Mary Ferry Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

United States

Greater Omaha Area

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Greater Omaha Area

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Omaha, Nebraska

• Senior Director, Finance (FP&A) (2012 – 2016)Promoted to senior director and asked to lead the corporate FP&A function for ConAgra, reporting directly to the CFO. Manage the enterprise financial planning and analysis.
• Enabled the identification and elimination of $100 million of SG&A expenses in the corporate efficiency and effectiveness project.
• Established new allocation methodology following a $4 billion acquisition to support the realization of $300 million in synergy savings.
• Spearheaded multiple financial restatement projects to support a $3 billion spin off and $4.5 billion in divestiture activities.
• Implemented direct method cash flow forecasting, improved forecast accuracy by more than 5%.

Greater Omaha Area

• Director, Finance (FP&A) (2008 – 2012)Lateral move to expand knowledge of ConAgra and gain exposure to the business. Worked directly with the business president and senior leadership teams. Managed the Commercial.
• Eliminated approximately $200,000 of stranded costs after a divestiture and provided growth opportunities for staff, by reorganizing and challenging the team.
• Shaped enterprise SG&A reporting, driving transparency to spending and influencing decisions for future re-investments.
• Drove accountability in the business for decisions impacting working capital by executing plan process changes to include an emphasis on the balance sheet and statement of cash flows.

Greater Omaha Area

• Director, Finance (Financial Service Center) (2005 – 2008)Hired to create the General Ledger group for ConAgra's first financial shared service center. The company was moving from an independent operating model to a.
• Systemized a general ledger period close program that encompassed on-line account reconciliations, close task and SOX monitoring with paperless journal entries. Program won “Best Process Improvement Innovation in an.
• Consolidated close processes and generated synergies during a strategic transition from an independent operating company model to a matrix organization.
• Attained best in class close process for financial service center, reducing days to close by approximately 40%.

Junction City, Kansas

• Director, Finance (Logistics Division)Led all financial activities of distribution facility, payroll, costing, forecasting, planning, and capital spending with eight direct reports.Key Accomplishments:
• Implemented budget-to-actual performance tracking metrics for 1.3 million square foot U.S. distribution facility supporting 3,600 stores nationwide.
• Decreased annual SG&A expenses in excess of $100,000 annually by implementing process improvements to include inventory management system for facility supplies.
• Executed pay-for-performance program and developed metrics and tracking and recognition program for hourly workforce of 600+ employees that increased productivity without guaranteed 40-hour work weeks.