussed with inventory control and general accounting groups the matters that are driving the financials each month. Compiled that information to use for commentary on financials and variance analysis.• Compiled year-over-year enrollment data for 700+ schools to gather analysis of sales and units per student and school type information, as this information is vital to long term strategic plans.

New York, Ny

Prepared comprehensive forecasts of sales and inventory levels for the nation's largest bookseller with 700 stores. Created detailed monthly and weekly budgets for sales and inventory.• Conducted weekly, monthly, and quarterly trend analysis; compared historical data to formulate accurate forecasts.• Provided reporting of promotions to business unit owners; allowing for improved forecasting• Presented risks and opportunities in monthly forecasts.• Presented what-if modeling in forecasts, providing management with improvement recommendations.• Prepared and submitted annual budgets to Chief Merchandising Officer consisting of weekly and monthly sales, receipts, and markdowns, adhering to company strategic decisions set forth by management.• Contributed to sustained profitability of the company by monitoring inventory, calculating ratios, and determining appropriate pricing; ensure that markdowns are in keeping with targeted percentage of sales.• Prepared monthly reporting packages, together with commentary on actual vs forecast, plan, and LY and insights on promotions occurring at the stores.• Maintained strong relationships with business partners – buyers, supply chain managers, allocators, and corporate finance

New York, Ny

Managed day-to-day accounting functions for three publishing divisions of Barnes & Noble. Performed all aspects of general accounting including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger maintenance, journal entries, and month-end closing activities. Reported directly to the Vice President of Finance.• Reviewed and posted monthly close entries of 2 staff accountants. • Reviewed expense account detail, ensuring for proper accounting and accruals, and reporting was given to VP of Finance detailing variances of Actual vs Budget and LY.• Financial business partner to company’s website Director of Advertising Sales; responsible for client reporting, including monthly accounts receivables and billings.• Accurate accounts payable processing• Created monthly balance sheet reconciliations including consignment inventory, royalties payable, and accrued expenses.• Improved the accuracy of inventory for a subsidiary with long-standing issues; reduced the need to write-off consignment inventory by instituting detailed analysis of accounting records.• Developed macros and other automated tools to increase efficiency and accuracy; converted many manual functions to automated systems for critical general accounting functions.• Supported senior management and sales team by performing ad-hoc queries and producing timely reports.

New York, Ny

Performed diverse general accounting functions for the largest independent music publisher in world. Performed consolidated accounting for five divisions with annual sales of $250 million. Managed month-end closes, analyzed accounts, prepared P&L and balance sheets, reviewed capital expenditures, and performed cash reporting.