Deb Markham Email & Phone Number

Springfield, MA, US

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Lead financial planning & accounting professional in the the plant. Business partner to the plant manager providing financial and operational leadership.

North America

Lead financial business partner for the Sales Business Unit and development of Financial Performance Management, Financial Planning (Business Planning, Annual Planning, Monthly Estimates), and strategic direction and target setting.- Developed customer trend reporting creating holistic viewpoint to drive better decision making aligned to strategic approach.

North America

Liaison between Finance and Sales regarding all financial metrics. Successfully increased efficiency and productivity through identification and implementation of best practices achieved through stakeholder collaboration.- Designed, developed and implemented investment tracker for the Sales team to track, understand and measure trade investments in US and.

Financial business partner managing business (Sales, Marketing & Operations) and finance stakeholders. Provide support to enable decisions based on financial implications with a holistic view to ultimately direct funds in line with strategic priorities.

- First to develop analyst role in Sales Business Unit and successfully built closely integrated link.- Engaged with Business Unit budget owners (US/Canada/Mexico) at all levels to influence and facilitate budget management.

- Managed all invoice collections and claims for customer base +150M. Reported monthly trends, claims ratio, DSO, accruals, balance sheet and recaps.- Developed, compiled, analyzed claims and payment history to prepare customer terms and agreements.- Liaison between customer and all internal groups on A/R issues.